National Awards 2008

Gandhigiri wins the day: Lage Raho Munnabhai won four awards at the 54th National Awards

  • <B>Awards aplenty</b>: Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Rajkumar Hirani and Abhijat Joshi receive the Best Screenplay award for <I>Lage Raho Munnabhai</I> from President Pratibha Patil. The film also got awards for Best Lyrics, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Popular Film
    Awards aplenty: Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Rajkumar Hirani and Abhijat Joshi receive the Best Screenplay award for Lage Raho Munnabhai from President Pratibha Patil. The film also got awards for Best Lyrics, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Popular Film
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  • <B>Director in Fashion</b>: Madhur Bhandarkar receives the Best Director award for <I>Traffic Signal</i>
    Director in Fashion: Madhur Bhandarkar receives the Best Director award for Traffic Signal
  • <B>Standing ovation</b>: Veteran actor Dilip Kumar got the Lifetime Achievement award
    Standing ovation: Veteran actor Dilip Kumar got the Lifetime Achievement award
  • <B>Oh Othello</b>: Konkona Sensharma got the Best Supporting Actress award for <I>Omkara</i>. Director Vishal Bhardwaj got a special jury prize for that film
    Oh Othello: Konkona Sensharma got the Best Supporting Actress award for Omkara. Director Vishal Bhardwaj got a special jury prize for that film
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  • <B>Golden voice</b>: Gurdas Maan got the Best Male Playback Singer award
    Golden voice: Gurdas Maan got the Best Male Playback Singer award
  • <B>Say cheese</b>: Priyamani smiles proudly after getting the Best Actress award for her role in <I>Paruthiveeran</i>
    Say cheese: Priyamani smiles proudly after getting the Best Actress award for her role in Paruthiveeran
  • <B>Veteran awardee</b>: Amol Palekar got the National Award for his English film on homosexuality in India, <i>Quest</i>
    Veteran awardee: Amol Palekar got the National Award for his English film on homosexuality in India, Quest
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  • <B>Move aside Bollywood</b>: B. Saroja Devi got the Lifetime Achievement award
    Move aside Bollywood: B. Saroja Devi got the Lifetime Achievement award
  • <B>Early promise</b>: Divya Chaphadkar got the Best Child Artist award
    Early promise: Divya Chaphadkar got the Best Child Artist award
  • <B>Before Darsheel</b>: S.S Kishan also got the Best Child Artist award
    Before Darsheel: S.S Kishan also got the Best Child Artist award
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  • <b>Family first</b>: Arindam Chaudhry receives the award for Best Film on Family Welfare
    Family first: Arindam Chaudhry receives the award for Best Film on Family Welfare
  • <b>Not the least</b>: Goutam Ghosh got the award for Best Cinematography
    Not the least: Goutam Ghosh got the award for Best Cinematography