Celebrating Excellence: Winners of the 71st National Film Awards 2023

The prestigious 71st National Film Awards has announced its winners for 2023, spotlighting excellence in the Indian film industry. Among the celebrated works, Vidhu Vinod Chopra's '12th Fail' secured the Best Feature Film, with Sudipto Sen honoured for Best Direction for 'The Kerala Story'.

In the acting categories, Shah Rukh Khan and Rani Mukerji were lauded as Best Actor and Best Actress respectively, for their stellar performances in 'Jawan' and 'Mrs Chatterjee v/s Norway'. The awards highlighted various other categories shining a light on the remarkable talents in cinematography, makeup, and music direction.

Awardees in the non-feature film category included 'Flowering Man' by Soumyajit Ghosh Dastidar, winning the Best Non-Feature Film award. These achievements underscore the diverse and dynamic nature of Indian cinema.

(With inputs from agencies.)