Shri Mukesh Gautam, director of the critically acclaimed Punjabi film, Baaghi Di Dhee found the 70th National Film Awards to be an illustrious occassion. He has won his first-ever National Award as a director for the film at the ceremony taking place in Vigyan Bhavan, Delhi on Octobr 8, 2024. Mukesh’s family members seem to be overjoyed by his achievement as his daughter, Yami Gautam penned an emotional note to congratulate him.
As Mukesh Gautam received the National Award as a director for his film, Baaghi Di Dhee, his daughter, Yami Gautam couldn’t hold back her emotions. Taking to Instagram, Yami posted an emotional tribute to her father to congratulate him for the win.
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The post included a picture of Mukesh receiving the award from President Droupadi Murmu. Included in the caption was this heartfelt message:
“Very emotional moment as my father, Shri Mukesh Gautam, received his first National Award, as a director, for his film - ‘Baghi Di Dhee’. Emotions cannot be poured in words. I am such a proud daughter. My fathers’ journey till here has been one of the hardest journeys I have seen & yet couldn’t deter him from his consistent passion for work & immense honesty in ethics. Your family is proud of you, papa.”
Mukesh Gautam’s win as director hasn’t been Baaghi Di Dhee’s first win at the 70th National Film Awards. Earlier, the film had won in the “Best Punjabi film” category. In a conversation with The Indian Express, Mukesh had expressed how he felt that his efforts to make meaningful Punjabi films were being honoured with the win. He said:
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“Whenever I make a film, my effort is to create something meaningful. We need to accept that not every film is for the entertainment of the masses, but films like ‘Baghi Di Dhee’ also have a special audience who watch, accept and appreciate.”
Mukesh then went on to talk about his views on how Punjabi cinema had evolved overtime. Confessing that he felt the industry still had a long way to go, he told The Indian Express:
“Punjabi cinema, undoubtedly, has really evolved in the past one decade or so but even now, there’s still a long way to go. We still lack that exceptional work like Malayali, Bengali and other languages. Everyone is running after commercial cinema which might be entertaining but lacks meaning. Films like ‘Baghi Di Dhee’ aim to fill that gap. We still have a long way to go when it comes to quality works in Punjabi language.”
For the unversed, Baaghi Di Dhee is based on a story by the late Gurmukh Singh Musafir, which was inspired by true events. It follows the story of Deep, a young Punjabi girl, and her father who were actively involved in the Ghadar revolutionary movement. Their fight for azadi led to the British police officers arresting the father.
However, in an attempt to save him, Deep plunges a pen into an officer and kills him. The father is jailed nonetheless, and Deep is taken away by a relative, who was doubling as a British spy. Deep is killed by being dumped in a canal, and her father avenges her death after years, once he has been released from prison.
What do you think of Yami Gautam’s supportive and emotional congratulatory message for her father, Mukesh Gautam? Let us know.
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Images: Yami Gautam, Jasraj Singh Bhatti, Rabindra Narayan
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