Anticipation reached its peak as the eagerly awaited 69th National Film Awards were unveiled on Thursday, 24 August 2023 at 5 PM in Delhi. The prestigious event, a celebration of excellence in Indian cinema, came to the fore through a press conference broadcast live on PIB’s Facebook and YouTube channels.
280 films from 28 languages participated in the 2021 edition of the awards, competing in 31 categories for feature films, 24 categories for non-feature films, and 3 categories for screenplay writing on cinema.
In a triumphant performance at the 69th National Film Awards, Telugu legend Allu Arjun, Bollywood star Alia Bhatt, and the charismatic Kriti Sanon emerged as major winners.
The ‘Best Actor’ crown went to Arjun, who won appreciation for his stellar performance in the blockbuster ‘Pushpa’. Meanwhile, Bhatt achieved the Best Actress Award for her remarkable portrayal in ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’, and Sanon’s outstanding performance in ‘Mimi’ earned her a shared share of national acclaim with Bhatt.
RRR Continues to Rise in Glory
The grand cinematic masterpiece ‘RRR’ directed by director SS Rajamouli and starring Ram Charan and NTR bagged an impressive number of six awards at the event. These awards include Best Music Direction, Best Special Effects, Best Choreography, Best Action Direction, Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment and Best Male Playback Singer.
National Film Awards 2023 Winner List
Announced on: 24 August 2023
Official website: www.nfdcindia.com
Best Actor Award: Allu Arjun for the film Pushpa
Best Actress Award: ‘Alia Bhatt’ for ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’ and ‘Kriti Sanon’ for ‘Mimi’
Best Non-Feature Film: Ek Tha Gaon
Best Book: Music by Laxmikant Pyarelal: The Incredibly Melodious Journey
Best Film Critic: Purushothama Charyulu
Most awards: RRR (6)
Nargis Dutt Award for Best Film on National Integration: ‘The Kashmir Files’
Best Feature Film: ‘Rocketry: The Nambi Effect’
OTHER CATEGORY AWARDS
Best Music Direction (Background Music)– MM Keeravaani, RRR
Best Editing– Sanjay Leela Bhansali for Gangubai Kathiawadi
Best Supporting Actress– Pallavi Joshi for The Kashmir Files
Best Supporting Actor– Pankaj Tripathi for Mimi
Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment – RRR
Best Mishing Film– Boomba Ride
Best Assamese Film– Anur
Best Bengali Film– Kalkkoho
Best Hindi Film– Sardar Udham
Best Kannada Film– 777 Charlie
Best Gujarati Film– Chello Show
Best Maithili Film– Samanantar
Best Marathi Film– Ekda Kay Zala
Best Malayalam Film– Home
Special Jury Award– Shershaah
Best Child Artist– Bhavin Rabari, Chhello Show
Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director– Meppadiyan, Vishnu Mohan
Best Film on Social Issues– Anunaad-The Resonance
Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation– Aavasavyuham
Best Children’s Film– Gandhi and Co
Best Screenplay (Original)– Shahi Kabir, Nayattu
Best Screenplay (Adapted)– Sanjay Leela Bhansali & Utkarshini Vashishtha, Gangubai Kathiawadi
Best Dialogue Writer– Utkarshini Vashishtha & Prakash Kapadia, Gangubai Kathiawadi
Best Music Director (Songs)– Devi Sri Prasad, Pushpa
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