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Anand Gandhi's debut film, Ship of Theseus, was on Wednesday named best feature film while the Milkha Singh's biopic Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, was declared the best popular film providing wholesome entertainment, at the 61st National Film Awards.
The best actor award was shared by Shahid actor Rajkumar Rao and Suraj Venjaramoodu for Malayalam film Perariyathavar. Hansal Mehta was named the best director for Shahid, a biopic on slain lawyer-activist Shahid Azmi.
Geetanjali Thapa was named the best actress for Hindi film Liar's Dice. Saurabh Shukla was declared the best supporting actor for court-room drama Jolly LLB, also named the best Hindi film. The best supporting actress award is shared by Amruta Subhas and Aida El-Kashef for Astu (Marathi) and Ship of Theseus (English-Hindi).
Marathi director Nagraj Manjule won the Indira Gandhi Award for best debut film for his critically acclaimed Fandry. The Nargis Dutt Award for best feature film on National Integration will be given to the Balu Mahendra- directed Tamil film Thalaimuraigal. An 11-member jury, headed by noted directed Saeed Akhtar Mirza announced the awards.
The National Film Awards, along with the Dada Saheb Phalke honour, are likely to be given by President Pranab Mukherjee on May 3.
