{"id":8953,"date":"2011-05-19T23:05:11","date_gmt":"2011-05-19T23:05:11","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-15T11:49:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T11:49:10","slug":"dabangg-wins-wholesome-entertainment-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/?p=8953","title":{"rendered":"\u201cDabangg\u201d Wins Wholesome Entertainment Award"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 58th National Film Awards were announced Thursday evening, with actor Salman Khan\u2019s 2010 hit film \u201cDabangg\u201d \u2013 a story about a Robin Hood-like fearless cop \u2013 winning the award for the Best Popular Film for providing Wholesome Entertainment. The award, which includes 200,000 rupees ($4,438) prize money, \u201canswers the need of cine-goers for entertainment rooted in Indian soil,\u201d the jury said.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Malayalam film \u201cAdaminte Makan Abu,\u201d directed and produced by Salim Ahamed, won Best Feature Film for being \u201ca simple yet evocative articulation of humanist values that frees matters of faith from the constrictions of narrow parochialism,\u201d said the jury, which was headed by director and producer J.P. Dutta. The award for the Best Actor was shared by Dhanush for his role in Tamil film \u201cAadukalam\u201d and Salim Kumar in Malayalam film \u201cAdaminte Makan Abu.\u201d Singer Rekha Bharadwaj won the award for best female playback singer for her \u201csensual and evocative rendering of a heart longing for the beloved\u201d in the film \u201cIshqiya\u201d, which was directed by her husband Vishal Bhardwaj.<\/p>\n

The annual awards were launched in 1953 by the Directorate of Film Festivals and Government of India, with an aim of \u201cencouraging the production of films of aesthetic and technical excellence and social relevance\u201d and \u201cpromoting national integrity.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dabangg<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n