The Nationwide Movie Awards are set to interrupt with a long time of custom this yr. For the primary time, the distinguished awards ceremony is predicted to maneuver out of New Delhi, with Ekta Nagar in Gujarat, residence to the Statue of Unity, prone to host the 72nd version.
President Droupadi Murmu is predicted to current the awards throughout her Gujarat go to later this month. Based on reviews, she is prone to journey to Ekta Nagar as a part of the go to and current the Nationwide Movie Awards there.
Nationwide Movie Awards ceremony strikes to Gujarat
The proposed venue marks a major departure from the long-standing custom of holding the Nationwide Movie Awards within the nationwide capital. Lately, the ceremony has been held at Delhi’s Vigyan Bhawan, with the President historically presenting the honours to the winners.
The 72nd National Film Awards were announced in New Delhi in July. The awards recognised movies launched in 2024, with Article 370 profitable Greatest Characteristic Movie and Yami Gautam being named Greatest Actress. Mammootty and Kartik Aaryan shared the Best Actor award.
This yr’s awards additionally noticed filmmaker Aanand L Rai win Greatest Route within the non-feature class for Statue of Unity – Ekta ka Prateek.
The opportunity of the ceremony being held in Ekta Nagar is especially notable given its connection to the Statue of Unity, one in every of Gujarat’s main landmarks.
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With inputs from PTI.
