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71st National Film Awards 2025: 12th Fail Wins Best Film, SRK & Rani Mukerji Among Top Winners

ByAjay Gulia

71st National Film Awards were announced on 1 August 2025 in New Delhi by the Jury Chairpersons Ashutosh Gowariker (Feature Film) and P. Sheshadri (Non-Feature Film).

  • Best Film: 12th Fail
  • Best Actor: Shah Rukh Khan (Jawan) and Vikrant Massey (12th Fail)
  • Best Actress: Rani Mukerji (Mrs Chatterjee Vs Norway)
  • Best Non-Feature Film: Flowering Man (Dir: Soumyajit Ghosh Dastidar)
  • Best Direction: Piyush Thakur
  • Best Documentary: God Vulture and Human
  • Best Popular Film for Wholesome Entertainment: Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani
  • Best Film Promoting National, Social, Environmental Values: Sam Bahadur
  • Best Music Direction: GV Prakash Kumar (Vaathi – Tamil)
  • Best Playback Singers: Shilpa Rao (Jawan – Hindi), PVN S Rohit (Baby – Telugu)
  • Best Editing: Pookalam (Malayalam)
  • Best Children’s Film: Naal 2 (Marathi)
  • Best Cinematography: The Kerala Story
  • Best Film Critic: Utpal Dutta

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