National Film Awards: Jani Master Uninvited To Mithun's Dadasaheb Phalke Award, Everything To Know

70th National Film Awards: awardees of Indian cinema's biggest honour will be present at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi on October 8. list of winners was announced in August and National Award will be conferred on October 8 in presence of film dignitaries and or prominent political figures.

When is 70th National Film Awards ceremony?

70th National Film Awards ceremony will be held on Tuesday, October 8 at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi.  

Who honours National Award winners?

winners along with Dasaheb Phalke Award recipient will be felicitated by President, Droupi Murmu . National Film Development Corporation of India (NFDC) invites entries in both feature and non-feature film categories.

Who received Dasaheb Phalke Award this year?

This year's Dasaheb Phalke award will be given to legendary actor Mithun Chakraborty. Dasaheb Phalke Award is India's highest award in field of cinema. recipient is honoured for ir outstanding contribution to growth and development of Indian cinema. award was first presented in 1969 to commemorate Dasaheb Phalke's contribution to Indian cinema.

Meet winners of 70th National Film Awards

Best Feature Film - Aattam
Best Actor - Rishab Shetty
Best Actress - Nithya Menen and Manasi Parekh
Best Director - Sooraj Barjatya
Best Supporting Actress – Neena Gupta 
Best Supporting Actor - Pawan Malhotra Best Feature Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment – Kantara
Best Debut - Fouja, Pramod Kumar
Best Telugu Film - Kartikeya 2
Best Tamil Film – Ponniyin Selvan – Part 1
Best Punjabi Film – Baaghi Di Dhee
Best Odia Film - Daman
Best Malayalam Film – Soudi Velakka
Best Marathi Film - Vaalvi
Best Kanna Film - KGF: Chapter 2
Best Hindi Film - Gulmohar
Special Mentions - Manoj Bajpayee in Gulmohar, and Sanjoy Salil Chowdhury for Kalikhan
Best Action Direction - KGF: Chapter 2 
Best Choreography - Thiruchitrambalam
Best Lyrics – Fouja
Best Music Director - Pritam (Songs)
Best Music Director - AR Rahman (Background Score)
Best Makeup - Aparajito
Best Costumes - Kutchh Express
Best Production Design – Aparajito
Best Editing – Aattam
Best Sound Design - Ponniyin Selvan – Part 1
Best Screenplay - Aattam
Best Dialogues - Gulmohar
Best Cinematography - Ponniyin Selvan - Part 1
Best Female Playback - Soudi Velakka
Best Female Playback – Brahmastra

Jani Master's National Award suspended

Jani Master was to receive a National Award for Best Choreography for Thiruchitrambalam (2022). Pending rape allegations, honour has been suspended. 

Since Jani Master and Sathish Krishnan jointly received National Award, latter is still expected to attend ceremony.