“Marathi film industry is hitting six every year and it’s a great sign for Indian film industry. But Irrfan thinks the one actor who ought to have got the National Award this year is Nana Patekar for his role in the Marathi film Natsamrat. It (film) should have won National Award for Nana ji (Nana Patekar), but I was not there in the jury,” the actor said. Watch the trailer of Natsamrat here:The Maqbool star started watching Marathi films after noted director Umesh Kulkarni made movies like Vihir and Deool. Read: Priyanka Chopra, Irrfan Khan, Nana Patekar to voice Hindi Jungle BookActor Irrfan Khan with his family during the special screening of Marathi film Sairat in Mumbai on May 23, 2016.

Source: Hindustan Times May 25, 2016 07:26 UTC