Overview

• Ashutosh Gowariker shared a celebratory note and photo with Shah Rukh Khan from the National Film Awards ceremony, praising the actor’s craft.
• Coverage described Gowariker’s official role inconsistently, with one report calling him the Feature Film Jury head and another identifying him as a jury member.
• Shah Rukh Khan received the Rajat Kamal from President Droupadi Murmu at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on September 23.
• He shared the Best Actor honor with Vikrant Massey for 12th Fail, while other awardees included Rani Mukerji and Karan Johar, and Mohanlal received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award.
• The winners were announced in August, after which Khan posted a thank-you video acknowledging the jury, the I&B ministry, and his supporters.