National Awards 2015: Priyanka Chopra hails Kangana Ranaut, 'small town girls'

Priyanka Chopra, who had won the Best Actress National Award in 2009 for her role in the film Fashion, said that she hates losing, but is willing to take a back seat for Kangana Ranaut. Kangana has clinched the Best Actress trophy for her role in Queen at the National Film Awards this year.

Priyanka congratulated Kangana on Twitter, and followed the message with the hashtag 'SmallTownGirls'. While Chopra is from Bareilley, Ranaut belongs to Manali. In the past, the two actresses have been seen at the same National Awards' platform in 2009. Priyanka had picked up the award for the Best Actress that year, and Kangana was honoured with the Best Supporting Actress award - both the actresses bagged their respective awards for their roles in the film Fashion.

While Priyanka's 2014 release, Mary Kom won the Best Popular Film award at the National Awards this year, the actress lost the Best Actress award to Kangana. Chopra also congratulated the other awardees - from Omang Kumar, her Mary Kom director, to Vishal Bharadwaj, whose Haider won five National Film Awards, and Mary Kom, whose story 'deserved to be celebrated'.