By Nitin Sethi, Bollywood Trade News Bureau
Two films from Sahara One Motion Pictures have bagged prestigious awards at the National Awards announced.
The incomparable thespian Shyam Benegal's tribute to Netaji, BOSE - THE FORGOTTON HERO, won the National Award for Best Film on National Integration, and Madhur Bhandarkar's critically acclaimed PAGE 3 bagged the National Award for Best Film.

Shailendra Singh, MD, Sahara India Entertainment Management Company Limited (SIEMCL), remarked, "It is a matter of pride that two of our films have won Best Film awards. This is testimony to Sahara One Motion Pictures' commitment to delighting audiences with quality content. We are here to stay as one of the biggest players in the motion pictures business. Movie-lovers can look forward to many more such excellent films from us. My hearty congratulations to Mr Benegal and Madhur for their brilliant work."

Said Shantonu Aditya, CEO, SIEMCL, "It is particularly heartening that meaningful and popular films like PAGE 3 and BOSE... have won such prestigious awards. As India's largest studio producing and acquiring quality movies and undertaking distribution and marketing, Sahara One Motion Pictures will continue to produce movies that we believe the masses will love."

Sandeep Bhargava, COO Sahara One Motion Pictures, observed, "Congratulations to Mr Benegal, Mr (Bobby) Pushkarna (producer of Page 3) and Madhur. Both, Bose... and Page 3 have won popular and critical acclaim with great content and production values. I am glad that the professional setup of Sahara One Motion Pictures provided the directors a completely hassle-free environment to concentrate on their creative work without having to worry about any production, marketing or distribution issues."

Madhur Bhandarkar said, "I am glad that my effort with PAGE 3 has received such high recognition, for which I would like to thank the public and the jury of the National Awards. I am also grateful to Sahara One Motion Pictures and producer Bobby Pushkarna for the extremely professional production, marketing and distribution support, which, along with the content of the film, helped PAGE 3 become a hit. I look forward to working on more excellent projects with Sahara One Motion Pictures."