‘A dream of a small town boy’: Kartik Aaryan humbled on National Award win, dedicates it to every Paralympian in India
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President Droupadi Murmu confers award for Best Star in a Leading Role on Kartik Aaryan for his performance as Murlikant Petkar in the movie Chandu Champion. (@PresidentOfIndia/YT via PTI Photo)(PTI09_22_2026_000320B) (@PresidentOfIndia) Kartik Aaryan pens heartfelt note Sharing the moment his name was called on stage to receive the award, Kartik wrote a long caption. He began, "Looking back affectionately with a smile at that mumma’s boy from Gwalior who dared to dream of becoming an star from an environment, जहां लोग ऐसे सपनों पर हँसकर आगे बढ़ जाते हैं.
Adding to this, Finally, I witnessed and lived the moment... still numb with excitement and nervousness…
Meanwhile, The National Award for Best Star🎖️ ‘Chandu Nahi, Champiyon hai Main’ 🥹💪
Notably, I will always be grateful and indebted to Kabir sir and Sajid sir for trusting me with the responsibility of playing India’s first Paralympic Gold Champion- Murlikant Petkar sir on the big screen. The journey was extremely painful, but the result is as sweet as rasmalai! I feel humbled and emotional at the same time."
As per the latest buzz, View this post on Instagram A post shared by KARTIK AARYAN (@kartikaaryan)
In further updates, He added, “The only constant companions in this long journey have been my belief in myself, my backbone - my parents’ blessings, their unconditional love and support, my friends’ encouragement at every juncture when I was losing hope, and my team, who works tirelessly to make my work life smooth. Thank you to everyone who has been part of this impossible journey.”
On top of that, He concluded, “I would love to share my biggest honour with every Paralympian in the country and with everyone who dares to dream the impossible and never gives up! Thanks to the respected Jury, I&B Ministry and the honourable president @presidentofindia for the moment. In the end, I would like to believe and say that this is just the beginning of many more milestones to come…गणपति बप्पा मोरया.”
He won the award jointly with Mammootty for his performance in Bramayugam.
Source: Hindustan Times