After making waves internationally with his debut film, ‘Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota’, Abhimanyu Dassani has been on a roll. The young actor recently bagged the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for his second film, ‘Meenakshi Sundareshwar’. In a tête-à-tête with ETimes, Abhimanyu opened up about the biggest compliment he received for the film, making his parents proud, his sister Avantika’s acting debut and more. Excerpts…
You received your first Dadasaheb Phalke Award for ‘Meenakshi Sundareshwar’. Did you anticipate it?