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Updated On: 17 August, 2024 07:02 AM IST | Mumbai | The Hitlist Team
Neena Gupta, Vishal Bhardwaj, and the team of Kantara expressed their gratitude after their movies won major honours at the 70th National Film Awards yesterday
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Neena Gupta, Vishal Bhardwaj, and the team of Kantara expressed their gratitude after their movies won major honours at the 70th National Film Awards yesterday. “I’ve got two National Awards in the past; I’m getting another one after many years. It’s a big thing for me,” said Gupta, who bagged the title for Uunchaai, which also earned filmmaker Sooraj Barjatya the Best Director nod. Bhardwaj won his career’s ninth National Film Award, this time for Best Music Director, for his short, Fursat, in the non-feature film category. “The only [award] that truly matters. Winning this is the greatest validation of my work,” he said. Composer Pritam, who won the Best Music Director Award for Brahmastra Part 1: Shiva, thanked the jury. The film also earned Arijit Singh a nod for Best Male Playback Singer (Kesariya), and also took home a gong for its visual effects, which was done by Prime Focus Group. “I thank the entire team for this fantastic collaborative effort,” said director Ayan Mukerji. AR Rahman bagged the Best Music Director (background score) title for Mani Ratnam’s Ponniyin Selvan Part 1. The film also won in the sound design and cinematography sections. Rishab Shetty was celebrated with the Best Actor Award for his performance in Kantara, while the Best Actress nod was shared between Nithya Menen for Thiruchitrambalam and Manasi Parekh for Kutch Express. Gulmohar, KGF: Chapter 2, and Karthikeya 2 won the Best Film titles in Hindi, Kannada, and Telugu, respectively. Gulmohar also won the title for Best Dialogues and received a special mention from the jury for its lead actor, Manoj Bajpayee.
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