National Film Awards break 72-year tradition, shift ceremony from Delhi to Gujarat
- The 72nd National Film Awards ceremony will be held in Ekta Nagar, Gujarat, on September 22, marking the first time it moves out of Delhi.
- President Droupadi Murmu will present the honours at the ceremony, which is being shifted from its traditional Delhi venue.
- Ekta Nagar, formerly known as Kevadia, is home to the Statue of Unity, the world’s tallest statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
- The move breaks a 72-year tradition of holding the National Film Awards ceremony in Delhi, where the first ceremony was held in 1954.
Source: deccanchronicle.com
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