New Delhi: It's an extremely emotional moment for actor Manasi Parekh as she bagged her first National Film Award on Tuesday evening.
She broke down while receiving the award from President Droupadi Murmu at the 70th National Film Awards ceremony at Vigyan Bhawan for her performance in 'Kutch Express'. Tears in Manasi's eyes were clearly visible.
She shared her Best Actress award with Nithya Menon, who got it for the Tamil film Thiruchitrambalam.
The 70th National Film Awards were announced on August 16.
After learning about the honour in August, Manasi took to Instagram and penned an emotional note.
"I completed 20 years as an actor this year and 16th August, 2024 will be a day etched in my mind forever. My friend @anandntiwari was the first to send me a Congratulations on your National award! So proud of you and I literally jumped out of my make up seat as I was getting ready for shoot. I couldn't believe what he said and suddenly my phone was ringing and I was flooded with messages from people and media. I cried. I cried hard and loud. The kind of cry that my character Monghi in #Kutchexpress has when she realizes her whole life has crumbled," she wrote.
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