Akshay Kumar shared a video on Twitter thanking fans for their support. Watch it here:
#NationalFilmAwards : Best Actor for Rustom,countless emotions,very hard to express my gratitude right now but still tried,a big THANK YOU pic.twitter.com/Wo7mfi6dI8
— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) April 7, 2017
Akshay's wife Twinkle Khanna posted this emotional tweet:
I don't know if I am crying or laughing-emotions all over the place-So proud of you @akshaykumar you smart, humble, amazing creature! https://t.co/K0YRx2WBtI
— Twinkle Khanna (@mrsfunnybones) April 7, 2017
Apart from fans, messages came flooding in many of Akshay's colleagues.
Congratulations @akshaykumar for your national award!!!!!! Big big hug
— Alia Bhatt (@aliaa08) April 7, 2017
Congratulating @akshaykumar !!!! #NationalFilmAwards #Rustam ....shine on !!!! Loads of love.....
— Karan Johar (@karanjohar) April 7, 2017
Congratulations @akshaykumar for the biggest win ever.More power to you #NationalAward
— bhumi pednekar (@psbhumi) April 7, 2017
Big Big congratulations @akshaykumar Sir for winning the #NationalFilmAwards
— Kiara Alia Advani (@Advani_Kiara) April 7, 2017
Congratulations to my bro @akshaykumar for winning the national award for best actor for Rustom ! more power to you #NationalAward
- Sidharth Malhotra (@S1dharthM) April 7, 2017
Congratulations @akshaykumar on the National Award. Where is the party? #Rustom
— Ritesh Sidhwani (@ritesh_sid) April 7, 2017
Congratulations to @akshaykumar for winning #NationalAward for #BestActor. What an inspirational career graph & reinvention of an actor.:) pic.twitter.com/2zPBSJyDHP
— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPkher) April 7, 2017
Congrats @akshaykumar best actor for rustom..one more feather in an overcrowded cap..luv u sundi #NationalFilmAwards
- Sajid Khan (@SimplySajidK) April 7, 2017
The National Awards also honoured Sonam Kapoor (who received a special mention) and her film Neerja, which won Best Hindi Film. Dangal's Zaira Wasim won Best Supporting Actor for playing the younger version of wrestler Geeta Phogat. The Priyanka Chopra-produced Ventilator picked up Best Director for Rakesh Mapuskar, though it lost Best Marathi Film to Dashakriya. Amitabh Bachchan's Pink won Best Film on Social Issues.
Akshay Kumar has already had a triumph this year in the well-reviewed Jolly LLB 2, which made over Rs 100 crore at the box office. He was last seen in a special appearance in recent release Naam Shabana and has two films coming up - Toilet: Ek Prem Katha with Bhumi Pednekar, and the big budget 2.0 starring Rajinikanth. He will also begin work on Padman, produced by his wife Twinkle Khanna and co-starring Sonam Kapoor.
