The Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival awards were announced on Monday. Vivek Agnihotris The Kashmir Files bagged the best film award where as, Anupam Kher took the award for the Most Versatile Actor of The Year. Taking it up to the Twitter, Vivek Agnihotri dedicated the award to the victims of terrorism and to all people of India for their blessings.The list is long for the winners for the event. Alia Bhatt not just received the Best Actress Award for Gangubai Kathaiwadi but also received the Best Actor Award for her husband Ranbir Kapoor on his behalf for the movie Brahmsthan. Varun Dhawan is also on the list he won the Critics best actor award for Bhediya. The Best Film of the Year award was bagged by SS Rajamoulis RRR at the ceremony.Veteran actor Rekha was honoured for Outstanding Contribution To The Film Industry. She was seen flaunting her golden saree during the event. Meanwhile, Hariharan won an award for Outstanding Contribution In The Music Industry.Rishabh Shetty, the Kannada actor also received the award for the Most Promising Actor for the film (Kantara). He took social media to show his gratitude. He wrote an emotional note saying Feels honoured and Blessed to be awarded prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award for Most Promising Actor (Hindi).”Rishabh Shetty dedicated the award to the two late Kannada legends, Puneeth Rajkumar and director SK Bhagavan. “This would have been impossible without our Kantara Team and technicians who supported this small dream of mine, and the pillar of my Life Pragathi Shetty,” he added.Hombale Films, which produced Kantara also congratulated the Kannada star. They will also be producing the prequel film as well. Through social media they wished him saying, “Your hard work and dedication have paid off in the most amazing way. May the dream run continue. Heres to many more successes! #Kantara.”In order to learn more about the folklore that he portrayed in his film Kantara 2, Rishab Shetty has been conducting research in the jungles along the coastal region of Karnataka. The movie will begin production in June of this year, and it will have a national release in April or May of the next year.Here is the list of winners at the Dadasaheb Phalke award show:Best Film: The Kashmir FilesBest Director: R Balki for Chup: Revenge of the ArtistBest Actor: Ranbir Kapoor for Brahmastra: Part 1Best Actress: Alia Bhatt for Gangubai KathiawadiMost Promising Actor: Rishabh Shetty for KantaraBest Web Series: Rudra: The Age of DarknessCritics Best Actor: Varun Dhawan (Bhediya)Film of the Year: RRRTelevision Series of the Year: AnupamaaBest Actor in a Television Series: Zain Imam for Fanaa – Ishq Mein MarjawanBest Male Singer: Sachet Tandon for Maiyya MainuBest Female Playback Singer: Neeti Mohan for Meri JaanBest Cinematographer: PS Vinod for Vikram VedhaOn the other hand, Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut expressed her unhappiness over the celebrity youngsters winning significant accolades. Through Instragram, she added that self-made peoples jobs are sabotaged by the “nepo mafia.”About Dadasaheb Phalke AwardsThe award, which was first given out in 1969, was created by the Indian government to honour Dadasaheb Phalkes contribution to Indian cinema. Raja Harishchandra, Indias first feature-length motion picture, was directed by Phalke (1870–1944), a famous Indian filmmaker who is frequently referred to as “the founder of Indian cinema” (1913).It is the highest award in the field of cinema in India, which is presented annually at the National Film Awards ceremony by the Directorate of Film Festivals, an organisation set up by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
