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“I Am Over The Moon”: Sharmila Tagore On Gulmohar Winning A National Film Award



It’s a massive day for staff Gulmohar. The Rahul V Chittella directorial has received the Finest Hindi Movie award on the seventieth National Film Awards. The announcement ceremony occurred on Friday. Gulmohar additionally earned a Particular Point out and was recognised for the Finest Screenplay. Veteran actress Sharmila Tagore, who made her OTT debut with Gulmohar, spoke to NDTV and shared her pleasure. She mentioned, “Thanks so very a lot. We weren’t anticipating it. I’m completely over the moon. It’s so well-deserved. Rahul V Chittella is a first-time director. The movie has had such a beautiful journey as a result of everybody from the viewers response…And, then many many awards from all boards. Clearly, the Nationwide Award is the icing on the cake. And, I’m completely thrilled with this… Manoj [Bajpayee] additionally will get a particular. I feel it is great and I’m so glad for Rahul and for all of us.” Gulmohar marks veteran actress Sharmila Tagore’s third Nationwide Movie Award. Beforehand, she received the Nationwide Movie Awards for Mausam (1976), and Abar Aranye (2003).

Gulmohar was launched straight on the OTT platform Disney Plus Hotstar. Through the interview, Sharmila Tagore was requested if she thinks that OTT goes to be a game-changer for motion pictures. She mentioned, “See movie is a movie and you’ll’t actually differentiate. Clearly, it’s great to see it on an enormous display…That does not actually examine. There’s a big distinction between a small display and an enormous display. Had we considered releasing within the theatre as a substitute of OTT I feel it could have been great. However at the moment we did not know, the producers did not know that it could be a hit. And, a movie is a movie as I mentioned. Laapataa Women was launched on the massive display and I’m certain it could have performed nice if it was launched on OTT additionally. So Gulmohar simply occurred to be on OTT. Let’s not examine it. OTT had extra urge for food for our form of movie.”

Talking to information company ANI after the massive win, Manoj Bajpayee mentioned, “It’s such an enormous achievement for your entire staff and the director, whose first film received three nationwide awards.”