Bollywood actresses Sonali Kulkarni and Divya Dutta hosted the prestigious 66th National Film Awards at Vigyan Bhawan today where Vice President Venkaiah Naidu handed over the honour to several celebrities who have excelled in cinema. Several celebrities were honoured with various awards for their contribution to Hindi cinema.
Ayushmann Khurrana and Vicky Kaushal received the esteemed award for their performance in Andhadhun and Uri: The Surgical Strike, respectively. The two shared the Award for the Best Actor category.
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Several awardees received rousing cheers from the gathering - Best Supporting Actress Surekha Sikri, who received her prize in a wheelchair, got a standing ovation. Ms. Sikri was awarded for her performance in Badhaai Ho. The winners of the Best Music Direction prizes - Sanjay Leela Bhansali for Padmaavat and Shashwat Sachdev for Uri: The Surgical Strike - also received a big hand. The four winners of the Best Child Artiste award - P V Rohith for Ondalla Eradalla, Shrinivas Pokale for Naal, Sameep Ranaut for Harjeeta and Talha Arshad Reshi for Hamid - brought the house down.
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