The
68th
National
Film
Awards,
considered
to
be
the
most
prestigious
awards
in
the
country,
was
held
at
Vigyan
Bhawan,
New
Delhi
on
Friday
(September
30,
2022).
Bollywood
star
Ajay
Devgn
and
Tamil
actor
Suriya
also
made
their
presence
felt
at
the
event
to
receive
the
Best
Actor
Award
from
the
President
of
India
Droupadi
Murmu.
While
Ajay
Devgn
won
the
award
for
his
2020
film
Tanhaji:
The
Unsung
Warrior,
Suriya
was
feliciated
for
his
performance
in
Soorarai
Pottru.
Later,
Ajay
took
to
his
Twitter
handle
to
share
a
picture
in
which
he
is
seen
posing
with
the
fellow
National
Award.
He
captioned
it
as,
"It
was
fantastic
to
share
time
with
my
esteemed
colleague
&
fellow
best
actor
award
winner,
@Suriya_offl.
Deeply
respect
his
talent
&
love
his
movies." Ajay's
picture
with
Suriya
went
viral
on
social
media
in
no
time.
This
is
Ajay
Devgn's
third
Best
Actor
win.
The
Singham
star
had
previously
won
it
for
Zakhm
and
The
Legend
Of
Bhagat
Singh.
Ajay
Devgn's
film
Tanhaji:
The
Unsung
Warrior
also
picked
up
Best
Popular
Film
Providing
Wholesome
Entertainment
Award.
Speaking
about
the
award
ceremony,
veteran
actress
Asha
Parekh
was
conferred
with
the
Dadasaheb
Phalke
Award.
Known
as
one
of
the
legendary
leading
ladies
in
Indian
cinema,
she
is
known
for
films
like
Teesri
Manzil,
Caravan,
Kati
Patang,
and
many
others.
The
National
Awards
are
running
a
year
behind
the
schedule
owing
to
the
COVID-19
pandemic
outbreak
which
had
brought
everything
to
a
standstill
in
the
last
two
years.
Coming
back
to
Ajay
Devgn,
the
Bollywood
superstar
will
next
be
seen
in
Indra
Kumar's
upcoming
family
entertainer
Thank
God
alongside
Sidharth
Malhotra
and
Rakul
Preet
Singh.