Hindi films have swept the National Film Awards for 2007, announced in the capital on Monday, grabbing awards in 16 of the 28 categories in the feature film section. But the state making the most movies -- Andhra Pradesh -- failed to win any award.
And the best film award went to Tamil film Kanchivaram. Prakash Raj of the same movie was adjudged best actor. Umashree of Kannada film Gulabi Talkies was declared the best actress. Bollywood hit Chak De! India won the best popular film award for providing wholesome entertainment. Amir Khan's Taare Zameen Par grabbed the best film on family welfare award. Shankar Mahadevan was adjudged best male playback singer for the same film while Prasoon Joshi got the best lyrics award. Sharad Goekar of Marathi film Tingya beat Taare Zameen Par's child prodigy Darsheel Safary for the Best Child Actor award.
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And the best film award went to Tamil film Kanchivaram. Prakash Raj of the same movie was adjudged best actor. Umashree of Kannada film Gulabi Talkies was declared the best actress. Bollywood hit Chak De! India won the best popular film award for providing wholesome entertainment. Amir Khan's Taare Zameen Par grabbed the best film on family welfare award. Shankar Mahadevan was adjudged best male playback singer for the same film while Prasoon Joshi got the best lyrics award. Sharad Goekar of Marathi film Tingya beat Taare Zameen Par's child prodigy Darsheel Safary for the Best Child Actor award.
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