Sushant Singh Rajput honored at Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards

Mumbai, February 22: In a major development, the late versatile actor Sushant Singh Rajput was honored with India's most prestigious award in the film industry known as Dadasaheb Phalke Award in the award ceremony. He was awarded the Critic's Best Actor for his outstanding contribution to Hindi cinema.

 

 

The official Instagram account of Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival announced the award and wrote, "Celebrating the dedication you've shown on the way to this achievement. Congratulations to Late Sushant Singh Rajput for winning the Critic's Best Actor award at Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2021. We miss you!"

 

 

 

SSR began his career in 2008 with the TV show ‘Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil’and became a household name with Ekta Kapoor’s show ‘Pavitra Rishta’opposite Ankita Lokhande. In 2013, he has quit the TV industry to test his luck in Bollywood. He made his debut with ‘Kai Po Che. But he got fame from MS Dhoni: The Untold Story. Late he impressed his fans with his performance in Chhichhore, Raabta, among others. He was last seen in Dil Bechara Movie. His last movie was released posthumously on the streaming platform Hotstar.

 

He was awarded nearly eight months after the death. The actor was found dead on June 14.

 

Apart from Sushant, Deepika Padukone won the best actor (female) award for her performance in Meghna Gulzar’s Chhapaak and her co-star Vikrant Massey bagged the honor of best actor in supporting role his role in the film. Akshay grabbed the best actor (male) for the horror-comedy film, Laxmi and Kiara Advani won for her performance in the Netflix film, Guilty.