Marathi films score big at 67th National Film Awards; Puneite best playback singer

Pune: Bardo, Anandi Gopal and a few non-feature Marathi films won in different categories at the 67th National Film awards announced on Monday.

Puneite Savani Ravindra won the award for best playback singer and the film for which she sang the song – Bardo — also won the award for the best Marathi feature film. Anandi Gopal won best production design award and also for the best film on social issues. Taj Mahal bagged the best film on national integration award. A special mention award was given to film critic Ashok Rane for his Marathi book on films Cinema Pahanara Manus.

Marathi actor Pallavi Joshi also won the award for best supporting female actor for Hindi film The Tashkent Files. Ravindra, who won the award for the song Raan Petla, said, “We recorded this song four years ago. Since the film is on a unique topic.”

Director of Bardo, Bhimrao Mude, said, “The film was ready in 2019. We waited for theatrical release for the entire year, but it did not happen. This award has now given us confidence to move ahead.”

Director of Anandi Gopal Sameer Vidwans said, “Credit goes to my team, but most of all, to the contributions of Anandibai and Gopal Joshi.”

Marathi film Trijya won the award for best audiography. Director of the film Taj Mahal, Niyaj Mujawar, won the award for national integration. The plot for the best investigative film Jakkal, directed by Vivek Wagh, is set in Pune and based on Jakkal sutar case.

(With inputs from

Shiladitya Pandit)


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