71st National Film Awards 2025 Winners: Shah Rukh Khan, Vikrant Massey & Rani Mukerji

 Shah Rukh Khan, Vikrant Massey and Rani Mukerji Shine in 71st National Film Awards 2025 

The 71 st National Film Awards 2025 made history in Indian cinema. The night saw the celebration of some of the most popular performances of the year with Shah Rukh Khan getting his first National Award on Jawan finally. Actor Vikrant Massey also won the Best Actor award due to his inspiring performance in 12th Fail and Rani Mukerji won the Best Actress award in Mrs. Chatterjee vs Norway.

This year awards have demonstrated that Indian films are no longer solely related to entertainment, but also to feelings, hardships as well as to life inspiration.

🏆 Winners at a Glance

The following are the major winners in the National Film Awards 2025:

Best Actor (shared):

Shah Rukh Khan – Jawan

Vikrant Massey – 12th Fail

Best Actress: Rani Mukerji -Mrs. Chatterjee vs Norway.

Best Film: 12th Fail

Best Director: Recognized due to novel narration and innovation.

Shah Rukh Khan Wins Best Actor at Jawan.

It was long awaited by the fans and ultimately, Shah Rukh Khan (SRK) got the Best Actor National Award in his performance in Jawan.

Why Jawan stood out:

Good plot of justice and corruption.

The dual role of SRK was a treat to the audiences.

A movie that resonated with the entire India.

This was a dream come true to his fans, that the hard work and talent of SRK do not go to waste.

Vikrant Massey Motivates via 12 th Fail.

The Best Actor was shared by actor Vikrant Massey of 12th Fail. The movie is founded on a true story of an IAS officer Manoj Kumar Sharma who succeeded from nothingness to success.

The reasons why people liked his performance include:

Students and families can relate to the story.

Powerful message of not being the end.

A motivational movie to every dreamer.

The film was far beyond a movie, as several young students who were going to exams were given hope through Vikrant character.

Best actress Rani Mukerji wins.

Mrs. Chatterjee vs Norway won the Best Actress award to Rani Mukerji. She is a mother struggling to retrieve her children who are taken away in a foreign country in the film.

Why this role mattered:

Took the power of the motherly love.

Inspired by a true story

Related to audiences all over.

The great performance of Rani made us remember that a tale of women and a mother should be glorified.

🎥 Why These Awards Are Special

The 71st National Film Awards showed that the Indian cinema is developing in new ways:

Big entertainers, such as Jawan, and real-life tales, such as 12th Fail were given equal consideration.

Inspiration of the Youth: Millions of students were associated with the role of Vikrant Massey.

The idea of women leading stories proved correct with the victory of a woman named Rani Mukerji.

SRK legacy: The Bollywood fans around the globe were given a chance to experience an emotional moment with the win of SRK.

Essential Life Advice of the Victorors.

Shah Rukh Khan -Patience Wins: Success may not happen instantly but it is worth it.

Vikrant Massey -Never Give Up: Setbacks are ladders to success.

Rani Mukerji Fight for Whats right: Standing strong to bring about justice.

Example: One of those teachers was a teacher in a small town in Madhya Pradesh, who stated after watching 12th Fail, that he would not give up when his students fail their tests.

 Conclusion

The 71st National Film Awards 2025 was not merely an award show, it was a festival of hope, dreams and narration. Shah Rukh Khan, Vikrant Massey, and Rani Mukerji have won the main awards in the year, which made us remember that Indian cinema can make people want to live.