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Manoj Bajpayee on receiving third National Award: I felt a mixed bag of emotions
Updated On: 27 October, 2021 07:12 AM IST | Mumbai | Upala KBR
Humbled to have received his third National Award, Manoj says win would have been more memorable if family was in attendance
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Bajpayee (right) receives the award from Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu. Pic/PTI
There was a bustle at New Delhi’s Vigyan Bhawan as the top brass of Bollywood collected to receive the National Awards on Monday. For Manoj Bajpayee, who took home the gong for Best Actor for his performance in Bhonsle at the ceremony’s 67th edition, the experience, although sweet, could have been more memorable.
“I felt alone,” says Bajpayee, who lost his father on October 2. “On wonderful occasions such as these, people celebrate with their loved ones. My wife [Shabana] and daughter [Ava Nayla] were supposed to be there. But, I was rushing from Kerala to attend it, so they couldn’t come with me. I missed my parents a lot. My father was such a film buff! He would keep a track of everything that I have done, including every award and honour that I received. He would be very proud of every achievement. So, while attending the function, I felt a mixed bag of emotions.”
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