Overview

• Speaking in Mumbai, Mukerji said sharing the honours year with Shah Rukh Khan made her win feel even more special.
• She recalled her father’s heartbreak over her not winning for Black in 2005 and said she felt his presence when she learned of this year’s award.
• Mukerji noted she modelled Mrs. Chatterjee vs Norway’s Devika on her mother to capture traits of a Kolkata-born Bengali woman.
• She said children under 14 were not allowed at the National Film Awards, so she wore Adira’s initials and later showed viral clips to comfort her.
• The Best Actress award for Mrs. Chatterjee vs Norway is her first National Award in a roughly 30-year career, received earlier this week from President Droupadi Murmu.