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From SRK to Rani Mukerji: A complete list of the 71st National Film Awards winners

Darpan News Desk IANS, 23 Sep, 2025 10:23 AM

The President of India, Droupadi Murmu, honored the recipients of the prestigious 71st National Film Awards on Tuesday during a ceremony held in Delhi.

Here is a complete list of all the National Award Winners for 2025:

Best Feature Film – '12th Fail', Vinod Chopra Films, Vidhu Vinod Chopra

Best Debut Film of a Director – Ashish Avinash Bende –'Aatmapamphlet'

Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment – 'Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani', Dharma Productions, Karan Johar

Best Children’s Film – 'Naal 2', Aatpat Production, Zee Studios, Sudhakar Reddy Yakkanti

Best Direction Sudipto Sen – 'The Kerala Story'

Best Film in AVGC (Best Visual Effects) – Jetty Venkat Kumar, Hanu-Man

Best Feature Film Promoting National, Social and Environmental Values 'Sam Bahadur', Unilazer Ventures, Meghna Gulzar

Best Actor in a Leading Role Shah Rukh Khan – 'Jawan' / Vikrant Massey – '12th Fail'

Best Actress in a Leading Role – Rani Mukerji, 'Mrs. Chatterjee vs Norway'

Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Vijayaraghavan 'Pookkaalam' / M. S. Bhaskar – 'Parking'

Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Urvashi – 'Ullozhukku' / Janki Bodiwala – 'Vash'

Best Child Artist – Sukriti Veni Bandreddi – 'Gandhi Tatha Chettu' / Kabir Khandare – 'Gypsy' / Treesha Thosar, Shrinivas Pokale, Bhargav Jagtap – 'Naal 2'

Best Male Playback Singer – P V N S Rohit, 'Baby' (Premistunna)

Best Female Playback Singer – Shilpa Rao, 'Jawan' (Chaleya)

Best Cinematography – Prasantanu Mohapatra, 'The Kerala Story'

Best Screenplay (Original) – Sai Rajesh – Baby / Ramkumar Balakrishnan – 'Parking'

Best Dialogues – Deepak Kingrani, 'Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai'

Best Sound Design – Sachin Sudhakaran, Hariharan Muralidharan, 'Animal'

Best Editing – Midhun Murali, 'Pookkaalam'

Best Production Design – Mohandas, '2018'

Best Costume Design – Sachin Lovalekar, Divvya Gambhir, Nidhhi Gambhir – 'Sam Bahadur'

Best Make-up – Shrikant Desai, 'Sam Bahadur'

Best Lyrics – Kasarla Shyam, 'Balagam' (Ooru Palletooru)

Best Choreography – Vaibhavi Merchant –'Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani' (Dhindhora Baje Re)

Best Documentary – God Vulture and Human – Rishiraj Agarwal

Best Short Film – Giddh (The Scavenger), Manish Saini

Best Film Critic – Utpal Datta

Picture Courtesy: IANS

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