Priyanka Chopra, Kangana Ranaut and Arjun Rampal Receive National Awards 2010 (View Pictures)

Photographs from the 56th National Film Awards ceremony held in New Delhi on March 19, 2010Priyanka Chopra looking beautiful in a Saree receives National Award for Best Actress for the film Fashion, From President Pratibha Patil at the 56th National Film Awards function, in New Delhi on March 19, 2010.

Kangna Ranaut Receives receives the Award for Best Supporting Actress for the film Fashion, From the President at the 56th National Film Awards ceremony.

Arjun Rampal Receiving the National Award for Best Supporting Actor for Rock On from President Pratiba Patil at the Event.

Award for Best Child Actor to Shams Patel forThanks Maa.

Pratibha Patil presenting the National Award for Best Actor to Upendra Limaye for the Marathi film Jogva.

Pratibha Patil presenting the Award for Best Direction to Bala for Tamil film Naan Kadavul.

Kangana Ranaut, Madhur Bandarkar and Priyanka Chopra at the National Awards 2010


Priyanka Chopra and Arjun Rampal joined an elite club of winners on Friday after being presented with the National Awards at a ceremony in New Delhi which also saw veteran cameraman V K Murthy receiving the Dada Saheb Phalke amid a standing ovation from the audience.

The award for best direction went to Bala for Tamil film Naan Kadavul.

Priyanka, 28 received the Rajat Kamal Medal and a cash prize of Rs 50,000 for Best Actress for her role as an aspiring model in Fashion with her co-star Kangana Ranaut, also winning the award for Best Supporting Actress.

Rampal received the award for Supporting Actor for his role as a struggling musician in Rock On while the award for Best Actor was conferred on Upendra Limaye for the Marathi film Jogva. It is a first national award for Rampal, Priyanka and Kangana.

87-year-old Murthy, who shot India's first cinemascope movie Kagaz Ke Phool and best remembered for his stunning camera work for all films of legendary Guru Dutt, is the first cinematographer to be given the Phalke since its inception in 1969.

Dibakar Banerjee's Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! was given the award for the best popular film providing wholesome entertainment.

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