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63rd National Film Awards

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The 63rd National Film Awards were started as an annual incentive by the Government of India to encourage meaningful films.

63rd National Film Awards

The Complete List of Major Winners:

  • Best actress: KanganaRanaut for ‘Tanu Weds Manu Returns’KanganaRanaut was adjudged the Best Actress last year for VikasBahl’s Queen, which also emerged as the Best Film. Kangana had earlier won the Best Supporting Actress award for Fashion in 2008.
  • Best actor: Amitabh Bachchan for ‘Piku’, this is fourth National Award for Amitabh Bachchan who had earlier won for Agneepath, Paa and Black
  • Best Film: ‘Baahubali: The Beginning’
  • Best Director: Sanjay LeelaBhansali for ‘BajiraoMastani’
  • Best popular film providing wholesome entertainment: ‘BajrangiBhaijaan’
  • Best Film Friendly State Award: Gujarat (special mention to UP and Kerala)

Most Film-Friendly State

  • Gujarat was named the Most Film-Friendly State at the 63rd National Film Awards, a major step by the Indian government to promote film tourism in the states because this sort of an award will enthuse the states.
  • This is the first time that the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has bestowed this award in order to promote film tourism in states.

The awards bestowed including Best films from various languages across India.

The Complete List of Major Winners:

Best Bodo film DauHuduniMethai
Best Punjabi film ChauthiKoot
Best Odiya film Pahada Ra Luha
Best Marathi film Ringan
Best Malyalam film Pathemari
Best Konkani film Enemy
Best Kannada film Thithi
Best Hindi film DumlagaKHaisha
Best Bengali film Shankhachil
Best Assamese film Kothanodi
Best Khasi film Onaatah
Best Haryanvi film Satrangi
Best Wancho film The Head Hunter
Best Manipuri film EibusuYaohanbiyu
Best Mizo film Kima’s lode Beyond the Class
Best Maithili film MithilaMakhaan
Best Sanskrit film Priyamanasam
Best Telugu film Kanche
Best Tamil film Visaaranai
Best Choreography Remo S’Souza (DeewaniMastani in BajiraoMastani)
Best Background score Ilaiyaaraja (ThaaraiThappattai)
Best Music direction M Jayachandran (KaathirunnuKaathirunnu in EnnuNinteMoideen)
Best Costume Designer and Make-up Artist Nanak Shah Fakir
Best Editing Late Kishore TE (Visaaranai)
Best Dialogues JuhiChaturvedi (Piku) and Himanshu Sharma (Tanu Weds Manu Returns)
Best Screenplay Writer (Original) JuhiChaturvedi (Piku) and Himanshu Sharma (Tanu Weds Manu Returns)
Best Cinematography SudeepChaterjee (BajiraoMastani)
Best Female Playback Singer Monali Thakur (MohMohKeDhage)
Best Supporting Actress TanviAzmi (BajiraoMastani)
Best Supporting Actor Samuthirakani (Visaaranai)
Special Mention RinkuRajguru (Sairat)
Special Mention Jayasurya (Su SuSudiVathmeekam&LukkaChuppi)
Special Mention Ritika Singh (IrudhiSuttru)
Best Children’s Film Duronto
Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation ValiyaChiraKullaPakshikal
Best Film on Social Issues Nirnayakam
NargisDutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration Nanak Shah Fakir
Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director NeerajGhaywan (Masaan)