New Delhi, August 1, 2025 — The Jury of the 71st National Film Awards (2023), chaired by Ashutosh Gowariker (Feature Films) and P. Sheshadri (Non‑Feature Films), announced today major winners across cinema categories at an event attended by senior officials and journalists.
🎬 Top Award Winners
- Best Feature Film: 12th Fail (Hindi) – produced by VC Films, directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra
- Best Debut Film of a Director: Aatmapamphlet (Marathi) – directed by Ashish Bende
- Best Film in AVGC (Animation, VFX, Gaming & Comic): Hanu‑Man (Telugu)
👥 Performance Awards
- Best Actor (Lead): Shah Rukh Khan (Jawan) and Vikrant Massey (12th Fail) – joint winners
- Best Actress (Lead): Rani Mukerji (Mrs. Chatterjee V/s Norway)
- Best Supporting Actor: Vijayaraghavan (Pookkaalam, Malayalam) & Muthupettai Somu Bhaskar (Parking, Tamil) – shared
- Best Supporting Actress: Urvashi (Ullozhukku, Malayalam) & Janki Bodiwala (Vash, Gujarati) – shared
🎥 Non‑Feature & Documentary Film Awards
- Best Non‑Feature Film: Flowering Man (Hindi) – FTII production
- Best Documentary: God Vulture and Human (English/Hindi/Telugu)
- Best Short Film: Giddh The Scavenger (Hindi)
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📚 Best Writing on Cinema
- Utpal Datta (Assamese) received a Swarna Kamal and ₹1 lakh for Best Film Critic
Jury Highlights
The jury received 332 feature film entries, 115 non-feature, 27 book entries, and 16 critics’ nominations. The awards include Swarna Kamal and Rajat Kamal medals with cash prizes ranging from ₹1 lakh to ₹3 lakh.
Shri Ashutosh Gowariker and Shri P. Sheshadri led the feature and non-feature juries respectively, supported by officials across film and cultural sectors.
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