The winners of the 69th National Film Awards were announced on Thursday in New Delhi. Actor Sidharth Malhotra and Kiara Advani starrer film Shershaah won the Special Jury Award. Reacting to the news, producer Karan Johar took to Instagram and shared a post which he captioned, “What an absolute honour! Extending my deepest gratitude to @mib_india & to the esteemed @official.anuragthakur for recognising our film #Shershaah worthy of the prestigious National Award. You will so rarely find all the right people at the right time - come together with their buzzing creative energies and passion to create something special…that turns into something EXTRAORDINARY! Shershaah was that for us. Thank you for giving us your unabashed love. Yeh dil maange more!” 69th National Film Awards 2023: Sidharth Malhotra and Kiara Advani React to Shershaah Winning Special Jury Award.

Shershaah is based on the life of Captain Vikram Batra, who laid down his life in the service of the nation while recapturing Indian territories from Pakistani intruders during the Kargil War in 1999. Apart from Sidharth and Kiara, the film features Shiv Panditt, Raj Arjun, Pranay Pachauri, Himanshu Ashok Malhotra, Nikitin Dheer, Anil Charanjeett, Sahil Vaid, Shataf Figar and Pawan Chopra among many others acted in the hit war drama. 69th National Film Awards 2023 Winners: Allu Arjun, Alia Bhatt, Kriti Sanon Take Home Best Actors Honours; Rocketry The Nambi Effect and Sardar Udham Win Big - Check Out Full List!.

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In the film, Sidharth stars in dual roles as Batra and his twin brother Vishal, while Kiara plays the role of his girlfriend Dimple Cheema. It's amazing to see how their love story transcended from reel to real life. Directed by Vishnu Varadhan, Shershaah was released on August 12, 2021. Sidharth and Kiara tied the knot in an intimate ceremony on February 7 at Suryagarh Palace in Rajasthan. They apparently fell in love while shooting for Shershaah.