The National Film awards were announced in New Delhi today and two icons of Indian cinema — Sridevi and Vinod Khanna — were awarded with a National Award and Dadasaheb Phalke award respectively.
Sridevi, who passed away suddenly in February, was given the best actress award posthumously for her final performance in MOM, a revenge thriller where she played a mother bent on avenging the rape of her daughter. This is her first National Award for Best Actress. Vinod Khanna, who died last year, will receive the Dadasaheb Phalke award, India’s highest film honour.
65th #NationalFilmAwards: Feature Films
BEST ACTRESS: Sridevi (MOM)— MIB India (@MIB_India) April 13, 2018
Here’s how Twitter reacted to the news:
The legendary Sridevi being conferred the National award & superstar Vinod Khanna being awarded the Dada saheb Phalke award is a wonderful decision. I am sure this news will be a source of tremendous happiness for lakhs of their fans across the world! https://t.co/uErfbTVTpm
— Priti Gandhi (@MrsGandhi) April 13, 2018
Well deserved
— Suyog Mandloi (@suyogmandloi) April 13, 2018
National award for Best actress award goes to #Sridevi for MOM. Nice way of paying Homage to the Legendary Actress Sridevi !!
— Sudheer Krishna R (@SudheerKrishnaR) April 13, 2018
#SriDevi ji awared best actress national award for #MOM . I am so happy.. She deserved it #65thNationalFilmAwards
— Sumit kadel (@SumitkadeI) April 13, 2018
The National Awards ceremony will be held on May 3.
