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{{Short description|Indian film award}}
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{{Infobox film award
| name = National Film Award for Best Feature Film
| name = National Film Award for Best Feature Film
| image =
| image_size =
| alt =
| caption =
| subheader = National award for contributions to [[Cinema of India|Indian Cinema]]
| subheader = National award for contributions to [[Cinema of India|Indian Cinema]]
| awarded_for = Best Feature Film of the year
| awarded_for = Best feature film of the year
| sponsor = [[Directorate of Film Festivals]]
| sponsor = [[National Film Development Corporation of India]]
| firstawarded = 1953
| firstawarded = 1953
| lastawarded = 2019
| reward = {{ubl|Swarna Kamal (Golden Lotus)|{{INR}}3,00,000}}
| reward = {{ubl|Swarna Kamal (Golden Lotus)|{{INR}} 2,50,000/-}}
| former name = President's Gold Medal for Best Feature Film
| former name = President's Gold Medal for Best Feature Film
| holder_label = Most recent winner
| holder_label = Most recent winner
| holder = ''[[Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea]]''
| holder = ''[[12th Fail]]'' (2023)
| award1_type = Total awarded
| award1_winner = 66
| award2_type = First winner
| award2_winner = ''[[Shyamchi Aai (film)|Shyamchi Aai]]''
}}
}}
The '''National Award for Best Feature Film''' is one of the categories in the [[National Film Awards]] presented annually by the [[Directorate of Film Festivals]], the organisation set up by [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Ministry of Information and Broadcasting]] in India. It is one of several awards presented for feature films and awarded with the ''Golden Lotus'' (''Swarna Kamal''). The award is announced for films produced in a year across the country, in all Indian languages. {{As of|2017}}, the award comprises a ''Swarna Kamal'', a certificate, and a cash prize of {{INR}} 2,50,000 and is presented to the [[Film producer|producer]] and the [[Film director|director]] of the film.


The National Film Awards were established in 1954 to "encourage production of the films of a high aesthetic and technical standard and educational and culture value" and also planned to include awards for regional films.<ref name="1stawardPDF"/> The awards were instituted as "State Awards for Films" but were renamed to "National Film Awards" at the [[15th National Film Awards]] in 1967.<ref name="15thawardPDF"/> {{As of|2017}}, the award is one of six ''Swarna Kamal'' awards presented for the feature films. The award winning film is included at the annual [[International Film Festival of India]]. Only the films made in any Indian language and silent films which are either shot on 35&nbsp;mm, in a wider gauge, or digital format but released on a film or Video/Digital format and certified by the [[Central Board of Film Certification]] as a feature film or featurette are made eligible for the award.<ref name="rules">{{cite web|title=Call for entries; 64th National Film Awards for 2016|url=http://www.nationalfilmawards.com/Uploads/Call_for_entries_64th_NFA.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215072936/http://www.nationalfilmawards.com/Uploads/Call_for_entries_64th_NFA.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 February 2017|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=11 May 2017|page=6, 13}}</ref>
The '''National Film Award for Best Feature Film''' is one of the categories in the [[National Film Awards]] presented annually by the [[National Film Development Corporation of India]], the organisation set up by [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Ministry of Information and Broadcasting]] in India. It is one of several awards presented for feature films and awarded with the ''Golden Lotus'' (''Swarna Kamal''). The award is announced for films produced in a year across the country, in all Indian languages. {{As of|2024}}, the award comprises a ''Swarna Kamal'', a certificate, and a cash prize of {{INR}}3,00,000 and is presented to the [[Film producer|producer]] and the [[Film director|director]] of the film.


The inaugural award was named as "President's Gold Medal for the All India Best Feature Film" and was awarded to [[Marathi cinema|Marathi film]], ''[[Shyamchi Aai (film)|Shyamchi Aai]]'' (''Shyam's Mother''), produced and directed by [[Pralhad Keshav Atre]] and is based on [[Pandurang Sadashiv Sane]]'s Marathi [[Shyamchi Aai|novel of the same name]].<ref name="1stawardPDF"/> {{As of|2016}}, sixty-four feature films have been awarded which are made in twelve different languages: [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali]] (twenty-two), [[Bollywood|Hindi]] (fourteen), [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]] (twelve), [[Kannada cinema|Kannada]] (six), [[Marathi cinema|Marathi]] (five), [[Assamese cinema|Assamese]], English, [[Gujarati cinema|Gujarati]], [[Sanskrit]], and [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] (two each), [[Beary dialect#Beary language films|Beary]] and [[Telugu language|Telugu]] (one each). At the [[26th National Film Awards]] (1978), no feature film was awarded with the Best Feature film award as the jury headed by filmmaker [[Chetan Anand (director)|Chetan Anand]] scrutinised eighty films but did not consider any film to be "worthy of merit" and "measured up to the standard of excellence set forth by the jury".<ref name="26thawardPDF"/> At the [[59th National Film Awards]], two feature films shared the award; Marathi film ''[[Deool]]'' (''Temple'') and Beary film ''[[Byari (film)|Byari]]''.<ref name="59thaward"/> Most recently, the award is presented to Malayalam film ''[[Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea]]'', directed by [[Priyadarshan]].
The National Film Awards were established in 1954 to "encourage production of the films of a high aesthetic and technical standard and educational and culture value" and also planned to include awards for regional films.<ref name="1stawardPDF"/> The awards were instituted as "State Awards for Films" but were renamed to "National Film Awards" at the [[15th National Film Awards]] in 1967.<ref name="15thawardPDF"/> {{As of|2024}}, the award is one of six ''Swarna Kamal'' awards presented for the feature films. The award-winning film is included at the annual [[International Film Festival of India]]. Only the films made in any Indian language and silent films which are either shot on 35&nbsp;mm, in a wider gauge, or digital format but released on a film or Video/Digital format and certified by the [[Central Board of Film Certification]] as a feature film or featurette are made eligible for the award.<ref name="rules">{{cite web|title=Call for entries; 64th National Film Awards for 2016|url=http://www.nationalfilmawards.com/Uploads/Call_for_entries_64th_NFA.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215072936/http://www.nationalfilmawards.com/Uploads/Call_for_entries_64th_NFA.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 February 2017|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=11 May 2017|pages=6, 13}}</ref>


[[Satyajit Ray]] is the most honoured director where six of his films{{mdash}}''[[Pather Panchali]]'' (1955), ''[[The World of Apu|Apur Sansar]]'' (1959), ''[[Charulata]]'' (1964), ''[[Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne]]'' (1968), ''[[Seemabaddha]]'' (1971), and ''[[Agantuk]]'' (1991){{mdash}}won the award, followed [[Buddhadeb Dasgupta]] (five), [[Girish Kasaravalli]] and [[Mrinal Sen]] (four each), [[Shaji N. Karun]] (three), and [[Adoor Gopalakrishnan]], [[Tapan Sinha]], [[G. V. Iyer]] and [[Priyadarshan]] (two each). {{As of|2016}}, the award was presented to the films of ten debutant directors; [[Satyajit Ray]] (''[[Pather Panchali]]'', 1955),<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/may/05/satyajit-ray-pather-panchali-restoration-apu-trilogy|title=Back on the little road: Satyajit Ray's Pather Panchali returns in all its glory|newspaper=The Guardian|author=Hoffman, Jordan|date=5 May 2015|access-date=13 May 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150809060442/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/may/05/satyajit-ray-pather-panchali-restoration-apu-trilogy|archive-date=9 August 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref> [[Adoor Gopalakrishnan]] (''[[Swayamvaram (1972 film)|Swayamvaram]]'', 1972),<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/universal-and-timeless/article4123362.ece|title=Universal and timeless|newspaper=The Hindu|author=Venkiteswaran, C. S.|date=22 November 2012|access-date=11 May 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171217161045/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/universal-and-timeless/article4123362.ece|archive-date=17 December 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> [[M. T. Vasudevan Nair]] (''[[Nirmalyam]]'', 1973),<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/nirmalyam-1973/article2482063.ece|title=Nirmalyam 1973|newspaper=The Hindu|author=Vijayakymar, B.|date=25 September 2011|access-date=11 May 2017}}</ref> [[Girish Kasaravalli]] (''[[Ghatashraddha]]'', 1977),<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/Ghatashraddha-one-of-the-20-best-movies/articleshow/5297716.cms|title=Ghatashraddha, one of the 20 best movies|newspaper=The Times of India|location=Bengaluru|date=4 December 2009|access-date=12 May 2017}}</ref> [[Shaji N. Karun]] (''[[Piravi]]'', 1988),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://iffr.com/en/persons/shaji-n-karun|title=Shaji N. Karun profile @ International Film Festival Rotterdam|publisher=International Film Festival Rotterdam|access-date=12 May 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117002753/https://iffr.com/en/persons/shaji-n-karun|archive-date=17 November 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> [[Sandeep Sawant]] (''[[Shwaas]]'', 2003),<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/shwaas-first-marathi-film-to-win-national-award-in-nearly-five-decades/1/195197.html|title=Waiting to exhale|magazine=India Today|date=22 November 2004|access-date=12 May 2017|author=Unnithan, Sandeep}}</ref> [[Salim Ahamed]] (''[[Adaminte Makan Abu]]'', 2010),<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/kodak-moment/279074|title=Kodak Moment: Is Oscar glory for Abu a gossamer dream?|magazine=Outlook India|date=5 December 2011|access-date=12 May 2017|author=Ittyipe, Minu|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170403180435/http://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/kodak-moment/279074|archive-date=3 April 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> [[Suveeran]] (''[[Byari (film)|Byari]]'', 2011),<ref name="byari">{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/Theatre-experience-fuels-Suveerans-film-journey/articleshow/12179747.cms|title=Theatre experience fuels Suveeran's film journey|newspaper=The Times of India|author=Ramavarman, T|location=Kochi|date=8 March 2012|access-date=12 May 2017}}</ref> [[Anand Gandhi]] (''[[Ship of Theseus (film)|Ship of Theseus]]'', 2013),<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Anand-Gandhi-turns-filmmaker-with-ldquoTheseusrsquos-Shiprdquo/article16345021.ece|title=Anand Gandhi turns filmmaker with "Theseus's Ship"|newspaper=The Hindu|date=2 April 2010|access-date=11 May 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180528152518/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Anand-Gandhi-turns-filmmaker-with-ldquoTheseusrsquos-Shiprdquo/article16345021.ece|archive-date=28 May 2018|df=dmy-all}}</ref> [[Chaitanya Tamhane]] (''[[Court (film)|Court]]'', 2015).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/court-chosen-as-indias-official-entry-for-oscars/|title=Court is India's official entry for Oscars, director Chaitanya Tamhane says 'Genuinely surprised'|newspaper=The Indian Express|author=Sahadevan, Sonup|location=New Delhi|date=23 September 2015|access-date=11 May 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923190414/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/court-chosen-as-indias-official-entry-for-oscars/|archive-date=23 September 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Five films awarded with the Best Feature film award were also the [[List of Indian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Indian submission]] for the [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] for the [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Language Film]]; ''[[Apur Sansar]]'' (1959), ''[[Shwaas]]'' (2004), ''[[Adaminte Makan Abu]]'' (2011),  ''[[Court (film)|Court]]'' (2015) and ''[[Village Rockstars]]'' (2018).<ref>{{cite web|title=List of Indian Submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film|url=http://www.filmfed.org/indian-submission.html|publisher=Film Federation of India|access-date=11 May 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170516054357/http://www.filmfed.org/indian-submission.html|archive-date=16 May 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> ''[[Adi Shankaracharya (film)|Adi Shankaracharya]]'' (1983), the first film made in [[Sanskrit]] language,<ref>{{cite book|author=Somaaya, Bhawana|title=Once Upon a Time in India: A Century of Indian Cinema|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V4PZDQAAQBAJ&pg=RA2-PT90|date=8 December 2016|publisher=Random House Publishers India Pvt. Limited|isbn=978-93-85990-40-3|pages=232}}</ref> and ''[[Byari (film)|Byari]]'' (2011), the first film made in [[Beary language]],<ref name="byari"/> won the award at the [[31st National Film Awards]] and [[59th National Film Awards]], respectively.
The inaugural award was named as "President's Gold Medal for the All India Best Feature Film" and was awarded to [[Marathi cinema|Marathi film]], ''[[Shyamchi Aai (film)|Shyamchi Aai]]'' (''Shyam's Mother''), produced and directed by [[Pralhad Keshav Atre]] and is based on [[Pandurang Sadashiv Sane]]'s Marathi [[Shyamchi Aai|novel of the same name]].<ref name="1stawardPDF"/>


== Awards ==
== History ==
Since its inception in 1953, the producer of the film is awarded with the gold medal and a certificate.<ref name="1stawardPDF"/> A cash prize of {{INR}} 20,000 was introduced at the [[5th National Film Awards]] (1957) and was revised to {{INR}} 40,000 at the [[18th National Film Awards]] (1970),<ref name="18thawardPDF"/> to {{INR}} 50,000 at the [[28th National Film Awards]] (1980),<ref name="28thawardPDF"/> to {{INR}} 2,50,000 at the [[54th National Film Awards]] (2006).<ref name="5thawardPDF"/><ref name="54thawardPDF"/>
Since its inception in 1953, the producer of the film is awarded with the gold medal and a certificate.<ref name="1stawardPDF"/> A cash prize of {{INR}} 20,000 was introduced at the [[5th National Film Awards]] (1957) and was revised to {{INR}} 40,000 at the [[18th National Film Awards]] (1970),<ref name="18thawardPDF"/> to {{INR}} 50,000 at the [[28th National Film Awards]] (1980),<ref name="28thawardPDF"/> to {{INR}} 2,50,000 at the [[54th National Film Awards]] (2006).<ref name="5thawardPDF"/><ref name="54thawardPDF"/>


From 1953 till 1956,<ref name="1stawardPDF"/><ref name="4thawardPDF"/> the director of the film was awarded with the Gold medal which was later changed in 1957 to a cash prize of {{INR}} 5,000.<ref name="5thawardPDF"/> From 1967 till 1973,<ref name="15thawardPDF"/><ref name="21stawardPDF"/> a plaque was also awarded to the director and cash prize was revised to {{INR}} 10,000 in 1970.<ref name="18thawardPDF"/> At the [[22nd National Film Awards]] (1974),<ref name="22ndawardPDF"/> the award for the director was changed to ''Rajat Kamal'' (''Silver Lotus'') and a cash prize of {{INR}} 15,000 which was later revised to {{INR}} 20,000 at the [[25th National Film Awards]] (1977).<ref name="25thawardPDF"/> Since [[28th National Film Awards]] (1980),<ref name="28thawardPDF"/> the director is awarded with the ''Swarna Kamal'' and a cash prize of {{INR}} 25,000 which was later revised to {{INR}} 50,000 at the 28th National Film Awards (1980),<ref name="28thawardPDF"/> to {{INR}} 2,50,000 at the 54th National Film Awards (2006).<ref name="54thawardPDF"/>
From 1953 till 1956,<ref name="1stawardPDF"/><ref name="4thawardPDF"/> the director of the film was awarded with the Gold medal which was later changed in 1957 to a cash prize of {{INR}} 5,000.<ref name="5thawardPDF"/> From 1967 till 1973,<ref name="15thawardPDF"/><ref name="21stawardPDF"/> a plaque was also awarded to the director and cash prize was revised to {{INR}} 10,000 in 1970.<ref name="18thawardPDF"/> At the [[22nd National Film Awards]] (1974),<ref name="22ndawardPDF"/> the award for the director was changed to ''Rajat Kamal'' (''Silver Lotus'') and a cash prize of {{INR}} 15,000 which was later revised to {{INR}} 20,000 at the [[25th National Film Awards]] (1977).<ref name="25thawardPDF"/> Since [[28th National Film Awards]] (1980),<ref name="28thawardPDF"/> the director is awarded with the ''Swarna Kamal'' and a cash prize of {{INR}} 25,000 which was later revised to {{INR}}50,000 at the 28th National Film Awards (1980),<ref name="28thawardPDF"/> {{INR}}2,50,000 at the 54th National Film Awards (2006),<ref name="54thawardPDF"/> and {{INR}}3,00,000 at the 70th National Film Awards (2022).<ref>{{cite web |author=Under Secretary to the Government of India |date=14 December 2023 |title=Report on Rationalization of Awards Conferred by the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting {{!}} Ministry of Information and Broadcasting {{!}} Government of India |url=https://mib.gov.in/filmsdocuments/report-rationalization-awards-conferred-ministry-information-broadcasting |access-date=25 August 2024 |publisher=[[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Ministry of Information and Broadcasting]]}}</ref>


In 1973 and 1974, the lead actor and actress of the film were also awarded. [[P. J. Antony]] and [[Sumithra (actress)|Sumithra]] received a souvenir for Malayalam film ''[[Nirmalyam]]'' at the [[21st National Film Awards]] (1973).<ref name="21stawardPDF"/> Antony was also awarded the [[National Film Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]], then known as the "Bharat Award for the Best Actor". [[Utpal Dutt]] and Gita Sen were awarded with a medallion for Bengali Film ''[[Chorus (1974 film)|Chorus]]'' at [[22nd National Film Awards]] (1974).<ref name="22ndawardPDF"/>
In 1973 and 1974, the lead actor and actress of the film were also awarded. [[P. J. Antony]] and [[Sumithra (actress)|Sumithra]] received a souvenir for Malayalam film ''[[Nirmalyam]]'' at the [[21st National Film Awards]] (1973).<ref name="21stawardPDF"/> Antony was also awarded the [[National Film Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]], then known as the "Bharat Award for the Best Actor". [[Utpal Dutt]] and Gita Sen were awarded with a medallion for Bengali Film ''[[Chorus (1974 film)|Chorus]]'' at [[22nd National Film Awards]] (1974).<ref name="22ndawardPDF"/>


== Winners ==
== Winners ==
As of 2023 edition, 71 feature films have been awarded: [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali]] (22); [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]] (13);[[Hindi cinema|Hindi]] (12);{{efn|name=lang1|Two films: ''[[Ship of Theseus (film)|Ship of Theseus]]'' (2013) and ''[[Court (2014 film)|Court]]'' (2014) were shot simultaneously in multiple languages.}} [[Kannada cinema|Kannada]] and [[Marathi cinema|Marathi]] (each 6);{{efn|name=lang2|''[[Court (2014 film)|Court]]'' (2014) was shot simultaneously in multiple languages.}} [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] (4); [[Assamese cinema|Assamese]], [[Gujarati cinema|Gujarati]]{{efn|name=lang2|}} and [[Sanskrit]] (each 2); [[Beary language|Beary]] and [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]] (each 1). At the [[26th National Film Awards]] (1978), no feature film was awarded with the Best Feature film award as the jury headed by filmmaker [[Chetan Anand (director)|Chetan Anand]] scrutinised eighty films but did not consider any film to be "worthy of merit" and "measured up to the standard of excellence set forth by the jury".<ref name="26thawardPDF" /> At the [[59th National Film Awards]], two feature films shared the award; Marathi film ''[[Deool]]'' (''Temple'') and Beary film ''[[Byari (film)|Byari]]''.<ref name="59thaward" /> Most recently, the award is presented to the film ''[[12th Fail]]'', directed by [[Vidhu Vinod Chopra]].
[[Satyajit Ray]] is the most honoured director where six of his films{{mdash}}{{Lang|bn-latn|[[Pather Panchali]]}} (1955), ''[[The World of Apu|Apur Sansar]]'' (1959), ''[[Charulata]]'' (1964), ''[[Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne]]'' (1968), ''[[Seemabaddha]]'' (1971), and ''[[Agantuk]]'' (1991){{mdash}}won the award, followed [[Buddhadeb Dasgupta]] (five), [[Girish Kasaravalli]] and [[Mrinal Sen]] (four each), [[Shaji N. Karun]] (three), and [[Adoor Gopalakrishnan]], [[Tapan Sinha]], [[G. V. Iyer]] and [[Priyadarshan]] (two each). As of 2022, the award was presented to the films of Eleven debutant directors; [[Satyajit Ray]] ({{Lang|bn-latn|[[Pather Panchali]]}}, 1955),<ref>{{cite news |author=Hoffman, Jordan |date=5 May 2015 |title=Back on the little road: Satyajit Ray's Pather Panchali returns in all its glory |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/may/05/satyajit-ray-pather-panchali-restoration-apu-trilogy |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150809060442/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/may/05/satyajit-ray-pather-panchali-restoration-apu-trilogy |archive-date=9 August 2015 |access-date=13 May 2017 |newspaper=The Guardian |df=dmy-all}}</ref> [[Adoor Gopalakrishnan]] (''[[Swayamvaram (1972 film)|Swayamvaram]]'', 1972),<ref>{{cite news |author=Venkiteswaran, C. S. |date=22 November 2012 |title=Universal and timeless |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/universal-and-timeless/article4123362.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171217161045/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/universal-and-timeless/article4123362.ece |archive-date=17 December 2017 |access-date=11 May 2017 |newspaper=The Hindu |df=dmy-all}}</ref> [[M. T. Vasudevan Nair]] (''[[Nirmalyam]]'', 1973),<ref>{{cite news |author=Vijayakymar, B. |date=25 September 2011 |title=Nirmalyam 1973 |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/nirmalyam-1973/article2482063.ece |access-date=11 May 2017 |newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref> [[Girish Kasaravalli]] (''[[Ghatashraddha]]'', 1977),<ref>{{cite news |date=4 December 2009 |title=Ghatashraddha, one of the 20 best movies |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/Ghatashraddha-one-of-the-20-best-movies/articleshow/5297716.cms |access-date=12 May 2017 |newspaper=The Times of India |location=Bengaluru}}</ref> Shaji N Karun (''[[Piravi]]'', 1988),<ref>{{cite web |title=Shaji N. Karun profile @ International Film Festival Rotterdam |url=https://iffr.com/en/persons/shaji-n-karun |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117002753/https://iffr.com/en/persons/shaji-n-karun |archive-date=17 November 2017 |access-date=12 May 2017 |publisher=International Film Festival Rotterdam |df=dmy-all}}</ref> [[Sandeep Sawant]] (''[[Shwaas]]'', 2003),<ref>{{cite magazine |author=Unnithan, Sandeep |date=22 November 2004 |title=Waiting to exhale |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-and-the-arts/story/20041122-shwaas-first-marathi-film-to-win-national-award-in-nearly-five-decades-789163-2004-11-21 |access-date=12 May 2017 |magazine=India Today}}</ref> [[Salim Ahamed]] (''[[Adaminte Makan Abu]]'', 2010),<ref>{{cite magazine |author=Ittyipe, Minu |date=5 December 2011 |title=Kodak Moment: Is Oscar glory for Abu a gossamer dream? |url=http://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/kodak-moment/279074 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170403180435/http://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/kodak-moment/279074 |archive-date=3 April 2017 |access-date=12 May 2017 |magazine=Outlook India |df=dmy-all}}</ref> [[Suveeran]] (''[[Byari (film)|Byari]]'', 2011),<ref name="byari">{{cite news |author=Ramavarman, T |date=8 March 2012 |title=Theatre experience fuels Suveeran's film journey |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/Theatre-experience-fuels-Suveerans-film-journey/articleshow/12179747.cms |access-date=12 May 2017 |newspaper=The Times of India |location=Kochi}}</ref> [[Anand Gandhi]] (''[[Ship of Theseus (film)|Ship of Theseus]]'', 2013),<ref>{{cite news |date=2 April 2010 |title=Anand Gandhi turns filmmaker with "Theseus's Ship" |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Anand-Gandhi-turns-filmmaker-with-ldquoTheseusrsquos-Shiprdquo/article16345021.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180528152518/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Anand-Gandhi-turns-filmmaker-with-ldquoTheseusrsquos-Shiprdquo/article16345021.ece |archive-date=28 May 2018 |access-date=11 May 2017 |newspaper=The Hindu |df=dmy-all}}</ref> [[Chaitanya Tamhane]] (''[[Court (2014 film)|Court]]'', 2015), Abhishek Shah<ref>{{Cite news |title=I am happy that Gujarati cinema will now be recognised nationwide: Abhishek Shah - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/gujarati/movies/news/i-am-happy-that-gujarati-cinema-will-now-be-recognised-nationwide-abhishek-shah/articleshow/70627317.cms |access-date=2022-04-28 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Abhishek Shah |url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm6390316/ |access-date=2022-04-28 |website=IMDb}}</ref> ( [[Hellaro]]<ref>{{Cite news |title=National Film Awards 2019: Team 'Hellaro' bag Best Feature Film Award honour - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/gujarati/movies/news/national-film-awards-2019-team-hellaro-bag-best-feature-film-award-honour/articleshow/72940859.cms |access-date=2022-04-28 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> 2018). Five films awarded with the Best Feature film award were also the [[List of Indian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Indian submission]] for the [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] for the [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Language Film]]; ''[[Apur Sansar]]'' (1959), ''[[Shwaas]]'' (2004), ''[[Adaminte Makan Abu]]'' (2011),  ''[[Court (2014 film)|Court]]'' (2015) and ''[[Village Rockstars]]'' (2018) .<ref>{{cite web |title=List of Indian Submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film |url=http://www.filmfed.org/indian-submission.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170516054357/http://www.filmfed.org/indian-submission.html |archive-date=16 May 2017 |access-date=11 May 2017 |publisher=Film Federation of India |df=dmy-all}}</ref> ''[[Adi Shankaracharya (film)|Adi Shankaracharya]]'' (1983), the first film made in [[Sanskrit]] language,<ref>{{cite book |author=Somaaya, Bhawana |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V4PZDQAAQBAJ&pg=RA2-PT90 |title=Once Upon a Time in India: A Century of Indian Cinema |date=8 December 2016 |publisher=Random House Publishers India Pvt. Limited |isbn=978-93-85990-40-3 |pages=232}}</ref> and ''[[Byari (film)|Byari]]'' (2011), the first film made in [[Beary language]],<ref name="byari" /> won the award at the [[31st National Film Awards]] and [[59th National Film Awards]], respectively.
=== List of winners ===
Films in the following languages have won the Best Feature Film award:
Films in the following languages have won the Best Feature Film award:


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{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="width:100%"
! colspan="7" | List of films, showing the year (award ceremony), language(s), producer(s), director(s) and citation
! colspan="6" | List of films, showing the year (award ceremony), language(s), producer(s) and director(s)
|-
|-
! scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:7%;"| Year
! scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:5%;"| Year
! scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:20%;"| Film(s)
! scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:25%;"| Film(s)
! scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:10%;"| Language(s)
! scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:6%;"| Language(s)
! scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:20%;"| Producer(s)
! scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:30%;"| Producer(s)
! scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:20%;"| Director(s)
! scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:30%;"| Director(s)
! scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:20%;" class="unsortable" | Citation
! scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:4%;" class="unsortable" |{{Tooltip|Refs.|Reference}}
! scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:3%;" class="unsortable" |{{Tooltip|Refs.|Reference}}
|-
|-
| align="center" |[[1st National Film Awards|1953<br>{{small|(1st)}}]]
| align="center" | [[1st National Film Awards|1953<br />{{small|(1st)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''[[Shyamchi Aai (film)|Shyamchi Aai]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Shyamchi Aai (1953 film)|Shyamchi Aai]]''
| Marathi
| [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
| [[Pralhad Keshav Atre]]
| [[Pralhad Keshav Atre]]
| [[Pralhad Keshav Atre]]
| Pralhad Keshav Atre
| {{dash}}
| align="center" |<ref name="1stawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/1st_nff_1954.pdf|title=1st National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=21 August 2011|page=12|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004085504/http://dff.nic.in/2011/1st_nff_1954.pdf |archive-date=4 October 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref name="1stawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/1st_nff_1954.pdf|title=1st National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=21 August 2011|page=12|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004085504/http://dff.nic.in/2011/1st_nff_1954.pdf |archive-date=4 October 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
|-
| align="center"|[[2nd National Film Awards|1954<br>{{small|(2nd)}}]]
| align="center"| [[2nd National Film Awards|1954<br />{{small|(2nd)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''[[Mirza Ghalib (film)|Mirza Ghalib]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Mirza Ghalib (film)|Mirza Ghalib]]''
| Hindi
| [[Hindi]]
| [[Sohrab Modi]]
| [[Sohrab Modi]]
| [[Sohrab Modi]]
| Sohrab Modi
| {{dash}}
| align="center" | <ref name="2ndawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/2nd_nff_1955.pdf|title=2nd National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=23 August 2011|page=15|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316222437/http://dff.nic.in/2011/2nd_nff_1955.pdf|archive-date=16 March 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref name="2ndawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/2nd_nff_1955.pdf|title=2nd National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=23 August 2011|page=15|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316222437/http://dff.nic.in/2011/2nd_nff_1955.pdf|archive-date=16 March 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
|-
| align="center"|[[3rd National Film Awards|1955<br>{{small|(3rd)}}]]
| align="center"| [[3rd National Film Awards|1955<br />{{small|(3rd)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''[[Pather Panchali]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Pather Panchali]]''
| Bengali
| [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
| [[Government of West Bengal]]
| [[Government of West Bengal]]
| [[Satyajit Ray]]
| [[Satyajit Ray]]
| {{dash}}
| align="center" | <ref name="3rdawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/3rd_nff_1956.pdf|title=3rd National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=1 September 2011|page=6|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160802150604/http://dff.nic.in/2011/3rd_nff_1956.pdf|archive-date=2 August 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref name="3rdawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/3rd_nff_1956.pdf|title=3rd National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=1 September 2011|page=6|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160802150604/http://dff.nic.in/2011/3rd_nff_1956.pdf|archive-date=2 August 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
|-
| align="center"| [[4th National Film Awards|1956<br>{{small|(4th)}}]]
| align="center"| [[4th National Film Awards|1956<br />{{small|(4th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''[[Kabuliwala (1957 film)|Kabuliwala]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Kabuliwala (1957 film)|Kabuliwala]]''
| Bengali
| Bengali
| Charuchitra
| Charuchitra
| [[Tapan Sinha]]
| [[Tapan Sinha]]
| {{dash}}
| align="center" | <ref name="4thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/4th_Nff.pdf|title=4th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=2 September 2011|page=2|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322023133/http://dff.nic.in/2011/4th_Nff.pdf |archive-date=22 March 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref name="4thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/4th_Nff.pdf|title=4th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=2 September 2011|page=2|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322023133/http://dff.nic.in/2011/4th_Nff.pdf |archive-date=22 March 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
|-
| align="center"| [[5th National Film Awards|1957<br>{{small|(5th)}}]]
| align="center"| [[5th National Film Awards|1957<br />{{small|(5th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''[[Do Aankhen Barah Haath]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Do Aankhen Barah Haath]]''
| Hindi
| Hindi
| [[V. Shantaram]]
| [[V. Shantaram]]
| [[V. Shantaram]]
| V. Shantaram
| {{dash}}
| align="center" | <ref name="5thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/5th_nff.pdf|title=5th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=2 September 2011|page=2,4|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103222703/http://dff.nic.in/2011/5th_nff.pdf|archive-date=3 November 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref name="5thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/5th_nff.pdf|title=5th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=2 September 2011|page=2,4|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103222703/http://dff.nic.in/2011/5th_nff.pdf|archive-date=3 November 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
|-
| align="center"| [[6th National Film Awards|1958<br>{{small|(6th)}}]]
| align="center"| [[6th National Film Awards|1958<br />{{small|(6th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''[[Sagar Sangamey]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Sagar Sangamey]]''
| Bengali
| Bengali
| De Luxe Film Distributors
| De Luxe Film Distributors
| [[Debaki Bose]]
| [[Debaki Bose]]
| {{dash}}
| align="center" | <ref name="6thaward">{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm6thNFAAward.aspx|title=6th National Film Awards|publisher=[[International Film Festival of India]]|access-date=3 September 2011|page=2,4|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020054317/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm6thNFAAward.aspx|archive-date=20 October 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref name="6thaward">{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm6thNFAAward.aspx|title=6th National Film Awards|publisher=[[International Film Festival of India]]|access-date=3 September 2011|page=2,4|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020054317/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm6thNFAAward.aspx|archive-date=20 October 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
|-
| align="center"| [[7th National Film Awards|1959<br>{{small|(7th)}}]]
| align="center"| [[7th National Film Awards|1959<br />{{small|(7th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''[[The World of Apu|Apur Sansar]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[The World of Apu|Apur Sansar]]''
| Bengali
| Bengali
| Satyajit Ray Productions
| Satyajit Ray Productions
| [[Satyajit Ray]]
| [[Satyajit Ray]]
| {{dash}}
| align="center" | <ref name="7thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/7th_nff.pdf|title=7th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=4 September 2011|page=2,4|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150326125140/http://dff.nic.in/2011/7th_nff.pdf|archive-date=26 March 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref name="7thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/7th_nff.pdf|title=7th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=4 September 2011|page=2,4|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150326125140/http://dff.nic.in/2011/7th_nff.pdf|archive-date=26 March 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
|-
| align="center"| [[8th National Film Awards|1960<br>{{small|(8th)}}]]
| align="center"| [[8th National Film Awards|1960<br />{{small|(8th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''[[Anuradha (1960 film)|Anuradha]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Anuradha (1960 film)|Anuradha]]''
| Hindi
| Hindi
| {{•}}[[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]]<br/>{{•}}L. B. Thakur
|[[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]] and L. B. Thakur
| [[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]]
| Hrishikesh Mukherjee
| {{dash}}
| align="center" | <ref name="8thaward">{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm8thNFAAward.aspx|title=8th National Film Awards|publisher=[[International Film Festival of India]]|access-date=7 September 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012062918/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm8thNFAAward.aspx|archive-date=12 October 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref name="8thaward">{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm8thNFAAward.aspx|title=8th National Film Awards|publisher=[[International Film Festival of India]]|access-date=7 September 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012062918/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm8thNFAAward.aspx|archive-date=12 October 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
|-
| align="center"| [[9th National Film Awards|1961<br>{{small|(9th)}}]]
| align="center"| [[9th National Film Awards|1961<br />{{small|(9th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''[[Bhagini Nivedita (film)|Bhagini Nivedita]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Bhagini Nivedita (film)|Bhagini Nivedita]]''
| Bengali
| Bengali
| [[Aurora Film Corporation]]
| [[Aurora Film Corporation]]
| Bijoy Bose
| Bijoy Bose
| {{dash}}
| align="center" | <ref name="9thaward">{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm9thNFAAward.aspx|title=9th National Film Awards|publisher=[[International Film Festival of India]]|access-date=8 September 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161202115652/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm9thNFAAward.aspx|archive-date=2 December 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref name="9thaward">{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm9thNFAAward.aspx|title=9th National Film Awards|publisher=[[International Film Festival of India]]|access-date=8 September 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161202115652/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm9thNFAAward.aspx|archive-date=2 December 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
|-
| align="center"| [[10th National Film Awards|1962<br>{{small|(10th)}}]]
| align="center"| [[10th National Film Awards|1962<br />{{small|(10th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''[[Dada Thakur (film)|Dada Thakur]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Dada Thakur (1962 film)|Dada Thakur]]''
| Bengali
| Bengali
| Shyamlal Jalan
| Shyamlal Jalan
| Sudhir Mukherjee
| Sudhir Mukherjee
| {{dash}}
| align="center" | <ref name="10thaward">{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm10thNFAAward.aspx|title=10th National Film Awards|publisher=[[International Film Festival of India]]|access-date=9 September 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929062243/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm10thNFAAward.aspx|archive-date=29 September 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref name="10thaward">{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm10thNFAAward.aspx|title=10th National Film Awards|publisher=[[International Film Festival of India]]|access-date=9 September 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929062243/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm10thNFAAward.aspx|archive-date=29 September 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
|-
| align="center"| [[11th National Film Awards|1963<br>{{small|(11th)}}]]
| align="center"| [[11th National Film Awards|1963<br />{{small|(11th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''[[Shehar Aur Sapna]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Shehar Aur Sapna]]''
| Hindi
| Hindi
| Naya Sansar
| Naya Sansar
| [[Khwaja Ahmad Abbas]]
| [[Khwaja Ahmad Abbas]]
| {{dash}}
| align="center" | <ref name="11thaward">{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm11thNFAAward.aspx|title=11th National Film Awards|publisher=[[International Film Festival of India]]|access-date=13 September 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170502124428/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm11thNFAAward.aspx|archive-date=2 May 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref name="11thaward">{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm11thNFAAward.aspx|title=11th National Film Awards|publisher=[[International Film Festival of India]]|access-date=13 September 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170502124428/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm11thNFAAward.aspx|archive-date=2 May 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
|-
| align="center"| [[12th National Film Awards|1964<br>{{small|(12th)}}]]
| align="center"| [[12th National Film Awards|1964<br />{{small|(12th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''[[Charulata]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Charulata]]''
| Bengali
| Bengali
| R. D. Bansal
| R. D. Bansal
| [[Satyajit Ray]]
| [[Satyajit Ray]]
| {{dash}}
| align="center" | <ref name="12thaward">{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm12thNFAAward.aspx|title=12th National Film Awards|publisher=[[International Film Festival of India]]|access-date=14 September 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225220334/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm12thNFAAward.aspx|archive-date=25 February 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref name="12thaward">{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm12thNFAAward.aspx|title=12th National Film Awards|publisher=[[International Film Festival of India]]|access-date=14 September 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225220334/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm12thNFAAward.aspx|archive-date=25 February 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
|-
| align="center"| [[13th National Film Awards|1965<br>{{small|(13th)}}]]
| align="center"| [[13th National Film Awards|1965<br />{{small|(13th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''[[Chemmeen]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Chemmeen]]''
| Malayalam
| [[Malayalam]]
| Babu Ismail Settu
| Babu Ismail Settu
| [[Ramu Kariat]]
| [[Ramu Kariat]]
| {{dash}}
| align="center" | <ref name="13thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/13th_NFA.pdf|title=13th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=15 September 2011|page=1,6|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151008121223/http://dff.nic.in/2011/13th_NFA.pdf|archive-date=8 October 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref name="13thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/13th_NFA.pdf|title=13th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=15 September 2011|page=1,6|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151008121223/http://dff.nic.in/2011/13th_NFA.pdf|archive-date=8 October 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
|-
| align="center"| [[14th National Film Awards|1966<br>{{small|(14th)}}]]
| align="center"| [[14th National Film Awards|1966<br />{{small|(14th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''[[Teesri Kasam]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Teesri Kasam]]''
| Hindi
| Hindi
| [[Shailendra (lyricist)|Shailendra]]
| [[Shailendra (lyricist)|Shailendra]]
| [[Basu Bhattacharya]]
| [[Basu Bhattacharya]]
| {{dash}}
| align="center" | <ref>{{cite book | title=Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema | publisher=Popular Prakashan | author=Gulzar, Govind Nihalani, Saibal Chatterjee | year=2003 | page=532 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8y8vN9A14nkC&q=teesri+kasam+national+award&pg=PT556 | isbn=9788179910665 | access-date=29 June 2012 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171106212617/https://books.google.com/books?id=8y8vN9A14nkC&pg=PT556&dq=teesri+kasam+national+award&hl=en&sa=X&ei=5rXtT_j4O4_EtAbd4aWPDw&ved=0CDgQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=teesri%20kasam%20national%20award&f=false | archive-date=6 November 2017 | df=dmy-all }}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref>{{cite book | title=Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema | publisher=Popular Prakashan | author=Gulzar, Govind Nihalani, Saibal Chatterjee | year=2003 | page=532 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8y8vN9A14nkC&q=teesri+kasam+national+award&pg=PT556 | isbn=9788179910665 | access-date=29 June 2012 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171106212617/https://books.google.com/books?id=8y8vN9A14nkC&pg=PT556&dq=teesri+kasam+national+award&hl=en&sa=X&ei=5rXtT_j4O4_EtAbd4aWPDw&ved=0CDgQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=teesri%20kasam%20national%20award&f=false | archive-date=6 November 2017 | df=dmy-all }}</ref>
|-
|-
| align="center"| [[15th National Film Awards|1967<br>{{small|(15th)}}]]
| align="center"| [[15th National Film Awards|1967<br />{{small|(15th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''[[Hatey Bazarey]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Hatey Bazarey]]''
| Bengali
| Bengali
| Asim Dutta
| Asim Dutta
| [[Tapan Sinha]]
| [[Tapan Sinha]]
| {{dash}}
| align="center" | <ref name="15thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/15th_nff_1967.pdf|title=15th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=21 September 2011|page=2,9|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225231524/http://dff.nic.in/2011/15th_nff_1967.pdf|archive-date=25 February 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref name="15thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/15th_nff_1967.pdf|title=15th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=21 September 2011|page=2,9|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225231524/http://dff.nic.in/2011/15th_nff_1967.pdf|archive-date=25 February 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
|-
| align="center"| [[16th National Film Awards|1968<br>{{small|(16th)}}]]
| align="center"| [[16th National Film Awards|1968<br />{{small|(16th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''[[Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne]]''
| Bengali
| Bengali
| {{•}}Nepal Dutta<br/>{{•}}Asim Dutta
| Nepal Dutta and Asim Dutta
| [[Satyajit Ray]]
| [[Satyajit Ray]]
| {{dash}}
| align="center" | <ref name="16thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/16th_nff_1970.pdf|title=16th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=22 September 2011|page=2|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150517061411/http://dff.nic.in/2011/16th_nff_1970.pdf|archive-date=17 May 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref name="16thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/16th_nff_1970.pdf|title=16th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=22 September 2011|page=2|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150517061411/http://dff.nic.in/2011/16th_nff_1970.pdf|archive-date=17 May 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
|-
| align="center"| [[17th National Film Awards|1969<br>{{small|(17th)}}]]
| align="center"| [[17th National Film Awards|1969<br />{{small|(17th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''[[Bhuvan Shome]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Bhuvan Shome]]''
| Hindi
| Hindi
| Mrinal Sen Productions
| Mrinal Sen Productions
| [[Mrinal Sen]]
| [[Mrinal Sen]]
| {{dash}}
| align="center" | <ref name="17thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/17th_NFF_1971.pdf|title=17th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=26 September 2011|page=2,6|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120226002621/http://dff.nic.in/2011/17th_NFF_1971.pdf|archive-date=26 February 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref name="17thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/17th_NFF_1971.pdf|title=17th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=26 September 2011|page=2,6|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120226002621/http://dff.nic.in/2011/17th_NFF_1971.pdf|archive-date=26 February 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
|-
| align="center"| [[18th National Film Awards|1970<br>{{small|(18th)}}]]
| align="center"| [[18th National Film Awards|1970<br />{{small|(18th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''[[Samskara (film)|Samskara]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Samskara (film)|Samskara]]''
| Kannada
| [[Kannada]]
| [[Pattabhirama Reddy Tikkavarapu|Pattabhirama Reddy]]
| [[Tikkavarapu Pattabhirama Reddy]]
| [[Pattabhirama Reddy Tikkavarapu|Pattabhirama Reddy]]
| Tikkavarapu Pattabhirama Reddy
| {{dash}}
| align="center" | <ref name="18thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/17th_NFF_1971.pdf|title=18th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=26 September 2011|page=2|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120226002621/http://dff.nic.in/2011/17th_NFF_1971.pdf|archive-date=26 February 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref name="18thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/17th_NFF_1971.pdf|title=18th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=26 September 2011|page=2|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120226002621/http://dff.nic.in/2011/17th_NFF_1971.pdf|archive-date=26 February 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
|-
| align="center"| [[19th National Film Awards|1971<br>{{small|(19th)}}]]
| align="center"| [[19th National Film Awards|1971<br />{{small|(19th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''[[Seemabaddha]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Seemabaddha]]''
| Bengali
| Bengali
| {{•}}Bharat Shamsher<br/>{{•}}Jang Bahadur Rana
|Bharat Shamsher and Jang Bahadur Rana
| [[Satyajit Ray]]
| [[Satyajit Ray]]
| {{dash}}
| align="center" | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.satyajitray.org/films/seemabaddha.htm|title=Seemabaddha @ SatyajitRay.org|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927092825/http://www.satyajitray.org/films/seemabaddha.htm|archive-date=27 September 2011|df=dmy-all|access-date=2 October 2010}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.satyajitray.org/films/seemabaddha.htm|title=Seemabaddha @ SatyajitRay.org|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927092825/http://www.satyajitray.org/films/seemabaddha.htm|archive-date=27 September 2011|df=dmy-all|access-date=2 October 2010}}</ref>
|-
|-
| align="center"| [[20th National Film Awards|1972<br>{{small|(20th)}}]]
| align="center"| [[20th National Film Awards|1972<br />{{small|(20th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''[[Swayamvaram (1972 film)|Swayamvaram]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Swayamvaram (1972 film)|Swayamvaram]]''
| Malayalam
| Malayalam
| [[Adoor Gopalakrishnan]]
| [[Adoor Gopalakrishnan]]
| [[Adoor Gopalakrishnan]]
| Adoor Gopalakrishnan
| {{dash}}
| align="center" | <ref name="20thaward">{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm20thNFAAward.aspx|title=20th National Film Awards|publisher=[[International Film Festival of India]]|access-date=26 September 2011|page=2|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105220349/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm20thNFAAward.aspx|archive-date=5 November 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref name="20thaward">{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm20thNFAAward.aspx|title=20th National Film Awards|publisher=[[International Film Festival of India]]|access-date=26 September 2011|page=2|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105220349/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm20thNFAAward.aspx|archive-date=5 November 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
|-
| align="center"| [[21st National Film Awards|1973<br>{{small|(21st)}}]]
| align="center"| [[21st National Film Awards|1973<br />{{small|(21st)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''[[Nirmalyam]]''{{efn|name=21st|[[P. J. Antony]] (Leading Actor) and [[Sumithra (actress)|Sumithra]] (Leading Actress) were awarded with [[Medal]]lion.}}
! scope="row" | ''[[Nirmalyam]]''{{efn|name=21st|[[P. J. Antony]] (Leading Actor) and [[Sumithra (actress)|Sumithra]] (Leading Actress) were awarded with [[Medal]]lion.}}
| Malayalam
| Malayalam
| [[M. T. Vasudevan Nair]]
| [[M. T. Vasudevan Nair]]
| [[M. T. Vasudevan Nair]]
| M. T. Vasudevan Nair
| {{dash}}
| align="center" | <ref name="21stawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/21st_nff_1973.pdf|title=21st National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=29 September 2011|page=2,32|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404122553/http://dff.nic.in/2011/21st_nff_1973.pdf|archive-date=4 April 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref name="21stawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/21st_nff_1973.pdf|title=21st National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=29 September 2011|page=2,32|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404122553/http://dff.nic.in/2011/21st_nff_1973.pdf|archive-date=4 April 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
|-
| align="center"| [[22nd National Film Awards|1974<br>{{small|(22nd)}}]]
| align="center"| [[22nd National Film Awards|1974<br />{{small|(22nd)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''[[Chorus (1974 film)|Chorus]]''{{efn|name=22nd|[[Utpal Dutt]] (Leading Actor) and Gita Sen (Leading Actress) were awarded with [[Medal]]lion.}}
! scope="row" | ''[[Chorus (1974 film)|Chorus]]''{{efn|name=22nd|[[Utpal Dutt]] (Leading Actor) and Gita Sen (Leading Actress) were awarded with [[Medal]]lion.}}
| Bengali
| Bengali
| Mrinal Sen Productions
| Mrinal Sen Productions
| [[Mrinal Sen]]
| [[Mrinal Sen]]
| {{dash}}
| align="center" | <ref name="22ndawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/22nd_nff_1974.pdf|title=22nd National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=1 October 2011|page=2,33|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404122730/http://dff.nic.in/2011/22nd_nff_1974.pdf|archive-date=4 April 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref name="22ndawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/22nd_nff_1974.pdf|title=22nd National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=1 October 2011|page=2,33|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404122730/http://dff.nic.in/2011/22nd_nff_1974.pdf|archive-date=4 April 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
|-
| align="center"| [[23rd National Film Awards|1975<br>{{small|(23rd)}}]]
| align="center"| [[23rd National Film Awards|1975<br />{{small|(23rd)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''[[Chomana Dudi]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Chomana Dudi]]''
| Kannada
| Kannada
| Praja Films
| Praja Films
| [[B. V. Karanth]]
| [[B. V. Karanth]]
| {{dash}}
| align="center" | <ref name="23rdawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/23rd_nff_1975.pdf|title=23rd National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=4 October 2011|page=1|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724234749/http://dff.nic.in/2011/23rd_nff_1975.pdf|archive-date=24 July 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref name="23rdawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/23rd_nff_1975.pdf|title=23rd National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=4 October 2011|page=1|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724234749/http://dff.nic.in/2011/23rd_nff_1975.pdf|archive-date=24 July 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
|-
| align="center"| [[24th National Film Awards|1976<br>{{small|(24th)}}]]
| align="center"| [[24th National Film Awards|1976<br />{{small|(24th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''[[Mrigayaa]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Mrigayaa]]''
| Hindi
| Hindi
| Uday Bhaskar International
| Uday Bhaskar International
| [[Mrinal Sen]]
| [[Mrinal Sen]]
| {{dash}}
| align="center" | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://mrinalsen.org/mrigaya.htm|title=Mrigayaa @ MrinalSen.org|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110907032827/http://mrinalsen.org/mrigaya.htm |archive-date=7 September 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mrinalsen.org/mrigaya.htm|title=Mrigayaa @ MrinalSen.org|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110907032827/http://mrinalsen.org/mrigaya.htm |archive-date=7 September 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
|-
| align="center"| [[25th National Film Awards|1977<br>{{small|(25th)}}]]
| align="center"| [[25th National Film Awards|1977<br />{{small|(25th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''[[Ghatashraddha]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Ghatashraddha]]''
| Kannada
| Kannada
| Sadanand Suvarna
| Sadanand Suvarna
| [[Girish Kasaravalli]]
| [[Girish Kasaravalli]]
| {{hidden||''For lifting the creative cinema of that region to new levels of artistic excellence, for delicacy of treatment and subtle use of the film medium, for the shifting perspective through which the tragic solution is revealed, for projecting the painful, tremulous transition from innocence to experience, for searing intellectual honesty, for the fusion of all the elements into a form so distinctive as to declare it a masterpiece.''}}
| align="center" | <ref name="25thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/25th_nff_1977.pdf|title=25th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=4 October 2011|page=2,44|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170119143000/http://dff.nic.in/2011/25th_nff_1977.pdf|archive-date=19 January 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref name="25thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/25th_nff_1977.pdf|title=25th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=4 October 2011|page=2,44|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170119143000/http://dff.nic.in/2011/25th_nff_1977.pdf|archive-date=19 January 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
|-
| align="center"| [[26th National Film Awards|1978<br>{{small|(26th)}}]]
| align="center"| [[26th National Film Awards|1978<br />{{small|(26th)}}]]
| bgcolor="#F5A9A9" align="center" colspan="5" | No Award
| colspan="4" bgcolor="#F5A9A9" align="center" | No Award
| align="center" |<ref name="26thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/26th_NFA.pdf|title=26th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=4 October 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424114857/http://dff.nic.in/2011/26th_NFA.pdf|archive-date=24 April 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| align="center" | <ref name="26thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/26th_NFA.pdf|title=26th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=4 October 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424114857/http://dff.nic.in/2011/26th_NFA.pdf|archive-date=24 April 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
|-
| align="center"| [[27th National Film Awards|1979<br>{{small|(27th)}}]]
| align="center"| [[27th National Film Awards|1979<br />{{small|(27th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''[[Shodh]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Shodh]]''
| Hindi
| Hindi
| Sitakant Misra
| Sitakant Misra
| Biplab Roy Choudhary
| [[Biplab Roy Chowdhury]]
| {{dash}}
| align="center" | <ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m5ZtAAAAMAAJ&q=shodh+national+award |title=Asian recorder, Volume 26 |publisher=K. K. Thomas at Recorder Press |year=1980 |access-date=29 June 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20120630140324/https://books.google.com/books?id=m5ZtAAAAMAAJ&q=shodh+national+award&dq=shodh+national+award&hl=en&sa=X&ei=yr_tT7ORPMTOsgb6hZGPDw&ved=0CDYQ6AEwAA |archive-date=30 June 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m5ZtAAAAMAAJ&q=shodh+national+award |title=Asian recorder, Volume 26 |publisher=K. K. Thomas at Recorder Press |year=1980 |access-date=29 June 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20120630140324/https://books.google.com/books?id=m5ZtAAAAMAAJ&q=shodh+national+award&dq=shodh+national+award&hl=en&sa=X&ei=yr_tT7ORPMTOsgb6hZGPDw&ved=0CDYQ6AEwAA |archive-date=30 June 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
|-
|-
| align="center"| [[28th National Film Awards|1980<br>{{small|(28th)}}]]
| align="center"| [[28th National Film Awards|1980<br />{{small|(28th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''[[Akaler Shandhaney]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Akaler Shandhaney]]''
| Bengali
| Bengali
| D. K. Films
| D. K. Films
| [[Mrinal Sen]]
| [[Mrinal Sen]]
| {{hidden||''For brilliantly recreating the tragedy of the 1943 Bengal famine and focussing on the disturbing continuity of the conditions which created it, for the cinematic excellence of the film which explores human experience at the different levels and for the consummate artistry with which the complexity of the social-economic situation is fused into a poignant statement.''}}
| align="center" | <ref name="28thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/28th_nff_1981.pdf|title=28th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=4 October 2011|page=6|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021181343/http://dff.nic.in/2011/28th_nff_1981.pdf|archive-date=21 October 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref name="28thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/28th_nff_1981.pdf|title=28th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=4 October 2011|page=6|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021181343/http://dff.nic.in/2011/28th_nff_1981.pdf|archive-date=21 October 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
|-
| align="center"| [[29th National Film Awards|1981<br>{{small|(29th)}}]]
| align="center"| [[29th National Film Awards|1981<br />{{small|(29th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''[[Dakhal]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Dakhal]]''
| Bengali
| Bengali
| West Bengal Film Industry
| Government of West Bengal
| [[Gautam Ghose]]
| [[Goutam Ghose]]
| {{hidden||''For the visual eloquence with which it portrays the travails of a daughter of a soil courageously fighting for a social justice in the face of all odds and for the remarkable ability of its young director who writes the screenplay, handles the camera, scores the music and directs the film in a poetic manner.''}}
| align="center" | <ref name="29thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/29th_nff_1982.pdf|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|title=29th National Film Awards|access-date=4 October 2011|page=4|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004082256/http://dff.nic.in/2011/29th_nff_1982.pdf|archive-date=4 October 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref name="29thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/29th_nff_1982.pdf|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|title=29th National Film Awards|access-date=4 October 2011|page=4|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004082256/http://dff.nic.in/2011/29th_nff_1982.pdf|archive-date=4 October 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
|-
| align="center"| [[30th National Film Awards|1982<br>{{small|(30th)}}]]
| align="center"| [[30th National Film Awards|1982<br />{{small|(30th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''[[Chokh]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Chokh]]''
| Bengali
| Bengali
| {{•}}Department of Information, Cultural Affairs India<br/>{{•}}[[Government of West Bengal]]
| Department of Information, Cultural Affairs India and the Government of West Bengal
| [[Utpalendu Chakrabarty]]
| [[Utpalendu Chakrabarty]]
| {{hidden||''For its courage in exposing an aspect of contemporary reality which has great social relevance and for doing so with passion and integrity.''}}
| align="center" | <ref name="30thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/30th_nff_1983.pdf|title=30th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=4 October 2011|page=6|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424114806/http://dff.nic.in/2011/30th_nff_1983.pdf|archive-date=24 April 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref name="30thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/30th_nff_1983.pdf|title=30th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=4 October 2011|page=6|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424114806/http://dff.nic.in/2011/30th_nff_1983.pdf|archive-date=24 April 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
|-
| align="center"| [[31st National Film Awards|1983<br>{{small|(31st)}}]]
| align="center"| [[31st National Film Awards|1983<br />{{small|(31st)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''[[Adi Shankaracharya (film)|Adi Shankaracharya]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Adi Shankaracharya (film)|Adi Shankaracharya]]''
| Sanskrit
| [[Sanskrit]]
| [[National Film Development Corporation of India|NFDC]]
| [[National Film Development Corporation of India|NFDC]]
| [[G. V. Iyer]]
| [[G. V. Iyer]]
| {{hidden||''For its dedication, depth and power and the impressive skill with which it captures the Indian philosophical tradition.''}}
| align="center" | <ref name="31stawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/31st_nff_1984.pdf|title=31st National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=9 December 2011|page=6|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424114953/http://dff.nic.in/2011/31st_nff_1984.pdf|archive-date=24 April 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref name="31stawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/31st_nff_1984.pdf|title=31st National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=9 December 2011|page=6|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424114953/http://dff.nic.in/2011/31st_nff_1984.pdf|archive-date=24 April 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
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|-
| align="center"| [[32nd National Film Awards|1984<br>{{small|(32nd)}}]]
| align="center"| [[32nd National Film Awards|1984<br />{{small|(32nd)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''[[Damul]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Damul]]''
| Hindi
| Hindi
| Prakash Jha Productions
| Prakash Jha Productions
| [[Prakash Jha]]
| [[Prakash Jha]]
| {{dash}}
| align="center" | <ref name="32ndawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/32nd_nff_1985.pdf|title=32nd National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=6 January 2012|page=7|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029203732/http://dff.nic.in/2011/32nd_nff_1985.pdf|archive-date=29 October 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref name="32ndawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/32nd_nff_1985.pdf|title=32nd National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=6 January 2012|page=7|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029203732/http://dff.nic.in/2011/32nd_nff_1985.pdf|archive-date=29 October 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
|-
| align="center"| [[33rd National Film Awards|1985<br>{{small|(33rd)}}]]
| align="center"| [[33rd National Film Awards|1985<br />{{small|(33rd)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''[[Chidambaram (film)|Chidambaram]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Chidambaram (film)|Chidambaram]]''
| Malayalam
| Malayalam
| [[G. Aravindan]]
| [[G. Aravindan]]
| [[G. Aravindan]]
| G. Aravindan
| {{hidden||''For providing rare cinematic experience while delineating the inner conflicts and suffering of an individual set against the backdrop of the elements.''}}
| align="center" | <ref name="33rdawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/33nfa.pdf|title=33rd National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=7 January 2012|pages=8–9|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053550/http://dff.nic.in/2011/33nfa.pdf|archive-date=21 September 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref name="33rdawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/33nfa.pdf|title=33rd National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=7 January 2012|pages=8–9|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053550/http://dff.nic.in/2011/33nfa.pdf|archive-date=21 September 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
|-
| align="center"| [[34th National Film Awards|1986<br>{{small|(34th)}}]]
| align="center"| [[34th National Film Awards|1986<br />{{small|(34th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''[[Tabarana Kathe]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Tabarana Kathe]]''
| Kannada
| Kannada
| [[Girish Kasaravalli]]
| [[Girish Kasaravalli]]
| [[Girish Kasaravalli]]
| Girish Kasaravalli
| {{hidden||''For an extremely sensitive probe into the anguish of a helpless individual caught in a bureaucratic web, depicted with great feeling and expertise as he waits for his pension, which arrives too late.''}}
| align="center" | <ref name="34thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/34th_NFF.pdf|title=34th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=7 January 2012|pages=10–11|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029200134/http://dff.nic.in/2011/34th_NFF.pdf|archive-date=29 October 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref name="34thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/34th_NFF.pdf|title=34th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=7 January 2012|pages=10–11|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029200134/http://dff.nic.in/2011/34th_NFF.pdf|archive-date=29 October 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
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|-
| align="center"| [[35th National Film Awards|1987<br>{{small|(35th)}}]]
| align="center"| [[35th National Film Awards|1987<br />{{small|(35th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''[[Halodhia Choraye Baodhan Khai]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Halodhia Choraye Baodhan Khai]]''
| Assamese
| [[Assamese language|Assamese]]
| {{•}}[[Sailadhar Baruah]]<br/>{{•}}[[Jahnu Barua]]
|[[Sailadhar Baruah]] and [[Jahnu Barua]]
| [[Jahnu Barua]]
| Jahnu Barua
| {{hidden||''For its mastery of cinematic form and the totality of its film craft and for its authentic depiction of the Indian rural problem and for the life affirmating human dignity it portrays in the face of the most trying social circumstances.''}}
| align="center" | <ref name="35thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/35th_nff_1988.pdf|title=35th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=9 January 2012|pages=12–13|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322020437/http://dff.nic.in/2011/35th_nff_1988.pdf|archive-date=22 March 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref name="35thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/35th_nff_1988.pdf|title=35th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=9 January 2012|pages=12–13|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322020437/http://dff.nic.in/2011/35th_nff_1988.pdf|archive-date=22 March 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
|-
| align="center"| [[36th National Film Awards|1988<br>{{small|(36th)}}]]
| align="center"| [[36th National Film Awards|1988<br />{{small|(36th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''[[Piravi]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Piravi]]''
| Malayalam
| Malayalam
| Film Folks
| Film Folks
| [[Shaji N. Karun]]
| [[Shaji N. Karun]]
| {{hidden||''For creattive evocation of human pathos with refined cinematic sensitivity.''}}
| align="center" | <ref name="36thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/36nfa.pdf|title=36th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=9 January 2012|pages=12–13|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161104103209/http://dff.nic.in/2011/36nfa.pdf|archive-date=4 November 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref name="36thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/36nfa.pdf|title=36th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=9 January 2012|pages=12–13|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161104103209/http://dff.nic.in/2011/36nfa.pdf|archive-date=4 November 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
|-
| align="center"| [[37th National Film Awards|1989<br>{{small|(37th)}}]]
| align="center"| [[37th National Film Awards|1989<br />{{small|(37th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''[[Bagh Bahadur]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Bagh Bahadur]]''
| Bengali
| Bengali
| [[Buddhadeb Dasgupta]]
| [[Buddhadeb Dasgupta]]
| [[Buddhadeb Dasgupta]]
| Buddhadeb Dasgupta
| {{hidden||''For its portrayal of the steady destruction of rural folk traditions at the hands of a cheap and showy urban culture in the form a cinematically vibrant and heroic classical tragedy.''}}
| align="center" | <ref name="37thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/37nfa.pdf|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|title=37th National Film Awards|access-date=29 January 2012|pages=12–13|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002235001/http://dff.nic.in/2011/37nfa.pdf|archive-date=2 October 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref name="37thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/37nfa.pdf|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|title=37th National Film Awards|access-date=29 January 2012|pages=12–13|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002235001/http://dff.nic.in/2011/37nfa.pdf|archive-date=2 October 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
|-
| align="center"| [[38th National Film Awards|1990<br>{{small|(38th)}}]]
| align="center"| [[38th National Film Awards|1990<br />{{small|(38th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''[[Marupakkam]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Marupakkam]]''
| Tamil
| [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| [[National Film Development Corporation of India|NFDC]]
| [[National Film Development Corporation of India|NFDC]]
| [[K. S. Sethumadhavan]]
| [[K. S. Sethumadhavan]]
| {{hidden||''For striking a balance between the existing traditional values and the modern values that are infused subsequently, and for treating the subject with the highest standards or aesthetic excellence.''}}
| align="center" | <ref name="38thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/38th_nff_1991.pdf|title=38th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=9 January 2012|pages=14–15|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171215163809/http://dff.nic.in/2011/38th_nff_1991.pdf|archive-date=15 December 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref name="38thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/38th_nff_1991.pdf|title=38th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=9 January 2012|pages=14–15|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171215163809/http://dff.nic.in/2011/38th_nff_1991.pdf|archive-date=15 December 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
|-
| align="center"| [[39th National Film Awards|1991<br>{{small|(39th)}}]]
| align="center"| [[39th National Film Awards|1991<br />{{small|(39th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''[[Agantuk]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Agantuk]]''
| Bengali
| Bengali
| [[National Film Development Corporation of India|NFDC]]
| [[National Film Development Corporation of India|NFDC]]
| [[Satyajit Ray]]
| [[Satyajit Ray]]
| {{hidden||''For its masterly treatment of an unusual subject investing it with humour, suspense and drama accomplishing remarkable insight into human behavior.''}}
| align="center" | <ref name="39thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/39nd_nff_1985.pdf|title=39th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=27 February 2012|pages=14–15|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171215070453/http://dff.nic.in/2011/39nd_nff_1985.pdf|archive-date=15 December 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref name="39thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/39nd_nff_1985.pdf|title=39th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=27 February 2012|pages=14–15|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171215070453/http://dff.nic.in/2011/39nd_nff_1985.pdf|archive-date=15 December 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
|-
| align="center"| [[40th National Film Awards|1992<br>{{small|(40th)}}]]
| align="center"| [[40th National Film Awards|1992<br />{{small|(40th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''[[Bhagavad Gita (film)|Bhagwat Gita]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Bhagavad Gita (film)|Bhagavad Gita]]''
| Sanskrit
| Sanskrit
| [[T. Subbarami Reddy]]
| [[T. Subbarami Reddy]]
| [[G. V. Iyer]]
| [[G. V. Iyer]]
| {{hidden||''For successfully translating immortal philosophy of the Bhagavad Gita into a cinematic idiom.''}}
| align="center" | <ref name="40thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/40th_nff_1993.pdf|title=40th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=2 March 2012|pages=14–15|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309053748/http://dff.nic.in/2011/40th_nff_1993.pdf|archive-date=9 March 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref name="40thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/40th_nff_1993.pdf|title=40th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=2 March 2012|pages=14–15|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309053748/http://dff.nic.in/2011/40th_nff_1993.pdf|archive-date=9 March 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
|-
| align="center"| [[41st National Film Awards|1993<br>{{small|(41st)}}]]
| align="center"| [[41st National Film Awards|1993<br />{{small|(41st)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''[[Charachar]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Charachar]]''
| Bengali
| Bengali
| {{•}}Gita Gope<br/>{{•}}Shankar Gope
|Gita Gope and Shankar Gope
| [[Buddhadeb Dasgupta]]
| [[Buddhadeb Dasgupta]]
| {{hidden||''For its poetic and typical representation of the eternal human longing for liberation and man's alienation from Nature.''}}
| align="center" | <ref name="41stawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/41st_nff_1994.pdf|title=41st National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=3 March 2012|pages=12–13|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107012936/http://dff.nic.in/2011/41st_nff_1994.pdf|archive-date=7 November 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref name="41stawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/41st_nff_1994.pdf|title=41st National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=3 March 2012|pages=12–13|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107012936/http://dff.nic.in/2011/41st_nff_1994.pdf|archive-date=7 November 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
|-
| align="center"| [[42nd National Film Awards|1994<br>{{small|(42nd)}}]]
| align="center"| [[42nd National Film Awards|1994<br />{{small|(42nd)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''[[Unishe April]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Unishe April]]''
| Bengali
| Bengali
| Renu Roy
| [[Rituparno Ghosh]]
| [[Rituparno Ghosh]]
| [[Rituparno Ghosh]]
| align="center" | <ref name="42ndawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/42nd_nff_1995.pdf|title=42nd National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=5 March 2012|pages=6–7|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107015003/http://dff.nic.in/2011/42nd_nff_1995.pdf|archive-date=7 November 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| {{hidden||''For a complex and impeccable rendition of fragmenting family relationships in urban India. The bond between a mother and daughter is extended to a defined space and time, and a drama immaculately constructed.''}}
| align="center" |<ref name="42ndawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/42nd_nff_1995.pdf|title=42nd National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=5 March 2012|pages=6–7|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107015003/http://dff.nic.in/2011/42nd_nff_1995.pdf|archive-date=7 November 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
|-
| align="center"| [[43rd National Film Awards|1995<br>{{small|(43rd)}}]]
| align="center"| [[43rd National Film Awards|1995<br />{{small|(43rd)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''[[Kathapurushan]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Kathapurushan]]''
| Malayalam
| Malayalam
| [[Adoor Gopalakrishnan]]
| [[Adoor Gopalakrishnan]]
| [[Adoor Gopalakrishnan]]
| Adoor Gopalakrishnan
| {{hidden||''For the remarkable portrayal of the individual born on the eve of Independence. The film gives an insight into the socio-political evolution of the post-independent India through the individual with outstanding cinematic qualities and universal appeal.''}}
| align="center" | <ref name="43rdawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/43rd_nff_1996.pdf|title=43rd National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=6 March 2012|pages=6–7|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424114315/http://dff.nic.in/2011/43rd_nff_1996.pdf|archive-date=24 April 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref name="43rdawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/43rd_nff_1996.pdf|title=43rd National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=6 March 2012|pages=6–7|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424114315/http://dff.nic.in/2011/43rd_nff_1996.pdf|archive-date=24 April 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
|-
| align="center"| [[44th National Film Awards|1996<br>{{small|(44th)}}]]
| align="center"| [[44th National Film Awards|1996<br />{{small|(44th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''[[Lal Darja]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Lal Darja]]''
| Bengali
| Bengali
| {{•}}Chitrani Lahiri<br/>{{•}}Dulal Roy
|Chitrani Lahiri and Dulal Roy
| [[Buddhadeb Dasgupta]]
| [[Buddhadeb Dasgupta]]
| {{hidden||''For its poetic presentation and exploration of complexities of human relationship in a contemporary urban milieu.''}}
| align="center" | <ref name="44thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/44th_nff_1997.pdf|title=44th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=9 January 2012|pages=6–7|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107013544/http://dff.nic.in/2011/44th_nff_1997.pdf|archive-date=7 November 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref name="44thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/44th_nff_1997.pdf|title=44th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=9 January 2012|pages=6–7|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107013544/http://dff.nic.in/2011/44th_nff_1997.pdf|archive-date=7 November 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
|-
| align="center"| [[45th National Film Awards|1997<br>{{small|(45th)}}]]
| align="center"| [[45th National Film Awards|1997<br />{{small|(45th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''[[Thaayi Saheba]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Thaayi Saheba]]''
| Kannada
| Kannada
| [[Jaimala (actress)|Jayamala]]
| [[Jayamala]]
| [[Girish Kasaravalli]]
| [[Girish Kasaravalli]]
| {{hidden||''For its challenging portrayal of one woman who carries the burden of traditional constraints and restrictions of society and learns to overcome them with courage, dignity, sacrifice. In the process, she speaks for the emancipation of women.''}}
| align="center" | <ref name="45thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/45th_NFA.pdf|title=45th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=11 March 2012|pages=6–7|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107004458/http://dff.nic.in/2011/45th_NFA.pdf|archive-date=7 November 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref name="45thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/45th_NFA.pdf|title=45th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=11 March 2012|pages=6–7|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107004458/http://dff.nic.in/2011/45th_NFA.pdf|archive-date=7 November 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
|-
| align="center"| [[46th National Film Awards|1998<br>{{small|(46th)}}]]
| align="center"| [[46th National Film Awards|1998<br />{{small|(46th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''[[Samar (1999 film)|Samar]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Samar (1999 film)|Samar]]''
| Hindi
| Hindi
| {{•}}[[Shyam Benegal]]<br/>{{•}}Sahyadri Films<br/>{{•}}[[National Film Development Corporation of India|NFDC]]
|[[Shyam Benegal]], Sahyadri Films, and [[National Film Development Corporation of India|NFDC]]
| [[Shyam Benegal]]
| Shyam Benegal
| {{hidden||''For the innovative and human manner in which the director structures and presents a continuing social evil.''}}
| align="center" | <ref name="46thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/46_nff_1999.pdf|title=46th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=12 March 2012|pages=6–7|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107003914/http://dff.nic.in/2011/46_nff_1999.pdf|archive-date=7 November 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref name="46thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/46_nff_1999.pdf|title=46th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=12 March 2012|pages=6–7|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107003914/http://dff.nic.in/2011/46_nff_1999.pdf|archive-date=7 November 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
|-
| align="center"| [[47th National Film Awards|1999<br>{{small|(47th)}}]]
| align="center"| [[47th National Film Awards|1999<br />{{small|(47th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''[[Vanaprastham]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Vanaprastham]]''
| Malayalam
| Malayalam
| [[Pranavam Arts]]
| [[Mohanlal]]
| [[Shaji N. Karun]]
| [[Shaji N. Karun]]
| {{hidden||''For its multi layered treatment of issues like caste system, patronage to the arts, Guru Shishya Parampara, and the identity crisis of a performing artiste.''}}
| align="center" | <ref name="47thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/47th_nff_2000.pdf|title=47th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=13 March 2012|pages=6–7}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref name="47thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/47th_nff_2000.pdf|title=47th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=13 March 2012|pages=6–7}}</ref>
|-
|-
| align="center"| [[48th National Film Awards|2000<br>{{small|(48th)}}]]
| align="center"| [[49th National Film Awards|2000<br />{{small|(48th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''[[Shantham]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Shantham]]''
| Malayalam
| Malayalam
| [[P. V. Gangadharan]]
| [[P. V. Gangadharan]]
| [[Jayaraj]]
| [[Jayaraj]]
| {{hidden||''For addressing the very contemporary issue of political rivalry and violence in our society in an unusually imaginative way. The language of the film goes beyond conventional narrative for appeal to calmness and good sense.''}}
| align="center" | <ref name="48thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/48th_nff_2001.pdf|title=48th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=13 March 2012|pages=22–23|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029195537/http://dff.nic.in/2011/48th_nff_2001.pdf|archive-date=29 October 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref name="48thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/48th_nff_2001.pdf|title=48th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=13 March 2012|pages=22–23|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029195537/http://dff.nic.in/2011/48th_nff_2001.pdf|archive-date=29 October 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
|-
| align="center"| [[49th National Film Awards|2001<br>{{small|(49th)}}]]
| align="center"| [[49th National Film Awards|2001<br />{{small|(49th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''[[Dweepa]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Dweepa]]''
| Kannada
| Kannada
| [[Soundarya]]
| [[Soundarya]]
| [[Girish Kasaravalli]]
| [[Girish Kasaravalli]]
| {{hidden||''For the film combines integrity, creativity and aesthetics in its depiction of both the dilemmas and the spirit of a family who defy logic and weather to hold on to their roots.''}}
| align="center" | <ref name="49thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/49th_nff_2002.pdf|title=49th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=14 March 2012|pages=18–19|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029185814/http://dff.nic.in/2011/49th_nff_2002.pdf|archive-date=29 October 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref name="49thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/49th_nff_2002.pdf|title=49th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=14 March 2012|pages=18–19|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029185814/http://dff.nic.in/2011/49th_nff_2002.pdf|archive-date=29 October 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
|-
| align="center"| [[50th National Film Awards|2002<br>{{small|(50th)}}]]
| align="center"| [[50th National Film Awards|2002<br />{{small|(50th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''[[Mondo Meyer Upakhyan]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Mondo Meyer Upakhyan]]''
| Bengali
| Bengali
| Arya Bhattacharya
| Arya Bhattacharya
| [[Buddhadeb Dasgupta]]
| [[Buddhadeb Dasgupta]]
| {{hidden||''For its poetic exploration of human and social realities concerning people on the fringes of society.''}}
| align="center" | <ref name="50thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/50nfa.pdf|title=50th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=14 March 2012|pages=18–19|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303224027/http://dff.nic.in/2011/50nfa.pdf|archive-date=3 March 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref name="50thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/50nfa.pdf|title=50th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=14 March 2012|pages=18–19|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303224027/http://dff.nic.in/2011/50nfa.pdf|archive-date=3 March 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
|-
| align="center"| [[51st National Film Awards|2003<br>{{small|(51st)}}]]
| align="center"| [[51st National Film Awards|2003<br />{{small|(51st)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''[[Shwaas]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Shwaas]]''
| Marathi
| Marathi
| [[Arun Nalawade]]
| [[Arun Nalawade]]
| [[Sandeep Sawant]]
| [[Sandeep Sawant]]
| {{hidden||''For its sensitive and moving portrayal of the relationship between a grandfather and his grandson when the child is about to lose his vision.''}}
| align="center" | <ref name="51stawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/51st_nff_2004.pdf|title=51st National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=15 March 2012|pages=10–11|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180107120817/http://dff.nic.in/2011/51st_nff_2004.pdf|archive-date=7 January 2018|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref name="51stawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/51st_nff_2004.pdf|title=51st National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=15 March 2012|pages=10–11|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180107120817/http://dff.nic.in/2011/51st_nff_2004.pdf|archive-date=7 January 2018|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
|-
| align="center"| [[52nd National Film Awards|2004<br>{{small|(52nd)}}]]
| align="center"| [[52nd National Film Awards|2004<br />{{small|(52nd)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''[[Page 3 (film)|Page 3]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Page 3 (film)|Page 3]]''
| Hindi
| Hindi
| Bobby Pushkarna
| Bobby Pushkarna
| [[Madhur Bhandarkar]]
| [[Madhur Bhandarkar]]
| {{hidden||''For a complex and daring attempt which exposes the shallow world of Page 3 in a manner which is both savagely satirical yet gently ironical.''}}
| align="center" | <ref name="52ndawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/52nd_nff_2005.pdf|title=52nd National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=28 January 2012|pages=10–11|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029193535/http://dff.nic.in/2011/52nd_nff_2005.pdf|archive-date=29 October 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref name="52ndawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/52nd_nff_2005.pdf|title=52nd National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=28 January 2012|pages=10–11|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029193535/http://dff.nic.in/2011/52nd_nff_2005.pdf|archive-date=29 October 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
|-
| align="center"| [[53rd National Film Awards|2005<br>{{small|(53rd)}}]]
| align="center"| [[53rd National Film Awards|2005<br />{{small|(53rd)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''[[Kaalpurush (2005 film)|Kaalpurush]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Kaalpurush (2005 film)|Kaalpurush]]''
| Bengali
| Bengali
| [[Jhamu Sughand]]
| [[Jhamu Sughand]]
| [[Buddhadeb Dasgupta]]
| [[Buddhadeb Dasgupta]]
| {{hidden||''For a rare lyrical style and a unique cohesion of narrative structure and characters that allow it to flow on different planes.''}}
| align="center" | <ref name="53rdawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/53rd_nff_2006.pdf|title=53rd National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=19 March 2012|pages=10–11|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029195640/http://dff.nic.in/2011/53rd_nff_2006.pdf|archive-date=29 October 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref name="53rdawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/53rd_nff_2006.pdf|title=53rd National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=19 March 2012|pages=10–11|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029195640/http://dff.nic.in/2011/53rd_nff_2006.pdf|archive-date=29 October 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
|-
| align="center" | [[54th National Film Awards|2006<br>{{small|(54th)}}]]
| align="center" | [[54th National Film Awards|2006<br />{{small|(54th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''[[Pulijanmam]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Pulijanmam]]''
| Malayalam
| Malayalam
| M. G. Vijay
| M. G. Vijay
| [[Priyanandanan]]
| [[Priyanandanan]]
| {{hidden||''For a layered film that uses metaphors to address global and local issues of contemporary society.''}}
| align="center" | <ref name="54thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/54th_nff_2006.pdf|title=54th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=24 March 2012|pages=8–9|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029193647/http://dff.nic.in/2011/54th_nff_2006.pdf|archive-date=29 October 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref name="54thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/54th_nff_2006.pdf|title=54th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=24 March 2012|pages=8–9|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029193647/http://dff.nic.in/2011/54th_nff_2006.pdf|archive-date=29 October 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
|-
| align="center"| [[55th National Film Awards|2007<br>{{small|(55th)}}]]
| align="center"| [[55th National Film Awards|2007<br />{{small|(55th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''[[Kanchivaram]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Kanchivaram]]''
| Tamil
| Tamil
| [[Percept Picture Company]]
| [[Percept Picture Company]]
| [[Priyadarshan]]
| [[Priyadarshan]]
| {{hidden||''For presenting a rare portrayal of Kanchi's silk weaver community, and the internal struggle of a weaver caught between his ideals and personal dreams. A vibrant story and technical excellence blend to create a total cinematic experience.''}}
| align="center" | <ref name="55thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/55th_nff_2007.pdf|title=55th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=26 March 2012|pages=14–15|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029192455/http://dff.nic.in/2011/55th_nff_2007.pdf|archive-date=29 October 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref name="55thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/55th_nff_2007.pdf|title=55th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=26 March 2012|pages=14–15|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029192455/http://dff.nic.in/2011/55th_nff_2007.pdf|archive-date=29 October 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
|-
| align="center"| [[56th National Film Awards|2008<br>{{small|(56th)}}]]
| align="center"| [[56th National Film Awards|2008<br />{{small|(56th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''[[Antaheen]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Antaheen]]''
| Bengali
| Bengali
| Screenplay Films
| Screenplay Films
| [[Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury]]
| [[Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury]]
| {{hidden||''For lyrical blend of technical devices in the right proportion to depict shifting human relationships in an urban scenario.''}}
| align="center" | <ref name="56thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/56th_nff_2008.pdf|title=56th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=27 March 2012|pages=14–15}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref name="56thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/56th_nff_2008.pdf|title=56th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=27 March 2012|pages=14–15}}</ref>
|-
|-
| align="center"| [[57th National Film Awards|2009<br>{{small|(57th)}}]]
| align="center"| [[57th National Film Awards|2009<br />{{small|(57th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''[[Kutty Srank]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Kutty Srank]]''
| Malayalam
| Malayalam
| [[Reliance Entertainment|Reliance Big Pictures]]
| [[Reliance Entertainment|Reliance Big Pictures]]
| [[Shaji N. Karun]]
| [[Shaji N. Karun]]
| {{hidden||''For its vision and cinematic craft that express the different perspectives of three women about the truth of the man in their lives.''}}
| align="center" | <ref name="57thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/57thNFA.pdf|title=57th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=28 March 2012|pages=48–49|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303235404/http://dff.nic.in/2011/57thNFA.pdf|archive-date=3 March 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref name="57thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/57thNFA.pdf|title=57th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=28 March 2012|pages=48–49|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303235404/http://dff.nic.in/2011/57thNFA.pdf|archive-date=3 March 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
|-
| align="center"| [[58th National Film Awards|2010<br>{{small|(58th)}}]]
| align="center"| [[58th National Film Awards|2010<br />{{small|(58th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''[[Adaminte Makan Abu]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Adaminte Makan Abu]]''
| Malayalam
| Malayalam
| {{•}}[[Salim Ahamed]]<br/>{{•}}Ashraf Bedi
|[[Salim Ahamed]] and Ashraf Bedi
| [[Salim Ahamed]]
| Salim Ahamed
| {{hidden||''For a simple yet evocative articulation of humanist values that frees matters of faith from the constrictions of narrow parochialism. The concerns of Abu, son of Adam, are timeless and universal in their scope.''}}
| align="center" | <ref name="58thawarddff">{{cite web|title=58th National Film Awards, 2010|url=http://dff.nic.in/Press%20Release%20-%2058th%20National%20Film%20Awards%20Winners%202010.pdf|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=29 March 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708120534/http://dff.nic.in/Press%20Release%20-%2058th%20National%20Film%20Awards%20Winners%202010.pdf|archive-date=8 July 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref name="58thawarddff">{{cite web|title=58th National Film Awards, 2010|url=http://dff.nic.in/Press%20Release%20-%2058th%20National%20Film%20Awards%20Winners%202010.pdf|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=29 March 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708120534/http://dff.nic.in/Press%20Release%20-%2058th%20National%20Film%20Awards%20Winners%202010.pdf|archive-date=8 July 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|- style="background-color:#EBEBE0"
|- style="background-color:#EBEBE0"
| align="center" rowspan="2" | [[59th National Film Awards|2011<br>{{small|(59th)}}]]
| align="center" rowspan="2" | [[59th National Film Awards|2011<br />{{small|(59th)}}]]
! scope="row" style="background-color:#E0E0D1" | ''[[Deool]]''
! scope="row" style="background-color:#E0E0D1" | ''[[Deool]]''
| Marathi
| Marathi
| Abhijeet Gholap
| Abhijeet Gholap
| [[Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni]]
| [[Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni]]
| {{hidden||''For its witty, satirical and penetrative account of the politics involved in the commercialization of religion in India. Through a wonderfully authentic depiction of village life, mentality and gesture, Deool has a social, religious and commercial sweep, even as it individualizes each of its characters and endows them with a language and space of their own. The film ironically shows the wholehearted acceptance of commodified and clamorous religiosity in a land plagued by all the serious problems the country faces today, and it does so with laughter that is only slightly tinged with cynicism.''}}
| align="center" rowspan="2" | <ref name="59thaward">{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/release/rel_print_page.asp?relid=80734|title=59th National Film Awards for the Year 2011 Announced|publisher=Press Information Bureau (PIB), India|access-date=7 March 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031200819/http://pib.nic.in/release/rel_print_page.asp?relid=80734|archive-date=31 October 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| align="center" rowspan="2" |<ref name="59thaward">{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/release/rel_print_page.asp?relid=80734|title=59th National Film Awards for the Year 2011 Announced|publisher=Press Information Bureau (PIB), India|access-date=7 March 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031200819/http://pib.nic.in/release/rel_print_page.asp?relid=80734|archive-date=31 October 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|- style="background-color:#EBEBE0"
|- style="background-color:#EBEBE0"
! scope="row" style="background-color:#E0E0D1" | ''[[Byari (film)|Byari]]''
! scope="row" style="background-color:#E0E0D1" | ''[[Byari (film)|Byari]]''
| Beary
| [[Byari dialect|Beary]]
| Altaaf Hussain
| Altaaf Hussain
| [[Suveeran]]
| [[K. P. Suveeran]]
| {{hidden||''For a powerful engagement with religious personal law handled with sensitivity and urgency. Through its female protagonist, writer director Suveeran, poignantly and dramatically conveys the trauma of a woman who has to deal with unjust religious strictures. The film calls for a review of the practices that continue to control the lives of many women in this country.''}}
|-
|-
| align="center"| [[60th National Film Awards|2012<br>{{small|(60th)}}]]
| align="center"| [[60th National Film Awards|2012<br />{{small|(60th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''[[Paan Singh Tomar (film)|Paan Singh Tomar]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Paan Singh Tomar (film)|Paan Singh Tomar]]''
| Hindi
| Hindi
| [[UTV Software Communications]]
| [[UTV Software Communications]]
| [[Tigmanshu Dhulia]]
| [[Tigmanshu Dhulia]]
| {{hidden||''Powerful presentation of a true life story which highlights the urgent need of a social support system for sportspersons especially in rural India.  Sleek and sensitive handling of a not- too-common subject with remarkable aplomb.  The movie leaves the viewer with a realization of the decadent value system prevalent in the society.  Yet there is a beacon of hope!''}}
| align="center" | <ref name="60thaward">{{cite press release|title=60th National Film Awards Announced|url=http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/2013/mar/d2013031801.pdf|publisher=Press Information Bureau (PIB), India|access-date=18 March 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140611113348/http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/2013/mar/d2013031801.pdf|archive-date=11 June 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref name="60thaward">{{cite press release|title=60th National Film Awards Announced|url=http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/2013/mar/d2013031801.pdf|publisher=Press Information Bureau (PIB), India|access-date=18 March 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140611113348/http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/2013/mar/d2013031801.pdf|archive-date=11 June 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
|-
| align="center"| [[61st National Film Awards|2013<br>{{small|(61st)}}]]
| align="center"| [[61st National Film Awards|2013<br />{{small|(61st)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''[[Ship of Theseus (film)|Ship of Theseus]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Ship of Theseus (film)|Ship of Theseus]]''
|{{•}}English<br/>{{•}}Hindi
|
{{ubl|
* [[English language|English]]
}}
|Recyclewala Films Pvt. Ltd.
|Recyclewala Films Pvt. Ltd.
|[[Anand Gandhi]]
|[[Anand Gandhi]]
| {{hidden||''A quietly powerful film of an unusual photographer, an erudite Jain monk and a young stock broker told through different segments which finally unites them through a strange circumstance. In the process the film depicts issues of intuitive brilliance, metaphysical belief and intricate morality in a world full of contradictions.''}}
| align="center" | <ref name="61staward">{{cite web|title=61st National Film Awards|url=http://www.dff.nic.in/List%20of%20Awards.pdf|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|date=16 April 2014|access-date=16 April 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140416181218/http://www.dff.nic.in/List%20of%20Awards.pdf|archive-date=16 April 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| align="center" | <ref name="61staward">{{cite web|title=61st National Film Awards|url=http://www.dff.nic.in/List%20of%20Awards.pdf|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|date=16 April 2014|access-date=16 April 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140416181218/http://www.dff.nic.in/List%20of%20Awards.pdf|archive-date=16 April 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
|-
| align="center"| [[62nd National Film Awards|2014<br>{{small|(62nd)}}]]
| align="center"| [[62nd National Film Awards|2014<br />{{small|(62nd)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''[[Court (film)|Court]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Court (2014 film)|Court]]''
|{{•}}Marathi<br/>{{•}}Hindi<br/>{{•}}Gujarati<br/>{{•}}English
|
|Zoo Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.
{{ubl|
|[[Chaitanya Tamhane]]
* Marathi
| {{hidden||''Court is a powerful and stark depiction of the mundaneness of judicial procedure revealed brilliantly by the film’s form, forcing us to reflect on the heartwrenching insensitivity of institutional structures''.}}
}}
| Zoo Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.
| [[Chaitanya Tamhane]]
| align="center" | <ref name="62ndaward">{{cite press release|title=62nd National Film Awards|url=http://dff.nic.in/writereaddata/62nd%20National%20Film%20Awards%202014%20-%20Press%20Release.pdf|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|date=24 March 2015|access-date=24 March 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402123148/http://dff.nic.in/writereaddata/62nd%20National%20Film%20Awards%202014%20-%20Press%20Release.pdf|archive-date=2 April 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| align="center" | <ref name="62ndaward">{{cite press release|title=62nd National Film Awards|url=http://dff.nic.in/writereaddata/62nd%20National%20Film%20Awards%202014%20-%20Press%20Release.pdf|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|date=24 March 2015|access-date=24 March 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402123148/http://dff.nic.in/writereaddata/62nd%20National%20Film%20Awards%202014%20-%20Press%20Release.pdf|archive-date=2 April 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
|-
| align="center"| [[63rd National Film Awards|2015<br>{{small|(63rd)}}]]
| align="center"| [[63rd National Film Awards|2015<br />{{small|(63rd)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''[[Baahubali: The Beginning]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Baahubali: The Beginning]]''
| Telugu
| [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
|{{•}}[[Shobu Yarlagadda]]<br/>{{•}}[[Arka Media Works|Arka Media Works (P) LTD.]]
| [[Shobu Yarlagadda and Prasad Devineni|Shobu Yarlagadda]] and [[Arka Media Works]]
|[[S. S. Rajamouli]]
| [[S. S. Rajamouli]]
|{{hidden||''An imaginative film and monumental by its production values and cinematic brilliance in creating a fantasy world on screen.''}}
| align="center" | <ref name="63rdaward">{{cite press release|title=63rd National Film Awards|url=http://dff.nic.in/writereaddata/Winners_of_63rd_NFA_2015.pdf|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|date=28 March 2016|access-date=28 March 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161007194418/http://dff.nic.in/writereaddata/Winners_of_63rd_NFA_2015.pdf|archive-date=7 October 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| align="center" | <ref name="63rdaward">{{cite press release|title=63rd National Film Awards|url=http://dff.nic.in/writereaddata/Winners_of_63rd_NFA_2015.pdf|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|date=28 March 2016|access-date=28 March 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161007194418/http://dff.nic.in/writereaddata/Winners_of_63rd_NFA_2015.pdf|archive-date=7 October 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
|-
| align="center"| [[64th National Film Awards|2016<br>{{small|(64th)}}]]
| align="center"| [[64th National Film Awards|2016<br />{{small|(64th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''[[Kaasav]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Kaasav]]''
| Marathi
| Marathi
|{{•}}[[Sumitra Bhave]]<br/>{{•}}[[Sunil Sukthankar]]<br/>{{•}}[[Mohan Agashe]]
| [[Sumitra Bhave–Sunil Sukthankar|Sumitra Bhave]], [[Sumitra Bhave–Sunil Sukthankar|Sunil Sukthankar]], and [[Mohan Agashe]]
|{{•}}[[Sumitra Bhave]]<br/>{{•}}[[Sunil Sukthankar]]
| Sumitra Bhave and Sunil Sukthankar
|{{hidden||''In appreciation of the perfect blending of an environmental behaviour and a personal one in a poignantly beautiful cinematic way.''}}
| align="center" | <ref name="64thaward">{{cite press release|title=64th National Film Awards|url=http://www.dff.nic.in/writereaddata/NFA64PressNote2016.pdf|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=7 April 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170606051143/http://dff.nic.in/writereaddata/NFA64PressNote2016.pdf|archive-date=6 June 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| align="center" | <ref name="64thaward">{{cite press release|title=64th National Film Awards|url=http://www.dff.nic.in/writereaddata/NFA64PressNote2016.pdf|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=7 April 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170606051143/http://dff.nic.in/writereaddata/NFA64PressNote2016.pdf|archive-date=6 June 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
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| align="center"| [[65th National Film Awards|2017<br>{{small|(65th)}}]]
| align="center"| [[65th National Film Awards|2017<br />{{small|(65th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''[[Village Rockstars]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Village Rockstars]]''
| Assamese
| Assamese
| [[Rima Das]]
| [[Rima Das]]
| Rima Das
| Rima Das
|
| align="center" |  
| align="center" |  
|-
|-
|align="center"| [[66th National Film Awards|2018<br>{{small|(66th)}}]]
|align="center"| [[66th National Film Awards|2018<br />{{small|(66th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''[[Hellaro]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Hellaro]]''
|Gujarati
| Gujarati
|Saarthi Productions LLP
| Saarthi Productions LLP
|[[Abhishek Shah]]
| [[Abhishek Shah]]
|{{hidden||''The film is a strong statement on women empowerment against patriarchal Society.''}}
| align="center" | <ref>{{Cite web| title=66th National film awards for 2018 | url=https://dff.gov.in/images/News/66th_NFA_Results.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190809152118/https://dff.gov.in/images/News/66th_NFA_Results.pdf | archive-date=2019-08-09}}</ref>
| align="center" | <ref>https://dff.gov.in/images/News/66th_NFA_Results.pdf</ref>
|-
|-
| align="center"| [[67th National Film Awards|2019<br>{{small|(67th)}}]]
| align="center"| [[67th National Film Awards|2019<br />{{small|(67th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''[[Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea]]''
| Malayalam
| Malayalam
| [[Antony Perumbavoor]]
| [[Antony Perumbavoor]]
| [[Priyadarshan]]
| [[Priyadarshan]]
|
| align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 March 2021 |title=67th National Film Awards: Complete list (updating) |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/67th-national-film-awards-complete-list-updating/article34131921.ece |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 March 2021 |title=67th National Film Awards: Complete list (updating) |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/67th-national-film-awards-complete-list-updating/article34131921.ece |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>
 
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| align="center"| [[68th National Film Awards|2020<br />{{small|(68th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''[[Soorarai Pottru]]''
| Tamil
| [[2D Entertainment]]
| [[Sudha Kongara]]
| align="center" | <ref>{{Cite news  |date=2022-07-22 |title=68th National Film Awards {{!}} Soorarai Pottru wins Best Film award |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/soorarai-pottru-dominates-68th-national-film-awards/article65671204.ece |access-date=2022-07-23 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
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| align="center"| [[69th National Film Awards|2021<br />{{small|(69th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''[[Rocketry: The Nambi Effect]]''
| Tamil
| Rocketry Entertainment LLP
| [[R. Madhavan]]
| align="center" | <ref>{{cite news|title=69th National Film Awards: Allu Arjun, Alia Bhatt, Kriti Sanon, and 'Rocketry: The Nambi Effect' bag the honours|url=https://thesouthfirst.com/entertainment/69th-national-film-awards-allu-arjun-alia-bhatt-kriti-sanon-and-rocketry-the-nambi-efffect-bag-the-honours/ |access-date=10 October 2023 }}</ref>
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| align="center"| [[70th National Film Awards|2022<br />{{small|(70th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''[[Aattam]]''
| Malayalam
| Joy Movie Productions
| [[Anand Ekarshi]]
| align="center" | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/70th-national-film-awards-full-winners-list-aattam-bags-best-film-rishab-shetty-wins-best-actor-for-kantara-13805258.html |title=70th National Film Awards full winners list: Aattam bags Best Film, Rishab Shetty wins Best Actor for Kantara |date=16 August 2024 }}</ref>
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| align="center"| [[71st National Film Awards|2023<br />{{small|(71st)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''[[12th Fail]]''
| Hindi
| [[Vinod Chopra Films]]
| [[Vidhu Vinod Chopra]]
| align="center" | <ref>{{Cite web |date=1 August 2025 |title=71st National Film Awards for the year 2023 announced |url=https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2151537 |access-date=3 August 2025 |website=[[Press Information Bureau]]}}</ref>
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== Explanatory notes ==
== Notes ==
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== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://dff.nic.in Official Page for Directorate of Film Festivals, India]
*{{Official website|https://nfaindia.org/}}
* [http://dff.nic.in/NFA_archive.asp National Film Awards Archives]


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The National Film Award for Best Feature Film is one of the categories in the National Film Awards presented annually by the National Film Development Corporation of India, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in India. It is one of several awards presented for feature films and awarded with the Golden Lotus (Swarna Kamal). The award is announced for films produced in a year across the country, in all Indian languages. As of 2024, the award comprises a Swarna Kamal, a certificate, and a cash prize of ₹3,00,000 and is presented to the producer and the director of the film.

The National Film Awards were established in 1954 to "encourage production of the films of a high aesthetic and technical standard and educational and culture value" and also planned to include awards for regional films.[1] The awards were instituted as "State Awards for Films" but were renamed to "National Film Awards" at the 15th National Film Awards in 1967.[2] As of 2024, the award is one of six Swarna Kamal awards presented for the feature films. The award-winning film is included at the annual International Film Festival of India. Only the films made in any Indian language and silent films which are either shot on 35 mm, in a wider gauge, or digital format but released on a film or Video/Digital format and certified by the Central Board of Film Certification as a feature film or featurette are made eligible for the award.[3]

The inaugural award was named as "President's Gold Medal for the All India Best Feature Film" and was awarded to Marathi film, Shyamchi Aai (Shyam's Mother), produced and directed by Pralhad Keshav Atre and is based on Pandurang Sadashiv Sane's Marathi novel of the same name.[1]

History[edit | edit source]

Since its inception in 1953, the producer of the film is awarded with the gold medal and a certificate.[1] A cash prize of ₹ 20,000 was introduced at the 5th National Film Awards (1957) and was revised to ₹ 40,000 at the 18th National Film Awards (1970),[4] to ₹ 50,000 at the 28th National Film Awards (1980),[5] to ₹ 2,50,000 at the 54th National Film Awards (2006).[6][7]

From 1953 till 1956,[1][8] the director of the film was awarded with the Gold medal which was later changed in 1957 to a cash prize of ₹ 5,000.[6] From 1967 till 1973,[2][9] a plaque was also awarded to the director and cash prize was revised to ₹ 10,000 in 1970.[4] At the 22nd National Film Awards (1974),[10] the award for the director was changed to Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus) and a cash prize of ₹ 15,000 which was later revised to ₹ 20,000 at the 25th National Film Awards (1977).[11] Since 28th National Film Awards (1980),[5] the director is awarded with the Swarna Kamal and a cash prize of ₹ 25,000 which was later revised to ₹50,000 at the 28th National Film Awards (1980),[5] ₹2,50,000 at the 54th National Film Awards (2006),[7] and ₹3,00,000 at the 70th National Film Awards (2022).[12]

In 1973 and 1974, the lead actor and actress of the film were also awarded. P. J. Antony and Sumithra received a souvenir for Malayalam film Nirmalyam at the 21st National Film Awards (1973).[9] Antony was also awarded the Best Actor, then known as the "Bharat Award for the Best Actor". Utpal Dutt and Gita Sen were awarded with a medallion for Bengali Film Chorus at 22nd National Film Awards (1974).[10]

Winners[edit | edit source]

As of 2023 edition, 71 feature films have been awarded: Bengali (22); Malayalam (13);Hindi (12);[lower-alpha 1] Kannada and Marathi (each 6);[lower-alpha 2] Tamil (4); Assamese, Gujarati[lower-alpha 2] and Sanskrit (each 2); Beary and Telugu (each 1). At the 26th National Film Awards (1978), no feature film was awarded with the Best Feature film award as the jury headed by filmmaker Chetan Anand scrutinised eighty films but did not consider any film to be "worthy of merit" and "measured up to the standard of excellence set forth by the jury".[13] At the 59th National Film Awards, two feature films shared the award; Marathi film Deool (Temple) and Beary film Byari.[14] Most recently, the award is presented to the film 12th Fail, directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra.

Satyajit Ray is the most honoured director where six of his films—Pather Panchali (1955), Apur Sansar (1959), Charulata (1964), Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne (1968), Seemabaddha (1971), and Agantuk (1991)—won the award, followed Buddhadeb Dasgupta (five), Girish Kasaravalli and Mrinal Sen (four each), Shaji N. Karun (three), and Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Tapan Sinha, G. V. Iyer and Priyadarshan (two each). As of 2022, the award was presented to the films of Eleven debutant directors; Satyajit Ray (Pather Panchali, 1955),[15] Adoor Gopalakrishnan (Swayamvaram, 1972),[16] M. T. Vasudevan Nair (Nirmalyam, 1973),[17] Girish Kasaravalli (Ghatashraddha, 1977),[18] Shaji N Karun (Piravi, 1988),[19] Sandeep Sawant (Shwaas, 2003),[20] Salim Ahamed (Adaminte Makan Abu, 2010),[21] Suveeran (Byari, 2011),[22] Anand Gandhi (Ship of Theseus, 2013),[23] Chaitanya Tamhane (Court, 2015), Abhishek Shah[24][25] ( Hellaro[26] 2018). Five films awarded with the Best Feature film award were also the Indian submission for the Academy Award for the Best Foreign Language Film; Apur Sansar (1959), Shwaas (2004), Adaminte Makan Abu (2011), Court (2015) and Village Rockstars (2018) .[27] Adi Shankaracharya (1983), the first film made in Sanskrit language,[28] and Byari (2011), the first film made in Beary language,[22] won the award at the 31st National Film Awards and 59th National Film Awards, respectively.

List of winners[edit | edit source]

Films in the following languages have won the Best Feature Film award:

Indicates a joint award for that year
List of films, showing the year (award ceremony), language(s), producer(s) and director(s)
Year Film(s) Language(s) Producer(s) Director(s) Refs.
1953
(1st) 		Shyamchi Aai Marathi Pralhad Keshav Atre Pralhad Keshav Atre [1]
1954
(2nd) 		Mirza Ghalib Hindi Sohrab Modi Sohrab Modi [29]
1955
(3rd) 		Pather Panchali Bengali Government of West Bengal Satyajit Ray [30]
1956
(4th) 		Kabuliwala Bengali Charuchitra Tapan Sinha [8]
1957
(5th) 		Do Aankhen Barah Haath Hindi V. Shantaram V. Shantaram [6]
1958
(6th) 		Sagar Sangamey Bengali De Luxe Film Distributors Debaki Bose [31]
1959
(7th) 		Apur Sansar Bengali Satyajit Ray Productions Satyajit Ray [32]
1960
(8th) 		Anuradha Hindi Hrishikesh Mukherjee and L. B. Thakur Hrishikesh Mukherjee [33]
1961
(9th) 		Bhagini Nivedita Bengali Aurora Film Corporation Bijoy Bose [34]
1962
(10th) 		Dada Thakur Bengali Shyamlal Jalan Sudhir Mukherjee [35]
1963
(11th) 		Shehar Aur Sapna Hindi Naya Sansar Khwaja Ahmad Abbas [36]
1964
(12th) 		Charulata Bengali R. D. Bansal Satyajit Ray [37]
1965
(13th) 		Chemmeen Malayalam Babu Ismail Settu Ramu Kariat [38]
1966
(14th) 		Teesri Kasam Hindi Shailendra Basu Bhattacharya [39]
1967
(15th) 		Hatey Bazarey Bengali Asim Dutta Tapan Sinha [2]
1968
(16th) 		Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne Bengali Nepal Dutta and Asim Dutta Satyajit Ray [40]
1969
(17th) 		Bhuvan Shome Hindi Mrinal Sen Productions Mrinal Sen [41]
1970
(18th) 		Samskara Kannada Tikkavarapu Pattabhirama Reddy Tikkavarapu Pattabhirama Reddy [4]
1971
(19th) 		Seemabaddha Bengali Bharat Shamsher and Jang Bahadur Rana Satyajit Ray [42]
1972
(20th) 		Swayamvaram Malayalam Adoor Gopalakrishnan Adoor Gopalakrishnan [43]
1973
(21st) 		Nirmalyam[lower-alpha 3] Malayalam M. T. Vasudevan Nair M. T. Vasudevan Nair [9]
1974
(22nd) 		Chorus[lower-alpha 4] Bengali Mrinal Sen Productions Mrinal Sen [10]
1975
(23rd) 		Chomana Dudi Kannada Praja Films B. V. Karanth [44]
1976
(24th) 		Mrigayaa Hindi Uday Bhaskar International Mrinal Sen [45]
1977
(25th) 		Ghatashraddha Kannada Sadanand Suvarna Girish Kasaravalli [11]
1978
(26th) 		No Award [13]
1979
(27th) 		Shodh Hindi Sitakant Misra Biplab Roy Chowdhury [46]
1980
(28th) 		Akaler Shandhaney Bengali D. K. Films Mrinal Sen [5]
1981
(29th) 		Dakhal Bengali Government of West Bengal Goutam Ghose [47]
1982
(30th) 		Chokh Bengali Department of Information, Cultural Affairs India and the Government of West Bengal Utpalendu Chakrabarty [48]
1983
(31st) 		Adi Shankaracharya Sanskrit NFDC G. V. Iyer [49]
1984
(32nd) 		Damul Hindi Prakash Jha Productions Prakash Jha [50]
1985
(33rd) 		Chidambaram Malayalam G. Aravindan G. Aravindan [51]
1986
(34th) 		Tabarana Kathe Kannada Girish Kasaravalli Girish Kasaravalli [52]
1987
(35th) 		Halodhia Choraye Baodhan Khai Assamese Sailadhar Baruah and Jahnu Barua Jahnu Barua [53]
1988
(36th) 		Piravi Malayalam Film Folks Shaji N. Karun [54]
1989
(37th) 		Bagh Bahadur Bengali Buddhadeb Dasgupta Buddhadeb Dasgupta [55]
1990
(38th) 		Marupakkam Tamil NFDC K. S. Sethumadhavan [56]
1991
(39th) 		Agantuk Bengali NFDC Satyajit Ray [57]
1992
(40th) 		Bhagavad Gita Sanskrit T. Subbarami Reddy G. V. Iyer [58]
1993
(41st) 		Charachar Bengali Gita Gope and Shankar Gope Buddhadeb Dasgupta [59]
1994
(42nd) 		Unishe April Bengali Renu Roy Rituparno Ghosh [60]
1995
(43rd) 		Kathapurushan Malayalam Adoor Gopalakrishnan Adoor Gopalakrishnan [61]
1996
(44th) 		Lal Darja Bengali Chitrani Lahiri and Dulal Roy Buddhadeb Dasgupta [62]
1997
(45th) 		Thaayi Saheba Kannada Jayamala Girish Kasaravalli [63]
1998
(46th) 		Samar Hindi Shyam Benegal, Sahyadri Films, and NFDC Shyam Benegal [64]
1999
(47th) 		Vanaprastham Malayalam Mohanlal Shaji N. Karun [65]
2000
(48th) 		Shantham Malayalam P. V. Gangadharan Jayaraj [66]
2001
(49th) 		Dweepa Kannada Soundarya Girish Kasaravalli [67]
2002
(50th) 		Mondo Meyer Upakhyan Bengali Arya Bhattacharya Buddhadeb Dasgupta [68]
2003
(51st) 		Shwaas Marathi Arun Nalawade Sandeep Sawant [69]
2004
(52nd) 		Page 3 Hindi Bobby Pushkarna Madhur Bhandarkar [70]
2005
(53rd) 		Kaalpurush Bengali Jhamu Sughand Buddhadeb Dasgupta [71]
2006
(54th) 		Pulijanmam Malayalam M. G. Vijay Priyanandanan [7]
2007
(55th) 		Kanchivaram Tamil Percept Picture Company Priyadarshan [72]
2008
(56th) 		Antaheen Bengali Screenplay Films Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury [73]
2009
(57th) 		Kutty Srank Malayalam Reliance Big Pictures Shaji N. Karun [74]
2010
(58th) 		Adaminte Makan Abu Malayalam Salim Ahamed and Ashraf Bedi Salim Ahamed [75]
2011
(59th) 		Deool Marathi Abhijeet Gholap Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni [14]
Byari Beary Altaaf Hussain K. P. Suveeran
2012
(60th) 		Paan Singh Tomar Hindi UTV Software Communications Tigmanshu Dhulia [76]
2013
(61st) 		Ship of Theseus
Recyclewala Films Pvt. Ltd. Anand Gandhi [77]
2014
(62nd) 		Court
    • Marathi
 Zoo Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. Chaitanya Tamhane [78]
2015
(63rd) 		Baahubali: The Beginning Telugu Shobu Yarlagadda and Arka Media Works S. S. Rajamouli [79]
2016
(64th) 		Kaasav Marathi Sumitra Bhave, Sunil Sukthankar, and Mohan Agashe Sumitra Bhave and Sunil Sukthankar [80]
2017
(65th) 		Village Rockstars Assamese Rima Das Rima Das
2018
(66th) 		Hellaro Gujarati Saarthi Productions LLP Abhishek Shah [81]
2019
(67th) 		Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea Malayalam Antony Perumbavoor Priyadarshan [82]
2020
(68th) 		Soorarai Pottru Tamil 2D Entertainment Sudha Kongara [83]
2021
(69th) 		Rocketry: The Nambi Effect Tamil Rocketry Entertainment LLP R. Madhavan [84]
2022
(70th) 		Aattam Malayalam Joy Movie Productions Anand Ekarshi [85]
2023
(71st) 		12th Fail Hindi Vinod Chopra Films Vidhu Vinod Chopra [86]

Notes[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Two films: Ship of Theseus (2013) and Court (2014) were shot simultaneously in multiple languages.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Court (2014) was shot simultaneously in multiple languages.
  3. ↑ P. J. Antony (Leading Actor) and Sumithra (Leading Actress) were awarded with Medallion.
  4. ↑ Utpal Dutt (Leading Actor) and Gita Sen (Leading Actress) were awarded with Medallion.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "1st National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. p. 12. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "15th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. p. 2,9. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
  3. ↑ "Call for entries; 64th National Film Awards for 2016" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. pp. 6, 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "18th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 February 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "28th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. p. 6. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "5th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. p. 2,4. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "54th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. pp. 8–9. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "4th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "21st National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. p. 2,32. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 "22nd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. p. 2,33. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
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  23. ↑ "Anand Gandhi turns filmmaker with "Theseus's Ship"". The Hindu. 2 April 2010. Archived from the original on 28 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
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  31. ↑ "6th National Film Awards". International Film Festival of India. p. 2,4. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
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  36. ↑ "11th National Film Awards". International Film Festival of India. Retrieved 13 September 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
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