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Kartik Aaryan, Yami Gautam, Mammootty, Dhanush headline the winners at the 72nd National Film Awards
8:36 AM
Priyanka Sharma (MID-DAY; July 19, 2026)
Firsts are always special, but they mean even more when they come as National Awards. Yami Gautam and Kartik Aaryan bagged their first National Awards in the Best Actress and Best Actor categories for Article 370 and Chandu Champion, respectively, at the 72nd National Film Awards, announced on Sunday. Aaryan shared the honour with Malayalam superstar Mammootty for Bramayugam.
Article 370 emerged as one of the biggest winners, also taking home Best Feature Film and Best Music (Songs) for composer Shashwat Sachdev.
Sachdev said, “I came into cinema with no inheritance, only a deep love for music, so this National Award feels like a beautiful pause to look back at every uncertain day, quiet sacrifice, and every person who stood by me.” Tamil film Amaran won three awards — Best Director, Best Music Direction, and Best Editing.
Rajkummar Rao-starrer Srikanth won Best Hindi Film. Director Tushar Hiranandani told mid-day, “Actually, for Srikanth, the only award that I won before was in Moscow. I was not even nominated in any other category, in any other awards. At last, I feel happy. I dedicate this to my mom and father-in-law, who passed away before the release.”
For Randeep Hooda the win for Best Debut Director for Swatantrya Veer Savarkar came as a surprise. Reacting to the big honour, he said, “This film asked more of me than anything I’ve ever done. The journey was filled with challenges at every juncture, but I’m glad we saw it through and overcame each of those.”
List of winners
Best Feature Film: ‘Article 370’
Best Actor: Kartik Aaryan (‘Chandu Champion’) and Mammootty (‘Bramayugam’)
Best Actress: Yami Gautam (‘Article 370’)
Best Director: Rajkumar Periasamy (‘Amaran’)
Best Supporting Actor: Sanjay Mishra (‘Bhakshak’)
Best Supporting Actress: Ropashree Varkady (‘Mithya’) and Sachana Namidass (‘Maharaja’)
Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment: ‘Kalki 2898 AD’
Best Debut Director: Randeep Hooda (‘Swatantrya Veer Savarkar’)
Best Film Promoting National, Social, and Environmental Values: ‘Captain Miller’
Best Hindi Film: ‘Srikanth’
Swantantrya Veer Savarkar not official selection for Oscars, confirms FFI president Ravi Kottakara
9:05 AM
Rishabh Suri (HINDUSTAN TIMES; September 26, 2024)
Confusion around India’s official submission to the Oscars started on Tuesday morning, when the makers of Swantantrya Veer Savarkar announced that their film had been “officially submitted” to the Oscars, thanking the FFI for “this remarkable appreciation.” This came a day after the FFI (Film Federation Of India) announced Laapataa Ladies as this year’s submission.
When HT City reached out to FFI president Ravi Kottakara, he laughed at the claim, saying, “They (the makers) have given some wrong communication... Only Laapataa Ladies has been sent for Oscars from India officially.”
The announcement was a collab Instagram post by co-producer Sandeep Singh, and the film’s production houses and actor Ankita Lokhande. However, director and lead actor Randeep Hooda did not share any updates on his social media. A source close to the situation told us, “This is very shady. Even a quote attributed to Randeep was given out in press releases when he has not given a quote.”
We tried to reach out to Hooda, but he was unavailable for comment. There was no response from Singh and Lokhande either.
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I didn’t know when the film was submitted; I was told about it on Monday. Going to the Oscars is a big milestone. I am, of course, very happy.
- ANAND PANDIT, CO-PRODUCER OF THE FILM
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