India, Sept. 22 -- The 72nd National Film Awards will be presented at Ekta Nagar in Gujarat on Tuesday, with President Droupadi Murmu conferring the honours for achievements in Indian cinema during 2024. The ceremony marks the first time that the National Film Awards will be presented outside the national capital, as the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting begins taking the event to different parts of the country.

Veteran Kannada actor Anant Nag will receive the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2024 in recognition of his contribution to Indian cinema over a career spanning more than five decades. The award was announced earlier this month following the recommendation of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award Selection Committee. Instituted in 1954, ...