Naidu to give away 66th National Film Awards on Dec. 23

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New Delhi : The 66th National Film Awards for 2018 is all set to take place at a gala event in New Delhi on December 23, 2019. The Vice President of India M Venkaiah Naidu will give away the awards in the presence of Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar, and other senior dignitaries. The doyen of Indian cinema Amitabh Bachchan is being awarded with the prestigious 50th Dada Saheb Phalke Award, Indian cinema’s biggest honour in his 50th year in the Indian film industry.

Earlier, at a Press Conference in August this year presided over by Rahul Rawail, Chairperson, Feature Film Category;  A S Kanal, Chairperson, Non-Feature Film Category, and Utpal Borpujari, Chairperson, Best Writing on Cinema, it was announced that Gujarati film ‘Hellaro’ won Best Feature Film Award. ‘Badhaai Ho’ bagged award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment, Hindi movie ‘Padman’ was declared Best Film on Social Issues, Aditya Dhar won Best Director Award for ‘Uri: The Surgical Strike’, Ayushman Khurana and Vicky Kaushal jointly won Best Actor Award for their performances in ‘Andhadhun’ and ‘Uri: The Surgical Strike’, Keerthy Suresh bagged Best Actress trophy for her performance in Telugu movie ‘Mahanati’, Marathi movie ‘Paani’ won the award for Best Film on Environment Conservation/ Preservation, Kannada film ‘Ondalla Eradalla’ gets Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration and Uttarakhand declared Most Film Friendly State, according to a PIB release.