Veteran actress Waheeda Rehman has been officially presented with the Dadasaheb Phalke Lifetime Achievement Award.

This, as the winners for the 69th National Film Awards were formally celebrated today, October 17th 2023.

The awardees were previously named on August 24th 2023.

With a career spanning over five decades, Waheeda Rehman is regarded as one of the greatest actors of Indian cinema.

Speaking after collecting her award, she said, “I feel very honoured and humbled. I am here because of the industry. I have luckily been supported by top directors, actors, writers, dialogue writers, and musicians. Makeup artists, hair and costume designers helped and supported me throughout my career. I want to share the award with all the departments of the film industry that they have given me respect and love from the very onset of my career. No one person can make a film and everyone is needed for it.”

Among this year’s award winners are Alia Bhatt and Kriti Sanon (who jointly won the award in the Best Actress category), Shreya Ghoshal, M. M. Keeravani and Allu Arjun.

Presenting the winners with their awards was President Droupadi Murmu.

RESULTS:

• Best Feature Film: ‘Rocketry’
• Best Director: Nikhil Mahajan, ‘Godavari’
• Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment: ‘RRR’
• Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration: ‘The Kashmir Files’
• Best Actor: Allu Arjun, ‘Pushpa’
• Best Actress: Alia Bhatt, ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’ & Kriti Sanon, ‘Mimi’
• Best Supporting Actor: Pankaj Tripathi, ‘Mimi’
• Best Supporting Actress: Pallavi Joshi, ‘The Kashmir Files’
• Best Child Artist: Bhavin Rabari, ‘Chhello Show’
• Best Screenplay (Original): Shahi Kabir, ‘Nayattu’
• Best Screenplay (Adapted): Sanjay Leela Bhansali & Utkarshini Vashishtha, ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’
• Best Dialogue Writer: Utkarshini Vashishtha & Prakash Kapadia, ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’
• Best Music Director (Songs): Devi Sri Prasad, ‘Pushpa’
• Best Music Direction (Background Music): MM Keeravaani, ‘RRR’
• Best Male Playback Singer: Kaala Bhairava, ‘RRR’
• Best Female Playback Singer: Shreya Ghoshal, ‘Iravin Nizhal’
• Best Lyrics: Chandrabose, Konda Polam’s ‘Dham Dham Dham’
• Best Hindi Film: ‘Sardar Udham’
• Best Kannada Film: ‘777 Charlie’
• Best Malayalam Film: ‘Home’
• Best Gujurati Film: ‘Chhello Show’
• Best Tamil Film: ‘Kadaisi Vivasayi’
• Best Telugu Film: ‘Uppena’
• Best Maithili Film: ‘Samanantar’
• Best Mishing Film: ‘Boomba Ride’
• Best Marathi Film: ‘Ekda Kaay Zala’
• Best Bengali Film: ‘Kalkokkho’
• Best Assamese Film: ‘Anur’
• Best Meiteilon Film: ‘Eikhoigi Yum’
• Best Odiya Film: ‘Pratikshya’
• Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director: ‘Meppadiyan’, Vishnu Mohan
• Best Film on Social Issues: Anunaad – ‘The Resonance’
• Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation: ‘Aavasavyuham’
• Best Children’s Film: ‘Gandhi and Co’
• Best Audiography (Location Sound Recordist): Arun Asok & Sonu K P, ‘Chavittu’
• Best Audiography (Sound Designer): Aneesh Basu, ‘Jhilli’
• Best Audiography (Re-recordist of the final mixed track): Sinoy Joseph, ‘Sardar Udham’
• Best Choreography: Prem Rakshith, ‘RRR’
• Best Cinematography: Avik Mukhopadhayay, ‘Sardar Udham’
• Best Costume Designer: Veera Kapur Ee, ‘Sardar Udham’
• Best Special Effects: Srinivas Mohan, ‘RRR’
• Best Production Design: Dmitrii Malich and Mansi Dhruv Mehta, ‘Sardar Udham’
• Best Editing: Sanjay Leela Bhansali, ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’
• Best Make-up: Preetisheel Singh, ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’
• Best Stunt Choreography: King Soloman, ‘RRR’
• Special Jury Award: ‘Shershaah’, Vishnuvardhan

(Feature Photo: Film Heritage Foundation)