The music category saw ace composer Shankar Mahadevan gets the best male playback singer award for the song “Bolo na” from the film “Chittagong”. The award for the best female playback singer was conferred on Samhita for the song “Palakein naa moon don” from the Marathi film “Aarti Anklekartikekar”.
The award for the best screenplay writer (original) has gone to Sujoy Ghosh for “Kahaani”, while in the adapted screenplay the honour has been given to Bhavesh Mandalia and Shri Umesh Shukla for the film “OMG: Oh My God!”.
Anjali Menon's dialogues in Malayalam film “Ustad Hotel” have won her a National Award, and the best lyrics award has gone to Prasoon Joshi for the song “Bolo na” from the film “Chittagong”.