The President Mrs. Pratibha Devisingh Patil presented 57th national film awards in New Delhi on Friday. D Ramanaidu, a veteran producer with 130 films in a dozen languages was presented Dada Saheb Phalke award for his outstanding contribution to cinema. Veteran cine actor Amitabh Bachchan received best actor award for his role in Paa.Speaking exclusively to AIR, ahead of receiving the award, Amitabh Bachan thanked the jury for selecting him and said the credit should be given to the make up artist for his award.Ananya Chatterjee received the best actress award for her role in Abohoman. Rituparno Ghosh for his Bengali film Abohoman received the award for best direction. Malayalam Movie Kutty Shrank received best movie award for the year, while 3 Idiots received the best Film award for wholesome entertainment. Rakesh Omprakash Mehra received the Nargis Dutt award for best feature film on National Integration Dehli 6. Farooq Shaikh received the award for the best actor in Supporting Role for the film Lahore. Arundhati Nag received the best actress award in supporting role for film Paa.