- Article 370 won Best Feature Film, Best Actress, and Best Music Direction at the 72nd National Film Awards
- Yami Gautam Dhar won Best Actress for her role as NIA officer Zooni Haksar in Article 370
- Director Aditya Suhas Jambhale made his feature directorial debut with Article 370
Article 370 emerged as one of the biggest winners at the 72nd National Film Awards, taking home three major honours - Best Feature Film, Best Actress for Yami Gautam Dhar, and Best Music Direction (Songs) for Shashwat Sachdev.
Released in February 2024, the Hindi political action thriller was both a commercial success and one of the year's most talked-about films.
Here's a look at the team behind the National Award-winning project.
Director Aditya Suhas Jambhale
Article 370 marked the feature directorial debut of Aditya Suhas Jambhale. The film was praised for its narrative style and execution, earning him widespread recognition. He also won the Filmfare Award for Best Debut Director for the film.
Producer And Writer Aditya Dhar
Filmmaker Aditya Dhar, best known for Uri: The Surgical Strike and Dhurandhar 1 & 2, served as one of the producers and co-wrote the story and screenplay.
The story was developed by Aditya Dhar along with Monal Thaakar, Arjun Dhawan and Aditya Suhas Jambhale. Dhar and Thaakar also won the Filmfare Award for Best Story.
The film was produced by Jyoti Deshpande, Aditya Dhar, and Lokesh Dhar under the banners of Jio Studios and B62 Studios.
Yami Gautam Dhar Leads The Cast
Yami Gautam Dhar played NIA officer Zooni Haksar, a performance that earned her the National Award for Best Actress.
The film also featured Priyamani as PMO Joint Secretary Rajeshwari Swaminathan. Other key cast members included Vaibhav Tatwawadi, Skand Thakur, Ashwini Kaul, Arun Govil, Kiran Karmarkar, Raj Arjun, Raj Zutshi, Divya Seth, Sumit Kaul, Mohan Agashe and several others.
Music By Shashwat Sachdev
Composer Shashwat Sachdev won the National Award for Best Music Direction (Songs) for Article 370.
The film's music was composed by Sachdev, while the lyrics were penned by Osho Jain, Sudhanshu Saria, Kumaar and Shashwat Sachdev.
For the unversed, Shashwat has also collaborated with Aditay Dhar in his latest directorial, Dhurandhar 1 & 2. The sequel also featured Yami Gautam in a cameo role.
What Is Article 370 About?
Directed by Aditya Suhas Jambhale, Article 370 is a political action thriller inspired by the 2019 revocation of the special status granted to Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 of the Constitution of India.
The film follows NIA officer Zooni Haksar as she undertakes a high-stakes mission against terrorism while the government prepares for one of the country's most significant constitutional decisions.
Box Office Performance
Released worldwide on February 23, 2024, Article 370 was made on a reported budget of around Rs 20 crore and went on to gross over Rs 110 crore worldwide, making it a commercial success.
The film received praise for its direction, storytelling and Yami Gautam Dhar's performance.
National Film Awards Glory
At the 72nd National Film Awards, Article 370 won three major honours:
Best Feature Film
Best Actress - Yami Gautam Dhar
Best Music Direction (Songs) - Shashwat Sachdev
The wins capped off an impressive awards journey for the film, which had earlier received multiple Filmfare nominations and won the Best Story award.
