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