Finally the 53rd National Film Awards were announced yesterday.
Awards are as below:
Best Actor: Amitabh Bachchan for 'Black'.
Best Actress: Sarika for 'Parzania'
Best Feature Film: 'Kaalpurush ' Memories in the Mist' (Bengali), directed by Budhadeb Dasgupta
Best Feature Film in Hindi: 'Black', directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Best Popular Film providing wholesome entertainment: 'Rang De Basanti' (Hindi), directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
Indira Gandhi Award for the Best First Film of a Director: 'Parineeta' (Hindi), directed by Pradeep Sarkar
Best film on social issues: 'Iqbal' (Hindi), directed by Nagesh Mukunoor
Best Direction: Rahul Dholakia for the film 'Parzania'
Best Male Playback Singer: Naresh Iyer for 'Rang De Basanti'
Best Female Playback Singer: Shreya Ghoshal for 'Paheli'
Best Film Critic Award: Baradwaj Rangan