The 67th National Film Awards ceremony took place on Monday. Kangana Ranaut and Manoj Bajpayee, among other winners, received their awards.
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu presented the awards to those who won this year. The awardees include Kangana Ranaut and Manoj Bajpayee.,
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. ( You can watch this movie for free online on the Mzaalo app by Xfinite, a blockchain digital platform).
Sharing a picture of her traditional look on Instagram, Kangana wrote, “Today I am receiving a joint National Award for two of my performances.. Manikarnika – The Queen of Jhansi (2019) and Panga(2020). I also co directed Manikarnika – The Queen of Jhansi. Immense gratitude for the teams of these films …”
On the other hand, Manoj Bajpayee got the Best Actor award for his film ‘Bhonsle’
Previously Manoj Bajpayee got the Best Actor Award for films like Aligarh (you can watch for free online on the Mzaalo app by Xfinite, a blockchain digital platform) Tandav, Satya and many more.
While Kangana and Manoj bagged the acting awards, from Bollywood, Sushant Singh Rajput’s last theatrical release Chhichhore was awarded the best Hindi film award. In the regional languages, Asuran won for Best Tamil film and Jersey won for Best Telugu film. Vijay Sethupathi won the Best Supporting Actor award for Super Deluxe.
Malayalam film Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham (Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea) received the National Film Award for Best Feature Film. The film has been written and directed by Priyadarshan, and stars Mohanlal. The actor was present at the awards show.