Arjun Mathur shares speech that he 'didn't get a chance' to deliver at Emmy Awards

Arjun Mathur, who was minated for International Emmy's in Best Actor category for his role in Me in Heaven, took to his Instagram handle to share winning speech, even though Billy Barratt won award for show Responsible Child. Mathur shared speech and wrote, "So re was this speech that I didn't get a chance to make. I did say I'll share it here, regardless. Bear with handwriting. Peace and love." [sic]

"An international recognition for an Indian is an opportunity t to celebrate self, but to ackwledge millions of marginalised, downtrodden and victimised Indians who are locked in a daily battle for dignity, livelihood and survival. As a child of privilege myself, I pledge this award to all those who risk mselves to protect affirming, all-embracing spirit of India, and to all brave individuals across world, who fight to resist malicious forces of repression, bigotry and injustice, every single day," speech said.

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Mathur, who started working in industry in 2007 and has acted in movies such as Luck By Chance, Barah Aanh and My Name is Khan, was praised for his portrayal of Karan Mehra alongside Sobhita Dhulipala’s Tara Khanna in Me in Heaven, a show revolving around two wedding planners navigating personal and professional crises. Set against backdrop of quintessential Indian weddings, series is directed by Zoya Akhtar, Nitya Mehra, Alankrita Shrivastava, and Prashant Nair.

His upcoming projects include season two of Me in Heaven and Voot Original series Gone Game, a film with actor-director Anushman Jha, and ar project for which he will begin shooting next month.

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(with PTI inputs)