Rishab Shetty, Manoj Bajpayee and Sharmila Tagore.
The winners of the 70th National Film Awards were announced on Friday. This year Manoj Bajpayee’s film ‘Gulmohar’ won the Best Hindi Film Award. Not only this, this film also got a special mention. Apart from ‘Gulmohar’, Malayalam films ‘Kadhikan’, ‘Ponniyin Selvan Part-1’ and Sanjay Salil Chaudhary also got special mention. Rishab Shetty won the Best Actor award for his blockbuster film ‘Kantara’. Earlier Mammootty and Rishab Shetty were named in the Best Actor category. Yash-starrer ‘KGF: Chapter 2’ is the best Kannada film.
Why are National Awards given?
The National Film Awards are the most prestigious awards, announced annually to honour the best filmmaking talents across the country. According to the Directorate of Film Festivals, Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, the aim of the National Film Awards is to ‘encourage the production of films with aesthetic and technical excellence and social relevance.’ First given in 1954, these awards were known as the State Awards. In those years, only the best films from various regional languages were recognised and rewarded. Awards to actors and technicians working in films were first given in 1967. Nargis was the first actress to win the Best Actress award for her performance in Raat Aur Din. Uttam Kumar won the Best Actor award for Antony Firingee and Chidiyakhana in the same year.
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