The day of Thursday was a special day for Bollywood. The 65th National Film Awards were held at the Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi. Boney Kapoor has received Sridevi’s National Award with his two daughters Janhvi Kapoor and Khushi Kapoor.
The ceremony got marred by controversy after it was announced that President Ram Nath Kovind will not be giving away awards to all the 140 winners. Information & Broadcasting Minister Smriti Irani, Minister of State, Information & Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore and Secretary, Information & Broadcasting Narendra Kumar Sinha handed over the awards in the absence of President Kovind. While Sridevi won the Best Actress award posthumously, Riddhi Sen won the Best Actor award.
I would have been equally happy if the Minister (I&B) had given me the award. It is ultimately the recognition of your work. I don't understand what the fuss is about: Boney Kapoor on #NationalFilmAwards row pic.twitter.com/rFGZYU7H7H
— ANI (@ANI) May 3, 2018
Boney also spoke about Sridevi winning her first National Film Award saying, “I’m extremely happy and proud. This is what she’s got after working for 50 years in the industry, she would’ve cherished this award all her life. This’s the highest honour. We miss her & today we miss her even more.”
I'm extremely happy & proud. This is what she's got after working for 50 years in the industry, she would've cherished this award all her life. This's the highest honour. We miss her & today we miss her even more: Boney Kapoor on receiving #NationalFilmAwards conferred on Sridevi pic.twitter.com/QH7lLKSEAY
— ANI (@ANI) May 3, 2018
Recently, the names of National Award Winners were announced wherein Sridevi was selected for the Best Actress Award. Sridevi won this National Award for her superb performance in her 300th release film ‘Mom’.
In this photo, you can see that Boney Kapoor and his daughters received the National Film Award afrom President Ram Nath Kovind.
Sridevi died of accidental drowning in a Dubai hotel in February. The loss was mourned by millions of her fans around the world.
