Bhubaneswar: The 69th National Film Awards will be announced in a few hours during a press conference by the Jury at New Delhi’s National Media Centre. Many names are going around and the official announcement is awaited.
Speculations are rife that Alia Bhatt and Kangana Ranaut will make it. Their names are doing the rounds on social media as possible candidates for Best Actress for Gangubai Kathiawadi and Thalaivi respectively.
Malayalam film Nayattu or R Madhavan’s Rocketry: The Nambi Effect are also said to be among the contenders, ANI reported. However, no official announcement has been made.
Last year, the Best Actor Award for 2020 was shared between Suriya for Soorarai Pottru and Ajay Devgn for the Hindi movie Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior.
The Longest Kiss by Kishwar Desai won Best Book on Cinema for the year while the Malayalam book MT Anunahvangalude Pusthakam and Odia book Kali Paine Kalira Cinema won a special mention.
