National Film Awards 2023: ‘Saatao’ wins Best Film, Nisho Best Actor, Putul Best Actress
Entertainment Desk :
The government has announced the National Film Award, the highest state honour for film, for the year 2023.
A total of 30 artists and craftsmen were nominated for this award for their special contributions in 28 fields in a notification issued by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Thursday, said a press release.
Renowned filmmaker Tareque Masud and renowned cinematographer and director Abdul Latif Bachchu are jointly receiving the highest film honour, the Lifetime Achievement Award, this year.
The Best Film of the year has been selected as ‘Saatao’, produced by K M Halimuzzaman (Khandaker Sumon). Khandaker Sumon also won the Best Film Director award for the same film.
Meanwhile, Afran Nisho won the Best Actor award for his debut film ‘Surongo’, while Aynun Putul was named Best Actress for her performance in ‘Saatao’.
Monir Ahmed Shakil (‘Surongo’) won the Best Supporting Actor award and Nazia Haque Orsha (‘Ora Saat Jon’) won the Best Supporting Actress award.
Ashish Khandaker (‘Adventure of Sundarbans’) won the Best Villain award and Shahiduzzaman Selim (‘Surongo’) won the Best Comedy Award.
Md Lyon won the Best Child Artiste award and Arif Hasan Anaira Khan received the Special Award (both for the movie ‘Aam Kanthaler Chhuti’).
Again, ‘Priyotoma’ and ‘Surongo’ showed their dominance in music. Balam was selected as the best singer for the song ‘O Priyotoma’ and Abanti Deb Sinthi was selected as the Best Singer for the movie ‘Surongo’.
Someshwar Oli was awarded as the Best Lyricist for the song ‘Ishwar’ and Prince Mahmud was awarded as the Best Composer. Emon Chowdhury (‘Adventure of Sundarbans’) was awarded as the Best Music Director.
Faruk Hossain (‘Priyotoma’) was selected as the Best Story Writer, Niyamul Mukta (‘Raktojoba’) as the Best Screenwriter, and Raihan Rafi and Syed Nazim Ud Daula (‘Surongo’) jointly won the Best Dialogue Writer awards.
In addition, ‘Mariyam,’ directed by Chaitali Somadder, was selected as the Best Short Film, and ‘Leelabati Nag: The Rebel,’ directed by Eliza Binte Elahi, was selected as the Best Documentary Film.