Films and performances in the spotlight

The 2024 film calendar saw several Indian films earn critical acclaim and commercial success across languages. Internationally celebrated titles such as All We Imagine As Light and Laapataa Ladies put Indian cinema in the global spotlight, while blockbusters like Pushpa 2: The Rule, Stree 2, Hanu Man, Manjummel Boys and Premalu dominated the box office.

Several performances are also expected to be in contention. Mammootty earned widespread acclaim for Bramayugam, Prithviraj Sukumaran impressed with his transformation in Aadujeevitham: The Goat Life, and Kartik Aaryan received praise for Chandu Champion. Yami Gautam (Article 370), Shraddha Kapoor (Stree 2), Sai Pallavi (Amaran), Kani Kusruti (All We Imagine As Light, Girls Will Be Girls) and Alia Bhatt (Jigra) were also widely appreciated for their performances.

Considered India’s highest film honours, the National Film Awards recognise excellence across feature films, non-feature films and writing on cinema, as well as achievements in acting, direction, screenplay, music, cinematography, editing and other technical disciplines.

Amrita Nayak Dutta writes on defence and national security as part of the national bureau of The Indian Express. In the past, Amrita has extensively reported on the media industry and broadcasting matters, urban affairs, bureaucracy and government policies. In the last 14 years of her career, she has worked in newspapers as well as in the online media space and is well versed with the functioning of both newsrooms. Amrita has worked in the northeast, Mumbai and Delhi. She has travelled extensively across the country, including in far-flung border areas, to bring detailed reports from the ground and has written investigative reports on media and defence. She has been working for The Indian Express since January 2023. ... Read More

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