National award winners on high after ceremony

"Excited", "proud" and "humbled" and even "amused" were the feelings the winners went through after being conferred the most prestigious film award of the country at 59th National Film Awards Thursday. The winners couldn`t hide their excitement.

Vidya Balan, who got an award for best actress for ‘The Dirty Picture’, said: I am very happy and I feel humbled because it is the highest honour for an actor. I wish my entire team of `Dirty Picture` would have been here to share the award, but this goes out to the team. It is actually hitting me now."

Girish Kulkarni, who got the best actor award for ‘Deool’, said: "This is a big day for me, Marathi film industry as well for the regional film industry, where a more meaningful cinema is being created. There is a whole lot of talent that is making films at par with the world cinema. I feel like a child happy with gifts in my hand. No words to express the emotions."

Choreographers Bosco-Ceaser, who won an award for ‘Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara’, said: "This feeling would almost be like a lifetime achievement award. We never thought we would ever get it. It is a stepping stone and motives us to keep working hard, be more creative and try our best."