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Dhanush, who broke his silence on the National Award controversy, said his earlier films deserved the recognition more but never got it

Dhanush accepts his Raayan not best fit for National Award: 'But when my best films lost, nobody said a word'

July 28, 2026 8:52 am

Actor Dhanush has responded to the controversy around Raayan winning the National Film Award, admitting that there were better Tamil films released that year. But he pointed out that when Pudhupettai, Vada Chennai, Karnan, Maryan and Raanjhanaa were overlooked for the same award, nobody raised the issue

Mammootty has supported students during the ongoing CJP protest.

Mammootty asks govt to listen to students' voices amid CJP protest: 'Protect them'

July 23, 2026 9:24 pm

Veteran actor Mammootty has referred to the youth as "national treasure" amid the ongoing CJP protests at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi.

Sonali Kulkarni says she was "angry and jealous" of Tabu for winning the National Award for Maachis.

'I was so angry and jealous': Sonali Kulkarni on when Tabu won National Award for Maachis

June 26, 2026 8:09 am

On the latest edition of Screen Spotlight, actor Sonali Kulkarni recalls blaming Tabu winning the National Award for Maachis in 1994 to the fact that she was "from the industry", that is Shabana Azmi's niece.

Hear her roar: Anita Chaudhary, 30, a guardian of the forest

April 15, 2026 2:43 am

The winner of a World Wildlife Fund for Nature award is credited with helping rescue around 500 animals, protecting Baran’s Shergarh Sanctuary from smugglers, miners

Rani Mukerji receives the national award

Rani Mukerji wears daughter Adira's name on gold chain, stuns in a Sabyasachi sari at 71st National Film Awards

September 25, 2025 1:30 pm

During the ceremony, Rani Mukherji was seated next to former co-actor Shah Rukh Khan, who received the Best Actor award for his performance in the movie Jawan. The duo were snapped taking selfies and chatting away.

Shah Rukh Khan and Rani Mukerji received National Awards.

Shah Rukh Khan fixes Rani Mukerji’s hair and plants a kiss on her cheek at National Awards, fans call him 'real man': 'The way he treats women around him'

September 24, 2025 10:04 am

At the National Awards event, Shah Rukh Khan and Rani Mukerji were captured in a candid moment, a moment filled with mutual respect, and warmth.

Mohanlal has been announced as the recipient of the 2023 Dadasaheb Phalke Award.

Malayalam superstar Mohanlal honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2023

September 21, 2025 12:41 am

Malayalam superstar Mohanlal to be honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2023. The award will be presented at the 71st National Film Awards ceremony on Sept 23, 2025.

National Award-winning Bollywood actor had no money to celebrate victory, was afraid cops will be called at his party

August 27, 2025 12:39 pm

While Shah Rukh Khan took three decades to win his first National Film Award, this actor announced his arrival in the film industry with a National Award victory immediately. But the struggle began afterwards.

Shah Rukh Khan's National Award win for Jawan 'relevant', Ashutosh Gowariker 'most ethical', says Viveck Vaswani: 'It's a great performance'

August 06, 2025 11:31 am

Amid many wondering if Jawan was the right film for which to give Shah Rukh Khan his National Film Award, his friend Viveck Vaswani called it a good performance and defended jury head Ashutosh Gowariker.

Actor-filmmaker Viveck Vaswani was there when Shah Rukh was a starry-eyed youngster from Delhi trying to make it in Mumbai.

'We have no relationship': What the man Shah Rukh Khan thanked after his National Award win said about their friendship

August 05, 2025 4:21 pm

Viveck Vaswani played a pivotal part in Shah Rukh Khan's initial years in Mumbai. The filmmaker said while they don't meet for years, Shah Rukh Khan calls him that one person 'who doesn't owe him'.