Mumbai, September 06: The official announcement of the 55th National Awards may have been delayed due to the demise of Andhra Pradesh CM, Y S Reddy. However, according to sources, three55th National Awards, 2007 have been awarded toAnil Kapoor’s Gandhi, My Father.
The awards are Best Film which goes to Anil Kapoor, Best Screenplay to Feroz Abbas Khan (who also directed the film) and Best supporting actor award to Darshan Zariwala. GMF was pitted against commercial successes like Taare Zameen Par and Chak De.
According to sources, Priyadarshan’s Tamil film, Kanchivaram, has won the Best Film
award in the main category, the Best Director (Priyadarshan) and Best Actor (Prakash Raj) awards.
It is not known who has bagged the best actress award, yet. SM Khan, director of the Directorate of Film Festivals, I&B Ministry refused to comment saying the official announcement will be made on Monday.
Feroze Abbas Khan, the director of Gandhi, My Father, said it would be unethical to comment before the official announcement.
–Agencies