Till the time you actually don’t hear your name getting announced, it gets difficult to believe. I had my hands clenched tightly right around the announcement. I was overwhelmed. Any form of an accolade boosts you to do better and it is your hard work that is appreciated at the end of the day. Sumona Chakravarti on winning an award I realised that I did my first show on Indian television in 2006 and it’s 2023, that’s 17 years! I have been nominated before, but it was actually the first time that I won it. My heart was racing when my name was announced. I actually went blank for five seconds when I was holding it in my hand. It felt great. Wrap up the year gone by & gear up for 2024 with HT! Click here I had won a Dadasaheb Phalke award for comedy a few years ago and the state of Uttar Pradesh also gave me an award once, but those are like a celebration of my work in the field of …