Saturday saw the much-anticipated 72nd National Film Awards finally being announced. The same were for the films which released in 2024. And there were some surprises on the list.
Kartik Aaryan, Yami Gautam Dhar
The National Film Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role award is shared between the legendary Mammooty for the Malayalam film Bramayugam, and Kartik Aaryan for the Hindi film Chandu Champion.
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Yami Gautam Dhar, meanwhile has been chosen as Best Actor in a Leading Role- Female for Article 370. Sanjay Mishra's performance in Bhakshak has been deemed worthy of the Best Supporting Actor award.
Rajkummar Rao's Srikanth has been judged as Best Hindi Film. Kartik's Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 won for Best Sound Design.
Ajay Devgn's Maidaan too featured on the winners list. Lyricist Manoj Muntashir's work on the song Jaane Do for the sports drama fetched him the Ntaional Film Award for Best Lyrics.
Aaj Ki Raat, a song featured in Stree 2, which took the nation by rage for its catchy tune and hookstep, culminated into a National Award for choreographer Vijay Ganguly.
Rishabh Suri is an Assistant Editor, film critic, and professional overthinker of plot points. He writes for HT City, keeping pace with an industry where news cycles expire long before the popcorn gets cold. He completed his graduation in English Honours from Kirori Mal College, followed by a Master’s degree in English Literature-effectively training his brain to over-analyse classic texts before applying those exact same skills to 3-hour Bollywood blockbusters. He got into the profession when he had barely graduated from college and has been at HT ever since. At HT, Rishabh reviews films with a simple rule: skip the dense academic jargon and get straight to the point. Beyond reviews, as Assistant Editor, he helps navigate the broader circus of showbiz, tracking everything from OTT shifts to sudden box office panics. In a beat driven by loud PR machinery and carefully scripted answers, Rishabh prefers cutting through the noise to focus on how stories get made and why trends shift. When he isn’t writing against a deadline, he is usually sitting in a dark theater, compulsively memorising dialogues. For Rishabh, analysing movies isn't just a day job- it’s a habit he couldn't turn off even if he tried.
