The prestigious National Awards 2024 took place on Tuesday, October 8. The function celebrated films from 2022. Some very deserving candidates from the Entertainment industry have been honoured with the award by India’s President Droupadi Murmu. The list includes actors like Mithun Chakraborty, Nithya Menen and Rishabh Shetty among others. Read on to know more.
Nithya Menen
The superbly talented Nithya Menen won the National Award 2024 for her unmatched performance in the Tamil film Tiruchitrambalam. She won in the category of Best Actress.
Rishab Shetty
Actor Rishab Shetty took home the National Award for his much-loved Kantara. He won the Best Actor award and received the honour from Droupadi Murmu.
Mithun Chakraborty
At the 70th National Awards, Mithun Chakraborty received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for his class-apart contribution to India Cinema. He also received a standing ovation.
Karan Johar
Karaj Johar’s Dharma Production received the National Award for Ayan Mukerji’s directorial Brahmastra: Part 1. The film stars Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt and Amitabh Bachchan.
Manasi Parekh
Actor Manasi Parekh also won the National Award for her Gujarati film Kutch Express.
Sooraj R Barjatya
The Best Director award was conferred upon Sooraj R Barjatya for his film Uunchai starring Amitabh Bachchan, Neena Gupta and Rishi Kapoor in lead roles.
Neena Gupta
Neena Gupta won the Best Supporting Actress for Uunchai.
AR Rehman
The music maestro AR Rehman won the best music director award for Mani Ratnam’s Ponniyin Selvan: Part 1
The list of awardees is very well deserving, and they have wholly contributed a lot to Indian Cinema in their respective fields. What do you think about it?