Big wins for Viacom18 Studios’ Andhadhun and Padmaavat at National Film Awards
Andhadhun bagged the Best Hindi Film and Best Adapted Screenplay Award while Padmaavat won Best Choreography, Best Music Director and Best Male Playback Singer
Viacom18 Studios, the motion pictures arm of Viacom18, won big at the 66th National Film Awards for its films ‘Andhadhun’ and ‘Padmaavat’.
While ‘Andhadhun’ was adjudged the Best Hindi Film and Best Adapted Screenplay, ‘Padmaavat’ won laurels for Best Choreography, Best Music Director and Best Male Playback Singer. Actor Ayushmann Khurrana was declared the Best Actor for ‘Andhadhun’.
Speaking on the success of the films, Ajit Andhare, COO, Viacom18 Studios, said, “After ‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’, ‘Mary Kom’ & ‘Queen’, ‘Andhadhun’ wins the National award in the best film category. I feel deeply honoured and humbled that we are doing something consistently right with our films. ‘Padmaavat’ winning gives me a great sense of fulfilment given the tough journey we all had. My compliments to Sriram Raghavan, Sanjay Leela Bhansali and the stellar cast of both the films and teams that made this possible.”
