Kutty Srank

• Big B, other cinema stars to receive National Awards today

  Amitabh Bachchan and a host of other Bollywood as well as regional cinema stars would receive National Film Awards from President Pratibha Patil today

• It is movies which keep me going: Padmapriya

  Padmapriya is not one to wallow in self-pity after having missed out on the top honour but has remained focused on movies which drives her.

• It's a great moment: Amitabh Bachchan on third National Award

  Amitabh Bachchan, who won his third National Award for Best Actor, says that the honour made him feel "worthy and wanted".

• Big B deserved National award for 'Paa': Bollywood

  Bollywood today hailed the megastar Amitabh Bachchan for bagging the National award for the best actor saying he deserved it the most.

• R Balki happy and honoured with national award

  Director R Balakrishnan, whose film Paa won the National Award, is happy for his close friend Big B who won the best actor trophy.

• Assam sound engineer excited at winning Nat Award with Resul

  Amrit Pritam won the National Award along with Resul Pookutty for their work in the superhit Malayalam film Keralavarma Pazhassiraja.

• Ilayaraja says music is his passion

  Ilayaraja, who today won the national award for the best background score for Kerala Verma Pazasi Raja said music was his passion.

• Shaji Karun rues Mammooty not getting award for 'Pazhassi Raja'

  Malayalam filmmaker Shaji Karun rues that film's leading star Mammooty missed the honour, which went to Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan.

• Kutty Srank is part of history now: Karun

  Shaji N Karun, whose film Kutty Srank won the national award for the best film today, said that the film has become a part of history.

• Pleasure and surprise: National film awardees react

  Filmmakers like Shyam Benegal, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, R Balki and first-timer Sanjay Puran Singh are a happy lot.