Daily Current Affairs / 71st National Film Awards
Category : Awards Published on: September 25 2025
The 71st National Film Awards were held on 23 September 2025 in Delhi, where President Droupadi Murmu honoured the winners. Veteran Malayalam actor Mohanlal received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award. Shah Rukh Khan (Jawan) and Vikrant Massey (12th Fail) won Best Actor, while Rani Mukerji bagged Best Actress for Mrs. Chatterjee vs Norway. 12th Fail was awarded Best Feature Film, and Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani was named Best Popular Film. The President praised women- and society-centric films, calling cinema a medium of nation-building.
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