• Mon. Dec 23rd, 2024

    The 67th National Film Awards are currently being announced in New Delhi. The awards are for films from the year 2019. Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut won the best actress award for her films Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi and Panga. This is Kangana’s fourth national award. 

    Chhichhore has won the Best Hindi Film award at the 67th National Film Awards. The film starred Sushant Singh Rajput, Shraddha Kapoor, Varun Sharma, and others in lead roles. Sushant Singh Rajput’s Chhichhore won the Best Hindi Film award at 67th National Film Awards

    The awards were initially going to be held in May last year but were delayed indefinitely due to the coronavirus pandemic. The awards are held by the Directorate of Film Festivals, an organization that comes under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

    Meanwhile, Manoj Bajpaypee and Dhanush have been awarded the best actor for Hindi film Bhonsle and Tamil movie Asuran, respectively. Sushant Singh Rajput’s last theatrical release Chhichhore, directed by Nitesh Tiwari, won the best Hindi film award, Asuran won for best Tamil film and Jersey won for best Telugu film.

    The winners of the 67th National Film Awards

    Most film-friendly state: Sikkim

    Best Book on Cinema: A Gandhian Affair: India’s Curious Portrayal of Love in Cinema by Sanjay Suri

    (Special mention- Cinema Paharana Manus written by Ashok Rane and Kannada Cinema: Jagathika Cinema Vikasa-Prerane Prabhava written by PR Ramadasa Naidu)

    Best Film Critic: Sohini Chattopadhyay

    NON FEATURE FILM CATEGORY

    Best Narration: Wild Karnataka, Sir David Attenborough

    Best Editing: Shut Up Sona, Arjun Gourisaria

    Best Audiography: Radha (Musical), Allwin Rego and Sanjay Maurya

    Best On-Location Sound Recordist: Rahas (Hindi), Saptarshi Sarkar

    Best Cinematography: Sonsi, Savita Singh

    Best Direction: Knock Knock Knock (English/Bengali), Sudhanshu Saria

    Best Film on Family Values: Oru Paathiraa Swapnam Pole (Malayalam)

    Best Short Fiction Film: Custody (Hindi/English)

    Special Jury Award: Small Scale Societies (English)

    Best Animation Film: Radha (Musical)

    Best Investigative Film: Jakkal

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