‘I’m receiving this recognition from my very own people’

Actress Rani Mukerji was honoured with the Raj Kapoor Special Contribution Award by Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis at the same event. The actor spoke about receiving an award named after Raj Kapoor and said the recognition from her own people made the moment more special.

“I think that’s what makes this moment truly special for me since I’m receiving this recognition from my very own people and from the place I belong to. To receive an award named after the legend of Indian cinema Raj Kapoor ji is, in itself, hugely humbling. And I truly hope I can live up to this honour,” she said, as per a release. 

Rani dedicated the award to Maharashtra and the people working in its film industry. “So, with the deepest gratitude, I dedicate this award to Maharashtra. To its people. To its artists. To its technicians. To its filmmakers. To the entire film fraternity that calls this beautiful state home. And to the generations of storytellers who came before us and made it possible for a girl like me to dream.”