Nayanthara wins Dadasaheb Phalke best actress award for ‘Jawan’
Nayanthara clinches the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Best Actress Award for her role in 'Jawan' at the DPIFF 2024, reaffirming her talent on the big screen.
Critically acclaimed actress Divya Dutta has bagged a Dadasaheb Phalke Film Foundation Award for her role in Chalk n Duster.
Divya tweeted a photograph of herself while holding on to the trophy.
She captioned it: "And the Dadasaheb Phalke Film Foundation Award for best actor in negative role for Chalk n Duster Happyyyyy."
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"This is my first ever Dadasaheb Phalke Film Foundation award and that too for a negative role… It is just overwhelming," she added in a statement.
Released in 2016, Chalk n Duster narrates the story of the commercialisation of the Indian private education system, the changing student-teacher relationship and issues faced by them.
Directed by Jayant Gilatar, the film also stars Juhi Chawla, Shabana Azmi, Zarina Wahab and Girish Karnad.
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