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70th National Film Awards: Rishabh Shetty Wins Best Actor, Sooraj R Barjatya Bags Best Director For 'Uunchai'

The 70th National Film Awards are announced today, August 16, by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

Rishab Shetty wins National award for Best Actor for Kantara
Rishab Shetty in 'Kantara' Photo: YouTube
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The much-awaited 70th National Film Awards are announced today, August 16, by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. The jury includes - Rahul Rawail, Chairperson of the Feature Film Jury; Nila Madhab Panda, Chairperson of the Non-Feature Film Jury; Mr. Gangadhar Mudalair, Chairperson of the Best Writing on Cinema Jury. Rishabh Shetty won the Best Actor for his stellar act in 'Kantara'. He also directed it. Nithya Menen and Mansi Parekh shared the Best Actress award for 'Thiruchitrambalam' and 'Kutch Express'.

Manoj Bajpayee's 'Gulmohar' was honoured with the Best Hindi Film at the 70th National Film Awards. The film also starred Sharmila Tagore. It was released on Disney+ Hotstar. Manoj Bajpayee also won Special Mention award for 'Gulmohar'.

Best Director award was won by Sooraj Barjatya for 'Uunchai' while Malayalam film 'Aattam' won the Best Film award. Pritam won the Best Music award for Hindi film 'Brahmastra' at the 70th National Film Awards.