Waheeda Rehman conferred with Dadasaheb Phalke Award

A graceful Waheeda Rehman received the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award from President Droupadi Murmu at the 69th National Film Awards at Delhi’s Vigyan Bhavan on Tuesday. Rehman is well-known for her films like 'Guide', 'Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam', 'Pyaasa', 'Khamoshi' and 'Kaagaz Ke Phool'.

Alia Bhatt was feted with the Best Actress award for her role in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s 'Gangubai Kathiawadi'. Accompanied by husband Ranbir Kapoor, she looked resplendent in her ivory wedding saree.

Kriti Sanon shared the Best Actress award with Alia Bhat for her role in 'Mimi', in which she plays a surrogate mother torn between a mother’s love and a drive to chase her passion.

Alu Arjun received the Best Actor award for his role in 'Pushpa'. He is the first Telugu actor to have received the award in the history of National Film Awards.

R Madhavan’s biographical film 'Rocketry: The Nambi Effect' won the Best Feature Film award. The film, based on the life of aerospace scientist Nambi Narayanan, also marked Madhavan’s directorial debut.

Controversial film 'The Kashmir Files', directed by Vivek Agnihotri bagged the Nargis Dutt Award. The film gave a chilling account of the mass exodus and massacre of Kashmiri Pandits in the 1990s.