{"id":8516,"date":"2019-12-24T03:54:41","date_gmt":"2019-12-23T22:24:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/udaen.info\/?p=8516"},"modified":"2019-12-24T03:54:41","modified_gmt":"2019-12-23T22:24:41","slug":"vice-president-of-india-honours-winners-for-outstanding-contributions-in-films-at-66th-national-film-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/udaen.info\/?p=8516","title":{"rendered":"Vice President of India honours winners for outstanding contributions in Films at 66th National Film Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Vice President of India honours winners for outstanding contributions in Films at 66th National Film Awards<\/p>\n

Cinema should help in strengthening family systems and promoting democratic values: Vice President Shri Amitabh Bachchan to be honoured with 50th Dadasaheb Phalke Award on 29th December<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Vice President of India, Shri M Venkaiah Naidu today conferred National Film Awards for the year 2018in various categories at its 66th<\/sup>\u00a0edition, held at New Delhi.Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting (I&B), Shri Prakash Javadekar; Secretary, Ministry of I&B, Shri Ravi Mittal; Chairperson, Feature Film Category, Shri Rahul Rawail;\u00a0 Chairperson, Non-Feature Film Category, Shri AS Kanal; Chairperson, Best Writing on Cinema, Shri UtpalBorpujari and other dignitaries were also present on the occasion.<\/p>\n

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Speaking on the occasion, the Vice President spoke on how Violence has no place in democracy and that Film makers must make conscious effort to ensure that dialogues, depiction of characters and costumes reflect India\u2019s culture,customs, practices and traditions. He further added that Cinema should also help in strengthening family systems and promoting democratic values.<\/p>\n

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The Vice President while complementing the film industry expressed how cinemas must be used for social change, \u201cI call upon the film fraternity to curb the depiction of violence, vulgarity and obscenity in view of the huge impact films make on the masses, particularly youngsters. Art speaks a universal language and helps shape social norms\u201d.<\/p>\n

Talking about Indian films popularity globally and how cinemas has no geographical or religious boundaries because it speaks a universal language and touches the raw emotions, the Vice President said \u201cIndian films carry an important message to audiences across the world. They convey a glimpse of \u2018Indianness\u2019 or \u2018Bharatheeyatha\u2019 to the outside world.We need to be effective ambassadors in the world of cultural diplomacy\u201d.<\/p>\n

Highlighting that Indian cinemas have gained global popularity and that there is great demand for it, Union Minister for Information &Broadcasting, Shri Prakash Javadekar stated, \u201cOur theatre and our films is our asset, it is our soft power and we must harness to take advantage of this. To ease the process of film shooting permissions and clearances, we have prepared a single window system at Films Division. We are also in the process of implementing this regionally\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Congratulating the Award winners, Shri Javadekardwelt upon the magical world of cinema and the talent that goes behind creating it, \u201cFilm is such an art that as Vishwakarma creates a world, the filmmaker also creates a new world and we immerse ourselves in that world\u201d, stated the Minister.<\/p>\n

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Some of the prominent winners in various categories for this year National Film Awards includes Gujarati film Hellaroin Best Feature Film category. BadhaaiHo bagged the award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment, Hindi movie Padmanwas awarded Best Film on Social Issues, Aditya Dhar won Best Director Award for Uri: The Surgical Strike, AyushmanKhurana and Vicky Kaushal jointly won Best Actor Award for their performances in Andhadhun and Uri: The Surgical Strike, whileKeerthy Suresh bagged Best Actress trophy for her performance in Telugu movie Mahanati.Marathi movie Naal got the Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director while anotherMarathi movie Paani won the award for Best Film on Environment Conservation\/ Preservation. NargisDutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration was given to Kannada film OndallaEradallaand Uttarakhand was awarded the Most Film Friendly State.<\/p>\n

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The President of India, Shri Ram NathKovind will host a high\u2013tea for the Award winners on 29th<\/sup>\u00a0December 2019 at Rashtrapati Bhavan, wherein the great doyen of Indian cinema, Shri Amitabh Bachchan who could not attend today\u2019s function due to ill-health will be presented with the prestigious 50th DadasahebPhalke Award, Indian cinema\u2019s biggest honour in his 50th year in the Indian film industry.<\/p>\n

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For more details of Jury and award winners of 66th National Film Awards,\u00a0click here<\/a><\/p>\n

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