New Delhi, Sept. 23 -- The Shanaya Malhotra-starrer 'Kathal: A Jackfruit Mystery' was honoured with the Best Hindi Film award at the 71st National Film Awards ceremony.

The quirky satire, directed by Yashowardhan Mishra, revolves around Mahima Basor, a determined police officer from a lower caste, who sets out to solve the strange case of two missing jackfruits from a politician's garden.

Director Yashowardhan Mishra, who attended the event with producers Guneet Monga Kapoor and Ektaa R Kapoor, called the win "an unbelievable feeling."

Sharing his excitement, he said he was "over the moon" and proud to see his debut film win such a significant honour. "It is an unbelievable feeling. I am over the moon. It is my debut film. I feel reall...