The winners of 64th National Film Awards has been announced yesterday with some expected and some unexpected winners.
The very deserving movie Pink which starred Amitabh Bachchan, Taapsee Pannu, Kirti Kulhari, Angad Bedi, Andrea Tariang was awarded the Best Film on Social Issues.
The producer of Pink, Shoojit Sircar thanked his cast and crew by saying, "I would like to humbly thank my entire team for this huge honour. PINK would not have been possible without Mr. Amitabh Bachchan and his support and I would like to also thank my friend and Producer Ronnie Lahiri, Director Aniruddha, my writer Ritesh Shah, my lovely cast and crew for coming together with me."
Sircar's added, "I would also like to thank the National Award jury for bestowing one of the most respectable laurels on us and I feel more responsible now to persevere ahead with the film and its cause. I will not celebrate this Award in the usual manner but will dedicate to taking PINK to larger audiences."
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Here's the complete list of winners of 64th National Film Awards