69th National Film Awards | |
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Awarded for | Best of Indian cinema in 2021 |
Awarded by | NFDC |
Presented by | Droupadi Murmu (President of India) |
Announced on | 24 August 2023 |
Presented on | 17 October 2023 |
Official website | www |
Highlights | |
Best Feature Film | Rocketry: The Nambi Effect |
Best Non-Feature Film | Ek Tha Gaon |
Best Book | Music by Laxmikant Pyarelal: The Incredibly Melodious Journey |
Best Film Critic | Purushothama Charyulu |
Dadasaheb Phalke Award | Waheeda Rehman |
Most awards | RRR (6) |
The 69th National Film Awards ceremony was an event during which the National Film Development Corporation of India presented its annual National Film Awards to honour the best films of 2021 in Indian cinema. The awards ceremony was originally slated to be held on 3 May 2022 but was postponed due to delays after the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] The winners were announced on 24 August 2023, by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in a press conference.[2] The winners along with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award recipient were felicitated by the President, Droupadi Murmu on 17 October 2023 at the Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.[3][4]