Big B, Sarika, PARINEETA, IQBAL are 53rd National Awards winners

Finally the 53rd National Film Awards were announced yesterday.

Awards are as below:

Best Actor: Amitabh Bachchan for 'Black'.

Best Actress: Sarika for 'Parzania'

Best Feature Film: 'Kaalpurush '€“ Memories in the Mist' (Bengali), directed by Budhadeb Dasgupta

Best Feature Film in Hindi: 'Black', directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali

Best Popular Film providing wholesome entertainment: 'Rang De Basanti' (Hindi), directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra

Indira Gandhi Award for the Best First Film of a Director: 'Parineeta' (Hindi), directed by Pradeep Sarkar

Best film on social issues: 'Iqbal' (Hindi), directed by Nagesh Mukunoor

Best Direction: Rahul Dholakia for the film 'Parzania'

Best Male Playback Singer: Naresh Iyer for 'Rang De Basanti'

Best Female Playback Singer: Shreya Ghoshal for 'Paheli'

Best Film Critic Award: Baradwaj Rangan