Veteran actress Neena Gupta has carried out but another milestone in her illustrious career by way of clinching the National Award for Best Supporting Actress for her function in the movie Uunchai. Neena Gupta conveyed her astonishment and appreciation for this honour.

She stated, “Not in any respect. It is a massive marvel for me because it has been a long term for the reason that film came out. I failed to even recognize while the National Awards appear. I had no concept about it. I'm very grateful to get this award because a National Award is a massive deal."Speaking on how unique the movie is to her, Neena stated, "Uunchai is a very unique film for me. First, I worked with certainly appropriate actors from the movie industry. It become my dream to paintings with Sooraj ji, and I am very satisfied he also were given an award. It was a completely special film for me."

She received the National Film Award for Best First Non-Feature Film of a Director for her work on Bazar Sitaram (1993) and additionally won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for Woh Chokri (1994).

Seventieth National Film Awards winners were introduced on Friday in the country wide capital. The jury includes - Rahul Rawail, Chairperson of the Feature Film Jury; Nila Madhab Panda, Chairperson of the Non-Feature Film Jury; Gangadhar Mudalair, Chairperson of the Best Writing on Cinema Jury.

About Unnchai:
In the movie "Uunchai," the story revolves across the bond shared through characters portrayed through Boman Irani, Amitabh Bachchan, Danny Denzongpa, and Anupam Kher. The movie additionally includes Neena Gupta, Sarika, and Parineeti Chopra in big roles. The plot follows the characters as they ponder the idea of conquering Mount Everest. When Danny's individual passes away, the relaxation of the group makes a decision to honour his want by way of scattering his ashes on the mountain. Parineeti Chopra's character trains them for the challenging task, and with support from Neena Gupta and Sarika, they efficiently obtain their undertaking.

The movie marked the directorial comeback of Sooraj Barjatya after his 2015 family drama 'Prem Ratan Dhan Payo' which starred Salman Khan, Sonam Kapoor, and Anupam Kher in the lead roles. Sooraj Barjatya won Best Director at the 70th National Film Awards for the identical film.