Best Actress for her performance as 'Gangubai Kathiawadi', a powerful and moving portrayal of a real-life sex worker and mafia queen.
Kriti Sanon won the National Film Award for Best Actress for her performance in the film 'Mimi'. The actress shared the award with Alia Bhatt, who won for her performance in the film 'Gangubai Kathiawadi'.
Telugu star Allu Arjun was honoured with the Best Actor Award at the 69th National Film Awards. He received the award for his role in 'Pushpa: The Rise – Part 1'. Notably, Allu Arjun became the first Telugu actor to receive this prestigious award.
Filmmaker Karan Johar's production 'Shershaah' starring Sidharth Malhotra and Kiara Advani bagged the Special Jury Award.
Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Utkarshini Vashishtha won the National Award for Best Editing for 'Gangubai Kathiawadi'.
Known for his versatile acting skills, actor Pankaj Tripathi received the Best Supporting Actor award for his role in 'Mimi'.
Pallavi Joshi won the Best Supporting Actress award at the 69th National Film Awards for her performance in 'The Kashmir Files'. Joshi's performance in The Kashmir Files was widely praised by critics and audiences alike. She played the role of Radhika Menon, a journalist who investigates the genocide of Kashmiri Pandits in the early 1990s.
Shreya Ghoshal was awarded the National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer at the 69th National Film Awards for her performance of the song 'Mayava Chayava' from the Tamil film Iravin Nizhal. This was Ghoshal's fifth National Film Award, making her the most awarded female playback singer in the history of the awards.
Kaala Bhairava won the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer for the song 'Komuram Bheemudo' from the Telugu film 'RRR'. This was his first National Film Award and a major milestone in his career.
Actor R Madhavan's directorial project 'Rocketry: The Nambi Effect' bagged the Best Feature Film.