My first ever award as a filmmaker is a National Award: Krishnadev Yagnik
10 saal se films bana raha hoon
.
Forget any major awards, I haven't even won any small awards till date. And now, my first award is a
National Award
! I am on cloud nine,' says filmmaker
Krishnadev Yagnik
, whose film Vash
won the National Award for the Best Gujarati Film.
He adds, 'I am in Mumbai currently, so I couldn't celebrate the moment with the team in Ahmedabad. I never expected to win a National Award, so it's an amazing feeling.'
Talking about what worked for the film, he says, 'I am grateful to the studio that remade the film in Hindi (Shaitaan), as it gave the film an identity nationally. While making the film, the idea was to ensure a thrilling experience for the audience. I believe that for a film to work at the box office, you have to either make the audience laugh, cry or just stun them-play with their heartbeats. This win will act as a huge motivation and I will try to make sure that I always live up to the audience's expectations.
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