India, Sept. 25 -- Shah Rukh Khan won his first-ever National Award in the Best Actor category for his performance in Jawan. The actor drew loud cheers from the audience as he collected his award from the President of India, Droupadi Murmu, on September 23 in Delhi. Now, filmmaker Ashutosh Gowariker, who served as Feature Film Jury head this year for the awards, has congratulated the star on his win. (Also read: Shah Rukh Khan said 'Main to ye pehen raha hu' after National Award win, Vikrant Massey says they were living the moment)

Posting a picture with Shah Rukh on his X account on Thursday, Ashutosh wrote in the caption, "What a journey we have had. each forging one's own path and today, to come together on this prestigious Dais, whic...