Alia Bhatt Felicitated With The Prestigious Smita Patil Memorial Award

Priyadarshni
Academy
Smita
Patil
Memorial
Award
is
considered
as
one
of
the
highest
awards
a
film
personality
can
get.
It
is
a
rare
honour
that
a
recipient
gets
as
they
are
recognised
for
their
unparalleled
excellence
and
immense
contribution
to
the
world
of
cinema.
Among
the
recipients
of
this
great
honour
are
Tabu,
Aishwarya
Rai
Bachchan,
Vidya
Balan,
and
Priyanka
Chopra,
to
name
a
few.
The
newest
addition
to
the
list
is
Alia
Bhatt.

With
critically
acclaimed
performances
in
films
like

Highway,
Raazi,
Gangubai
Kathiawadi,
RRR,
and

Darlings.
Currently,
she
is
enjoying
the
success
of

Brahmastra
Part
One-
Shiva
in
which
she
appeared
with
her
beau
Ranbir
Kapoor.
Hence,
there
is
no
denying
the
fact
that
the
soon-to-be
mom
deserves
the
award
for
her
memorable
contributions
to
Indian
cinema.

This
year,
the
award
recipients
were
felicitated
in
a
virtual
Priyadarshni
ceremony
by
various
Union
Ministers
on
September
19.
Sharing
the
news
on
her
Instagram
stories,
Bhatt
wrote,
“Grateful
and
honoured
to
receive
the
Smita
Patil
Memorial
Award.
Thank
You,
everyone.”

In
the
web
event,
Alia
thanked
the
Priyadarshni
Academy
for
the
tremendous
honour
and
promised
to
cherish
it
for
years
to
come.
She
remarked
on
India’s
incredible
legacy
in
the
art
of
cinema
and
is
grateful
to
be
a
part
of
it.
She
said,
“Cinema
teaches
us
the
importance
of
believing
in
the
beauty
of
dreams,
to
follow
them
with
dedication
and
humility,
and
never
quit.”

Alia
will
next
be
seen
in
Farhan
Akhtar’s

Jee
Le
Zaraa
alongside
Priyanka
Chopra
and
Katrina
Kaif.
She
is
also
working
on

Rocky
Aur
Rani
Ki
Prem
Kahaani
with
Ranveer
Singh.