66th National Film Awards announced: Best Assamese Film award goes to Bulbul Can Sing

The winners of the 66th National Film Awards are declared at last and with this, the long wait for the names of the winners have come to end. As normally the national Awards are declared in the month of April every year and the presentation of awards takes place on May 3, this year there was a delay of about 4 months due to the Lok Sabha polls.

This is to be noted that the Hindi film ‘Uri: The Surgical Strike’ bagged four awards in total which was made on the true event of surgical strike carried on by Indian Army on the Pakistani militants. At the same time, the protagonist of the film Vicky Kaushal and another Bollywood actor Ayushmann Khurrana, both bagged the Best Actor award. Ayushmann Khurrana starrer Hindi film Andhadhun clinched the Best Hindi film award.

On the other hand, in the category of Best Assamese film award, Rima Das directed Bulbul Can Sing made the last laugh. A complete list of the awards has been given below:

Best Film Critic: Blase Johnny (Malayalam), Ananth Vijay (Hindi)

Best Actor: Ayushmann Khurrana for Andhadhun and Vicky Kaushal for Uri

Best Actress: Keerthy Suresh for Mahanati

Best Direction: Aditya Dhar for Uri

Best background music award: Uri

Best Sound Design: Uri

Best Adapted Screenplay: Andhadhun

Best film on social issues: Pad Man

Best music director: Padmaavat

Best choreography: Padmaavat, Ghoomar

Best music director: Padmaavat

Best Male Playback Singer: Arijit Singh for Binte Dil from Padmaavat

Best music direction: Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Padmaavat

Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment: Badhaai Ho

Best Assamese Film: Bulbul Can Sing

Best Bengali Film: Ek Je Chhilo Raja

Best Environmental Film: The World's Most Famous Tiger

Best Sports Film: Swimming Through The Darkness

Best Film on Science and Technology: GD Naidu: The Edison of India

Best Non-Feature Film: Sunrise, The Secret Life of Frogs

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