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Kangana Ranaut shows off her Best Actress Award
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Actor Rajinikanth (R) receives the Dadasaheb Phalke Award from the Vice President of India Venkaiah Naidu, during the 67th National film awards and Dadasaheb Phalke Awards 2019 held in New Delhi on October 25, 2021. (Photo by Money SHARMA / AFP)
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Manoj Bajpayee won the Best Actor Award for the Hindi film 'Bhonsle'. He shared it with South Indian star Dhanush
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Dhanush also won Best Actor for his role in the Tamil film 'Asuran'
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Bollywood's Kangana Ranaut was named Best Actress for her performance in two films, 'Panga' and 'Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi'
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With her Best Actress Award, Kangana Ranaut now has four National Film Awards to her credit
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Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut (L) greets actor Rajinikanth as they attend the 67th National film awards and Dadasaheb Phalke Awards 2019 held in New Delhi on October 25, 2021. (Photo by Money SHARMA / AFP)
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Rajinikanth speaks at the event
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Rajinikanth with Dhanush, who is also his son-in-law
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Best Actor winners Manoj Bajpayee and Dhanush
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Rajinikanth and Manoj Bajpayee meet each other at the event
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Kangana Ranaut shows off her Best Actress Award
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Actor Rajinikanth (R) receives the Dadasaheb Phalke Award from the Vice President of India Venkaiah Naidu, during the 67th National film awards and Dadasaheb Phalke Awards 2019 held in New Delhi on October 25, 2021. (Photo by Money SHARMA / AFP)
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Manoj Bajpayee won the Best Actor Award for the Hindi film 'Bhonsle'. He shared it with South Indian star Dhanush
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Dhanush also won Best Actor for his role in the Tamil film 'Asuran'
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Bollywood's Kangana Ranaut was named Best Actress for her performance in two films, 'Panga' and 'Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi'
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With her Best Actress Award, Kangana Ranaut now has four National Film Awards to her credit
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Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut (L) greets actor Rajinikanth as they attend the 67th National film awards and Dadasaheb Phalke Awards 2019 held in New Delhi on October 25, 2021. (Photo by Money SHARMA / AFP)
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Rajinikanth speaks at the event
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Rajinikanth with Dhanush, who is also his son-in-law
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Best Actor winners Manoj Bajpayee and Dhanush
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Rajinikanth and Manoj Bajpayee meet each other at the event
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Kangana Ranaut shows off her Best Actress Award
Superstar Rajinikanth and others honoured at India's National Film Awards
The event recognised films released in 2019, after last year's ceremony was cancelled owing to the Covid-19 pandemic
David Tusing
25 October, 2021
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