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National Film Awards
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1. Which actress was honored with the ‘Dada Saheb Phalke Award’ (for the year 2021) by President Draupadi Murmu?
a. Jeet Aman
b. Hema Malini
c. Jaya Bachchan
d. Waheeda Rehman
Answer: d. Waheeda Rehman
– On October 17, 2023, President Draupadi Murmu awarded actress Wahida Rehman at the 69th National Film Awards ceremony.
– This is the 53rd Dadasaheb Phalke Lifetime Achievement Award.
– This award is for the year 2021.
The last time, Dadasaheb Phalke Award (2020) was given to actress Asha Parekh.
About Wahida Rehman:
– Birth: February 3, 1938, in Tamil Nadu.
– She has had a career in the film industry spanning over five decades.
– She has worked in more than 90 films.
– She is renowned for her roles in films like ‘Guide,’ ‘Pyasa,’ and ‘Kagaz Ke Phool.’
– She won the Filmfare Best Actress award for her roles in ‘Guide’ and ‘Neel Kamal’ (1968).
– She has also received the National Award for Best Actress in 1971.
– She was honored with the Padma Shri in 1972 and the Padma Bhushan in 2011.
About the Dadasaheb Phalke Award:
– The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is the most prestigious honor in the Indian film industry.
– It is named after Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, also known as the “Father of Indian Cinema.”
He directed India’s first feature film, ‘Raja Harishchandra.’
– This award is presented annually during the National Film Awards ceremony.
– The winner receives a Gold Kamal Medal, a shawl, and a cash prize of 10 lakh rupees.
List of Dadasaheb Phalke Award winners:
(Year – Name – Film Industry)
2021 – Wahida Rehman
2020 – Asha Parekh
2019 – Rajinikanth
2018 – Amitabh Bachchan (Hindi)
2017 – Vinod Khanna (Hindi)
2016 – Kasinathuni Viswanath (Telugu)
2015 – Manoj Kumar (Hindi)
2014 – Shashi Kapoor (Hindi)
2013 – Gulzar (Hindi)
2012 – Pran (Hindi)
2011 – Soumitra Chatterjee (Bengali)
2010 – K. Balachander (Tamil, Telugu)
2009 – D. Ramanaidu (Telugu)
2008 – V.K. Murthy (Hindi)
2007 – Manna Dey (Bengali, Hindi)
2006 – Tapas Sen (Bengali, Hindi)
2005 – Shyam Benegal (Hindi)
2004 – Adoor Gopalakrishnan (Malayalam)
2003 – Mrinal Sen (Bengali)
2002 – Dev Anand (Hindi)
2001 – Yash Chopra (Hindi)
2000 – Asha Bhosle (Hindi, Marathi)
1999 – Rishi Kapoor (Hindi)
1998 – B.R. Chopra (Hindi)
1997 – Kavi Pradeep (Hindi)
1996 – Shivaji Ganesan (Tamil)
1995 – Rajkumar (Kannada)
1994 – Dilip Kumar (Hindi)
1993 – Majrooh Sultanpuri (Hindi)
1992 – Bhupen Hazarika (Assamese)
1991 – Bhagwan Dada (Marathi)
1990 – Akkineni Nageswara Rao (Telugu)
1989 – Lata Mangeshkar (Hindi, Marathi)
1988 – Ashok Kumar (Hindi)
1987 – Raj Kapoor (Hindi)
1986 – B. Nagi Reddy (Telugu)
1985 – V. Shantaram (Hindi, Marathi)
1984 – Satyajit Ray (Bengali)
1983 – Durga Khote (Hindi, Marathi)
1982 – L.V. Prasad (Hindi, Tamil, Telugu)
1981 – Naushad Ali (Hindi)
1980 – P. Jairaj (Hindi)
1979 – Sohrab Modi (Hindi)
1978 – Raychand Boral (Bengali, Hindi)
1977 – Nitin Bose (Bengali, Hindi)
1976 – Kanak Das (Bengali)
1975 – Dhirendranath Ganguly (Bengali)
1974 – Bommireddy Narasimha Reddy (Telugu)
1973 – Ruby Myers (Sulochana) (Hindi)
1972 – Pankaj Mullick (Bengali and Hindi)
1971 – Prithviraj Kapoor (Hindi)
1970 – Birendranath Sircar (Bengali)
1969 – Devika Rani (Hindi)
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2. Who did the President give the Best Actor award at the 69th National Film Awards ceremony?
a. Ravi Teja
b. Salman Khan
c. Allu Arjun
d. Akshay Kumar
Answer: c. Allu Arjun
– Allu Arjun received the award for Best Acting in the Telugu film ‘Pushpa (The Rise Part I).’
– This film was released in the year 2021.
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National Film Awards
– The 69th National Film Awards were announced for the year 2021.
– The announcement was made on August 24, 2023.
– These awards are presented by the ‘Directorate of Film Festivals,’ an organization that operates under the ‘Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.’
– Some films were released in 2022, but they were certified by the ‘Directorate of Film Festivals’ in 2021. Therefore, all these films are considered part of the 2021 category.
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3. Who received the Best Actress award at the 69th National Film Awards ceremony?
a. Aparna Balamurali and Rashmika
b. Kangana Ranaut and Kareena Kapoor
c. Sara Ali Khan and Janhvi Kapoor
d. Alia Bhatt and Kriti Sanon
Answer: d. Alia Bhatt and Kriti Sanon
– Alia Bhatt received this award for Best Acting for her role in the Hindi film ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi.’
– Kriti Sanon received this award for Best Acting for her role in the Hindi film ‘Mimi.’
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4. Which film won the Best Feature Film award at the 69th National Film Awards ceremony?
a. RRR
b. Soorarai Pottru
c. Rocketry: The Nambi Effect
d. The Kashmir Files
Answer: c. Rocketry: The Nambi Effect (Hindi Film)
– This is an Indian biographical drama film.
– It is based on the life of Nambi Narayanan, a former scientist and aerospace engineer with the Indian Space Research Organization.
– The film’s director is R. Madhavan.
– He played the lead role in the film.
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5. Who won the Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment award at the 69th National Film Awards?
a. RRR
b. Pushpa (The Rise Part I)
c. Rocketry: The Nambi Effect
d. The Kashmir Files
Answer: a. RRR
– The film RRR was primarily made in Telugu and was released in several languages, including Hindi and English.
– The director of this film is S.S. Rajamouli.
About RRR:
– This is a film based on the roles of Indian freedom fighters Alluri Sitarama Raju and Komaram Bheem.
– It is set in the backdrop of the British rule in the 1920s.
– The Telugu meaning of RRR is ‘రౌద్రం రణం రుధిరం’ (Raoudram Ranam Rudhiram), and in Hindi, it translates to ‘Rise Roar Revolt.’
– The lead roles in the film are played by Ram Charan and Junior NTR.
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6. Which film won the ‘Best Hindi Film’ award at the 69th National Film Awards?
a. The Kashmir Files
b. Gangubai Kathiawadi
c. Rocketry: The Nambi Effect
d. Sardar Udham
Answer: d. Sardar Udham
– This is a Hindi drama film.
– The film is based on the life of Udham Singh, a freedom fighter from Punjab.
– Actor Vicky Kaushal played the lead role in the film.
– Director: Shoojit Sircar
– Producer: Kino Works LLP
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7. Best Feature Film Award in different languages at the 69th National Film Awards –
Languages – Film
Hindi – Sardar Udham
Assamese – Anur (Eye on the Sunshine)
Bengali – Kalkokho (House of Time)
Gujarati – Last Film Show (Chhelo Show)
Kannada – 777 Charlie
Maithili – Samanantar (The Parallel)
Marathi – Ekda Ke Jala
Malayalam – Home
Meiteilon – Ekhoe Yum (Over Home)
Odia – Pratikshya (The Wait)
Tamil – Kadasi Vivasi (The Last Farmer)
Telugu – Uppena (Wave)
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8. Which feature film on national unity won the ‘Nargis Dutt Award’ at the 69th National Film Awards?
a. Sardar Udham
b. The Kashmir Files
c. Rocketry: The Nambi Effect
d. Gangubai Kathiawadi
Answer: b. The Kashmir Files
– This Hindi film was a blockbuster in Bollywood.
– Director: Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri (known for the Hindi film “The Kashmir Files”).
– The film is based on the story of the atrocities against Kashmiri Pandits.
– Actress Pallavi Joshi received an award for this film from the President.
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9. Feature Film Award at the 69th National Film Awards –
Category – Winners
- Best Feature Film – Rocketry: The Nambi Effect (Hindi)
- Best Director – Nikhil Mahajan (Godavari D the Holy Water)
- Best Actor – Allu Arjun [Pushpa (The Rise Part I)]
- Best Actress – Alia Bhatt, Kriti Sanon (Gangubai Kathiawadi and Mimi, both Hindi films)
- Best Supporting Actor – Pankaj Tripathi (Hindi film ‘Mimi’)
- Best Supporting Actress – Pallavi Joshi (Hindi film ‘The Kashmir Files’)
- Best Child Artist – Bhavin Rabari [Gujarati film ‘Last Film Show (Chhelo Show)’]
- Best Male Playback Singer – Kaala Bhairav (Telugu film ‘RRR’ for the song ‘Komuram Bhimudo Geet’)
- Best Female Playback Singer – Shreya Ghoshal [Tamil film Iravin Nil (Shades of the Night) for the song ‘Maiyava Chayava’]
- Best Cinematography – Avik Mukhopadhyay (Hindi film ‘Sardar Udham’)
- Best Screenplay – Shahi Kabir Nayattu (The Hunt) | And Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Utkarshini Vashishth, and Prakash Kapadia for ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’
- Best Audiography – Arun Ashok and Sonu KP for the Malayalam film ‘Chavittu’ | Anish Basu for the Bengali film ‘Jhili (Discard)’ | Sinoy Joseph for the Hindi film ‘Sardar Udham’
- Best Editing – Sanjay Leela Bhansali (Hindi film ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’)
- Best Production Design – Damitri Malich and Mansi Dhruv Mehta (Hindi film ‘Sardar Udham’)
- Best Costume Designer – Veera Kapur Ee (Hindi film ‘Sardar Udham’)
- Best Makeup Artist – Preetisheel Singh D’Souza (Hindi film ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’)
- Best Music Direction – Devi Sri Prasad (Telugu film Pushpa (The Rise Part 1) and M.M. Keeravani (Telugu film RRR)
- Best Lyrics – Chandrabose (Telugu film Konda Polam for the song ‘Dham Dham Dham’)
- Special Jury Award – Vishnu Vardhan (Shershaah)
- Best Special Effects – V. Srinivas Mohan (Telugu film RRR)
- Best Choreography – Prem Rakshit (Telugu film RRR)
- Best Action Directing Award (Stunt Choreography) – Raja Solomon (Telugu film RRR)
- Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Director – Vishnu Mohan (Malayalam film ‘Meppadiyan (Personal Above)’)
- Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment – S.S. Rajamouli (Telugu film RRR)
- Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration – Director: Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri (Hindi film ‘The Kashmir Files’)
- Best Film on Social Issues – Director: Reema Borah (Assamese film ‘The Regions’)
- Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation – Director: Krishand and Producer: Krishand Film (Malayalam film ‘Aavasavyuham’)
- Best Children’s Film – Producer: M.D. Media Corp and Director: Manish Saini (Gujarati film ‘Gandhi and Co’)
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#Non-Feature Film Award#
10. Which non-feature film won the Best Film Award at the 69th National Film Awards?
a. Ek Tha Gaon
b. Panchika
c. Biyaand Blast
d. Ayushman
Answer: a. Ek Tha Gaon
– Producer and Director: Srishti Lakhera
– Srishti Lakhera, a 35-year-old, hails from the Semla village in the Kirtinagar Block of the Tehri district in Uttarakhand.
– This movie is made in the Garhwali and Hindi languages.
– The movie portrays the pain of migration from the mountains.
– The movie tells the story of a ghost village.
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11. Important Non-Feature Film Award at the 69th National Film Awards
Category – Winners
- Best Non-Feature Film – Srishti Lakhera (Film ‘Ek Tha Gaon’)
- Best Art Film – V. Pakirisami (Film ‘T.N. Krishnan: Bow to String to Divine’)
- Best Science and Technology Film – Producer: Ganesh Productions and Director: Avijit Banerjee (Film ‘Ethos of Darkness’)
- Best Environmental Film – R.S. Pradeep (Film ‘Munnam Valavu’)
- Best Film on Social Issues – Asim Kumar Sinha and Himanshu Prajapati (Films ‘Mithu Dee’ and ‘Three to One’)
- Best Educational Film – B. Lenin (Film ‘Sirpigalin Siripangal’)
- Best Investigative Film – Bappa Ray (Film ‘Looking for Chalan’)
- Best Animation Film – Adi Thi Krishnadas (Film ‘Kaanjithundu’)
- Special Jury Award – Shekhar Bapu Rankhambe (Film ‘Rekha’)
- Best Direction – Bakul Matiyani (Film ‘Smile Please’)
- Best Cinematography – Bittu Rawat (Film ‘Patal-T’)
- Best Editing – Abhro Banerjee (Film ‘Memory Serves Me Right’)
- Best Music Direction – Ishaan Divecha (Film ‘Sakelent’)
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12. To which book and its author did the President give the ‘Best Book on Cinema’ award at the 69th National Film Awards ceremony?
a. Raj Kapoor The Master At Work
b. Music By Laxmikant Pyarelal
c. Guru Dutt: An Unfinished Story
d. Dont Kill Him!
Answer: b. Music By Laxmikant Pyarelal
Author – Rajiv Vijaykar
Publisher – Rupa Publications India Pvt. Ltd.
