Vikarnat Massey pictured receiving the award

New Delhi:

Vikrant Massey was awarded the “Actor Of The Year” trophy on the NDTV Indian Of The Year ceremony held in New Delhi on Saturday for his stellar efficiency in Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s twelfth Fail. Vikrant acquired the award from union minister and former actor Smriti Irani. After receiving the award, Vikrant Massey shared an anecdote on the stage. He started his speech with these phrases, “Life comes a full circle. I remember days when I was trying to make ends meet by working in television. One day a boy came and told me Smriti Ma’am (Irani) wanted to meet me. Smriti Ma’am told me that she watched my shows and I have the potential to do better. Later, I got an offer for a big show which was needed at that time. Days after getting the show, I came to know Smriti Ma’am recommended my name for the show.”

Vikrant dedicated his award to director Vidhu Vinod Chopra, IPS officer Manoj Kumar Sharma and to these “honest and impartial officers” who guarantee security of the individuals of the nation. Vikrant additionally mentioned that he needed to attempt his luck in movies and he did not shrink back to take a danger. Take a take a look at the photographs right here:

Vikrant labored in serials like Dharam Veer, Balika Vadhu, Baba Aiso Varr Dhoondo, Yeh Hai Aashiqui, to call just a few. He has featured in movies like A Death within the Gunj, Chhapaak, Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi, Haseen Dillruba, Gaslight. He featured in net sequence like Broken But Beautiful, Criminal Justice, Mirzapur.

twelfth Fail is predicated on the real-life journey of Manoj Kumar Sharma, who grew to become an IPS officer after cleansing rest room, working in library and toiling laborious to beat each impediment which got here his method. The movie stars Vikrant Massey, Medha Shankar, Anant V Joshi, Sanjay Bishnoi. The lengthy listing of twelfth Fail followers amongst celebrities embrace Kamal Haasan, Hrithik Roshan, Vijay Deverakonda, Alia Bhatt, Deepika Padukone, Farhan Akhtar, Anil Kapoor and filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, Vicky Kaushal.

Speaking of NDTV Indian Of The Year, Hon’ble Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar was current because the Chief Guest, together with different esteemed visitors together with Union Ministers Hardeep Puri, Ashwini Vaishnaw and Smriti Zubin Irani. The occasion featured a number of the largest names from leisure, politics, enterprise, sports activities and tradition. This 12 months the theme of the ceremony was “India – A Transformative Power”. The awards have persistently celebrated India’s heroes, well-known or unsung, acknowledging their extraordinary contribution to society.