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Ace cinematographer V K Murthy was conferred the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke Award by President Pratibha Patil at the 56th National Film Awards function here, which also saw Priyanka Chopra and Upendra Limaye winning top acting honours.

While Priyanka, 28, won the Rajat Kamal for Best Actress for her portrayal as an aspiring model in "Fashion", Marathi actor Limaye won in the Best Actor category for his performance in the social drama "Jogva". Priyanka's "Fashion" co-star Kangana Ranaut won the award for Best Supporting Actress, while Arjun Rampal was honoured in the Best Supporting Actor category for his role in "Rock On".

"I am honoured and happy. I work for the love of films and not for winning awards," said Priyanka who confided that she never expected this honour. Praising Murthy's work, Patil said his contribution to the world of cinematography is extremely relevant at a time when elsewhere around the world, newer and superior techniques are being tried out to bring to the audience a better viewing experience.

The award for Best Feature Film went to Bengali movie "Antaheen" which also bagged honours for Best Cinematography, Best Lyrics (for the song 'Pherari mon') and Best Female Playback Singer (Shreya Ghoshal). "Nothing beats the National Awards and the recognition also puts added responsibility on us to better ourselves.

The feeling is uncomparable," "Antaheen" director Aniruddha Roy Choudhary told PTI. Debutante actor Shams Patel, 13, won the award for Best Child Actor for his turn as a street urchin in the film "Thanks Maa". "I have never acted in my entire life, not even in school plays, so the award comes as a shock but I am happy beyond words," Patel, who idolises Salman Khan, said.