72nd National Film Awards Ceremony to Be Held in Gujarat, First Time Outside Delhi
The 72nd National Film Awards ceremony will be held in Kevadia (Ekta Nagar), Gujarat, on September 22, marking the first time in 72 years the event moves outside Delhi. President Droupadi Murmu will present the awards, which honor films certified in 2024, including Best Feature Film winner "Article 370" and Best Actor recipients Mammootty and Kartik Aaryan. The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting stated this shift is part of a policy to host the ceremony across various Indian regions. Filmmaker Rahul Dholakia questioned the choice of Gujarat over traditional cinema hubs like Maharashtra and Kerala.
First-hand measurement across 15 sources
We measured how 15 outlets covered this story. Coverage leans balanced overall (Left 36%, Centre 44%, Right 20%). Overall sentiment is negative (39/100). Lens Score 37/100.
Outlets measured: ndtv, news18, english, timesnow, thestatesman, httpswwwoutlookindiacom, timesnow, indiatoday, and 7 more. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
All 3 outlets scored close to centre on political lean. The real divergence here is in emphasis, not lean — compare the headlines below to see how each outlet chose to frame the same facts.
Sentiment ranged widely across outlets — from 28/100 to 75/100 — a sign the coverage itself was contested, not just reported.
Coverage timeline
indiatoday broke this story on 8 Sept, 06:24 am. Other outlets followed.