Updated On: 25 August, 2023 12:11 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
69th National Film Awards: Kriti Sanon and Alia Bhatt shared the National Award for Best Actor for their performances in Mimi and Gangubai Kathiawadi respectively

Kriti Sanon
It was back in 2014 when Kriti Sanon made her Bollywood debut with `Heropanti`, and after a nine-year-long career in the movies, she is touted as one of the country`s most versatile and prominent actors. She is currently on top of her game. Be it on-screen or off-screen, Kriti is ruling everywhere. On Thursday, she added another feather to her cap by winning Best Actress at the 69th National Award for her effortless performance in `Mimi`, which was released in 2021. In `Mimi`, Kriti essayed the role of a surrogate mother.
After the win, an ecstatic Kriti spoke to ANI and shared how she celebrated one of the most memorable moments of her life."I was in a meeting in the evening and all of a sudden I started getting non-stop calls. I couldn’t understand what was going on. I usually don`t step outside the meetings to take calls but this time I had to, and that`s when I really got to know about my win. I literally froze for a few seconds. I told my manager to hold the meeting for a while. I quickly ran towards my parents and shared the news with them. We hugged, we cried...We all got so emotional," she said.