President Pranab Mukherjee felicitated the winners of the 64th National Film Awards in New Delhi on Wednesday. Akshay Kumar picked up the award for Best Actor for his performance in Rustom (2016), while Malayalam actress Surabhi Lakshmi collected the Best Actress award for her performance in Minnaminugu - The Firefly (2016).
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Veteran filmmaker K Vishwanath was honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke award for his contribution to Indian cinema. The 87-year-old became the 48th recipient of the prestigious award.
Adil Hussain collected the award for Special Mention in Feature Film on behalf of Mukti Bhawan (2016) and the Assamese film, Maj Rati Keteki (2016).
The Marathi film Kasav (2016) won the National Award for Best Film, while Amitabh Bachchan-starrer Pink won the Best Film on Social Issues award. Priyanka Chopra's maiden Marathi production, Ventilator, also picked up three awards for Best Editing, Best Re-Recording, and Best Director.