A few members of the Indian film fraternity were also present for the show. Girish Johar from Sahara Motion Pictures, Sunny Khanna, director of Bheja Fry 2 and producer Ganesh Jain expressed their honor at being part of the first National Film Award of Nepal and also talked about scouting for local talents to take to Bollywood. Udit Narayan and Deepa Jha were greatly felicitated during the entire show with film personalities reminiscing about the bygone days with Jha.[break]
Actor Rajesh Hamal started the function by introducing the five juries on the stage: Shubha Bahadur Sunam, music director; Chaitya Devi Singh, actor; Pradeep Kumar Upadhyaya, sound engineer; Manju Kumar Shrestha, cinematographer; Narayan Dhoj Panta, production supervisor. A joint performance by actors Bhuwan Chand, Chaitya Devi, Basundhara Bhusal, Sushil Chettri and Bhuwan KC was followed by the three actresses being felicitated by Madhav Poudel, Minister of Information and Communications, for their contribution to Nepali cinema.
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Chaitya Devi Singh, Sushil Chettri, Bhuwan Chand, Bhuwan KC and Basundhara Bhusal performing during the National Film Award on Saturday.
The most popular songs from the yesteryears like ‘Maiti Ghar’, ‘Mohani Lagla Hai’ and those from contemporary Nepali cinema were presented in a dance performance by actors Mausami Malla, Nandita KC, Benisha Hamal, Sushil Chettri, etc. Popular singers like Dipak Limbu, Anju Pant and Rajesh Payal Rai also presented their popular songs on the stage.
The films were judged in 16 different categories which were named after legendary film artists. The winners from each category took home a trophy, a certificate and a cash prize worth Rs 51,000 with the exception of Best Director who was awarded with Rs 1 lakh. The Best Actor (Male and Female) also won a Samsung Galaxy Pad each.
Winners of National Film Award 2069
´Heera´ Best Film: Saayad
´Prakash´ Best Director: Suraj Subba ‘Nalbo’ (Saayad)
´Bhuwan´ Best Actress: Nita Dhungana (Notebook)
´Shiva´ Best Actor: Jiwan Luitel (Malatiko Bhatti)
´Basundhara´ Best Supporting Actress: Karishma Manandhar (Maya’s Bar)
´Neer´ Best Supporting Actor: Wilson Bikram Rai (Saayad)
´Bhutani´ Best Fight Director: Chandra Pant (Hamesha)
´Sambhujeet´ Best Music Director: Suresh Adhikari
(Maya’s Bar)
´Udit´ Best Singer: Sworupraj Acharya (Rhythm)
´Manju´ Best Cinematographer: Sanjaya Lama (Saayad)
´Pradeep´ Best Sound Mixing: Rajkrishna Shrestha/ Sunayamana Shrestha (Phool)
´Chetan´ Best Script Writer: Suraj Subba ‘Nalbo’- Saayad
´Basanta´ Best Dance Director: Kabiraj Gahatraj (Ke Ma Timro Saathi Banna Sakchu)
´Maha´ Jury Award: Saayad
´Kusume Rumal´ Best Commercial Film: Saayad
´Puskar´ Film Journalism Award: Bidhur Giri
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