71st National Film Awards Winners, Shah Rukh, Vikrant Massey Best Actor, 'The Kerala Story' Wins Big

National Film Awards are one of the most prestigious and anticipated honours conferred for excellence and merit in the Indian film industry. The 71st National Film Awards ceremony was recently held, and all the winners were announced. From Bollywood actors like Shah Rukh Khan and Vikrant Massey winning big to regional cinema shining again with talent, here's a full list of all the winners of the National Film Awards 2025. 

Best Actor shared between two stars, Best Actress and Best Hindi Film 

The 71st National Film Award for Best Actor was given to not one, but two stars of Hindi cinema. Shah Rukh Khan was honoured for his acting in the 2023 film, Jawan and won the Best Actor award after 33 years. He shared the award with Vikrant Massey, who also won the title for his exceptional performance in 12th Fail. Vikrant Massey expressed his gratitude for winning the award and said:

"Today, if I may say so, a 20-year-old boy’s dream has come true. I am eternally grateful to the audiences for honouring my performances and for recommending this film with such love. It is a privilege to be sharing my first National Award with an icon like Shah Rukh Khan."

The Best Actress award was won by Rani Mukerji for her acting in Mrs. Chatterjee v/s Norway. Meanwhile, the Best Hindi Film award was won by the Netflix film, Kathal. Produced under Balaji Motion Pictures and Sikhya Entertainment banner, the film stars Sanya Malhotra, Vijay Raaz, Raghubir Yadav and more in important roles. 

The Kerala Story, Animal, and other Bollywood films that won the 71st National Film Awards 

The Kerala Story won two National Film Awards. One for Best Direction and another for Best Cinematography. The Best Sound Design award went to Animal, and Best Choreography and Best Popular Film was won by Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahani. Vicky Kaushal's Sam Bahadur won Best Makeup, Best Costume, and also brought home the Best Feature Film Promoting National, Social and Environmental Value award. Best Female Playback Singer was won by Shilpa Rao for Jawan. Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahani director, Karan Johar, said:

"It feels surreal, 2 years on… to receive so much love for a film that we put so much love in. To have everyone across the world resonate so deeply, that they choose to call the story, the music, the characters, the dance and everything - their own."

ADVT.

Winners of Best Action Direction, Music Direction and more 

Tamil film, Vaathi starring Dhanush, won the Best Music Direction Award. Best Action Direction was won by the Telugu Film, Hanu-Man. Best Editing and Best Production Designs were won by two Malayalam films, Pookalam and 2018, respectively. Balagam, a Telugu language film, bagged the award for Best Lyrics. 

What are your thoughts on all the winners of the 71st National Film Awards? Let us know. 

Also Read: Shah Rukh Khan Receives His First National Award As Best Actor For The Film, 'Jawan', After 33 Years

AWESOME NEWS! Now you can download BollywoodShaadis app and never miss a story. Get App

AWESOME NEWS! Now you can download BollywoodShaadis app and never miss a story. Choose your device Android or IOS (Apple)