National Awards: Alia Bhatt, Kriti Sanon, Allu Arjun
69th National Awards: President Droupadi Murmu presented the awards
President Droupadi Murmu presented the awards at today’s 69th National Film Awards ceremony in New Delhi’s Vigyan Bhawan. Allu Arjun (Best Actor), Alia Bhatt, and Kriti Sanon (Best Actress), as well as the production teams of the films RRR, Sardar Udham, Gangubai Kathiawadi, and The Kashmir Files, all of which won many awards, are among the winners of the National Awards for the year 2021, which were announced in August. The Nambi Effect received Best Feature Film for its rocketry. Legendary actress Waheeda Rehman received India’s highest film distinction, the Dada Saheb Phalke Award.
With flowers in her hair, Alia Bhatt accepted the Best Actress award while wearing a bridal saree by Sabyasachi. On the red carpet, Alia, who was joined by her husband Ranbir Kapoor, declared, “The only word on my forehead today is gratitude.” Alia called receiving the National Award for her work in and as Gangubai Kathiawadi a “pinch me moment.”
Pushpa: The Rise’s Allu Arjun, who won Best Actor, declared on the red carpet that winning for a commercial movie was a “double achievement.” One of the most well-known actors in Telugu film, Allu Arjun, played the title mobster in Pushpa: The Rise and will do so again in Pushpa: The Rule.
For the movie he directed, Rocketry: The Nambi Effect, R Madhavan won Best Feature Film. On the red carpet, he added, “My God, it’s been worth it.”
Ahead of the celebration, National Award winners Alia Bhatt, Kriti Sanon, Karan Johar, and Apoorva Mehta, CEO of Dharma Productions, flew out of Mumbai. On Monday, Allu Arjun, SS Rajamouli, and MM Keeravaani were seen at the Delhi airport.
Here is a list of the feature film category winners.
- BEST FILM – Rocketry: The Nambi Effect
- BEST DIRECTOR – Nikhil Mahajan (Godavari)
- BEST ACTRESS – Alia Bhatt (Gangubai Kathiawadi), Kriti Sanon (Mimi)
- BEST ACTOR – Allu Arjun (Pushpa: The Rise)
- BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS – Pallavi Joshi (The Kashmir Files)
- BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR – Pankaj Tripathi (Mimi)
- BEST POPULAR FILM – RRR
- BEST CHILD ARTIST – Bhavin Rabari (Chhello Show)
- INDIRA GANDHI AWARD FOR BEST DEBUT OF A DIRECTOR – Meppadiyan (Vishnu Mohan)
- BEST CHILDREN’S FILM – Gandhi And Co, NARGIS DUTT AWARD FOR BEST FILM ON NATIONAL INTEGRATION – The Kashmir Files
- BEST HINDI FILM – Sardar Udham
- BEST GUJARATI FILM – Chhello Show
- BEST ASSAMESE FILM – Anur
- BEST BENGALI FILM – Kalkokkho
- BEST TELUGU FILM – Uppena
- BEST TAMIL FILM – Kadaisi Vivasayi
- BEST MALAYALAM FILM – Home
- BEST KANNADA FILM – 777 Charlie
- BEST MAITHILI FILM – Samanantar
- BEST MISHING FILM – Boomba Ride
- BEST MARATHI FILM – Ekda Kaay Zala
- BEST ODIA FILM – Pratiksha
- BEST MEITEILON FILM – Eikhoigo Yum
- BEST SCREENPLAY – Nayattu (Original), Gangubai Kathiawadi (Adapted)
- BEST DIALOGUE – Gangubai Kathiawadi
- BEST MUSIC DIRECTOR – Pushpa (Songs)
- RRR (Background Score)
- BEST PLAYBACK SINGER – Kaala Bhairava (Male), Shreya Ghoshal (Female)
- BEST LYRICS – Chandrabose (Dham Dham Dham, Konda Polam)
- BEST AUDIO – Chavittu, Jhilli, Sardar Udham
- BEST CHOREOGRAPHY – RRR
- BEST STUNTS – RRR
- BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS – RRR
- BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – Sardar Udham
- BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – Sardar Udham
- BEST COSTUME DESIGN – Sardar Udham
- BEST EDITING – Gangubai Kathiawadi
- SPECIAL JURY AWARD – Shershaah
- SPECIAL MENTION – Nallandi (Kadaisi Viyasai), Aranya Gupta and Bithan Biswas (Jhilli)