Dressed in Indian attire - a bandhgala by designer Manish Malhotra - for the occasion, Akshay was accompanied by a very proud spouse, author Twinkle Khanna, and their 14 - year - old son Aarav, who got as much attention as his award - winner dad. "To finally take my last few steps towards the President of India to receive my National Award felt almost unreal, " says Akshay. "I've never felt so light and so humbled at the same time. When one works day in and day out, as I do, something like this isn't just an honour, it's a moment in time where everything makes sense. No matter how hard the journey may have been, to stand here now, in front of my family, is the cherry on this almighty cake we call life. "
The announcement of the award last month was followed by much brouhaha on social media over Akshay's deservedness for it. Especially when his films Rustom and Airlift were preferred by the jury over the popular favourite, Aamir Khan - starrer Dangal, and the critically acclaimed Aligarh.
Source: HT
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