Kangana Ranaut congratulated all of the National Film Awards winners, who were announced Thursday evening. She also expressed her disappointment that her own film, Thalaivii, was not recognised at the press event.

She took to her Instagram stories and wrote, "Congratulations to all #nationalawards2023. It is such an art carnival that brings all the artists across the country together. It's truly magical to know and to get introduced to so much important work that's happening across all languages".