Mainstream Hindi cinema emerged a major winner at the 66th National Film Awards on Friday with multiple recognitions for Andhadhun, Uri: The Surgical Strike and Badhaai Ho while Gujarati film Hellaro bagged the best film honour.

Directed by Abhishek Shah, Hellaro is set in Gujarat's Kutch region and explores the theme of women empowerment. The film also bagged the special jury award shared by its 13 leading ladies. Of the top three National Awards, Uri: The Surgical Strike won Aditya Dhar a best director award for his debut film and Vicky Kaushal the best actor, a laurel he shared with Ayushmann Khuranna for his role in Andhadhun.