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62nd National Film Awards: 'Haider' shines in healthy mix of Hindi, regional cinema
The jury of the 62nd National Film Awards on Tuesday
announced a balanced list of winners from the Hindi and regional movie
worlds, with Vishal Bhardwaj’s “Haider†taking away a bouquet of five
awards. Talents from Tamil and Bengali movies have been rightfully
lauded too.
“Haider†- a modern-day adaptation of William
Shakespeare’s classic tragedy “Hamlet†- set in the backdrop of Kashmir,
won Best Male Playback Singer for Sukhwinder Singh for the song
"Bismil"; Best Dialogues and Music Direction for the film’s director
Vishal Bhardwaj; Best Choreography for Norway-based Sudesh Adhana; and
Best Costume Designer for the effervescent Dolly Ahluwalia.
"We
have got more than what we expected... I am overwhelmed," Vishal
Bhardwaj, the director of the film, told reporters in Mumbai.
Bollywood’s
other big winner is “Queenâ€, which not just won the Best Hindi film,
but also the Best Actress honour for Kangana Ranaut, for “an endearingly
etched out performance†as Rani. This is her second National Award
after she won the Best Supporting Actress for essaying a doomed model in
the 2008 film “Fashionâ€.
The Best Popular Film Providing
Wholesome Entertainment went to "Mary Kom", debut directed by Omung
Kumar, for being "an inspiring tale of a woman who becomes a national
icon through her determined pursuit of sporting excellence". The film
starred National Award winning actress Priyanka Chopra as boxing
champion M.C. Mary Kom, and the director is ecstatic about the
unexpected victory.
“It’s the biggest high,†Omung Kumar told IANS.
Amitabh
Bachchan-starrer “Bhootnath Returns†along with Marathi film “Killaâ€
got a special mention for lovable portrayals. Other films that got a
special mention are Malayalam film “Ain†and Konkani film “Nachom - IA
Kumpasarâ€.
Another surprised winner was Chaitanya Tamhane, whose
yet-to-be-released movie “Court†won the Best Feature Film for its
"powerful and stark depiction of the mundaneness of judicial procedureâ€.
The
Best Direction award went to Bengali director Srijit Mukherji for
"Chotushkone", which according to the jury, has "brilliantly reflexive
use of the cinematic idiom". Mukherji also won for Best Original
Screenplay for the film, which even won the Best Cinematography
accolades for Sudeep Chatterjee.
The Best Actor award has been
bagged by Vijay for his "subtle and non-stereotypical playing of a woman
trapped in a man's body", in Kannada film "Nanu Avanalla Avalu". The
film has also won for Best Makeup Artist for Nangaraju and Raju.
The
Indira Gandhi Award For Best Debut Film Of A Director went to Bengali
film "Asha Jaoar Majhe", helmed by Aditya Vikram Sengupta, while Bengali
film "Chotoder Chobi" was named as Best Film on Social Issues for its
portrayal of marginalised people, and Malayalam movie "Ottaal" won Best
Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation.
In the Best
Children's Film, there is a tie between Marathi entertainer "Elizabeth
Ekadashi" and Tamil movie "Kakka Muttai". The latter has also won the
Best Child Artist honour for actors J. Vignesh and Ramesh.
The
winner of the Best Supporting Actor this year is Bobby Simhaa for Tamil
film "Jigarthanda", which also won Best Editing award for Vivek Harshan,
while Baljinder Kaur’s performance in Haryanvi movie "Pagdi The Honour"
has been cited for Best Supporting Actress.
The Best Playback
Female Singer has gone to Uttara Unnikrishanan for the song "Azhagu"
from Tamil movie "Saivamâ€, and the Best Adapted Screenplay honour went
to Joshy Mangalath for Malayalam movie "Ottal".
NA. Muthukumar won the award in Best Lyrics category for the song “Azhagu†from film “Saivam†as well.
The
audiography department saw winners Marathi film "Khwada" -- which even
won a Special Jury honour -- and Bengali movies "Asha Jaoar Majhe" and
"Nirbashito".
The award for Best Production Design went to Aparna
Raina for Konkani film “Nachom - IA Kumpasarâ€. She was honoured for
convincingly recreating spaces from a different era and keeping minute
details in mind.
Other films to get awards in Best Assamese,
Bengali, Kannada, Konkani, Malayalam, Marathi, Odiya, Punjabi, Tamil and
Telugu film category are - “Othelloâ€, “Nirbashitoâ€, “Harivuâ€, “Nachom -
IA Kumpasarâ€, “Ainâ€, “Killaâ€, “Aadim Vicharâ€, “Punjab 1984â€, “Kuttram
Kadithal†and “Chandamama Kathalu†respectively.
Sukankan Roy's
directorial "Sound of Joy" grabbed a national film award in the Best
Animation film category for its flowing and engaging storytelling. The
film narrated stories from Swami Vivekananda’s childhood and emphasised
on developing the power of concentration. The film was produced by Aura
Cinematics and the animator of Rishi Sanay.