Updated On: 24 August, 2023 02:50 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
National Film Awards 2023: Alia Bhatt, Jr NTR, Allu Arjun, Ram Charan, Kangana Ranaut are in the race for winning the top honours

Alia Bhatt and Kangana Ranaut
The Ministry of Information and Broadcast of India will be announcing the winners of National Film Awards on August 24 at 5pm. All Indian films that were censored in the year 2021 are in contention. Alia Bhatt`s `Gangubai Kathiawadi` and SS Rajamouli`s `RRR` which released in 2022 are also in the race as the films were censored in 2021.
The National Film Awards, a prestigious Indian film award ceremony, celebrates excellence in Indian cinema. It provides a platform to recognize the outstanding contributions of showbiz luminaries. The 69th edition of this event is back, and the winners` names are poised to be revealed this evening, August 24, during a press conference in the national capital. The announcement can be watched live on the Youtube channel of PIB.