71st National Film Awards winners were announced on Friday, August 1, 2025. Shah Rukh Khan and Vikrant Massey won the Best Actor award for their performance in Jawan and 12th Fail, respectively, and Rani Mukerji won the Best Actress award for her performance in Mrs Chatterjee Vs Norway.
Meanwhile, 12th Fail received the Best Feature Film award and Sanya Malhotra starrer Kathal won the Best Hindi Film award.
Shah Rukh Khan made his debut with the film Deewana in 1992. In these 33 years, this is the first National Award that the actor has received. However, his fans have been feeling that earlier there were many other movies for which he deserved it.
Meanwhile, even Rani Mukerji, who has been in the industry for 29 years, has won her first National Award. Just like SRK, even Ranians have always felt that she deserved the National Award for many other films.
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Guneet Monga On Her Production Venture Kathal Winning National Award
Kathal, starring Sanya Malhotra, won the Best Hindi Film award. The movie was produced by Guneet Monga's production house, Sikhya Entertainment.
Guneet has shared a statement about winning the National Award, which reads, "We are incredibly honoured to receive the Best Hindi Film award for Kathal: A Jackfruit Mystery at the 71st National Film Awards. Grateful beyond words for this recognition. A heartfelt congratulations to our brilliant director Yashowardhan Mishra, and his co-writers Ashok Mishra, for crafting a story that is sharp, original, and deeply human. Huge thanks to our producing partners Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor at Balaji Telefilms. Immense gratitude for our trusted platform partner Netflix India and the incredible Monika Shergill, Ruchika Kapoor Sheikh. Shout out to Pratiksha Rao and Ankita Singh who started this journey."
The statement further read, "Kathal wouldn’t have been possible without the unconditional support of my co-producer Achin Jain and the incredible team at Sikhya Entertainment, this journey wouldn’t have been possible without your belief and support. And to Sanya Malhotra, your performance as Mahima was both powerful and full of heart. You brought Mahima to life with such nuance, warmth, and unwavering strength, dil jeet liya! Thank you for leading this story with such grace, authenticity, and quiet power."
