Jagran Film Festival Awards 2026 Announced November 2 in Mumbai, India: Gondhal Wins Best Film in Theatrical Section, Radhika Apte Named Best Actress in OTT Section
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India — Winners of the Jagran Film Festival Awards 2026 were announced on November 2, 2026. Best Film in the theatrical section went to Gondhal, directed by Nitin Supekar; published reports also note the film is India's official entry for the Oscars. Vedang Raina won Best Actor in the theatrical section for Main Vaapas Aaunga, and its director Imtiaz Ali won Best Director for the same film.
In the streaming (OTT) section, Saali Mohabbat won Best Film, Radhika Apte was named Best Actor in the female category and Siddharth Best Actor in the male category, while Past Tense, directed by Anant Narayan Mahadevan, was named Outstanding Film from India.
Separately, published festival information lists Gondhal as the opening film of the Dallas Film Utsav on November 13 in The Colony, Texas, United States — a screening at a different festival, noted here only to avoid confusion.
(Source: Published Jagran Film Festival Awards 2026 winners reports, November 2, 2026. Awards-night video: YouTube link above.)
Source: Jagran Film Festival
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