The 65th National Film Awards 2018 have been announced today with Newton among the major winners.
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Actor Sridevi has been awarded the National Award, posthumously, for Best Actress for the movie Mom.
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The Best Actor (Male) was awarded to Riddhi Sen for the movie Nagar Kirtan.
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After winning laurels for his performance last year in Newton, Pankaj Tripathi has won the Special Mention Award for the film.
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The movie Newton, directed by Amit V Masurkar and starring Rajkummar Rao as lead, won the National Award for Best Film (Hindi).
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Divya Dutta was awarded the National Award for Best Supporting Actress for the movie Irada.
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Noted music composer A.R. Rahman won the National Award for Best Music Direction for Mani Ratnam’s Kaatru Veliyidai, as well as for Best Background Score for Mom.
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Choreographer Ganesh Acharya has been awarded the National Award for Best Choreography for the song “Gori Tu Latth Maar” from Toilet: Ek Prem Katha.
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Baahubali: The Conclusion has won the National Award for Best Special Effects.
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A deserving list indeed!
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