The 64th National Film Awards were announced by the Directorate of Films on Friday, 7 April 2017. Incidentally, this was the first time that online submissions were invited for the prestigious awards. The jury was headed by veteran filmmaker Priyadarshan.Akshay Kumar won best actor for Rustom and Surabhi Lakshmi won best actress for Minnaminungu. The best Feature Film went to Marathi film Kaasav. Sonam Kapoor starrer Neerja bagged the Best Hindi film award for the year 2016.Eminent film director, producer, and screenwriter.