Among the four major categories, the Sridevi remained the sole Bollywood recipient, posthumously winning the best actress award for her last film ‘Mom’. New Delhi: Regional cinema dominated the 65th National Film Awards which were announced on Friday. Among the four major categories, Sridevi remained the sole Bollywood recipient, posthumously winning the best actress award for her last film, crime thriller Mom. Riddhi Sen won the best actor award for Bengali drama Nagarkirtan, while Jayaraj won best director for Malayalam drama Bhayanakam. Established in 1954, the National Film Awards have been administered by the Directorate of Film Festivals, along with the International Film Festival of India and the Indian Panorama.

Source: Mint April 13, 2018 08:15 UTC