India, Aug. 1 -- The 71st National Film Awards were announced in Delhi by the jury on Friday. The awards, given for films released in 2023, celebrated the best of Indian cinema across languages and film industries. And after a long time, Hindi cinema dominated the proceedings winning most of the major awards, including the big four: Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, and Best Film.

The awards were announced by the jury in a live telecast streamed by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Bollywood films bagged as many as 14 awards across categories that were not language-bound. This included a Best Film win for 12th Fail and a Best Actor win for its lead actor Vikrant Massey. The actor shared the honour with Shah Rukh Khan, ...