President of India, Droupadi Murmu, on Tuesday, said it was heartening to see women-centric good films being made and getting awarded too. She was addressing the gathering during the 71st National Film Awards being organised at Vigyan Bhawan here.

Congratulating the winners, she made special mention of Mohanlal, who received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award. She said Mohanlal has effortlessly portrayed the softest of the soft and the harshest of the harsh emotions, creating an image of the Complete Actor.

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Speaking about the women-centric films being made, the President said that we all see that women struggle to some extent with poverty, patriarchy, or prejudice. She noted that the films awarded today include stories of mothers shaping the morals of their children, women uniting

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