Kangana, Dhanush, Rajinikanth Won National Award 2021
Presentation ceremony of the 67th National Film Awards was held at Delhi’s Vigyan Bhawan.
National Film Awards are given by the government of India to encourage films and actors. The 67th National Film Awards were announced in March this year and were supposed to take place last year, but were postponed due to the pandemic. The jury chose from 461 films in the feature category and 220 films in the shorts category. Presentation ceremony of the 67th National Film Awards was held at Delhi’s Vigyan Bhawan on 25 October 2021. The awards were presented by Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu. Kangana Ranaut 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. She was soon followed by Manoj Bajpayee, who was awarded the Best Actor Award for his performance in Bhonsle. Dhanush shared the award with Tamil actor Dhanush also for his role in Asuran. Dhanush has won four National Awards till now.
In the regional languages, Asuran won for Best Tamil film and Jersey won for Best Telugu film.
Meanwhile, Rajinikanth was awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for his contribution to Indian cinema. Rajinikanth and Dhanush were joined by Aishwarya R Dhanush (Dhanush's wife and Rajinikanth's daughter).
