I dedicate my award to men whom ‘Uri...’ celebrates: Aditya Dhar

Aditya Dhar had seen a lot of  snubs and  failures before Uri.

His earlier project for Karan Johar’s  Dharma  productions  was aborted when its leading man Fawad Khan had to return to Pakistan after the conflict in Uri.

Says  Aditya, “15 years of failures, rejections and hard work has lead to this moment and it just can’t get better than this.I want  to  thank India, the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting and all the Jury members of National Award committee for considering me worthy enough for this prestigious award.”

“This is an honour I am going to cherish for the rest of my life. Being conferred with the National Award  has been a dream since the time I understood what films meant to me, and  films truly mean the world to me,” he added.

Aditya is  also thankful to those who are close to him. “Thanks to my family and friends for their unconditional support over the years. The way my parents and my brother stood by me through all the struggle is what helped me realise my dream so beautifully.

“I also want to thank my producer Ronnie Screwvala and my entire team of URI for giving it all and making URI what it is. This film wouldn’t have been possible without the mad obsession of each one of you to create something extraordinary for our audience.

But above all, Aditya wants  to dedicate his National award  to the ones whom ‘Uri...’ celebrates.

“Most importantly I am dedicating this award to each and every brave soldier of our country and their families. Thank you for all your sacrifices. You have selflessly dedicated your life to serve us and now it’s our time to dedicate everything we have to serve you,” Dhar said.