Recently,
actor
Abhimanyu
Dassani
bagged
a
Dadasaheb
Phalke
Award
for
his
work
in
Meenakshi
Sundareshwar,
wherein
he
was
paired
opposite
Sanya
Malhotra.
In
his
recent
tete-a-tete
with
a
leading
daily,
Abhimanyu
opened
up
about
receiving
the
biggest
compliment
from
actor
R
Madhavan.
He
told
ETimes,
"The
biggest
compliment
I
received
for
'Meenakshi
Sundareshwar'
was
from
R
Madhavan
sir.
A
lot
of
people
found
similarities
between
my
character
and
him.
After
watching
the
movie,
he
tweeted
about
it
and
said
that
he
loved
the
film."
Abhimanyu
further
said
that
he
has
grown
up
watching
him,
he
is
a
huge
fan
of
him.
He
further
said
that
the
makers
of
Meenakshi
Sundareshwar
have
to
put
some
reference
points
of
the
character,
of
the
person
being
like
Madhavan.
Dassani
said
that
he
is
grateful
that
Madhavan
noticed
it
and
appreciated
it.
It
was
deeply
humbling
and
encouraging
at
the
same
time
for
him.
In
the
same
interview,
he
opened
up
about
winning
a
Dadasaheb
Phalke
Award
and
said,
"It
was
extremely
surprising.
It
was
extra
special
because
the
day
I
received
the
award
was
my
grandfather's
birthday.
I
am
also
very
proud
of
the
team
that
worked
hard
towards
the
film.
It
is
the
only
reason
why
my
character
got
an
opportunity
to
shine."
He
further
said
that
his
parents
are
extremely
happy
and
proud
of
him.
"I
have
bagged
two
awards
for
two
films.
I
believe
that
everything
that
we
do,
at
the
core,
we
just
want
our
parents
to
be
proud
of
us.
Giving
them
this
joy
is
the
most
important
thing
for
me," said
the
Mard
Ko
Dard
Nahi
Hota
actor.
With
respect
to
work,
Abhimanyu
will
next
be
seen
in
Nikamma
alongside
Shilpa
Shetty
Kundra
and
Shirley
Setia