Alia Bhatt and Kriti Sanon won the National Award for Best Actress. Both the actresses are beyond happy. Alia Bhatt's mother Soni Razdan is very proud of her daughter.

Soni told India Today that this honor is the biggest for any artiste. Alia wrote on social media that she will not take this moment lightly and will continue to work hard.

Actress Kriti Sanon, who won the National Award for 'Mimi', is shocked with happiness. She can't believe that she has won such a big award. Kriti said she was still pinching herself.

Pankaj Tripathi won the National Award for Best Supporting Actor for the film 'Mimi'. He has dedicated this award to his late father. Pankaj Tripathi's father passed away four days ago.

Alia wrote, This National Award is yours
The 69th National Film Awards were announced on Thursday. Alia Bhatt for 'Gangubai Kathiawadi' and Kriti Sanon for 'Mimi' jointly won the Best Actress award.

Alia Bhatt wrote on social media - I dedicate this award to Sanjay sir (Sanjay Leela Bhansali), my family, my team, and my entire audience. Nothing was possible without you. This National Award is yours. I will not take this opportunity lightly. I will work harder after this.

Alia also congratulated Kriti Sanon in her post. He wrote I remember what a powerful performance I had when I saw Mimi. I cried a lot after watching the movie. You are more deserving of this honor.

Kriti wrote, Still pinching myself
Kriti Sen wrote a long note on social media after winning the award. Kriti wrote- The director of the film Laxman sir said that look, you will definitely get the National Award for 'Mimi'...Now you got it, sir. It might not have been possible without you.

Apart from this, Kriti also thanked the viewers and her family. Kriti also mentioned Alia Bhatt in her note. He wrote - Congratulations to you too Alia. I have always admired your work. I am very excited to share this award with you.

Pankaj Tripathi said - He would have been happy if he were a father today, died 4 days ago
Pankaj Tripathi has also received the Best Supporting Actor award for 'Mimi'. However, he is unable to celebrate the occasion. Pankaj's father passed away on 21 August.

Currently, he is in his own village in Gopalganj, Bihar. Divya Bhaskar spoke to him. Pankaj said, now is a sad moment for my family. My father is no more in this world. This is the cycle of time. Dad would be happy today. I remember he was very happy when he got the award for 'Newton'. This award is dedicated to fathers.

'Rocketry: The Namby Effect': Best Film
released on OTT in July 2021. Madhavan's film 'Rocketry: The Nambi Effect' is the story of the life struggle of former ISRO scientist Nambi Narayanan. The film shows how Nambi Narayan is accused of treason and how he gets away with building the PSLV engine. Everything from acting to writing and direction is done by R. Madhavan. Shah Rukh Khan also did a cameo in this film.

See the list of winners

Best Actor: Allu Arjun (Pushpa The Rising)

Best Actress: Alia Bhatt (Gangubai Kathiawadi) and Kriti Sanon (Mimi)

Best Supporting Actor: Pankaj Tripathi (MM)

Best Supporting Actress: Pallavi Joshi (The Kashmir Files)

Best Feature Film: ' Rocketry - The Namby Effect'

Best First Director Debut Non-Feature Film – Panchika (Gujarati)

Best Director: Nikhil Mahajan (Godavari The Holy Water)

Best Cinematography: ' Sardar Udham'

Best Hindi Film - 'Sardar Udham Singh'

Best Children's Movie: 'Gandhi and Company'

Best Short Non-Fiction Film - 'Dalbhat' (Gujarati)

Best Child Actor: Bhaveen Rabari (Last Show)

Best Gujarati Film - 'Chello Show'

Best Marathi Film - 'Ekda Kayjala'

Best Malayalam Film - 'Home'

Best Telugu Film - 'Opanna'

Best Music Director - MM Kirwani (RRR) Devishri Prasad (Pushpa)

Best Lyrics: Chandra Bose (Konda Polam)

Best Editing - Sanjay Leela Bhansali ( Gangubai Kathiawadi)

Best Female Playback Singer - Shreya Ghoshal

Best Male Playback Singer: Kala Bhairav ​​(RRR)

Best Choreography: Prem Rakshistha (RRR)

Special Jury Award: Vishnu Vardhan (Shershah)

Best Special Effect: V. Srinivas Mohan (RRR)

Best Makeup Artist:- Gangubai Kathiawadi (Preetisheel Singh D'Souza)

Best Screenplay: Naytu (Malayalam) Gangubai Kathiawadi (Hindi)