Actor-turned-producer Priyanka Chopra, on Friday, took to social media to congratulate herself and the team behind her Marathi production Paani. Priyanka’s Paani won the award for Best Film on Environment Conservation.
She tweeted, “ I’m so proud to have produced a special film like #Paani. Congratulations to our director @adinathkothare & to the entire team @PurplePebblePic @madhuchopra @Iamsidchopra for our second National Award.
She took to Instagram to share a much bigger thank you note.
She wrote, “My sincere gratitude to the jury for recognising our hard work and awarding #Paaniwith the ‘Best Feature Film on Environment Conservation'. It has given us further impetus to continue on the path of telling the stories we strongly believe in. #Paani was our humble attempt at using entertainment to bring focus to the seriousness of the water crisis, which is of grave concern the world over. We are so honoured that the film had an impact and that our efforts have been recognised.”
Her husband Nick Jonas also took to Twitter to congratulate her.
He tweeted, “So proud of @priyankachopra and the entire @PurplePebblePic team for their national award for #Paani congrats to everyone involved!”
Nick Jonas is currently on tour for the latest Jonas Brothers album Happiness.
Mostly recently, Priyanka Chopra’s upcoming film The Sky Is Pink also got selected for the Toronto International Film Festival. The actor, who is now an international personality, congratulated all the winners of the 66th National Film Awards. The awards were announced on 9 August.
“A big congratulations to all the winners of the 66th #NationalFilmAwards. It’s so great to see new talent and compelling stories receive such recognition. Exciting times for the film industry across India and I am so proud to be a part of it.”
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