I dedicate my award as tribute to Sridevi: Nawazuddin

Updated:7 years, 4 months ago

New Delhi, Jun 25 (ANI): Bollywood actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui dedicated his Best Supporting Actor award, which he won at the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards in Bangkok, to his ‘Mom’ co-star Sridevi. She was posthumously awarded the Best Actor in a Leading Role Female title for the same film. "It was once in a lifetime opportunity to work with the first female superstar Sridevi and I dedicate my award as a tribute to her," Nawazuddin tweeted, a day after the IIFA Awards ceremony. In the movie, directed by Ravi Udyawar, Sridevi played a mother who sets out to avenge her step-daughter, played by Pakistani actress Sajal Ali. And Nawazuddin played a detective who helps her. Nawazuddin looked debonair as he collected his award from the evergreen actor Rekha.