Rajkummar Rao: A pleasant surprise to win Dadasaheb Phalke Award

  • IndiaGlitz, [Wednesday,April 22 2015]

The 'Kai Po Che' actor, Rajkumar Rao, who has delivered phenomenal performances in his past films, has now won yet another prestigious award for his talent. The actor has received Dadasaheb Phalke Foundation Award for his strong performance in the film 'Citylights'.

Rajkumar has come a long way since he started his career and managed to create a strong mark in the industry. The actor truly believes in good work which has gotten him a huge amount of recognition and praises from across audiences. "I got to know about this three days back. It was very unexpected and out of the blue but its a great feeling," remarked Rajkumar.

"Citylights is a special film and it's always a great feeling when you efforts are recognized. I am glad I won this honour for Citylights as a lot of hard work went into the making of the film. I didn't even know I was being considered for the award so it was a pleasant surprise", the actor said.

Incidentally, Rajkumar is also one of the youngest actors to have bagged the National Award last year for his exceptional performance in the film 'Shahid'. The actor will be next seen in Mohit Suri's 'Hamari Adhuri Kahani'.

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