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Actor Shahid Kapoor with his wife Mira Rajput Image Credit: IANS

Actor Shahid Kapoor, who bagged the Dadasaheb Phalke Excellence Award (Best Actor) for his performance in Padmaavat, has dedicated the award to wife Mira Rajput.

Talking about the award he won on Saturday, Kapoor said: “This is my first award for Padmaavat this year, so I am really very happy and I would like to dedicate this award to my wife Mira because she tolerated me for a year during this period and without her I wouldn’t have been able to do this film. So I am very thankful to her.”

The couple have a daughter, Misha, together. Recently, Kapoor and Rajput announced they are awaiting the arrival of their second child.

Speaking about becoming a father for the second time, Kapoor said: “I am very happy and we just felt like sharing it with everyone. Mira wanted to put it out on Instagram and I thought that the photograph was really cute, it was a spontaneous decision and it just happened. It was a great weekend for the family.”

Kapoor is also happy for his brother Ishaan Khattar, who is winning accolades for his debut movie Beyond The Clouds, helmed by Iranian auteur Majid Majidi.

“Ishaan has given a spectacular performance. He is getting a lot of love. He is very deserving of all the applause and appreciation; he is a very talented boy,” he said.

“Of course, he just started but he has lots to learn and a long way to go. He has to put his head down with humility and work hard. He is getting good opportunities to work with people like Majid Majidi and now Shashank Khaitan, I think he should consider himself fortunate,” the Udta Punjab actor said.

Next, Kapoor will be seen in Batti Gul Meter Chalum, which also stars Shraddha Kapoor and Yami Gautam in Shree Narayan Singh directorial.

Talking about the film’s progress, Kapoorsaid: “Seventy per cent of the film is complete. Next week we start shooting again and I believe by May the shooting will be complete.”

The Dadasaheb Phalke Excellence Award 2018 was graced by several Bollywood personalities including Karan Johar, Simi Garewal, Shilpa Shetty, Kartik Aryan, Aditi Rao Hydari, Kriti Sanon and Rajkummar Rao.