National Film Awards

65th National Film Awards: Sridevi wins 'Best Actress' for 'Mom' posthumously, 'Newton' 'Best Hindi Film'—Check full list

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Apr 13, 2018, 12:35 PM IST

Twinkle Khanna can now call Akshay Kumar her 'trophy husband' and the reason is legit!

Bollywood's true-blue Khiladi Akshay Kumar was recently conferred with the most prestigious National Film Award for excellent performance in 'Rustom' and 'Airlift'. To witness and cherish the proud moment of receiving the big honour from the President of India Pranab Mukherjee, Akshay was accompanied by wife Twinkle and son Aarav.

May 05, 2017, 12:51 PM IST

PM Narendra Modi congratulates K Viswanath, calls him an outstanding filmmaker

Renowned filmmaker Kasinathuni Viswanath, also known as K Viswanath was felicitated with the country's highest award in cinema--the Dadasaheb Phalke Award at the recently held National Film Awards ceremony and the legend received a standing ovation from the crowd.

May 04, 2017, 13:32 PM IST

National Film Awards: President Pranab Mukherjee confers honour on 'Rustom' Akshay Kumar, Sonam Kapoor for 'Neerja' and others

President Pranab Mukherjee conferred the top honours on National Film Awardees today at Vigyan Bhawan. Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar received the National Award for Best Actor in 'Rustom' whereas Ram Madhvani's directorial venture 'Neerja' bagged the honour for 'Best Hindi Film'.

May 03, 2017, 18:30 PM IST

Ram Gopal Varma takes dig at National Film Awards

Maverick filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma made snide remarks at National Film Awards, saying superstar Aamir Khan's decision to skip all award events points out at the losing relevance of the system in India.

Apr 23, 2017, 16:15 PM IST

64th National Awards: AR Murugadoss not impressed with jury, alleges bias

Indian filmmaker AR Murugadoss on Friday took to Twitter to express his disappointment over the recently announced 64th National Awards. The 42-year-old director alleged bias and stated that 'influence & partiality' of people in the jury can be sensed.

Apr 10, 2017, 16:29 PM IST

Hansal Mehta REACTS to 'Aligarh' not winning National Film Award, says it is 'disappointing'!

The 64th National Film Awards were announced by Chairperson Priyadarshan on April 7, 2017, at a press conference and Akshay Kumar won the Best Actor honour for 'Rustom'. While Best Hindi Film went to Sonam Kapoor starrer 'Neerja', films such as 'Aligarh' and 'Udta Punjab' were royally ignored.

Apr 08, 2017, 15:49 PM IST

Was expecting National Award for Amitabh Bachchan: Shoojit Sircar

"Pink" producer Shoojit Sircar is delighted that the movie has won the Best Film on Social Issues at the 64th National Film Awards, but he says he was expecting an honour for megastar Amitabh Bachchan for his outstanding performance in the film.

Apr 08, 2017, 13:27 PM IST

Priyanka Chopra's maiden Marathi production 'Ventilator' wins big at National Awards, actress dedicates it to dad!

Global star Priyanka Chopra has everything falling in place right now and she can't be happier. She ventured into production in 2015 with Purple Pebble Pictures and announced her first Marathi production titled 'Ventilator' in 2016. The film, fortunately, has reaped positive results and has bagged three honours at the 64th National Film Awards.

Apr 08, 2017, 11:33 AM IST