Deepika Padukone overwhelmed with ‘Piku’, Bajirao Mastani’s National Award wins

“Extremely overwhelmed to see both my movies #Piku & #BajiraoMastani win almost every award this season!,” she wrote.

Extremely overwhelmed to see both my movies #Piku & #BajiraoMastani win almost every award this season!

— Deepika Padukone (@deepikapadukone) March 31, 2016

In “Piku”, Deepika played an independent but short-tempered daughter of hypochondriac father Amitabh Bachchan, who won his career’s fourth best actor national award for the road drama.

“Piku”, meanwhile, also won for the best original screenplay and dialogues. Writer Juhi Chaturvedi shared the award with Himanshu Sharma, who won it for “Tanu Weds Manu Returns”.

The “Tamasha” star essayed the titular role of Mastaani, second wife of the Maratha Peshwa Bajirao, in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s period drama “Bajirao Mastani”.

Expressing gratitude to both the directors, Deepika said, “Thank you #SanjayLeelaBhansali & @ShoojitSircar for the opportunity… #proud #blessed.”

Thank you #SanjayLeelaBhansali & @ShoojitSircar for the opportunity!🙏😘 #proud #blessed

— Deepika Padukone (@deepikapadukone) March 31, 2016

“Bajirao Mastani”, a big winner at the 63rd National Awards, won awards in six categories, including best director for Bhansali and best supporting actress for Tanvi Azmi.