Cinema veteran Anupam Kher said he was elated to see superstar Shah Rukh Khan win his first National Film Award for best actor, calling the honour long overdue and a recognition for mainstream cinema. At the 71st National Film Awards ceremony held on Wednesday, President Droupadi Murmu presented the award to SRK for his performance in the 2023 blockbuster “Jawan". The best actress award went to Rani Mukerji for her role in “Mrs Chatterjee vs Norway".

“It is a very good thing because it is different from that narrative that you should do a special kind of film (to get a national award). I was very happy to see Karan Johar, Rani Mukerji and Shah Rukh Khan sitting together. It was a star-studded blockbuster National Award this year," Kher told PTI.

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