New Delhi, Aug. 2 -- On August 1, 2025, 33 years after his first film had been released, Shah Rukh Khan won his first National Film Award for Jawan (2023). In December 2016, SRK spoke about his take on never getting a National Award.

It happened during the launch of the Indian Academy Awards in Mumbai. Khan was accompanied by ace choreographer Shiamak Davar and then-US Consul General Thomas L Vajda.

A reporter asked Shah Rukh Khan if he felt any of his roles deserved a National Award, especially performances like Chak De! India or Swades. SRK impressed everyone with a humble reply.

Khan said he did not believe in thinking that way. He felt, if he didn't get an award, he didn't deserve it.

"'I could have won for that' would be demeanin...