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At the 71st National Film Awards, Shah Rukh Khan, Rani Mukherjee and Vikrant Massey won for the first time, Shah Rukh got the honor for ‘Jawan’ and Vikrant for ’12th Fail’.

New Delhi. Recently, the 71st National Film Awards held in Delhi were historic as Shah Rukh Khan, the biggest superstar of Indian cinema, won his first award in the best actor category for his performance in his all-time blockbuster film ‘Jawan’. Ever since Shah Rukh Khan received this award from President of India Draupadi Murmu, many clips of this event are becoming viral on social media. Shah Rukh Khan, Rani Mukherjee and Vikrant Massey have won the first National Award for their career. Apart from the Silver Lotus Medal and Certificate, the winners were also given a cash prize.
A prize money of Rs 2 lakh is given to win its National Award, which is a Standard Monetary Award for this category. Because there were two entitlements of this award – Shah Rukh and Vikranant Massey, so the award money was given in two equal list. Shah Rukh Khan was given the award for his brilliant performance in the film Jawan, while Vikrant Massey received this honor for his best performance in the film 12th failure. The Best Actor Award was worth Rs 2 lakh, which was distributed by both the artists equally. He was also given a silver lotus (Silver Lotus) medal and certificate with Rs 1-1 lakh.
Rani Mukherjee was awarded the Best Actress Award for her brilliant performance in ‘Mrs. Chatterjee Verses Norway’. Since this award was not shared, he received a full cash prize of Rs 2 lakh along with the silver lotus medal and certificate.
Let us know that the National Film Awards are one of the most prestigious honors in Indian cinema, who appreciate creativity, technical skills and influential storytelling in all languages and categories. They fall under the broad structure of the National Awards, including the Padma Award and Bharat Ratna. In the 71st edition, filmmaker Ashutosh Gowariker presided over the feature film Jury, while Malayal Ray presided over the non-feature film Jury.