India, July 18 -- The 72nd National Film Awards were announced on Saturday evening, and brought in a lot of surprises as well as deserved recognitions. Composer Shashwat Sachdev won the National Award for Best Music Direction for Article 370. Calling it a moment of gratitude more than personal triumph, Shashwat tells us this achievement belongs equally to the people who believed in him long before the recognition came.

"I would dedicate this award to my parents and my guru, Ustad Ramzan Khan Sahab, without a second thought. Long before there was any recognition, they believed in the life I wanted to build through music. They made sacrifices, many of which I probably understood only much later, so that I could learn, practise and become a...