The winners for the 66th National Film Awards were announced today, and 2018’s third highest-grossing film, Andhadhun, won the award for the Best Feature Film (Hindi).
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Directed by S. Raghavan, this mystery thriller was the perfect marriage of a well-developed script and terrific performances. It also won the award for the Best Adapted Screenplay.
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Ayushmann Khurrana also won the Best Actor award for Andhadhun, along with Vicky Kaushal, who won it for Uri: The Surgical Strike.
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This year also saw Surekha Sikri bag her third National Award, for Best Supporting Actress, for her role in Badhaai Ho. Swanand Kirkire won the Best Supporting Actor for Chumbak.
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Akshay Kumar, Radhika Apte, and Sonam Kapoor starrer Padman won the award for the Best Film On Social Issues.
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Padmaavat won the award for the Best Choreography and Best Music Direction, while Arijit Singh won the Best Male Playback Singer for Binte Dil from the film.
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Uri: The Surgical Strike won the award for Best Background Music, and Marathi film Paani – produced by Priyanka Chopra’s production house Purple Pebble Pictures – won the Best Feature Film on Environment Conservation.
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You can check out the complete list of winners here.