Days after Dhurandhar called ‘not Oscar material’, Aditya Dhar hopes for National Award

At the 72nd National Film Awards, filmmaker Aditya Dhar and his wife actress Yami Gautam were present. Their film Article 370 was awarded Best Feature Film, while Yami received Best Actress for her role in the movie. Aditya expressed hope that the pair would be back at the awards next year to discuss their film Dhurandhar. When asked about creating one of the biggest films in Indian cinema, Aditya noted they were focused on Article 370 for now, but hinted at a possible return for Dhurandhar.

Yami commented on her debut National Award, saying it felt great - a validation for any artist and the highest honour presented by their country. The movie also won Best Music Direction for Shashwat Sachdev. Article 370 grossed Rs. 78.12 crore in India and Rs. 105.15 crore worldwide. Kartik Aaryan took home Best Actor for Chandu Champion, while Malayalam actor Mammootty won for Bramayugam.

Dhanush received a Special Mention for Captain Miller and Best Tamil Film for Raayan. Randeep Hooda won Best Debut Film for his directorial debut Swatantrya Veer Savarkar.