Vikrant Massey won his first ever National Award at the 71st National Film Awards ceremony held on September 23 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. He received the Best Actor award for his lead role in 12th Fail. Following this, his beloved wife Sheetal Thakur posted a heartfelt message on Instagram to congratulate her husband.Check out the post here:
A proud moment captured
She shared a photo of Vikrant dressed in a crisp white coat and black pants, while Sheetal looked stunning in a gold and red saree, holding the award certificate. She leaned gently on Vikrant, who proudly wore his medal.
Heartfelt Instagram message
In the caption, she wrote, “Just when I feel I couldn’t be more proud, you give me another reason to be. Congratulations on your first National Award. It has been my honour to be your loudest cheerleader in every room you walk in. Loads of love. Wifey.”
Fans and celebrities react
As soon as she shared the post, likes and comments poured in from all sides. Actress Hina Khan commented, ‘So so proud.’ Tamannaah Bhatia wrote, ‘Congratulations,’ while Gauahar Khan added, ‘Yayyy, he truly deserves it. Congratulations @vikrantmassey.’
Vikrant Massey reacts to the win
Reacting to his first-ever National Award win, Vikrant said, “I want to thank the Honourable Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, the NFDC, and all the esteemed jury members of the 71st National Film Awards for considering my performance worthy of this recognition. I also want to thank Shri Vidhu Vinod Chopra ji for giving me this opportunity. Today, if I may say so, a 20-year-old boy’s dream has come true.”He added, “I am eternally grateful to the audiences for honouring my performances and for recommending this film with such love. It is a privilege to be sharing my first National Award with an icon like Shah Rukh Khan. Lastly, I dedicate this award to all the marginalised people in our society – those who are often looked through, and those who are fighting the socio-economic paradigm of our country every single day.”
