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NEW DELHI: Actors Amitabh Bachchan, Kangana Ranaut, Kalki Koechlin, directors Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Kabir Khan walked away with top honours at the 63rd National Film Awards on Tuesday. Bachchan, who won for 'Piku', is the only one to have bagged the honour in the 'best actor' category for the fourth time.

Presenting the awards President Pranab Mukherjee said it was sprecial how the National Film Awards recognised "living legends" like Bachchan as well as newcomers.

Thespian Manoj Kumar, who essayed the role of Bhagat Singh nearly half a century ago, was honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke award, Indian cinema's most coveted honour. He in turn presented the President with a Sai Baba statuette while accepting the award to a standing ovation. Kumar started his career in 1957 and is famous for his patriotic roles in films like Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan, Purab Aur Paschim, and Shaheed, among others.

Describing Kumar's films, I&B minister Arun Jaitley said the actor-director's films played an important part in contextualising Indian history, like the freedom struggle, as well as the plight of farmers.

This is the third National Award for Kangana, who won the 'best actress' honour for 'Tanu Weds Manu Returns'. The multilingual `Baahubali' was recognised as `best film', while Sanjay Leela Bhansali received the 'best direction' award for 'Bajirao Mastani'. The Salman Khan-starrer Bajrangi Bhaijaan won 'best popular film'.

The `best Hindi film' award was gi ven to `Dum Laga Ke Haisha', and the special jury award to Kalki Koechlinstarrer Margarita With A Straw.

`Masaan', directed by Neeraj Ghaywan, received the Indira Gandhi award for `best debut film of a director'.

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Aditya Pancholi’s wife, daughter leave home over Adhyayan-Kangana mess

Aditya Pancholi’s wife Zarina Wahab and his daughter are apparently not happy about his speaking on Adhyayan Suman’s statement that Aditya had warned him about Kangana Ranaut.

Reportedly, Zarina and her daughter have flown down to Hyderabad till things cool down.

After saying “Who is he?” when asked about Adhyayan Suman, Aditya, in a statement to a leading daily, clarified that his statement was misinterpreted. According to him, the question on Adhyayan came out of blue when the camera lights were flashing in his face.

So when he said ‘Kaun hai woh? Usko leke aa re tu! (Who is he? Get him here!)’ he meant it for the camera person who was disturbing him while he was trying to talk.

Adhyayayn Suman told an English daily on Thursday that Kangana was an abusive girlfriend who made his life “hellish” for the one year they dated. He also added that Aditya Pancholi, who is rumoured to have had an affair with Kangana before him, warned his dad about her. Adhyayan said, “Aditya Pancholi called my dad and said, ‘Shekharji what is going on? She(Kangana) is crazy, a psycho and this has been her behaviour pattern.’ He was right as that was exactly her behaviour with me. Aditya told my father that if he wanted he would speak to me but he should get me out of Kangana’s clutches as she would ruin me and by the time I would realise it, it would be too late for me.”

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SHOCKING! Kangana Ranaut HYPNOTISED Adhyayan Suman!

Kangana Ranaut and Hrithik Roshan's legal battle has gotten uglier. However, it was Adhyayan Suman's SHOCKING confessions that changed the whole scenario. The actor's parents have now come in support of their son and revealed a few more EXPLICIT details...

Kangana Ranaut and Hrithik Roshan‘s legal battle has gotten uglier and it has had many twist and turns. However, it was Adhyayan Suman‘s SHOCKING confessions about the black magic, physical torture and all the other aspects about his relationship with Kangana that changed the whole scenario. Since then, many people have SLAMMED Adhyayan on his timing of the revelations. But, he clarified over social media that he was doing this not for publicity, but for the world to know the truth.

The actor’s parents have now come in support of their son and revealed a few more EXPLICIT details. Adhyayan’s father, Shekhar Suman spoke about how Kangana had done black magic on his son and ill-treated him. In an interview to ABP, the singer revealed, “One day my wife Alka opened Adhyayan’s drawer and she found supari , some coins and other weird things in it. She called me and asked Kya Hai Yeh (What is this?), I hope he is not doing something crazy (Black Magic). The another day, when Adhyayan came home, we saw he was completely bald. We asked him what made him to do this then he replied you won’t understand fashion.Then atlast we come to know it was Kangana who forced him to do so. Kangana took Adhyayan to FilmFare awards, but Adhyayan was falling back 15 feets from Kangana as though he was some bodyguard to her. She was giving interviews and he was standing behind her. I felt so horrible for my son, I must have died thousand deaths. She didn’t even look at him. Eventually, when she went on stage she thanked every one except Adhyayan.”

Adhyayan’s mother also revealed how Kangana had hynotised his son and tortured him. As she told ABP, “Soon after we found supari, I called family’s Panditji and they (Priests) confirmed that Adhyayan was hypnotised. From his eyes it seemed either he was a drugged or was under the influence of someone. The way Kangana treated him it was horrible. She used to abuse him, beat him. We have never seen this in our home. One day Adhayayan called up around 2-3 AM, I asked him where are you? Then he started crying on phone and said Kangana had locked him out of her house. I asked him to let me talk to Kangana and request her. When Kangana came on the line she did not listen to me and refused to take him inside. I got very angry for the first time that how could anybody do this to my son. I think Adhyayan was in Mumbai and Kangana was out of India shooting for Kites, he stumbled upon some of her intimate messages which she had sent to Hrithik. This time Adhyayan made up his mind to fight for his rights.”

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National Awards: Third Win For Kangana Ranaut

Kangana Ranaut has scored her third National Award for Tanu Weds Manu Returns, sources have told NDTV. Amitabh Bachchan has won Best Actor for Piku.

The multi-lingual blockbuster Baahubali has won Best Film and Sanjay Leela Bhansali has been awarded Best Director for Bajirao Mastani.

Kangana, 29, won the Best Actress National Award last year for Queen and the Best Supporting Award for Fashion in 2009. Tanu Weds Manu Returns, co-starring R Madhavan, was 2016's first 100 crore hit.

This will be 73-year-old Mr Bachchan's fourth win after Agneepath, Black and Paa.

The Awards will be announced later this morning. 

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We Heard From Hrithik Roshan. Here's What Kangana Ranaut Says

Kangana Ranaut may be having her cake and eating it too on the eve of her birthday as she was named ambassador for a clothing brand, but the outspoken actress was also deciding - perhaps for the first time in a while - to mince her words.

The famously plain-spoken Kangana, asked about her public feud with Krrish 3 co-star Hrithik Roshan, was uncharacteristically reticent, saying: "Sometimes even actors need personal space. Being strong doesn't mean not being affected. I will speak about it, but for now please give me space."

We grant this is a sensible enough request but we certainly hope that this doesn't signify the emergence of a cautious Kangana. (Also Read: What Hrithik Roshan Says About Feud With Kangana)

Meanwhile, while their lawyers were having a go at each other, Hrithik and Kangana have been away on work - Kangana returned to the city on Monday night after shooting for Vishal Bhardwaj's Rangoon in Arunachal Pradesh.

Kangana vs Hrithik refresher:

The actors are currently in the thick of a legal wrangle which is the result of a reported romance gone wrong. Hrithik sent Kangana a legal notice demanding she apologise publicly for having appeared to refer to him as a 'silly ex' in an interview. Kangana sent him a legal notice back, accusing him of "intimidation and threat" and dismissing his demand for an apology as "baseless." (Also Read - Hrithik vs Kangana: Friend Reveals Explosive Details)

On March 17, an unnamed friend of Kangana told Mumbai Mirror that Hrithik proposed to Kangana in 2014, allegedly hacked her mail, had her shadowed and accused her of having Asperger's Syndrome.

On the same day, Hrithik issued a statement saying that he "followed the legal path to resolve the matter in question so as to keep it private." He also denounced Kangana's friend's claims about Asperger's Syndrome and alleged that an imposter had been sending mails to Kangana pretending to be him. (Also Read: Kangana's Alleged 1439 Mails to Hrithik Roshan is Making Twitter ROFL)

Hours after Hrithik issued this statement, Kangana's lawyer told news agency PTI: "Hrithik's statements made to the media are nothing but efforts to gain public sympathy."

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