The 68th National Film Awards were announced on Friday afternoon at the National Media Centre in New Delhi, with the honours for films from the year of 2021. The event is organised by the Directorate of Film Festivals, which comes under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
Last year, Director Priyadarshan’s Malayalam war epic Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea , that is headlined by Mohanlal, won Best Feature Film, while the best acting honours went to Manoj Bajapayee for Bhonsle, Dhanush for Tamil film Asuran, and Kangana Ranaut for two of her films, Panga and Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi.
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Most Film Friendly State: Madhya Pradesh.
This year, 305 feature films were received as entries in 30 languages; and 148 non-feature films in 20 languages were received from all over the country, announces Additional Secretary, Ministry of I&B, Neerja Shekhar.
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Jury members present report
Jury members Vipul Shah, Chitrartha Singh, Anant Vijay, and Priyadarshanand present report on 68th National Film Awards.
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