Padmaavat, Andhadhun and Uri: The Surgical Strike win big at 66th National Film Awards

• Murtuza Nullwala
• 09 August, 2019

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By: Murtuza Nullwala

The Indian government has finally announced the 66^th National Film Awards. The movies from the whole country have been honoured with prestigious awards. Some of the Bollywood films have made it to the winner’s list. Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Padmaavat, Sriram Raghavan’s Andhadhun and Aditya Dhar’s Uri: The Surgical Strike have won big at the National Awards.

Check out the list here…

Best Director – Aditya Dhar (Uri: The Surgical Strike)

Best Actor – Ayushmann Khurrana (Andhadhun), Vicky Kaushal (Uri: The Surgical Strike)

Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment – Badhaai Ho

Best Film on Social Issues – PadMan

Best Supporting Actress – Surekha Sikri (Badhaai Ho)

Best Male Playback Singer – Arijit Singh (Binte Dil, Padmaavat)

Best Adapted Screenplay – Andhadhun

Best Sound Designer – Uri: The Surgical Strike

Best Music Director – Sanjay Leela Bhansali (Padmaavat)

Best Choreography – Kruti Mahesh Midya and Jyoti D Tommar (Ghoomar, Padmaavat)

Best Hindi Film – Andhadhun

Congratulations to all the winners…

In a statement, Uri: The Surgical Strike director, Aditya Dhar said, “15 years of failures, rejections and hard work has lead to this moment and it just can’t get better than this. Thank you India, thank you Ministry of Information & Broadcasting and all the Jury members of National Award committee for considering me worthy enough for this prestigious award. This is an honour I am going to cherish for the rest of my life. Being conferred with the National Award has been a dream since the time I understood what films meant to me, and films truly mean the world to me. Thanks to my family and friends for their unconditional support over the years. The way my parents and my brother stood by me through all the struggle is what helped me realise my dream so beautifully. Thank you Ronnie Screwvala and my entire team of URI for giving it all and making URI what it is. This film wouldn’t have been possible without the mad obsession of each one of you to create something extraordinary for our audience.”

The director dedicates his award to the brave soldiers of the country. He added, “But most importantly I am dedicating this award to each and every brave soldier of our country and their families. Thank you for all your sacrifices. You have selflessly dedicated your life to serve us and now it’s our time to dedicate everything we have to serve you. Jai Hindi!!”