At the 71st National Film Awards in New Delhi, President Droupadi Murmu honored Mohanlal with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award.

Other winners:

• Best Actor: Shah Rukh Khan (‘Jawan’), Vikrant Massey (‘Twelfth Fail’)
• Best Actress: Rani Mukerji (‘Mrs Chatterjee vs Norway’)
• Best Telugu Film: Bhagwant Kesari
• Best AVGC: Hanuman
• Best Male Singer: PVNS Rohit (‘Baby’)
• Best Screenplay: Sai Rajesh Neelam (‘Baby’)
• Best Lyricist: Kasarla Shyam Kumar
• Best Stunt: Prithviraj & Kannan Nanduraj (‘Hanu-Man’)
• Best Child Actor: Sukruthi Veni
• Best Short Film: Giddh the Scavenger

The awards celebrated excellence in Indian cinema.