Alia Bhatt, Kriti Sanon, and Allu Arjun won their maiden National Awards on Thursday. Alia Bhatt expressed her gratitude on social media.
The 69th National Film Awards were announced on Thursday evening at the National Media Centre in Delhi. Sardar Udham, a biographical historical drama film directed by Shoojit Sircar, won the Best Feature Film Award in Hindi. The film was released in 2021 on Prime Video and starred Vicky Kaushal as the titular character.
R Madhavan's Rocketry: The Nambi Effect won the Best Feature Film Award, its only win at the 69th National Film Awards. For their performance in Gangubai Kathiawadi and Mini Alia Bhatt and Kriti Sanon, both were awarded the Best Actress award.
Allu Arjun won the Best Actor Award for his performance in Pushpa, becoming the first Telugu actor to receive this honour. He celebrated his win with the Pushpa team and shared some well-deserved hugs.
For his performance in Mini Pankaj Tripathi was awarded as the best supporting actor. Pallavi Joshi won the Best Supporting Actress
Award for her performance in The Kashmir Files. The Kashmir Files won the Nargis Dutt Award for best film promoting national unity.
After Gangubai Kathiawadi won five awards at the 69th National Film Awards, director Sanjay Leela Bhansali said, "I am happy for everyone who has won, my film and other films alike.
When good cinema is acknowledged and appreciated by the government, the nation, and a respectable jury, it always brings joy." "We are grateful for the recognition and appreciation of our work."