70th National Film Awards: Manoj Bajpayee starrer ‘Gulmohar’ bags best Hindi film

New Delhi, August 16

Actor Manoj Bajpayee starrer ‘Gulmohar’ bagged the best film award at the 70^th National Film Awards for the year 2022.

The 70^th National Film Awards were announced on Friday in the national capital.

The jury includes Rahul Rawail, chairperson of the feature film jury; Nila Madhab Panda, chairperson of the non-feature film jury; Gangadhar Mudalair, chairperson of the best writing on cinema jury.

Manoj Bajpayee’s ‘Gulmohar’ bagged the best hindi film award. The film also received a special mention.

Apart from ‘Gulmohar’, the Malayalam film ‘Kadhikan’, ‘Ponniyin Selvan Part 1’ and Sanjoy Salil Chowdhury also got a special mention.

Helmed by Rahul V Chittella, ‘Gulmohar’ revolves around the multi-generation Batra family who are all set to move out of their 34-year-old family home - Gulmohar- and how this shift in their lives is rediscovery of the bonds that have held them together as a family with secrets and insecurities.

The film also stars Sharmila Tagore, Simran and Suraj Sharma in the lead roles.