Tuesday, 29th Mar 2016, 5:08 PM IST
Sanjay Leela Bhansali won the National Award for Best Director and Kangana Ranaut won the National Award for Best Actress. However, SLB wanted his ‘Bajirao Mastani’ actresses Deepika Padukone or Priyanka Chopra to win a National Award.
He said, "Kangana is an outstanding actress but deep in my heart, I wished Deepika or Priyanka had won. Deepika's performance was splendid and Priyanka was fantastic too."
"However, as the jury thought Kangana was the better choice, I agree she has done a fabulous job in 'Tanu Weds Manu returns'. I am very happy for Kangana but as a director-producer, I wanted Priyanka or Deepika to win," SLB added.
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