The jury recognised the diversity in Indian cinema by distributing accolades to films belonging to different regional languages. Doffing its hat to mainstream stars Vinod Khanna and Sridevi, the 65th National Film Awards on April 13 recognised their contribution to the Indian cinema by honouring them posthumously with the Dadasaheb Phalke and Best Actress awards. Film jury head Shekhar Kapur said the actor was the most deserving candidate. Sridevi, whose filmography spanned across 50 years and in 300 films in languages such as Tamil, Telugu and Hindi, was recognised for her role of an angry mother seeking justice for her daughter in rape revenge drama, Mom. Khanna, one of the biggest stars of Hindi films in `70s and `80s, became the 49th recipient of Dadasaheb Phalke award, the only second actor to be named for the honour posthumously after Prithviraj Kapoor. The jury recognised the diversity in Indian cinema by distributing accolades to films belonging to different regional languages, with Malayalam cinema winning several awards, including Best Director and Best Supporting actor.Director Jayaraj`s Bhayanakam won the Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Cinematography, while Jayaraj himself won the Best Director award for the same film.