Bollywood rules the 56th National Awards

Spicezee Bureau

New Delhi: Bollywood overshadowed the 56th National Film Awards, winning as many as thirteen awards with films like ‘Rock On!!’, ‘Fashion’, ‘Firaaq’ and ‘Jodhaa Akbar.’ The 56th National Film Awards were awarded by President Pratibha Patil in a glittering ceremony here. Priyanka Chopra has been honoured with the Best Actress Award for her role in multi award winning film ‘Fashion’. Following her closely is her ‘Fashion’ co-star Kangna Ranuat, who walked away with the Best Supporting Actress Award. As for the Best Actor Award, it has been awarded to Upendra Limaye for his stunning act in Marathi film ‘Jogwa’. As for the Best Hindi Film, the award was bagged by Abhishek Kapoor’s ‘Rock On’, while the Best Film Award went to Rahul Bose-starrer Bengali film `Antaheen`. The Best Director award went to Tamil filmmaker Bala for his film `Naan Kadavul`. Abhay Deol starrer ‘Oye Lucky Lucky Oye’ seized the Popular Film Award and Neeraj Pandey’s ‘A Wednesday’ was named as the Best Debut Film of 2008. Stunning actor Arjun Rampal won the Best Supporting Actor award for his acclaimed role in ‘Rock On’. Best Hindi Film: ‘Rock On!!’ Best Film: ‘Antaheen’ (Bengali) Best Actress: Priyanka Chopra (‘Fashion’) Best Actor: Upendra Limaye (‘Jogwa’) Best Director: Bala (‘Naan Kadavul’) Best Supporting actress: Kangna Ranaut (‘Fashion’) Best Supporting actor: Arjun Rampal (‘Rock On!!’) Best Debut Film: ‘A Wednesday’ Best Special Effects: ‘Mumbai Meri Jaan’ Best Popular Film: ‘Oye Lucky Lucky Oye’ Best Music Direction: Shams Patel (‘Thanks Maa’) Best Male Singer: Hariharan Best Female Singer: Shreya Ghoshal Best Animation: Roadside Romeo Best Children film: Gubachi Ganu Best Costume Designer: Neeta Lulla (‘Jodhaa Akbar’) Best Choreography Award: Chinni Prakash (‘Jodhaa Akbar’)