60th National Film Awards announced

The prestigious 60th National Film Awards were announced yesterday (18 March 2013). Here’s let’s talk about the winners… Paan Singh Tomar (Hindi) directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia was declared the Best Film. Irrfan Khan has emerged as the Best Actor for his performance in the same above film. Said Disney UTV Managing Director Studios Siddharth Roy Kapur, “We are proud and honoured that Paan Singh Tomar has been conferred with the National Award for Best Feature Film and Best Actor. Tigmanshu Dhulia and Irrfan Khan are the two architects of this film and have literally put their blood, sweat and tears into bringing the poignant tale of Paan Singh Tomar to celluloid. This is a huge honour for our entire team at Disney UTV, which has worked consistently over the years to bring audiences cinema that is entertaining and thought provoking, and I would like to thank the National Awards jury for recognizing these efforts”. The Best Actor award was also shared by Vikram Gokhale for his role in the Marathi film Anumati. The Best Actress award was bagged by Usha Jadhav for her performance in Dhag (Marathi). John Abraham’s debut production Vicky Donor bagged the National Award for Best Film in wholesome entertainment of the year. Observed Eros International Sunil Lulla, Managing Director said, “Vicky Donor has won the award for the best film providing wholesome entertainment, which is most apt. Equally deserving are Annu ji and Dolly ji for winning their respective awards for their outstanding performances. I congratulate the entire team of Vicky Donor on receiving this wonderful and prestigious honor”. The award for the Best Director has been conferred on Shivaji Lotan Patil for the film Dhag (Marathi). Sujoy Ghosh won the award for Best Screenplay for his Vidya Balan-starrer Kahaani. The ward for the Best Supporting Actor has been conferred on Annu Kapur for the film Vicky Donor. Chittagong (Hindi) and 101 Chodiyangal (Malayalam) have shared the Indira Gandhi award for the Best Debut Film of a Director. Detailed list of winners of National Film Awards 2013 Best Feature Film: Paan Singh Tomar (Hindi) by Tigmanshu Dhulia. Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment: Vicky Donor (Hindi) by Shoojit Sircar & Ustad Hotel (Malayalam) by Anwar Rasheed. Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director: Chittagong (Hindi) by Bedabrata Pain & 101 Chodiyangal (Malayalam) by Siddhartha Siva. Nargis Gutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration: Thanichalla Njan (Malayalam) by Babu Thiruvalla. Best Film on Social Issues: Spirit (Malayalam) by Renjith. Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation: Black Forest (Malayalam) by Joshy Mathew. Best Children’s Film: Dekh Indian Circus (Hindi) by Mangesh Hadawale. Best Animation Film: Delhi Safari (Hindi) by Nikhil Advani. Best Direction: Dhag (Marathi) by Shivaji Lotan Patil. Best Actor: Irrfan Khan for Paan Singh Tomar (Hindi) & Vikram Gokhale for Anumati (Marathi). Best Actress: Usha Jadhav for Dhag (Marathi). Best Supporting Actor: Annu Kapoor for Vicky Donor (Hindi). Best Supporting Actress: Dolly Ahluwalia for Vicky Donor (Hindi) & Kalpana for Thanichallanjan (Malayalam). Best Child Artist: Virendra Pratap for Dekh Indian Circus (Hindi) & Minon for 101 Chodiyangal (Malayalam) Best Male Playback Singer: Shankar Mahadevan for the song Bolo Na, Chittagong (Hindi) Best Female Playback Singer: Aarti Anklekar Tikekar for the song Palakein Naa Moondon, Samhita (Marathi) Best Cinematography: Sudheer Palsane for KO: YAD (Mising) Best Screenplay: Screenplay Writer (Original): Sujoy Ghosh for Kahaani (Hindi. Screenplay Writer (Adapted) : Bhavesh Mandalia & Umesh Shukla for OMG Oh My God (Hindi), dialogues: Anjali Menon for Ustaad Hotel (Malayalam). Best Editing: Namrata Rao for Kahaani (Hindi). Best Production Design: Boontawee ‘Thor’ Taweepasas & Lalgudi N. Ilayaraja for Vishwaroopam (Tamil). Best Costume Designer: Poornima Ramaswamy for Paradesi (Tamil). Best Make-up Artist: Raja for Vazakkuenn 18/9 (Tamil). Best Music Direction: Songs: Shailender Barve for Samhita (Marathi). Background Score: BijiBal for Kaliyachan (Malayalam). Best Lyrics: Prasoon Joshi for song Bolo Na, Chittagong (Hindi). Special Jury Award: Rituparno Ghosh for Chitrangada (Bengali) & Nawazuddin Siddiqui for Kahaani, Gangs of Wasseypur, Dekh Indian Circus and Talaash (all Hindi). Best Special Effects: Makuta VFX for Eega (Telugu). Best Choreography: Pandit Birju Maharaj for Vishwaroopam (Tamil). Best Assamese Film: Baandhon by Jahnu Baruah. Best Bengali Film: Shabdo by Kaushik Ganguly. Best Gujarati Film: The Good Road by Gyan Arora. Best Hindi Film: Filmistan by Nitin Kakkar. Best Kannada Film: Bharath Stores by P. Sheshadri. Best Malayalam Film: Celluloid by Kamal. Best Manipuri Film: Leipaklei by Aribam Syam Sharma. Bes Marathi Film: Investment by Ratnakar Matkari. Best Punjabi Film: Nabar by Rajeev Sharma. Best Tamil Film: Vazakkuenn 18/9 by Balaji Sakthivel. Best Telugu Film: Eega by S.S. Rajamouli. Best Urdu Film: Harud by Aamir Bashir. Best English Film: Lessons in Forgetting by Unni Vijayan.