{"id":55797,"date":"2016-03-29T16:42:40","date_gmt":"2016-03-29T11:12:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/?p=55797"},"modified":"2017-03-24T17:44:18","modified_gmt":"2017-03-24T12:14:18","slug":"baahubali-bajirao-and-bajrangi-bagged-national-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/india\/baahubali-bajirao-and-bajrangi-bagged-national-awards","title":{"rendered":"Baahubali, Bajirao, and Bajrangi Bagged National Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"
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National Film Awards 2016<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

From mainstream cinema to art-house regional films, acclaimed artists in the showbiz won big at the less-anticipated yet much prestigious 63rd National Film Awards.<\/p>\n

S. S. Rajamouli\u2019s magnum opus <\/span>Baahubali – The Beginning<\/i><\/span> won the award for Best Feature Film, whereas the director, known for making period-historical costume dramas, Sanjay Leela Bhansali was named the Best Director for Ranveer-Deepika-Priyanka starrer <\/span>Bajirao Mastani.<\/i><\/span> Kabir Khan’s <\/span>Bajrangi Bhaijaan,<\/i><\/span> which swayed the hearts (and minds) of Salman Khan fans, was declared the Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment.<\/span><\/p>\n

In acting, the <\/span>mahanayak\u00a0<\/i><\/span>Amitabh Bachchan<\/b><\/span> was honoured fourth time as <\/span>Best Actor<\/b><\/span> for playing an “eccentric and constipated Banerjee” in <\/span>Piku<\/i><\/span>. Big B’s previous wins are for <\/span>Agneepath<\/i><\/span>, <\/span>Black<\/i><\/span> and <\/span>Paa<\/i><\/span>. The award for <\/span>Best Actress<\/b><\/span> went to <\/span>Kangana Ranaut<\/b><\/span> who essayed two characters of free-spirited wife Tanuja and Haryanvi-speaking athlete Datto in <\/span>Tanu Weds Manu Returns<\/i><\/span>. It is her second consecutive win in this category after <\/span>Queen<\/i><\/span> last year. While the Tamil actor <\/span>Samuthirakani<\/b><\/span> was named <\/span>Best Supporting Actor<\/b><\/span> for <\/span>Visaranai<\/i><\/span>, <\/span>the veteran <\/span>Tanvi Azmi<\/b><\/span> was awarded <\/span>Best Supporting Actress<\/b><\/span> for <\/span>Bajirao Mastani.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

Bajirao Mastani<\/i><\/span>, <\/span>Tanu Weds Manu Returns<\/i><\/span> and <\/span>Piku<\/i><\/span> swept away the popular categories with a lion’s share of wins. <\/span>Dum Laga ke Haisha<\/i><\/span> won the award for Best Hindi Film and another one for the song ‘Moh Moh ke Dhaage’ performed by Monali Thakur. Neeraj Ghaywan received the Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film Of A Director for <\/span>Masaan. <\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

Kalki Koechlin was given a Special Jury award for playing a young woman with cerebral palsy in <\/span>Margarita With A Straw<\/i><\/span> and a Special Mention award to Ritika Singh for her performance in <\/span>Irudhi Suttru. <\/i><\/span>The drama film <\/span>Nanak Shah Fakir<\/i><\/span> grabbed Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration.<\/span><\/p>\n

Below is a <\/span>list of other significant winners<\/b><\/span> at the National Film Awards 2016:<\/span><\/p>\n

Best Original Screenplay: Juhi Chaturvedi for <\/span>Piku<\/i><\/span> and Himanshu Sharma for <\/span>Tanu Weds Manu Returns<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

Best Dialogues: Juhi Chaturvedi for <\/span>Piku<\/i><\/span> and Himanshu Sharma for <\/span>Tanu Weds Manu Returns<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

Best Music Direction: M. Jayachandran for <\/span>Ennu Ninte Moideen<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

Best Background Music: Ilaiyaraaja for <\/span>Tharai Thappattai<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

Best Editing: Late Kishore T.E for <\/span>Visaranai<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

Best Cinematography: Sudeep Chatterjee for <\/span>Bajirao Mastani<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

Best Choreography: Remo D\u2019Souza for <\/span>Bajirao Mastani<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

Best Children\u2019s Film: Duronto<\/p>\n

Best Malayalam Film: Pathemari<\/p>\n

Best Telugu film: Kanche<\/p>\n

Best Tamil film: Visaranai<\/p>\n

Best Sanskrit Film: Priyamanasam<\/p>\n

Best Kannada Film: Thithi<\/p>\n

Best Marathi Film: Ringan<\/p>\n

Best Khasi Film: Onaatah<\/p>\n

Best Punjabi Film: Chauthi Koot<\/p>\n

Best Haryanvi Film: Satrangi<\/p>\n

Best Maithili Film: Mithila Makhaan<\/p>\n

Best Manipuri Film: Eibusu Yaohanbiyu<\/p>\n

Best Mizo Film: Kima\u2019s Lode Beyond the Class<\/p>\n

Best Odiya Film: Pahada Ra Luha<\/p>\n

Best Konkani Film: Enemy<\/p>\n

Best Film on Environment Conservation: <\/span>Valiya Chirakulla Pakshikal<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

From mainstream cinema to art-house regional films, acclaimed artists in the showbiz won big at the less-anticipated yet much prestigious 63rd National Film Awards. S. S. Rajamouli\u2019s magnum opus Baahubali – The Beginning won the award for Best Feature Film, whereas the director, known for making period-historical costume dramas, Sanjay Leela Bhansali was named the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12179,"featured_media":55798,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11315],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-55797","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-india"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55797","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12179"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55797"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55797\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":68578,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55797\/revisions\/68578"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/55798"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55797"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55797"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55797"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}