National Awards: Alia Bhatt, Kriti Sanon, & South superstar-Allu Arjun Receive Their Prizes.

Delhi: The ceremony for the 69th National Film Awards 2023 was held today in New Delhi’s Vigyan Bhawan. One of the top honours at the ceremony went to Alia Bhatt who bagged the Best Actress award for her work on Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Gangubai Kathiawadi. She shares the honour with Kriti Sanon who won the award for her role in Mimi. Meanwhile, Allu Arjun won the Best Actor award for Pushpa: The Rise – Part 1, directed by Sukumar. Veteran actress Waheeda Rehman received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for her outstanding contribution to Indian cinema.

Alia Bhatt collected her Best Actress award wearing her Sabyasachi wedding saree with flowers in her hair. Alia, who was accompanied by husband Ranbir Kapoor, said on the red carpet, “The only word on my forehead today is gratitude.” Alia, who was awarded for her performance in and as Gangubai Kathiawadi, described her National Award win as a “pinch me moment.”

Allu Arjun, who received the Best Actor award for Pushpa: The Rise, said on the red carpet that winning for a commercial film was a “double achievement.” Allu Arjun, one of Telugu cinema’s biggest stars, played the titular gangster in Pushpa: The Rise and will reprise the role in the sequel Pushpa: The Rule.