🏆 71st National Film Awards – Complete Winners List (2025)

New Delhi, Sept 23: The 71st National Film Awards ceremony took place in the capital, where President Droupadi Murmu felicitated the winners of Indian cinema’s most prestigious honors. From Shah Rukh Khan to Rani Mukerji, the evening celebrated outstanding achievements across multiple categories.

✨ Major Awards

• Best Feature Film – 12th Fail (Vinod Chopra Films, Vidhu Vinod Chopra)

• Best Debut Film of a Director – Ashish Avinash Bende (Aatmapamphlet)

• Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment – Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani (Dharma Productions, Karan Johar)

• Best Children’s Film – Naal 2 (Aatpat Production, Zee Studios, Sudhakar Reddy Yakkanti)

• Best Direction – Sudipto Sen (The Kerala Story)

• Best Film in AVGC (Visual Effects) – Jetty Venkat Kumar (Hanu-Man)

• Best Feature Film Promoting National, Social & Environmental Values – Sam Bahadur (Unilazer Ventures, Meghna Gulzar)

🎭 Performance Awards

• Best Actor (Leading Role) – Shah Rukh Khan (Jawan) / Vikrant Massey (12th Fail)

• Best Actress (Leading Role) – Rani Mukerji (Mrs. Chatterjee vs Norway)

• Best Supporting Actor – Vijayaraghavan (Pookkaalam) / M. S. Bhaskar (Parking)

• Best Supporting Actress – Urvashi (Ullozhukku) / Janki Bodiwala (Vash)

• Best Child Artists – Sukriti Veni Bandreddi (Gandhi Tatha Chettu), Kabir Khandare (Gypsy), Treesha Thosar, Shrinivas Pokale & Bhargav Jagtap (Naal 2)

🎶 Music & Technical Awards

• Best Male Playback Singer – P. V. N. S. Rohit (Baby – Premistunna)

• Best Female Playback Singer – Shilpa Rao (Jawan – Chaleya)

• Best Lyrics – Kasarla Shyam (Balagam – Ooru Palletooru)

• Best Choreography – Vaibhavi Merchant (Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani – Dhindhora Baje Re)

• Best Sound Design – Sachin Sudhakaran & Hariharan Muralidharan (Animal)

• Best Cinematography – Prasantanu Mohapatra (The Kerala Story)

• Best Editing – Midhun Murali (Pookkaalam)

• Best Production Design – Mohandas (2018)

• Best Costume Design – Sachin Lovalekar, Divvya Gambhir & Nidhhi Gambhir (Sam Bahadur)

• Best Make-up – Shrikant Desai (Sam Bahadur)

• Best Screenplay (Original) – Sai Rajesh (Baby) / Ramkumar Balakrishnan (Parking)

• Best Dialogues – Deepak Kingrani (Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai)

📽️ Documentary & Short Films

• Best Documentary – God Vulture and Human (Rishiraj Agarwal)

• Best Short Film – Giddh (The Scavenger) (Manish Saini)

• Best Film Critic – Utpal Datta