Filmmaker
Priyadarshan, who was the chairman of 64th
National Film Awards
, tell us that this year’s Best Actress Award boiled down to
Surabhi Lakshmi and Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan for their films Minnaminingu and
Sarabjit
.
“For the Best Actress Award, more than the body of work the performance was considered. Also, there weren’t many actresses who were part of a lot of films and put up great performances. Surabhi’s only competition was with
Aishwarya Rai for Sarabjit. Surabhi clinched the award as she brilliantly performed her role of a non-glamourous Indian woman and carried the film on her shoulders,” Priyadarshan says.
The acclaimed director also informs us that this year’s jury had stressed on the content and making of the movies. “Some of the film that didn’t get commercial recognition was made well and some that weren’t made well had good content. We looked at movies that had good content and was made well,” he says.