Kangana Ranaut wins National Award for ‘Queen’

Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut‘s powerhouse performance in Vikas Bahl-directed Queen has gained her appreciation from many quarters. Now she has been bestowed the National Award for Best Actress for Queen. Kangana Ranaut had also won the National award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as a drug-addicted model in Madhur Bhandarkar’s Fashion in 2008. Therefore this makes it her second one.

Kangana Ranaut neither attends or accepts awards, but she said that, she had ‘no idea’ that she was in the National Award race but would accept it in person if she won. Queen also won Best Hindi Film. Best Feature Film was won by the multi-lingual Court. Veteran actor Shashi Kapoor will also receive his Dadasaheb Phalke Award at the ceremony.

Mary Kom was named Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment. Haider scooped several awards including Best Choreography, Music Direction, Costume Design and Male Playback Singer for Sukhwinder Singh. Bhoothnath Returns, starring Amitabh Bachchan as a ghost, received a special mention.

The National Awards will be handed out by President Pranab Mukherjee on May 3 in New Delhi’s Vigyan Bhawan.