Published on : 24 Sep 2025, 3:10 am

Mumbai: Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh Khan and actor Vikrant Massey were lionised with the 71st National Award for Best Actor. While SRK was feted for his work in the pan-India tentpole ‘Jawan’, Vikrant was honoured with the Rajat Kamal for his performance in ‘12th Fail’.

South superstar Mohanlal was conferred with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award by the President Droupadi Murmu at the 71st National Awards ceremony at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on Tuesday.

The actors were presented the trophy by the President of India, Droupadi Murmu. This marked the first ever National Award for both SRK and Vikrant. For SRK , it’s a bit more special as it’s his first award in his career spanning more than 3 decades.

SRK is one of India’s most prominent actors and a

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