Bollywood Stars Shah Rukh Khan, Vikrant Massey, and Rani Mukerji Secure Acting Accolades; '12th Fail' Crowned Best Film at India's National Film Awards
The 71st edition of India's National Film Awards, honoring films certified between January 1 and December 31, 2023, celebrated significant achievements across Indian cinema. The awards were presented by India's Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in a press conference and live stream in New Delhi.
Notable Achievements
The Best Actor awards were shared by Shah Rukh Khan for his role in Jawan and Vikrant Massey for 12th Fail. Rani Mukerji won Best Actress for her lead role in Mrs. Chatterjee Vs Norway.
The Best Feature Film award went to 12th Fail, and the Best Hindi Feature Film was Kathal: A Jackfruit Mystery. Sudipto Sen won Best Director for The Kerala Story.
Other notable category winners include:
- Best Supporting Actress: Urvashi for Ullozhukku (Malayalam) and Janki Bodiwala for Vash (Gujarati).
- Best Supporting Actor: Vijayaraghavan for Pookkaalam (Malayalam) and MS Bhaskar for Parking (Tamil).
- Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment: Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani.
- Best Film Promoting National, Social Values: Sam Bahadur.
Regional Language Awards
The awards also recognised achievements in regional languages:
- 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: Ullozhokku
- Best Kannada Film: Kandeelu: The Ray of Hope
- Best Gujarati Film: Vash
- Best Bengali Film: Deep Fridge
- Best Assamese Film: Rangatapu (1982).
Non-Feature Film Categories
In the non-feature film category, "The First Film" won both best direction and best music. "Little Wings" won best cinematography, and "Giddh The Scavenger" won best short film. "Moving Focus" won best editing, and "Flowering Man" was named best non-feature film.
Special Mentions
"Vaathi" won best music direction (songs), and "Baby" (Telugu) won best original screenplay, shared with "Parking" (Tamil). "2018: Everyone Is A Hero" won best production design, and "Nekal - Chronicle of The Paddy Man" (Malayalam) and "The Sea and Seven Villages" (Odia) received special mentions.
Jury Chairs
The Feature Films jury was chaired by Ashutosh Gowariker, and the awards were officially announced by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
Recognition Across Hindi and Regional Cinemas
These details reflect broad recognition across Hindi and regional cinemas, celebrating artistic and social contributions in Indian film for 2023. The National Film Awards are decided by independent juries appointed by the Directorate of Film Festivals.
The 'Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani' was acknowledged as the Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment, showcasing entertainment diversity across movies and television. The non-feature film 'The First Film' received accolades for Best Direction and Best Music, demonstrating excellence in entertainment production.
