Amitabh Bachchan, Bajirao Mastani, and Piku dominated the popular categories of 63rd National Awards.
The National Awards for films, which were started as an annual incentive by the Government of India , for the making of artistic, competent and meaningful films have come a long way, to cover the entire national spectrum of Indian Cinema, to judge merit by the highest possible yardstick and to become the most coveted and prestigious awards in the country.
Ramesh Sippy, chaired the 11-member jury for the selection of movies this year.
List of Winners -
Best Film - Baahubali
Best Director - Sanjay Leela Bhansali for Bajirao Mastani
Best Actor - Amitabh Bachchan for Piku
Best Actress - Kangana Ranaut for Tanu Weds Manu Returns
Best Popular Film - Bajrangi Bhaijan
Best Supporting Actor - Samuthirakani for Visaranai
Best Supporting Actress - Tanvi Azmi for Bajirao Mastani
Best Male Playback Singer - Mahesh Kale for Katyar Kaljat Ghusli
Best Female Playback Singer - Monali Thakur for 'Moh Moh Ke Dhage' from Dum Laga Ke Haisha
Best Cinematography - Sudeep Chatterjee for Bajirao Mastani
Best Original Screenplay - Juhi Chaturvedi for Piku
Best Adapted Screenplay - Vishal Bhardwaj for Talvar
Best Dialogue - Juhi Chaturvedi and Himanshu Sharma share it for Piku and Tanu Weds Manu Returns respectively
Best Editing - TE Kishore got it posthumously for Kaaka Muttai
Best Production Design - Saloni Dhatrak, Sriram Iyengar, Sujeet Sawant for Bajirao Mastani
Best Costume Design - Payal Shah for Nanak Shah Fakir
Best Makeup - Pritisheel Singh for Nanak Shah Fakir
Best Music - M. Jayachandran for Ennu Ninte Moideen
Best Background Score - Ilayaraja for Tharai Thappattai
Best Lyrics - Varun Grover for 'Moh Moh Ke Dhage' from Dum Laga Ke Haisha
Best Choreography - Remo D'Souza for Bajirao Mastani
Best Special Effects - Baahubali
Neeraj Ghaywan won the Indira Gandhi Award for best debut for his movie Masaan.
Actress Kalki Kochelin won the jury award for her role in Margarita with a Straw.
