Rajkummar Rao, who proved his mettle with realistic characters on screen, received the Actor of the Year at the NDTV Indian Of The Year 2024 in New Delhi. Rajkummar received the award from Srikanth Bolla, a visually-impaired industrialist and the founder of Bollant Industries. For the unversed, Rajkummar also portrayed the real-life icon on screen in the film Srikanth. After receiving the award, Rajkumamr Rao said in his acceptance speech, "This is my second Indian Of The Year award. I received it in 2017. That was a phenomenal year and 2024 has been kind to me also. But this is a fabulous year for Indian cinema also. Cinema can change people's lives, it can inspire people. We have been telling beautiful stories through cinema."