Shah Rukh Khan has finally added a national award to his long list. The Bollywood icon shared the prestigious honor with Vikrant Massey, the best actor for his high-octane performance in ‘Jawa’, which was recognized for his fine role in 12th failure. This is a milestone moment in SRK’s first national award win-his decades-length.
Rani Mukherjee took the Best Actress award for her emotional and hard-touching depiction in Mrs. Chatterjee vs Norway, confirming her position as one of the most permanent talents in Hindi cinema.
12th failed best feature film and other winners
Vidya Vinod Chopra’s ’12th Fail’ was declared the best feature film, while the Best Director Award was controversial but widely discussed ‘Kerala Story’.
‘Rocky and Rani Kim Prem Kahani’, the entertainers of Karan Johar’s romantic family, earned the title of the best popular film, which offers full entertainment, while Meghna Gulzar’s ‘Sam Bahadur’ was recognized for contribution to national, social and environmental values. Vicky Kaushal-Starrer also won in dress and makeup categories.
The winners of the 2023 National Film Awards were announced in New Delhi on Friday by Jury Chairperson and veteran filmmaker Ashutosh Gowariker. With a diverse list of winners spread in styles and subjects, this year’s honor celebrated both cinematic excellence and socially influential story.
Here is a complete list of winners with 2023 National Film Awards.
feature films:
Special mentions: Shri Rajkrishnan (Animal – Recording)
Best Tai Fake Film: Pai Tang … Asha Ka Step
Best Garo Film: Remdotiaga
Best Telugu film: Bhagwant Kesari
Best Tamil Film: Parking
Best Punjabi Film: Godde Goddade Cha
Best Odia Film: Pushkar
Best Marathi Film: Shyamchi AAI
Best Malayalam Film: Ulozuku
Best Kannada Film: Candilu
Best Hindi Film: Kathal
Best Gujarati Film:
Best Bengali Film: Deep Fridge
Best Assamese Film: Rongatapu 1982
Best Action Direction: Nandu-Pudhavi (Hanuman)
Best Choreography: Vaibhavi Merchant (Dindhora Baje Re – Rocky and Rani Keim Prem Kahani)
Best Song: Kasarala Shyam (Oru Felturu – Balgam)
Best music instructions
Best Makeup: Srikanth Desai (Sam Bahadur)
Best Costume Design: Sachin, Divya, Nisi (Sam Bahadur)
Best Production Design: Mohandas (2018)
Best Editing: Midhun Murali (Pokalam)
Best Sound Design: Sachin Sudhakaran, Hariharan (Animals)
Best Screenplay: Sai Rajesh (child), Ramkumar Balakrishnan (Parking)
Best Dialogue: Deepak Kingrani (Sirf is a Bandra enough)
Best Cinematography: Prasanthanu Mohapatra (Kerala Story)
Best Playback Singer: Shilpa Rao (Chaliya – Jawan), Rohit (Premisthunna – Baby)
Best Child Artist: Sukriti Bandirdi (Gandhi Thiha Chettu), Kabir Khandare (Gypsy), Treshar, Srinivas Pokle, Bhargava (Naal 2)
Best Actor in Supporting Role: Urvashi (Ulozuku), Janaki Bodiwala (Vash), Vijayaraghavan (Poolm), Muttui Somu Bhaskar (Parking)
Best Actor in the lead role: Queen mukhjee (Mrs. Chatterjee vs Norway), Shah Rukh Khan (Jawan), Vikrant Massey (12th failure)
Best direction: Sudipto Sen (Kerala Story)
Best Film in AVGC: Hanuman
Best Children’s Film: Nal 2
Best film promoting national, social values: Sam Bahadur
Entertainment providing the best popular film: Rocky and Rani Keim Prem Kahani
Best First Film: Aatmapamphlet
Best Film: 12th Failure
Non-feature movies:
Special Mention: Neckle – Paddy Man, Sea and Seven Villages Chronicle
Best Script: Sunflower was first to know
Best Voiceover: Hari Krishnan S (The Sacred Jack – Search of Trees of Wishes)
Best Music Disha: Zoological Desai (first film)
Best Editing: Niladari Roy (Focus Focus)
Best Sound Design: Shubarun Sengupta (Dazhgiri Flowers)
Best Cinematography: Meenakshi Soman, Saravanmaruthu (Little Wings)
Best direction: Piyush Thakur (first film)
Best Short Film: Gadd The Mehtar
Best non-feature film promoting social and environmental values: The Silent Epidemic
Best Duties Film: God Vulture and Human
Best Art/Culture Film: Kaalitit Tamil Nadu
Best Biography/Historical Reconstruction Film: Mo Bu Mo Gaan, Lentina AO
Best Debut Film: The Spirit Dreams of Cherow
Best Non-Fiction Film: Flowing Man
