Shah Rukh Khan, Vikrant Massey, Rani Mukerji Win National Film ‘Awards

India-West News Desk

MUMBAI- Bollywood icons Shah Rukh Khan and Rani Mukerji have been awarded Best Actor and Best Actress, respectively, at the 71st National Film Awards. The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting announced the awards on August 1, recognizing outstanding cinematic achievements. This is Shah Rukh Khan’s first National Award, which he won for his performance in the action film ‘Jawan’. He shares the Best Actor honor with Vikrant Massey, who was recognized for his role in the critically acclaimed movie ’12th Fail’.

Rani Mukerji was named Best Actress for her leading role in ‘Mrs. Chatterjee vs Norway’. ’12th Fail’ also secured the Best Film award. The Best Director award was given to Sudipto Sen for ‘The Kerala Story’.

Shah Rukh Khan, who has been in the industry for nearly 35 years, began his career in television and theater before transitioning to cinema. After a series of memorable anti-hero roles in films like ‘Baazigar’ and ‘Darr’, he became known as the “King of Romance.” In recent years, he has focused on the action genre, with blockbuster hits ‘Pathaan’ and ‘Jawan’. The actor has a history of working through pain, having undergone surgery in 2003 for a spinal injury he sustained in 2001.

Vikrant Massey, like Khan, also successfully transitioned from television to film, establishing himself as a highly respected actor.

The full list of award winners is as follows:

Feature films:

·       Special mentions: MR Rajakrishnan (‘Animal’ – Re-Recording)

·       Best Tai Phake Film: ‘Pai Tang…Step of Hope’

·       Best Garo Film: ‘Rimdottianga’

·       Best Telugu Film: ‘Bhagavanth Kesari’

·       Best Tamil Film: ‘Parking’

·       Best Punjabi Film: ‘Godday Godday Chaa’

·       Best Odia Film: ‘Pushkara’

·       Best Marathi Film: ‘Shyamchi Aai’

·       Best Malayalam Film: ‘Ullozhukku’

·       Best Kannada Film: ‘Kandeelu’

·       Best Hindi Film: ‘Kathal’

·       Best Gujarati Film: ‘Vash’

·       Best Bengali Film: ‘Deep Fridge’

·       Best Assamese Film: ‘Rongatapu 1982’

·       Best Action Direction: Nandu-Prudhvi (‘HanuMan’)

·       Best Choreography: Vaibhavi Merchant (Dindhora Baje Re – ‘Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani’)

·       Best Lyrics: Kasarla Shyam (Ooru Palleturu – ‘Balagam’)

·       Best Music Direction: GV Prakash Kumar (‘Vaathi’), Harshavardhan Rameshwar (‘Animal’)

·       Best Makeup: Shrikanth Desai (‘Sam Bahadur’)

·       Best Costume Design: Sachin, Divya, Nidhhi (‘Sam Bahadur’)

·       Best Production Design: Mohandas (‘2018’)

·       Best Editing: Midhun Murali (‘Pookkaalam’)

·       Best Sound Design: Sachin Sudhakaran, Hariharan (‘Animal’)

·       Best Screenplay: Sai Rajesh (‘Baby’), Ramkumar Balakrishnan (‘Parking’)

·       Best Dialogue: Deepak Kingrani (‘Sirf Ek Bandha Kaafi Hai’)

·       Best Cinematography: Prasanthanu Mohapatra (‘The Kerala Story’)

·       Best Playback Singer: Shilpa Rao (Chaliya – ‘Jawan’), Rohit (Premisthunna – ‘Baby’)

·       Best Child Artist: Sukriti Bandireddi (‘Gandhi Thatha Chettu’), Kabir Khandare (‘Gypsy’), Treesha Toshar, Shrinivas Pokale, Bhargav (‘Naal 2’)

·       Best Actor in Supporting Role: Urvashi (‘Ullozhukku’), Janki Bodiwala (‘Vash’), Vijayaraghavan (‘Pookalam’), Muthupettai Somu Bhaskar (‘Parking’)

·       Best Actor in Leading Role: Rani Mukerji (‘Mrs Chatterjee vs Norway’), Shah Rukh Khan (‘Jawan’), Vikrant Massey (’12th Fail’)

·       Best Direction: Sudipto Sen (‘The Kerala Story’)

·       Best Film in AVGC: ‘HanuMan’

·       Best Children’s Film: ‘Naal 2’

·       Best Film Promoting National, Social Values: ‘Sam Bahadur’

·       Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment: ‘Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani’

·       Best Debut Film: ‘Aatmapamphlet’

·       Best Film: ’12th Fail’

Non-feature films:

·       Special mentions: ‘Nekal – Chronicle of the Paddy Man’, ‘The Sea and the Seven Villages’

·       Best Script: ‘Sunflowers Were The First Ones To Know’

·       Best Voiceover: Hari Krishnan S (‘The Sacred Jack – Exploring The Tree of Wishes’)

·       Best Music Direction: Pranil Desai (‘The First Film’)

·       Best Editing: Niladri Roy (‘Moving Focus’)

·       Best Sound Design: Shubarun Sengupta (‘Dhundhgiri Ke Phool’)

·       Best Cinematography: Meenakshi Soman, Saravanamaruthu (‘Little Wings’)

·       Best Direction: Piyush Thakur (‘The First Film’)

·       Best Short Film: ‘Giddh The Scavenger’

·       Best Non-Feature Film Promoting Social and Environmental Values: ‘The Silent Epidemic’

·       Best Documentary Film: ‘God Vulture and Human’

·       Best Art/Culture Film: ‘Timeless Tamil Nadu’

·       Best Biographical/Historical Reconstruction Film: ‘Mo Bou Mo Gaan’, ‘Lentina Ao’

·       Best Debut Film: ‘The Spirit Dreams of Cheraw’

·       Best Non-Fiction Film: ‘Flowering Man’ (with IANS Inputs)