🏆 Major Winners:

• Best Actor (Tie): Shah Rukh Khan for Jawan and Vikrant Massey for 12th Fail, both winning their first National Award in their careers.
• Best Actress: Rani Mukerji for Mrs Chatterjee vs Norway, marking her first National Award after a long journey in cinema.
• Best Feature Film: 12th Fail, directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra—a socially relevant drama praised for its storytelling.
• Best Hindi Film: Kathal: A Jackfruit Mystery, starring Sanya Malhotra, celebrated for its satirical storytelling and social commentary.

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🎬 Notable Film & Technical Awards

• Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment: Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani, also awarded Best Choreography for “Dhindhora Baje Re” (choreographed by Vaibhavi Merchant) .
• Best Director: Sudipto Sen for The Kerala Story.
• Best Feature Film Promoting National, Social and Environmental Values: Sam Bahadur (directed by Meghna Gulzar).
• Best Film in AVGC (Animation, VFX, Gaming & Comic): Hanu‑Man (Telugu) which also won Best Action Direction.

  Technical achievements:

• Best Sound Design: Animal

• Best Background Score: Animal

• Best Editing: Pookalam (Malayalam)

• Best Cinematography: The Kerala Story.

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📍 Regional Highlights & Language Film Winners

• Best Tamil Film: Parking
• Best Telugu Film: Bhagavanth Kesari
• Best Malayalam Film: Ullozhokku
• Best Kannada Film: Kandeelu: The Ray of Hope
• Best Bengali Film: Deep Fridge
• Best Marathi Film: Shyamchi Aai
• Best Odia Film: Pushkara
• Best Gujarati Film: Vash
• Best Punjabi Film: Godday Godday Chaa
• Best Assamese Film: Rangatapu 1982.

 

• Supporting role awards:

• Best Supporting Actor: Vijayaraghavan (Pookalam) and Muthupettai Somu Bhaskar (Parking)

• Best Supporting Actress: Urvashi (Ullozhokku) and Janki Bodiwala (Vash).

• Best Child Artist (joint): Tree­sha Thosar, Shrinivas Pokale & Bhargav Jagtap (Naal 2, Marathi), and Kabir Khandare (Gypsy).Ashish Bende won

• Best Debut Direction for Aatmapamphlet, and Naal 2 was awarded Best Children’s Film, both Marathi entries earning Swarna Kamal awards — highlighting Marathi cinema’s strong showing this year.

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📋 About 71st National Award 

• The 71st National Film Awards are prestigious awards presented by the Government of India to honor the best in Indian cinema for the year 2023. These awards were announced on August 1, 2025.

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🏆 What Are the National Film Awards?

• Instituted in 1954, these awards are India’s most prominent film honors, recognizing artistic, technical, and social excellence in Indian cinema.
• They cover feature films, non-feature films, children's films, and regional language films.
• Organized by the Directorate of Film Festivals, under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

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📆 71st National Film Awards: Key Facts

• Edition: 71st (Awards for films released in 2023)
• Announced on: August 1, 2025
• Honored by: President of India (typically at a formal ceremony)

 

• Main categories include:

• Best Feature Film

• Best Actor & Actress

• Best Direction

• Best Regional Films

• Best Music, Cinematography, Screenplay, etc.