special jury award has been conferred on Rituparno Ghosh for Bengali film “Chitrangadha” and to Nawazuddin Siddiqui for the films “Kahaani”, “Gangs of Wasseypur”, “Dekh Indian Circus” and “Talaash”.
The award for the best choreography has been conferred on Birju Maharaj for the Tamil film “Vishwaroopam”.
Bollywood actress Parineeti Chopra won a special mention for her performance in “Ishaqzaade” for her convincing delineation of a daredevil girl, and so did Tannishtha Chatterjee for “Dekh Indian Circus”.
