HAPPY Divya Dutta on winning Dadasaheb Phalke Award

  • IndiaGlitz, [Tuesday,May 09 2017]

Critically acclaimed actress Divya Dutta has bagged a Dadasaheb Phalke Film Foundation Award for her role in 'Chalk n Duster'.

Divya tweeted a photograph of herself while holding on to the trophy.

She captioned it: "And the Dadasaheb Phalke Film Foundation Award for best actor in negative role for 'Chalk n Duster'! Happyyyyy."

"This is my first ever Dadasaheb Phalke Film Foundation award and that too for a negative role... It is just overwhelming," she added in a statement.

Released in 2016, 'Chalk n Duster' narrates the story of the commercialisation of the Indian private education system, the changing student-teacher relationship and issues faced by them.

Directed by Jayant Gilatar, the film also stars Juhi Chawla, Shabana Azmi, Zarina Wahab and Girish Karnad.