Allu Arjun wins Best Actor award at 69th National Film Awards for Pushpa

69th National Film Awards Announcement Live Updates : The winners of the 69th National Film Awards were announced at 5 pm on Thursday (24th August 2023).

While Allu Arjun bagged the Best Actor award for the film Pushpa : The Rise, Alia Bhatt and Kriti Sanon shared the award for Best Actress for the films Gangubai Kathiawadi and Mimi respectively.

Rocketry : The Nambi Effect won the award for Best Feature Film. The Kashmir Files won the Nargis Dutt Award for Best Film on National Integration at the 69th National Film Awards.

Shoojit Sircar’s biographical historical drama Sardar Udham won several awards at the 69th National Film Awards. Apart from being named the Best Hindi Film, it also bagged Best Cinematography (Avik Mukhopadhyay), Best Audiography (Sinoy Joseph), Best Production Design (Dmitrii Malich and Mansi Dhruv Mehta) and Best Costume Design (Veera Kapur Ee) awards.

National Film Awards are the most prestigious awards, which are announced annually to honour the best filmmaking talent across the country. According to the Directorate of Film Festivals of the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, the National Film Awards “aim at encouraging the production of films of aesthetic and technical excellence and social relevance.”

Other awards :

* Best Feature Film: Rocketry
* Best Director: Nikhil Mahajan (Godavari)
* Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment: RRR
* Nargis Dutt Award for Best Film on National Integration: The Kashmir Files.

Source : Indian Express