Sep 10
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Tinsel town sultans Aamir Khan and Amitabh Bachchan are the recipients of the 57th National Film Awards along with Bengal’s critically acclaimed filmmaker Rituparno Ghosh, according to the latest announcements.The awards were announced by head of the awards jury Ramesh Sippy this evening.
Bachchan won the award for his role of a child suffering with a rare disorder – progeria – in the film ‘Paa’. The actor has won two awards ‘Agneepath’ and ‘Hum’ for Paa also fetched veteran actress Arundhati Nag the award for Best Supporting Actress. Ananya Chaterjee won the Best Actress award forĀ ‘Aabo Hawa’. Rituparno Ghosh has been adjudged Best Director.
The super successful Hindi film ‘3 Idiots’ bagged three awards – Best Popular Film, Best Director and Best Producer. Malayalam film ‘Kutty Shrank’ won the Best Film award. Shyam Benegal’s ‘Well Done Abba‘ bagged the Best Film on Social Issues while Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s ”Dilli-6′ won the award for Best Film on National Integration.
Farooq Sheikh bagged the Best Supporting Actor award for the film ‘Lahore’.
List of Winners
Best feature film: Kutti Sranku (Malayalam)
Best Actor: Amitabh Bachchan (Paa/Hindi)
Best Actress: Ananya Chatterjee (Abohomaan/Bengali)
Best popular film providing wholesome entertainment: : 3 Idiots (Hindi)
Best Director: Raju Hirani (3 Idiots/Hindi) / Rituparno Ghosh (Abohomaan/Bengali)
Best Producer: Vidhu Vinod Chopra (3 Idiots/Hindi)
Best Supporting Actor: Farooq Sheikh (Lahore/Hindi)
Best Supporting actress: Arundhati Nag (Paa/Hindi)
Best Child Artists: Jiva, Anba Karasu (Pasanga/Tamil)
Best film on Social issues: Well Done Abba (Hindi)
Best Choreography: K Shivsankar ( Magadhira/Telugu)
Best Kids movie: Ottani Pati & Keshu
Best camera work: Anjali Sukla (Kutti Sranku/Malayalam)
Best Music Director: Amit Trivedi (Dev D)
Best Playback Singer (Male): Rupam Islam (Mahanagar)
Best Playback Singer(Female): Nilanjana Sarkar (Housefull)
Sound Engineer: Resul Pookkutty
Best Lyrics: Swanand Kirkire (3 Idiots/Behti Hawaa)
Best background score: Ilayaraja (Kerala Verma Pazasi Raja)
Best National Integration Film: Delhi 6 (Hindi)
Best Hindi Film: Paa