Shah Rukh Khan and Vikrant Massey were awarded the National Award for Best Actor at the 71st National Film Awards. Shahrukh received this award for ‘Jawan’ and Vikrant for ’12th pass’.

The name of Shah Rukh Khan was announced by Ashutosh Gowariker, chairperson of the jury, who gave the National Awards. Call it a coincidence or something, but the big thing as much as Shah Rukh Khan gets the National Award, Ashutosh Gowariker announced his name.

What is the connection of Ashutosh Gowariker and Shahrukh’s National Award

Actually Ashutosh Gowariker made a Cult film in the year 2004, which was the hero Shahrukh Khan. Discussions about the actor who played Mohan Bhargava in this film named ‘Swadesh’ were then intensified that Shah Rukh will definitely get this award for his excellent performance.

However, this did not happen. Saif Ali Khan received this award for ‘Hum Tum’ that year. It was 2025 since 2005 and after 20 years, the director who was expected to receive the award for the director ‘Swadesh’, the same director announced Shah Rukh’s name and said that Shah Rukh has received the National Award for ‘Jawan’ this time.

What things started on social media

On social media, many netizers posted it while breathing peacefully that finally Ashutosh Gowariker and Shah Rukh’s connection did not run in 2005, it is finally done.

One user wrote, ‘Director Ashutosh Gowariker could not take the National Award for Shah Rukh Khan’s film Swadesh, so Ashutosh Gowariker, Chief of the Rashtriya Award Jury, gave him an award.’

Another user made heart emoji and wrote, ‘Ashutosh Gowariker has done this for home.’

Another user wrote, ‘Life has its own style to return what you have lost. The same Ashutosh Gowariker announced to give the National Award to Shah Rukh Khan, which he did not get for home.

These films of Shah Rukh Khan also expected to get the National Award

Shah Rukh Khan has been ruling Bollywood for the last 33 years and he has received the National Award for the first time in so many years. Let me tell you that even before this, fans also hoped about films like Swadesh, My Name Is Khan and Paheli that Shah Rukh could win the National Award for him. However, this has now happened.