Manikarnika:
The
Queen
Of
Jhansi
This
period
drama,
starring
Kangana
Ranaut
in
the
lead,
was
a
much-awaited
film
simply
because
no
mainstream
film
on
freedom
fighter
Jhansi
Laxmibai
had
been
made
in
recent
times. Manikarnika
received
praise
from
critics
as
well
as
audiences.
It
was
directed
by
Krish,
who
shared
directorial
credits
with
Kangana.
The
rest
of
the
cast,
including
Mishti
Chakraborty,
Ankita
Lokhande,
Atul
Kulkarni,
Jisshu
Sengupta,
Mohammed
Zeeshan
Ayyub
and
others
gave
life
to
the
film
with
their
performances.
Uri:
The
Surgical
Strike
Vicky
Kaushal
won
not
only
his
first
National
Award,
but
also
the
hearts
of
audiences
with
Uri:
The
Surgical
Strike.
Uri
was
based
on
India's
retaliation
to
the
2016
attack
near
the
town
of
Uri,
in
Jammu
&
Kashmir.
It
was
helmed
by
first
time
director
Aditya
Dhar,
and
it
also
starred
Yami
Gautam,
Paresh
Rawal,
Kirti
Kulhari,
Mohit
Raina
and
others.
The
film
won
three
other
National
Awards,
for
Best
Director,
Best
Audiography,
and
Best
Music
Director
(Background
Score).
Article
15
Directed
by
Anubhav
Sinha,
Article
15
broke
the
streak
of
mainstream
Bollywood
films
holding
back
from
addressing
the
caste-system.
The
film
featured
a
moving
performance
by
Ayushmann
Khurrana,
who
won
his
first
National
Film
Award
for
Best
Actor.
Article
15
was
much
appreciated
for
its
sensitive
but
impactful
portrayal
of
the
subject
of
caste-system
and
allied
social
ills.
72
Hours:
Martyr
Who
Never
Died
This
biographical
drama,
based
on
the
life
of
rifleman
Jaswant
Singh
Rawat,
who
fought
against
the
encroaching
Chinese
army
alone
for
72
hours,
during
the
Sino-Indian
War
in
1962,
was
received
positively
by
critics
and
audiences.
72
Hours:
Martyr
Who
Never
Died
was
directed
by
Avinash
Dhyani
and
also
starred
him
in
the
lead
role.
The
film
also
starred
Mukesh
Tiwari,
Alka
Amin,
Shishir
Sharma
and
others.
Super
30
A
biographical
drama
based
on
the
life
of
mathematician
Anand
Kumar,
who
devoted
his
life
to
tutor
underprivileged
students
for
the
IIT-JEE
exams,
with
incredible
results.
Hrithik
Roshan
gave
one
of
his
career
best
performances
as
Anand
Kumar
in
Super
30,
which
was
directed
by
Vikas
Bahl.
Super
30
also
starred
Pankaj
Tripathi,
Mrunal
Thakur,
Amit
Sadh,
and
others.
Sonchiriya
Sonchiriya,
a
movie
about
a
band
of
dacoits,
turned
out
to
be
more
than
just
that.
Touching
upon
topics
of
caste,
religion,
gender,
and
politics,
this
film,
based
in
the
heartland
of
India,
was
showered
with
praises
for
being
very
moving.
The
cast,
including
Sushant
Singh
Rajput,
Bhumi
Pednekar,
Manoj
Bajpayee,
Ranvir
Shorey
and
Ashutosh
Rana,
were
particularly
hailed
for
their
gripping
performances.