
Bollywood shone bright on the platform of National Film Awards this year. At a platform where mainstream cinema is rarely recognised, Tigmanshu Dhulia's Paan Singh Tomar bagged the Best Film Award and Irrfan Khan got his Best Actor Award for this year. Take a look at the big winners, both Bollywood and regional at 60th National Film Awards.
Dhulia
Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a director: Chittagong (Hindi) by Bedabrata Pain and 101 Chodiyangal (Malayalam) by Siddhartha Siva
Best Popular Film providing wholesome entertainment: Vicky Donor (Hindi) and Ustad Hotel (Malayalam)
Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration: Thanichalla Njan (Malayalam)
Best Film on Social Issues: Spirit (Malayalam)
Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation: Black Forest (Malayalam)
Best Children's Film: Dekh Indian Circus (Hindi)
Best Animation Film: Delhi Safari (Hindi)
Best Direction: Shivaji Lotan Patil for Dhag (Marathi)
Best Actor: Irrfan for Paan Singh Tomar (Hindi) and Vikram Gokhale for Anumati (Marathi)
Best Actress: Usha Jadhav for Dhag (Marathi)
Best Supporting Actor: Annu Kapoor for Vicky Donor (Hindi)
Best Supporting Actress: Dolly Ahluwalia for Vicky Donor (Hindi) and Kalpana for Thanichalla Njan (Malayalam)
Best Child Artist: Virendra Pratap for Dekh Indian Circus (Hindi) and Minon for 101 Chodiyangal (Malayalam)
Best Male Playback Singer: Shankar Mahadevan for the song ‘Bolo Na' in Chittagong (Hindi)
Best Female Playback Singer: Aarti Anklekar Tikekar for the song ‘Palakein Naa Moondon' in Samhita (Marathi)
Best Cinematography: Sudheer Palsane and Prasad Film Laboratory, Chennai for KO : YAD (Mising)
Best Screenplay Writer (Original): Sujoy Ghosh for Kahaani (Hindi)
Best Screenplay Writer (Adapted): Bhavesh Mandalia and Umesh Shukla for OMG - Oh My God! (Hindi)
Best Dialogue: Anjali Menon for Ustad Hotel (Malayalam)
Best Editing: Namrata Rao for Kahaani (Hindi)
Best Production Design: Vishwaroopam (Tamil)
Best Lyrics: Prasoon Joshi for ‘Bolo Na' in Chittagong (Hindi)
Special Jury Award: Rituparno Ghosh for Chitrangada (Bengali) and Nawazuddin Siddiqui for Kahaani, Gangs of Wasseypur, Dekh Indian Circus, Talaash (Hindi)
Best Choreography: Pandit Birju Maharaj for Vishwaroopam (Tamil)
Best Special Effects: Eega (Telugu)