63rd National Film Awards announced

SS Rajamouli’s magnum opus Baahubali was declared the Best Film at 63rd National Film Awards announced on March 28. 
•    Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan won the Best Actor award for his role in ‘Piku’ while actress Kangana Ranaut won Best Actress for her role in ‘Tanu Weds Manu Returns.”
•    Kangana Ranaut, 28, won the award for her role in romantic comedy drama “Tanu Weds Manu Returns” for her endearing dual turn as Tanu, a troublesome wife and Haryanvi sportsperson Datto.
•    This is the third trophy for Ranaut at the National Awards, having won best actress for “Queen” last year and earlier for best supporting actress for 2008 film “Fashion”.
•    Director Sanjay Leela Bhansali has won Best Director for his magrnum opus ‘Bajirao Mastani.’
•    This is Amitabh Bachchan’s fourth national award. The actor first won a national award for best actor for Agneepath in 1990. His next two national award wins happened in 2005 and 2009 for Black and Paa respectively.
•    Salman Khan’s ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ was named Best Popular Film at the 63rd National Film Awards.
•    Last year’s much appreciated “Masaan” had to contend itself with just a Best Debut director award for Neeraj Ghaywan.
•    Best adapted screenplay honour went to Vishal Bhardwaj for real-life inspired crime drama ‘Talvar’, while the Best Original Screenplay and dialogue was shared between Juhi  Chaturvedi (Piku) and Himanshu Sharma (Tanu Weds Manu Returns)
•    Singer Monali Thakur won Best singer for her song Moh Moh Ke Dhage, Dum Laga Ke Haisha. While Best Cinematography was won by Sudeep Chaterjee for Bajirao Mastani.
•    Remo D’Souza won Best Choreographer for his song Deewani Mastani from Bajirao Mastani.
•    Best Screenplay – Dialogues: Juhi Chaturvedi (Piku) and Himanshu Sharma (Tanu Weds Manu Returns)
•    Bajirao Mastani has won three National Awards this year.
•    Actress Kalki Koechlin’s stint as a girl affected with cerebral palsy in Shonali Bose’s “Margarita with a Straw” got a special jury mention.
•    Tamil star Samuthirakani bagged the best supporting actor award for his role in thriller, “Visaranai”, based on M Chandrakumar’s novel “Lock Up”. The movie also won the best Tamil film and best editing awards.
•    “Baahubali”, which won best feature film honour, also scored the best special effects award for CGI-laden screenplay.