Ajay Devgn scores third National Award for Tanhaji, can you name the first two films that earned him the honour?

It’s a celebratory moment for all the fans of Ajay Devgn. The superstar has won his third National Award for the historical-period drama Tanjahi: The Unsung Warrior. He shared the Best Actor Award with South actor Suriya for the Tamil movie Soorarai Pottru.

Not only this but Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior has also won in the ‘Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment’ category. Ajay Devgn also released a heartwarming statement on the same. The actor stated, “I thank everyone, most of all my creative team, the audience and my fans. I also express my gratitude to my parents and the Almighty for their blessings. Congratulations to all the other winners.”

Not only this but Ajay Devgn also expressed his gratitude for Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior winning the best popular film aimed at providing a wholesome entertainment. This also marks the actor’s win as a producer. On this, he said, “As the producer of Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior, it gives me immense joy to receive an honour at the 68th National Film Awards for the best film that has provided wholesome entertainment. Tanhaji was exactly that. It is a good story of friendship, loyalty, family values and sacrifice. It has strong national sentiments, super VFX and a holistic approach in entertainment. I must share the honour with my director Om Raut, my co-producers, T-Series and my co-actors. Most of all, I thank my creative team who has contributed handsomely to making this a blockbuster and now a National Award winner.”

Well, since we assume that after reading our headline, you must be guessing the previous two films that made Ajay Devgn win his National Awards, here we also divulge to you the same. We are talking about the 1998 film Zakhm and the 2002 film, The Legend Of Bhagat Singh which had also fetched Devgn his first two National Awards. Talking about Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior, the movie had also starred Kajol and Saif Ali Khan in the lead roles.