Mumbai: After bagging his first award in the Best Debutant Director of the Year category, superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan said that he loves trophies just like his dad.
Aryan made his Bollywood debut as a director with the Netflix series ‘The Ba***ds of Bollywood’.
He was honoured with the Best Debutant Director award at the NDTV Indian of the Year event held in New Delhi on Friday.
“Good evening everyone. Sabse phele main apne cast, crew aur Netflix ko thank you kehna chahtha hun jinhone ek first time director pe itna bharosa kiya aur mere saath itne pyaar, mehnaat aur enthusiasm ke saath kaam kiya. Congratulations to all the winners tonight. (First of all, I would like to thank my cast, crew and Netflix for placing so much faith in a first-time director and for working with me with such love, hard work and enthusiasm),” Aryan said in his acceptance speech.
“Yeh mera phela award hai and I hope mujhe aur bhi bahut sare aw
ards milenge kyunki mere dad ki tarahn mujhe bhi aawards bahut pasand hain. But this award is not for him. This award is for my mom kyunki meri mom mujhse hamesha kehti hain jaldi sona, logun ka mazak nahi udana aur gaali galoch bilkul nahi… aur aaj inhi sab cheezun ke liye mujhe yeh award mila hai.. Thank you for making my mom the happiest woman in the world and I know aaj ghar jaake mujhe thodhi kum dant padegi. (This is my first award, and I hope I win many more because, just like my dad, I really love awards. But this award is not for him. This award is for my mom, because she always tells me to sleep early, not to make fun of people, and absolutely no abusive language… and today, I received this award for all those very things. Thank you for making my mom the happiest woman in the world, and I know that when I go home today, I’ll be scolded a little less).”
Aryan dedicated his first award to his mother, Gauri Khan. He was accompanied by his maternal grandmother, Savita Chhibber, to the awards ceremony.
‘The Ba***ds of Bollywood’ is a satirical comedy on the Hindi film industry, starring Lakshya, Raghav Juyal, Sahher Bambba, and Bobby Deol in key roles, along with Anya Singh, Mona Singh and Manoj Pahwa in supporting roles.
Earlier this month, ‘The Ba***ds of Bollywood’ was also named IMDb’s Most Popular Indian Series of 2025.