Kangana Ranaut Recieves Her Fourth National Award For The Best Actress Title
Manoj Bajpayee, Dhanush are Best Actors
The 67th National Film Awards ceremony took place on Monday, October 25 at New Delhi’s Vigyan Bhawan today. The prizes were given out by Vice President Venkaiah Naidu Dhanush.
Kangana was awarded the Best Actress Award for her performances in Manikarnika: Queen of Jhansi and Panga. The actor, dressed in a traditional saree, walked up to the stage and received her award. This is her fourth National Award. She previously won Best Supporting Actress for her role in Fashion and Best Actress Awards for Queen and Tanu Weds Manu Returns.
She’s seen wearing a beautiful silk saree and looks absolutely gorgeous. Her parents are seen flaunting the National award with full pride and Kangana is glowing with happiness. The winner list was announced in March this year with late actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s film Chhichhore winning the Best Hindi Film award and Kangana Ranaut winning her third Best Actress prize for her performances in Manikarnika (2019) and Panga (2020).
Chhicchore director Nitesh Tiwari and producer Sajid Nadiadwala dedicated the Best Hindi Film Award to Sushant Singh Rajput, who died last year. They said that the late actor will always remain an “integral part of the film” at the ceremony.
Filmmaker Nitesh Ranjan Agnihotri was the Guest Of Honour. He was among the first few celebs to arrive at the awards, including the juries for the awards and for Dadasaheb Phalke Award. Actor Biswajit Chatterjee, who was one of the jury members, said that Rajinikanth was selected for the honour because he is a “talented” person and very “down to earth.”
Union Minister for Information Broadcasting Anurag Singh Thakur and Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting L Murugan were among the other senior dignitaries attending the ceremony. Anurag Singh Thakur shared his thoughts on celebrating Hindi Cinema at the 67th National Awards. He congratulated Rajinikanth on receiving for Dadadsaheb Phalke Award. He said after five decades, Rajinikanth is not just a star but also an institution in himself.
The National Awards 2021 were announced in March. The prestigious awards show recognised the best of cinema in 2019. The annual awards were delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
After the award ceremony, Kangana Ranaut said, “I also co-directed ‘Manikarnika – The Queen of Jhansi’, I would like to dedicate the award to my crew.”