Shah Rukh Khan has finally received a National Film Award for his role in Jawan, marking a significant milestone in his illustrious career.After a legendary career spanning over three decades, Shah Rukh Khan has finally won his first-ever National Film Award for his performance in Jawan, a long-awaited and emotional milestone for one of India’s most iconic stars. (Also Read: 71st National Film Awards full list of winners: Shah Rukh Khan wins first-ever Best Actor, Rani Mukerji is Best Actress)The 71st National Film Awards were announced today, and Shah Rukh was conferred the National Film Award for Best Actor for his powerful performance in Jawan. As he finally takes home his first National Award after an iconic 33-year career, this recognition is long overdue, as he was often overlooked despite delivering career-best performances.

How the prestigious award eluded SRK until now?

Often hailed as the King of Bollywood, Shah Rukh made his debut in 1992 with Deewana and quickly rose to become one of the most beloved and bankable actors in the country. Despite starring in numerous critically acclaimed and blockbuster films like Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, Swades, Chak De! India, and My Name Is Khan, the prestigious National Award had remained just out of reach—until now.In Swades (2004), Shah Rukh portrayed Mohan Bhargava, a NASA engineer reconnecting with his homeland. His restrained, introspective performance broke away from his romantic hero image. Despite critical acclaim, the National Award for Best Actor that year went to Saif Ali Khan for Hum Tum, a romantic comedy.

Then came Chak De! India in 2007, in which Shah Rukh played Kabir Khan, a disgraced hockey coach seeking redemption. This powerful, quietly intense portrayal led to the film winning the National Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment. Yet again, Shah Rukh was overlooked. The Best Actor award that year went to Hrithik Roshan for Dhoom 2 In 2010, Shah Rukh stunned audiences with his portrayal of Rizwan Khan in My Name Is Khan, a man with Asperger’s Syndrome navigating a post-9/11 world. The performance earned him global praise and several international accolades. However, the National Award for Best Actor went to Amitabh Bachchan for Paa, where he played a child with progeria.It may have taken years, but the recognition affirms what audiences have long believed: Shah Rukh Khan is not just a beloved superstar but one of the finest actors Indian cinema has ever seen.

Shah Rukh's other accolades

In addition to finally winning the National Award, Shah Rukh Khan has long been recognised globally for his contributions to cinema. He holds some of the highest honours, including the Padma Shri from the Government of India, and two of France’s most prestigious civilian awards—the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres and the Legion of Honour In the same interview, he was asked if he will retire after winning the National Award. The actor said, "I think that's why I haven't received any yetSRK has won the Filmfare award for Best Actor eight times. Apart from that he has won 14 Filmfare awards in other categories.

Shah Rukh Khan reveals the reason behind it

Shah Rukh Khan launched the Indian Academy Awards (IMA) in Mumbai in 2016. During the launch, he spoke about why he never won the National Award. He spoke to IANS and said, "If I didn't get it, I didn't deserve it. I don't think any of my performances so far deserve a National Award After SRK won the National Award today, his fans have been congratulating him on social media. He is trending everyone and people are celebrating it like a festival. BollywoodLife congratulates the Badshaah of Bollywood.

Other winners of the 71st National Film Awards

He is sharing the Best Actor award with Vikrant Massey. Vikrant won it for his performance in 12th Fail. After from them, Rani Mukerji won the Best Actress award for Mrs. Chatterjee Vs Norway. Films like Animal, Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani, Sam Bahadur and others also won big. SRK's win has been the most special one for his fans.Based on the story of IPS officer Manoj Kumar, 12th Fail also won the Best Feature Film award. Sudipto Sen won the Best Director Award for his The Kerala Story while Karan Johar’s Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahanigot the Best Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment award.

Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s Animal,one of the biggest blockbusters of 2023 that spurred debates and controversies, bagged three awards. The Ranbir Kapoor-starring violent drama won a Special Mention for re-recording (MR Rajakrishnan), apart from adjudged the best in Background Score (Harshavardhan Rameshwar) and Sound Designing (Sachin Sudhakaran and Hariharan Muralidharan) categoriesVicky Kaushal’s biographical war drama Sam Bahadur,based on India’s first field marshal Sam Manekshaw, was declared the winner in the Best Film Promoting National and Social Values. The Meghana Gulzar movie also won in the Best Make Up (Shrikant Desai) and Best Costume Designer (Sachin Lovalekar, Divvya Gambir and Niddhi Gambhir) categories.

In regional cinema, Parking, directed by Ramkumar Balakrishnan, took home three awards. Apart from being picked as the Best Tamil movie, the Harish Kalyan starrer won the Best Screenplay (Ramkumar Balakrishnan) award. Seasoned actor M.S. Bhaskar was honoured with the Best Supporting Actor award for his performance in the movie.Notably, Rishab Shetty had won the Best Actor Award for Kantara in the previous edition of the National Film Awards. Nithya Menen for Thiruchitrambalam and Manasi Parekh for the Gujarati drama Kutch Express were awarded joint winners in the Best Actress Category.

Here is the full list of winners from the 70th National Film Awards:

Feature Films

Regional Films

Telugu: Bhagavanth Kesari

Tamil: Parking

Malayalam: Ullozhukku

Kannada: Kandeelu - The Ray of Hope

Hindi: Kathal: A Jackfruit Mystery

Gujarati: Vash

Best Punjabi Film: Godday Godday Chaa

Best Odia Film: Pushkara

Best Marathi Film: Shyamchi Aai

Special Mention: Re-recording: M.R. Rajakrishnan, ‘Animal’ (Hindi)

Stunt Choreography: Nandu and Prudhvi, Hanu-Man (Telugu)

Best Choreography: Vaibhav Merchant, ‘Dhindoora Baja Re’, ‘Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahani’ (Hindi)

Best Lyrics: Kasarla Shyam, ‘Ooru Palleturu’, ‘Balagam’ (Telugu)

Best Music Direction (Songs): G.V. Prakash, ‘Vaathi’ (Tamil)

Background score: Harshavardhan Rameshwar, ‘Animal’ (Hindi)

Make Up: Shrikant Desai, ‘Sam Bahadur’ (Hindi)

Costume Designer: Sachin Lovalekar, Divvya Gambir and Niddhi Gambhir, ‘Sam Bahadur’ (Hindi)

Production Design: Mohandas, ‘2018 - Everyone Is A Hero’ (Malayalam)

Editing: Midhun Murali, Pookkaalam (Malayalam)

Sound design: Sachin Sudhakaran and Hariharan Muralidharan, ‘Animal’ (Hindi)

Screenplay: Sai Rajesh Neelam, ‘Baby’ (Telugu), Ramkumar Balakrishnan, ‘Parking’ (Tamil)

Dialogue writer: Deepak Kingrani, ‘Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai’ (Hindi)

Cinematography: Prasantanu Mohapatra, ‘The Kerala Story’ (Hindi)

Best Playback Singer: Shilpa Rao (Chaliya - ‘Jawan’, Hindi), Rohit (Premisthunna - ‘Baby’, Telugu)

Best Child Artist: Sukriti Bandireddi (‘Gandhi Thatha Chettu’, Telugu), Kabir Khandare (Gypsy, Tamil), Treesha Toshar, Shrinivas Pokale, Bhargav (‘Naal 2, Marathi)

Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Urvashi, ‘Ullozhukku’ (Malayalam), Janki Bodiwala, ‘Vash’ (Gujarati)

Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Vijayaraghavan, ‘Pookkaalam’ (Malayalam), MS Bhaskar, ‘Parking’ (Tamil)

Best Actress: Rani Mukerji, ‘Mrs Chatterjee vs Norway’ (Hindi)

Best Actor: Shah Rukh Khan, ‘Jawan’ (Hindi), Vikrant Massey, ‘12th Fail’ (Hindi)

Best Direction: Sudipto Sen, ‘The Kerala Story’ (Hindi)

Best Film in AVGC: ‘Hanu-Man’ (Telugu)

Best Children’s Film: ‘Naal 2’ (Marathi)

Best Film Promoting National, Social Values: Sam Bahadur (Hindi)

Best Debut Film: ‘Aatmapamphlet’ (Hindi)

Best Feature Film: ‘12th Fail’ (Hindi)

Non-Feature Films

Special mentions: M.K. Ramadas, ‘Nekal – Chronicle of the Paddy Man’ (Malayalam), Himansu Sekhar Khatua (Director), Kadambini Media Pvt Ltd (Producer) ‘The Sea and the Seven Villages’

Best Script: Chidanand Naik, ‘Sunflowers Were The First Ones To Know’ (Kannada)

Best Voiceover: Hari Krishnan S. ‘The Sacred Jack – Exploring The Tree of Wishes’ (English)

Best Music Direction: Pranil Desai ‘The First Film’ (Hindi)

Best Editing: Niladri Roy ‘Moving Focus’ (English)

Best Sound Design: Shubarun Sengupta ‘Dhundhgiri Ke Phool’ (Hindi)

Best Cinematography: Meenakshi Soman, Saravanamaruthu ‘Little Wings’ (Tamil)

Best Direction: Piyush Thakur, ‘The First Film’ (Hindi)

Best Short Film: Manish Saini (Director), Ellanar Films (Producer), ‘Giddh The Scavenger’ (Hindi)

Best Non-Feature Film Promoting Social and Environmental Values: ‘The Silent Epidemic’ (Hindi), Akash Gupta (Director), ‘Cinema4good Pvt. Ltd. Raahgiri Foundation’ (Producer)

Best Documentary Film: ‘God Vulture and Human’ (English, Hindi & Telugu), Rishiraj Agarwal (Director), Studio Lichi, Dr Rajesh Chandwani (Producer)

Best Art/Culture Film: ‘Timeless Tamil Nadu’ (English), Kamakhya Narayan Singh (Director), Celebrities Management Private Limited (Producer)

Best Biographical/Historical Reconstruction Film: ‘Mo Bou Mo Gaan, Lentina Ao’ (Odia’), Sanjib Parasar (Director), NFDC (Producer)

Best Debut Film: ‘The Spirit Dreams of Cheraw’ (Mizo), Shilpika Bordoloi (Director)

Best Non-Fiction Film: ‘Flowering Man’ (Hindi), Soumyajit Ghosh Dastidar (Director), Film and Television Institute of India (Producer)

Best Film Critic: Utpal Datta (Assamese)

The winners of the 71st National Film Awards were declared on Friday (August 1, 2025). Honouring the best films and cinematic achievements of the year 2023, the awards were announced by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B).

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