Sudipto Sen won Best Director award at the 71st National Film Awards for 'The Kerala Story' while 'Sam Bahadur' won Best Feature Film Promoting National, Social And Environmental Values award. Shilpa Rao won Best Female Playback Singer award for 'Jawan' song 'Chaleya'. 'Kathal: A Jackfruit Mystery' won Best Film (Hindi) while 'Bhagavanth Kesari' and 'Parking' won for Telugu and Tamil.