“Queen”, “Haider” and “Chotushkone” big winners
Indian National Film Awards announced
Kangana Ranaut-starrer film “Queen” was cited as the best Hindi film at India's 62nd National Film Awards, announced on Tuesday. Kangana who portrayed the character of Rani in the film, was named the best actress.
Shahid Kapoor's “Haider” and Priyanka Chopra-starrer “Mary Kom” bagged key honours while Chaitanya Tamhane's “Court” was named the Best Feature Film.
“Haider”, a Kashmir-set modern adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet, won five awards. Its helmer Vishal Bhardwaj was named the best music director but lost out the best director award to Bengali filmmaker Srijit Mukherji.
Srijit's “Chotushkone” -- a film about four directors' attempt to make four short stories, won two more awards -- best cinematography and original screenplay.
Priyanka Chopra-led biopic “Mary Kom” was named the best popular film providing wholesome entertainment.
Bhardwaj was also named for best dialogues in the movie while Sukhwinder Singh clinched the best male playback singer for the song “Bismil”. Its other two wins were in the categories of choreography and costume design.
Source: Indian Express