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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vevent"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above summary">National Film Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><a href="/wiki/File:Shabana_Azmi_SFU_honorary_degree_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Shabana_Azmi_SFU_honorary_degree_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-Shabana_Azmi_SFU_honorary_degree_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Shabana_Azmi_SFU_honorary_degree_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Shabana_Azmi_SFU_honorary_degree_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Shabana_Azmi_SFU_honorary_degree_%28cropped%29.jpg/440px-Shabana_Azmi_SFU_honorary_degree_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1567" data-file-height="2088" /></a><div class="infobox-caption"><a href="/wiki/Shabana_Azmi" title="Shabana Azmi">Shabana Azmi</a>, Actress with a Record of Five in this Category</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Awarded for</th><td class="infobox-data">Best performance by an actress in a leading role</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Sponsored by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Development_Corporation_of_India" title="National Film Development Corporation of India">National Film Development Corporation of India</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Formerly called</th><td class="infobox-data">Urvashi Award (1967–1973) National Film Award for Best Actress (1974–2021)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Reward(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus)</li><li>₹2,00,000</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">First awarded</th><td class="infobox-data">1967</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Last awarded</th><td class="infobox-data">2022</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Most recent winner</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Nithya_Menen" title="Nithya Menen">Nithya Menen</a> for <a href="/wiki/Thiruchitrambalam" title="Thiruchitrambalam">Thiruchitrambalam</a> and <a href="/wiki/Manasi_Parekh" title="Manasi Parekh">Manasi Parekh</a> for <a href="/wiki/Kutch_Express_(film)" title="Kutch Express (film)">Kutch Express</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Highlights</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Most awards</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Shabana_Azmi" title="Shabana Azmi">Shabana Azmi</a> (5 awards)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Total awarded</th><td class="infobox-data">56</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">First winner</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Nargis" title="Nargis">Nargis Dutt</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://dff.nic.in/NFA.aspx">http://dff.nic.in/NFA.aspx</a> <a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q489713?uselang=en#P856" title="Edit this on Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this on Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table> The National Film Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role is an honour presented annually at the <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Awards" title="National Film Awards">National Film Awards</a> of India since 1968 to an actress for the best performance in a leading role within the <a href="/wiki/Cinema_of_India" title="Cinema of India">Indian film industry</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Sabharwal2007-1">[1]</a><a href="#cite_note-nfa-2">[2]</a> The National Film Awards were called the "State Awards for Films" when established in 1954. The State Awards instituted the "Best Actress" category in 1968 as the "Urvashi Award for the Best Actress";<a href="#cite_note-Sabharwal2007-1">[1]</a><a href="#cite_note-1974NFA-3">[3]</a><a href="#cite_note-1975NFA-4">[4]</a> in 1975, the Urvashi Award was renamed as the "Rajat Kamal Award for the Best Actress". Throughout the years, accounting for ties and repeat winners, the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_India" title="Government of India">Government of India</a> has presented a total of 56 Best Actress awards to 45 different actresses. Since the 70th National Film Awards, the name was changed to "National Film Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role".<a href="#cite_note-:0-5">[5]</a> Until 1974, winners of the National Film Award received a <a href="/wiki/Figurine" title="Figurine">figurine</a> and certificate; since 1975, they have been awarded with a "Rajat Kamal" (silver <a href="/wiki/Nelumbo_nucifera" title="Nelumbo nucifera">lotus</a>), certificate and a cash prize that amounted to ₹2 lakh (US$2,400) in the 70th edition.<a href="#cite_note-:0-5">[5]</a><a href="#cite_note-1974NFA-3">[3]</a> Although the Indian film industry produces films in more than 20 <a href="/wiki/Languages_of_India" title="Languages of India">languages and dialects</a>,<a href="#cite_note-6">[6]</a> the actresses whose performances have won awards have worked in eleven major languages: <a href="/wiki/Hindi" title="Hindi">Hindi</a> (22 awards),<a href="/wiki/Tamil_language" title="Tamil language">Tamil</a> (8 awards), <a href="/wiki/Bengali_language" title="Bengali language">Bengali</a> (7 awards), <a href="/wiki/Malayalam" title="Malayalam">Malayalam</a> (6 awards), <a href="/wiki/Telugu_language" title="Telugu language">Telugu</a> (4 awards), <a href="/wiki/Kannada" title="Kannada">Kannada</a> (3 awards), <a href="/wiki/Indian_English" title="Indian English">English</a> (3 awards), <a href="/wiki/Marathi_language" title="Marathi language">Marathi</a> (2 awards), <a href="/wiki/Assamese_language" title="Assamese language">Assamese</a> (one award),<a href="/wiki/Gujarati_language" title="Gujarati language">Gujarati</a> (one award) and <a href="/wiki/Urdu" title="Urdu">Urdu</a> (one award). The first recipient was <a href="/wiki/Nargis" title="Nargis">Nargis Dutt</a> from <a href="/wiki/Hindi_cinema" title="Hindi cinema">Hindi cinema</a>, who was honoured at the <a href="/wiki/15th_National_Film_Awards" title="15th National Film Awards">15th National Film Awards</a> (1967) for her performance in <a href="/wiki/Raat_Aur_Din" title="Raat Aur Din">Raat Aur Din</a>.<a href="#cite_note-1968award-7">[7]</a> The actress who won the most Rajat Kamal awards is <a href="/wiki/Shabana_Azmi" title="Shabana Azmi">Shabana Azmi</a> with five wins,<a href="#cite_note-8">[8]</a> followed by <a href="/wiki/Sharada_(actress)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sharada (actress)">Sharada</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kangana_Ranaut" title="Kangana Ranaut">Kangana Ranaut</a> with three wins. As of 2021, four actresses—<a href="/wiki/Smita_Patil" title="Smita Patil">Smita Patil</a>, <a href="/wiki/Archana_(actress)" title="Archana (actress)">Archana</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shobana" title="Shobana">Shobana</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Tabu_(actress)" title="Tabu (actress)">Tabu</a> who have won the award two times. <a href="/wiki/Sharada_(actress)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sharada (actress)">Sharada</a>, <a href="/wiki/Archana_(actress)" title="Archana (actress)">Archana</a> and <a href="/wiki/Shobana" title="Shobana">Shobana</a> are the only three actresses to get the award for performing in two different languages. Sharada was bestowed with the awards for her performances in two Malayalam films: <a href="/wiki/Thulabharam" title="Thulabharam">Thulabharam</a> and <a href="/wiki/Swayamvaram_(1972_film)" title="Swayamvaram (1972 film)">Swayamvaram</a> in 1968 and 1972 respectively, and in 1978 for the Telugu film <a href="/wiki/Nimajjanam" title="Nimajjanam">Nimajjanam</a>. Archana was first honoured in 1987 for the Tamil film <a href="/wiki/Veedu" title="Veedu">Veedu</a> and was awarded for the second time in 1988 for the Telugu film <a href="/wiki/Daasi_(1988_film)" title="Daasi (1988 film)">Daasi</a>. Shobana received her first award for the Malayalam film <a href="/wiki/Manichitrathazhu" title="Manichitrathazhu">Manichitrathazhu</a> in 1993, and her second for the English film <a href="/wiki/Mitr,_My_Friend" title="Mitr, My Friend">Mitr, My Friend</a> in 2001. As of 2020, the late <a href="/wiki/Monisha_Unni" title="Monisha Unni">Monisha Unni</a> remains the youngest recipient of the honour; she was awarded for the Malayalam film <a href="/wiki/Nakhakshathangal" title="Nakhakshathangal">Nakhakshathangal</a> in 1986 when she was 16.<a href="#cite_note-1986award-9">[9]</a><a href="#cite_note-10">[10]</a> <a href="/wiki/Indrani_Haldar" title="Indrani Haldar">Indrani Haldar</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rituparna_Sengupta" title="Rituparna Sengupta">Rituparna Sengupta</a> are the only two actresses to be honoured for the same film—<a href="/wiki/Dahan_(1997_film)" title="Dahan (1997 film)">Dahan</a>. <a href="/wiki/Kangana_Ranaut" title="Kangana Ranaut">Kangana Ranaut</a> is the only actress to be honoured for her performance in two different films (<a href="/wiki/Manikarnika:_The_Queen_of_Jhansi" title="Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi">Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi</a> and <a href="/wiki/Panga_(film)" title="Panga (film)">Panga</a>) in the same year. <a href="/wiki/Sridevi" title="Sridevi">Sridevi</a> is the only actress who was honoured posthumously for her performance in <a href="/wiki/Mom_(film)" title="Mom (film)">Mom</a> (2017).<a href="#cite_note-11">[11]</a> The most recent recipient are <a href="/wiki/Nithya_Menen" title="Nithya Menen">Nithya Menen</a> and <a href="/wiki/Manasi_Parekh" title="Manasi Parekh">Manasi Parekh</a>, who were honoured at the <a href="/wiki/70th_National_Film_Awards" title="70th National Film Awards">70th National Film Awards</a> for their performances in the 2022 Tamil film <a href="/wiki/Thiruchitrambalam" title="Thiruchitrambalam">Thiruchitrambalam</a> and the 2022 Gujarati film <a href="/wiki/Kutch_Express_(film)" title="Kutch Express (film)">Kutch Express</a> respectively. <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886046785">.mw-parser-output .toclimit-2 .toclevel-1 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-3 .toclevel-2 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-4 .toclevel-3 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-5 .toclevel-4 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-6 .toclevel-5 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-7 .toclevel-6 ul{display:none}</style><div class="toclimit-2"><meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Key">Key</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Film_Award_for_Best_Actress_in_a_Leading_Role&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Key">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" border="1"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="width:50px">Symbol </th> <th scope="col" style="width:350px">Meaning </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;">Year </td> <td>Indicates the year in which the film was <a href="/wiki/Censorship_in_India#Censorship_by_medium" title="Censorship in India">censored</a> by the <a href="/wiki/Central_Board_of_Film_Certification" title="Central Board of Film Certification">Central Board of Film Certification</a> (CBFC) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" style="background-color:#ADD8E6">† </td> <td>Indicates a joint award for that year </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; background:#ffecc8;">‡ </td> <td>Indicates that the winner won the award for two performances in that year </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Recipients">Recipients</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Film_Award_for_Best_Actress_in_a_Leading_Role&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Recipients">edit</a>]</div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><a href="/wiki/File:Shabana_Azmi.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="With five wins, Shabana Azmi is the most awarded actor in this category. She is also the actress with most consecutive wins (3)."><img alt="With five wins, Shabana Azmi is the most awarded actor in this category. She is also the actress with most consecutive wins (3)." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Shabana_Azmi.jpg/102px-Shabana_Azmi.jpg" decoding="async" width="102" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Shabana_Azmi.jpg/153px-Shabana_Azmi.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Shabana_Azmi.jpg/204px-Shabana_Azmi.jpg 2x" data-file-width="245" data-file-height="288" /></a></div> <div class="gallerytext">With five wins, <a href="/wiki/Shabana_Azmi" title="Shabana Azmi">Shabana Azmi</a> is the most awarded actor in this category. She is also the actress with most consecutive wins (3).</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><a href="/wiki/File:Ms._Shobana_Chandrakumar,_a_well-known_Classical_dancer,_Choreographer_teacher_and_actress,_in_2006_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Shobana with 2 Wins in two different Indian Languages."><img alt="Shobana with 2 Wins in two different Indian Languages." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Ms._Shobana_Chandrakumar%2C_a_well-known_Classical_dancer%2C_Choreographer_teacher_and_actress%2C_in_2006_%28cropped%29.jpg/87px-Ms._Shobana_Chandrakumar%2C_a_well-known_Classical_dancer%2C_Choreographer_teacher_and_actress%2C_in_2006_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="87" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Ms._Shobana_Chandrakumar%2C_a_well-known_Classical_dancer%2C_Choreographer_teacher_and_actress%2C_in_2006_%28cropped%29.jpg/131px-Ms._Shobana_Chandrakumar%2C_a_well-known_Classical_dancer%2C_Choreographer_teacher_and_actress%2C_in_2006_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Ms._Shobana_Chandrakumar%2C_a_well-known_Classical_dancer%2C_Choreographer_teacher_and_actress%2C_in_2006_%28cropped%29.jpg/174px-Ms._Shobana_Chandrakumar%2C_a_well-known_Classical_dancer%2C_Choreographer_teacher_and_actress%2C_in_2006_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="1033" /></a></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Shobana" title="Shobana">Shobana</a> with 2 Wins in two different Indian Languages.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><a href="/wiki/File:Kangana_Ranaut_at_2019_Cannes_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Kangana Ranaut has won the award three times. She is the only actress to be honoured for two different films in a same year."><img alt="Kangana Ranaut has won the award three times. She is the only actress to be honoured for two different films in a same year." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Kangana_Ranaut_at_2019_Cannes_%28cropped%29.jpg/85px-Kangana_Ranaut_at_2019_Cannes_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="85" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Kangana_Ranaut_at_2019_Cannes_%28cropped%29.jpg/127px-Kangana_Ranaut_at_2019_Cannes_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Kangana_Ranaut_at_2019_Cannes_%28cropped%29.jpg/170px-Kangana_Ranaut_at_2019_Cannes_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1181" data-file-height="1668" /></a></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Kangana_Ranaut" title="Kangana Ranaut">Kangana Ranaut</a> has won the award three times. She is the only actress to be honoured for two different films in a same year.</div> </li> </ul> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"> <caption>List of award recipients, showing the year, role(s), film(s) and language(s) </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Year<a href="#cite_note-12">[a]</a> </th> <th scope="col">Photo </th> <th scope="col">Recipient(s) </th> <th scope="col">Role(s) </th> <th scope="col">Work(s) </th> <th scope="col">Language(s) </th> <th scope="col" class="unsortable" style="text-align:center;">Refs.<a href="#cite_note-13">[b]</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/15th_National_Film_Awards" title="15th National Film Awards">1967 (15th)</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/File:Nargis_Dutt_1993_stamp_of_India.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Nargis_Dutt_1993_stamp_of_India.jpg/95px-Nargis_Dutt_1993_stamp_of_India.jpg" decoding="async" width="95" height="141" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Nargis_Dutt_1993_stamp_of_India.jpg/143px-Nargis_Dutt_1993_stamp_of_India.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Nargis_Dutt_1993_stamp_of_India.jpg/190px-Nargis_Dutt_1993_stamp_of_India.jpg 2x" data-file-width="661" data-file-height="978" /></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Nargis" title="Nargis">Nargis Dutt</a> </th> <td>Varuna / Peggy <a href="#cite_note-15">[c]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Raat_Aur_Din" title="Raat Aur Din">Raat Aur Din</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hindi" title="Hindi">Hindi</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-16">[13]</a><a href="#cite_note-17">[14]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/16th_National_Film_Awards" title="16th National Film Awards">1968 (16th)</a> </td> <td> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Sharada_(actress)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sharada (actress)">Sharada</a> </th> <td>Vijaya </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thulabharam" title="Thulabharam">Thulabharam</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Malayalam" title="Malayalam">Malayalam</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-18">[15]</a><a href="#cite_note-19">[16]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/17th_National_Film_Awards" title="17th National Film Awards">1969 (17th)</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"> <a href="/wiki/File:%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A7%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%80_%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%96%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A7%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%80_%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%96%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC.png/95px-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A7%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%80_%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%96%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC.png" decoding="async" width="95" height="72" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A7%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%80_%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%96%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC.png/143px-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A7%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%80_%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%96%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A7%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%80_%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%96%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC.png/190px-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A7%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%80_%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%96%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC.png 2x" data-file-width="956" data-file-height="720" /></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Madhabi_Mukherjee" title="Madhabi Mukherjee">Madhabi Mukherjee</a> </th> <td>Supriya </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dibratrir_Kabya" title="Dibratrir Kabya">Dibratrir Kabya</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bengali_language" title="Bengali language">Bengali</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-1970nfa-20">[17]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/18th_National_Film_Awards" title="18th National Film Awards">1970 (18th)</a> </td> <td> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Rehana_Sultan" title="Rehana Sultan">Rehana Sultan</a> </th> <td>Salma Ahmed </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dastak_(1970_film)" title="Dastak (1970 film)">Dastak</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hindi" title="Hindi">Hindi</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-1970nfa-20">[17]</a><a href="#cite_note-21">[18]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/19th_National_Film_Awards" title="19th National Film Awards">1971 (19th)</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Waheeda_Rehman" title="Waheeda Rehman">Waheeda Rehman</a> </th> <td>Reshma </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Reshma_Aur_Shera" title="Reshma Aur Shera">Reshma Aur Shera</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hindi" title="Hindi">Hindi</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-22">[19]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/20th_National_Film_Awards" title="20th National Film Awards">1972 (20th)</a> </td> <td> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Sharada_(actress)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sharada (actress)">Sharada</a> </th> <td>Sita </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Swayamvaram_(1972_film)" title="Swayamvaram (1972 film)">Swayamvaram</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Malayalam" title="Malayalam">Malayalam</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-23">[20]</a><a href="#cite_note-24">[21]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/21st_National_Film_Awards" title="21st National Film Awards">1973 (21st)</a> </td> <td> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Nandini_Bhaktavatsala" title="Nandini Bhaktavatsala">Nandini Bhaktavatsala</a> </th> <td>Kamali </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kaadu_(1973_Kannada_film)" title="Kaadu (1973 Kannada film)">Kaadu</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kannada" title="Kannada">Kannada</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-1974NFA-3">[3]</a><a href="#cite_note-Purohit1988-25">[22]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/22nd_National_Film_Awards" title="22nd National Film Awards">1974 (22nd)</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"> <a href="/wiki/File:The_President,_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Bhushan_Award_to_Smt_Shabana_Azmi,_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony-II,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_April_04,_2012.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Bhushan_Award_to_Smt_Shabana_Azmi%2C_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony-II%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_04%2C_2012.jpg/95px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="95" height="68" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Bhushan_Award_to_Smt_Shabana_Azmi%2C_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony-II%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_04%2C_2012.jpg/143px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Bhushan_Award_to_Smt_Shabana_Azmi%2C_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony-II%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_04%2C_2012.jpg/190px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2100" data-file-height="1500" /></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Shabana_Azmi" title="Shabana Azmi">Shabana Azmi</a> </th> <td>Lakshmi </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ankur_(film)" title="Ankur (film)">Ankur</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Hindi" title="Hindi">Hindi</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-1975NFA-4">[4]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/23rd_National_Film_Awards" title="23rd National Film Awards">1975 (23rd)</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"> <a href="/wiki/File:The_President,_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Bhushan_Award_to_Smt._Sharmila_Tagore,_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_April_05,_2013.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Bhushan_Award_to_Smt._Sharmila_Tagore%2C_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_05%2C_2013.jpg/95px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="95" height="106" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Bhushan_Award_to_Smt._Sharmila_Tagore%2C_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_05%2C_2013.jpg/143px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Bhushan_Award_to_Smt._Sharmila_Tagore%2C_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_05%2C_2013.jpg/190px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2200" data-file-height="2447" /></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Sharmila_Tagore" title="Sharmila Tagore">Sharmila Tagore</a> </th> <td>Chanda Thapa, Kajli <a href="#cite_note-27">[d]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mausam_(1975_film)" title="Mausam (1975 film)">Mausam</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-28">[24]</a><a href="#cite_note-29">[25]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/24th_National_Film_Awards" title="24th National Film Awards">1976 (24th)</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"> <a href="/wiki/File:Lakshmi_at_Naan_Suvasikkum_Sivaji_Book_Launch.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Lakshmi_at_Naan_Suvasikkum_Sivaji_Book_Launch.jpg/95px-Lakshmi_at_Naan_Suvasikkum_Sivaji_Book_Launch.jpg" decoding="async" width="95" height="143" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Lakshmi_at_Naan_Suvasikkum_Sivaji_Book_Launch.jpg/143px-Lakshmi_at_Naan_Suvasikkum_Sivaji_Book_Launch.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Lakshmi_at_Naan_Suvasikkum_Sivaji_Book_Launch.jpg/190px-Lakshmi_at_Naan_Suvasikkum_Sivaji_Book_Launch.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="1200" /></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Lakshmi_(actress)" title="Lakshmi (actress)">Lakshmi</a> </th> <td>Ganga </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sila_Nerangalil_Sila_Manithargal_(1977_film)" title="Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal (1977 film)">Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tamil_language" title="Tamil language">Tamil</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-Baskaran1996-30">[26]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/25th_National_Film_Awards" title="25th National Film Awards">1977 (25th)</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"> <a href="/wiki/File:Stamp_of_India_-_2013_-_Colnect_477073_-_Smita_Patil.jpeg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Stamp_of_India_-_2013_-_Colnect_477073_-_Smita_Patil.jpeg/95px-Stamp_of_India_-_2013_-_Colnect_477073_-_Smita_Patil.jpeg" decoding="async" width="95" height="72" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Stamp_of_India_-_2013_-_Colnect_477073_-_Smita_Patil.jpeg/143px-Stamp_of_India_-_2013_-_Colnect_477073_-_Smita_Patil.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Stamp_of_India_-_2013_-_Colnect_477073_-_Smita_Patil.jpeg/190px-Stamp_of_India_-_2013_-_Colnect_477073_-_Smita_Patil.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="611" data-file-height="462" /></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Smita_Patil" title="Smita Patil">Smita Patil</a> </th> <td>Urvashi / Usha <a href="#cite_note-31">[e]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bhumika:_The_Role" class="mw-redirect" title="Bhumika: The Role">Bhumika</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hindi" title="Hindi">Hindi</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-32">[27]</a><a href="#cite_note-33">[28]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/26th_National_Film_Awards" title="26th National Film Awards">1978 (26th)</a> </td> <td> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Sharada_(actress)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sharada (actress)">Sharada</a> </th> <td>Bharathi </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nimajjanam" title="Nimajjanam">Nimajjanam</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Telugu_language" title="Telugu language">Telugu</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-34">[29]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/27th_National_Film_Awards" title="27th National Film Awards">1979 (27th)</a> </td> <td> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Shoba" title="Shoba">Shoba</a> </th> <td>Kuppamma </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pasi_(film)" title="Pasi (film)">Pasi</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tamil_language" title="Tamil language">Tamil</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-35">[30]</a><a href="#cite_note-36">[31]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/28th_National_Film_Awards" title="28th National Film Awards">1980 (28th)</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"> <a href="/wiki/File:Stamp_of_India_-_2013_-_Colnect_477073_-_Smita_Patil.jpeg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Stamp_of_India_-_2013_-_Colnect_477073_-_Smita_Patil.jpeg/95px-Stamp_of_India_-_2013_-_Colnect_477073_-_Smita_Patil.jpeg" decoding="async" width="95" height="72" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Stamp_of_India_-_2013_-_Colnect_477073_-_Smita_Patil.jpeg/143px-Stamp_of_India_-_2013_-_Colnect_477073_-_Smita_Patil.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Stamp_of_India_-_2013_-_Colnect_477073_-_Smita_Patil.jpeg/190px-Stamp_of_India_-_2013_-_Colnect_477073_-_Smita_Patil.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="611" data-file-height="462" /></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Smita_Patil" title="Smita Patil">Smita Patil</a> </th> <td>Amma </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chakra_(1981_film)" title="Chakra (1981 film)">Chakra</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hindi" title="Hindi">Hindi</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-37">[32]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/29th_National_Film_Awards" title="29th National Film Awards">1981 (29th)</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"> <a href="/wiki/File:The_President,_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Shri_Award_to_Ms._Rekha_Ganeshan,_at_the_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony-II,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_April_07,_2010.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Shri_Award_to_Ms._Rekha_Ganeshan%2C_at_the_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony-II%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_07%2C_2010.jpg/95px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="95" height="92" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Shri_Award_to_Ms._Rekha_Ganeshan%2C_at_the_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony-II%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_07%2C_2010.jpg/143px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Shri_Award_to_Ms._Rekha_Ganeshan%2C_at_the_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony-II%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_07%2C_2010.jpg/190px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1840" data-file-height="1776" /></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Rekha" title="Rekha">Rekha</a> </th> <td>Amiran (Umrao Jaan) <a href="#cite_note-39">[f]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Umrao_Jaan_(1981_film)" title="Umrao Jaan (1981 film)">Umrao Jaan</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Urdu" title="Urdu">Urdu</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-40">[34]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/30th_National_Film_Awards" title="30th National Film Awards">1982 (30th)</a> </td> <td rowspan="3"> <a href="/wiki/File:The_President,_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Bhushan_Award_to_Smt_Shabana_Azmi,_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony-II,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_April_04,_2012.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Bhushan_Award_to_Smt_Shabana_Azmi%2C_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony-II%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_04%2C_2012.jpg/95px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="95" height="68" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Bhushan_Award_to_Smt_Shabana_Azmi%2C_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony-II%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_04%2C_2012.jpg/143px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Bhushan_Award_to_Smt_Shabana_Azmi%2C_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony-II%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_04%2C_2012.jpg/190px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2100" data-file-height="1500" /></a> </td> <th rowspan="3" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Shabana_Azmi" title="Shabana Azmi">Shabana Azmi</a> </th> <td>Pooja Inder Malhotra </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arth_(film)" title="Arth (film)">Arth</a> </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Hindi" title="Hindi">Hindi</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-41">[35]</a><a href="#cite_note-42">[36]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/31st_National_Film_Awards" title="31st National Film Awards">1983 (31st)</a> </td> <td>Jamini </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Khandhar" title="Khandhar">Khandhar</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-43">[37]</a><a href="#cite_note-44">[38]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/32nd_National_Film_Awards" title="32nd National Film Awards">1984 (32nd)</a> </td> <td>Rama </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paar_(film)" title="Paar (film)">Paar</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-45">[39]</a><a href="#cite_note-Bowker1986-46">[40]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/33rd_National_Film_Awards" title="33rd National Film Awards">1985 (33rd)</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"> <a href="/wiki/File:Suhasini_Maniratnam_-_TeachAIDS_Interview_(cropped).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Suhasini_Maniratnam_-_TeachAIDS_Interview_%28cropped%29.png/95px-Suhasini_Maniratnam_-_TeachAIDS_Interview_%28cropped%29.png" decoding="async" width="95" height="97" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Suhasini_Maniratnam_-_TeachAIDS_Interview_%28cropped%29.png/143px-Suhasini_Maniratnam_-_TeachAIDS_Interview_%28cropped%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Suhasini_Maniratnam_-_TeachAIDS_Interview_%28cropped%29.png/190px-Suhasini_Maniratnam_-_TeachAIDS_Interview_%28cropped%29.png 2x" data-file-width="1048" data-file-height="1072" /></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Suhasini_Maniratnam" title="Suhasini Maniratnam">Suhasini</a> </th> <td>Sindhu </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sindhu_Bhairavi_(film)" title="Sindhu Bhairavi (film)">Sindhu Bhairavi</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tamil_language" title="Tamil language">Tamil</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-47">[41]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/34th_National_Film_Awards" title="34th National Film Awards">1986 (34th)</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Monisha_Unni" title="Monisha Unni">Monisha Unni</a> </th> <td>Gouri </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nakhakshathangal" title="Nakhakshathangal">Nakhakshathangal</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Malayalam" title="Malayalam">Malayalam</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-1986award-9">[9]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/35th_National_Film_Awards" title="35th National Film Awards">1987 (35th)</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><figure class="mw-halign-center mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Archana_.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Archana_.jpg/126px-Archana_.jpg" decoding="async" width="126" height="89" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Archana_.jpg/189px-Archana_.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Archana_.jpg/252px-Archana_.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2084" data-file-height="1476" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <th rowspan="2" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Archana_(actress)" title="Archana (actress)">Archana</a> </th> <td>Sudha </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Veedu" title="Veedu">Veedu</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tamil_language" title="Tamil language">Tamil</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-48">[42]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/36th_National_Film_Awards" title="36th National Film Awards">1988 (36th)</a> </td> <td>Kamalakshi </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Daasi_(1988_film)" title="Daasi (1988 film)">Daasi</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Telugu_language" title="Telugu language">Telugu</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-49">[43]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/37th_National_Film_Awards" title="37th National Film Awards">1989 (37th)</a> </td> <td> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Sreelekha_Mukherji" title="Sreelekha Mukherji">Sreelekha Mukherji</a> </th> <td>Lakkhi </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Parshuramer_Kuthar" title="Parshuramer Kuthar">Parshuramer Kuthar</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bengali_language" title="Bengali language">Bengali</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-50">[44]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/38th_National_Film_Awards" title="38th National Film Awards">1990 (38th)</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"> <a href="/wiki/File:Vijayashanti_in_1986.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Vijayashanti_in_1986.jpg/95px-Vijayashanti_in_1986.jpg" decoding="async" width="95" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Vijayashanti_in_1986.jpg/143px-Vijayashanti_in_1986.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Vijayashanti_in_1986.jpg/190px-Vijayashanti_in_1986.jpg 2x" data-file-width="848" data-file-height="711" /></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Vijayashanti" title="Vijayashanti">Vijayashanti</a> </th> <td>Vyjayanthi </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Karthavyam_(1990_film)" title="Karthavyam (1990 film)">Karthavyam</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Telugu_language" title="Telugu language">Telugu</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-51">[45]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/39th_National_Film_Awards" title="39th National Film Awards">1991 (39th)</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"> <a href="/wiki/File:Malaya_Goswami_-_TeachAIDS_Interview.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Malaya_Goswami_-_TeachAIDS_Interview.jpg/95px-Malaya_Goswami_-_TeachAIDS_Interview.jpg" decoding="async" width="95" height="77" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Malaya_Goswami_-_TeachAIDS_Interview.jpg/143px-Malaya_Goswami_-_TeachAIDS_Interview.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Malaya_Goswami_-_TeachAIDS_Interview.jpg/190px-Malaya_Goswami_-_TeachAIDS_Interview.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="974" /></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Moloya_Goswami" title="Moloya Goswami">Moloya Goswami</a> </th> <td>Ritu </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Firingoti" title="Firingoti">Firingoti</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Assamese_language" title="Assamese language">Assamese</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-52">[46]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/40th_National_Film_Awards" title="40th National Film Awards">1992 (40th)</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"> <a href="/wiki/File:Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Bhushan_Award_to_Smt._Dimple_Kapadia_on_behalf_of_her_husband_late_Shri_Rajesh_Khanna,_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony-II,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_April_20,_2013.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Bhushan_Award_to_Smt._Dimple_Kapadia_on_behalf_of_her_husband_late_Shri_Rajesh_Khanna%2C_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony-II%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_20%2C_2013.jpg/95px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="95" height="84" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Bhushan_Award_to_Smt._Dimple_Kapadia_on_behalf_of_her_husband_late_Shri_Rajesh_Khanna%2C_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony-II%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_20%2C_2013.jpg/143px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Bhushan_Award_to_Smt._Dimple_Kapadia_on_behalf_of_her_husband_late_Shri_Rajesh_Khanna%2C_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony-II%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_20%2C_2013.jpg/190px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2200" data-file-height="1949" /></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Dimple_Kapadia" title="Dimple Kapadia">Dimple Kapadia</a> </th> <td>Shanichari </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rudaali" title="Rudaali">Rudaali</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hindi" title="Hindi">Hindi</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-53">[47]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/41st_National_Film_Awards" title="41st National Film Awards">1993 (41st)</a> </td> <td> <a href="/wiki/File:The_President,_Dr._A.P.J._Abdul_Kalam_presenting_the_Padma_Shri_Award_%E2%80%93_2006_to_Ms._Shobana_Chandrakumar,_a_well-known_Classical_dancer,_Choreographer_teacher_and_actress,_in_New_Delhi_on_March_20,_2006_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/The_President%2C_Dr._A.P.J._Abdul_Kalam_presenting_the_Padma_Shri_Award_%E2%80%93_2006_to_Ms._Shobana_Chandrakumar%2C_a_well-known_Classical_dancer%2C_Choreographer_teacher_and_actress%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_20%2C_2006_%28cropped%29.jpg/95px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="95" height="71" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/The_President%2C_Dr._A.P.J._Abdul_Kalam_presenting_the_Padma_Shri_Award_%E2%80%93_2006_to_Ms._Shobana_Chandrakumar%2C_a_well-known_Classical_dancer%2C_Choreographer_teacher_and_actress%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_20%2C_2006_%28cropped%29.jpg/143px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/The_President%2C_Dr._A.P.J._Abdul_Kalam_presenting_the_Padma_Shri_Award_%E2%80%93_2006_to_Ms._Shobana_Chandrakumar%2C_a_well-known_Classical_dancer%2C_Choreographer_teacher_and_actress%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_20%2C_2006_%28cropped%29.jpg/190px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1671" data-file-height="1254" /></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Shobana" title="Shobana">Shobana</a> </th> <td>Ganga / Nagavalli <a href="#cite_note-54">[g]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Manichitrathazhu" title="Manichitrathazhu">Manichitrathazhu</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Malayalam" title="Malayalam">Malayalam</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-55">[48]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/42nd_National_Film_Awards" title="42nd National Film Awards">1994 (42nd)</a> </td> <td> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Debashree_Roy" title="Debashree Roy">Debashree Roy</a> </th> <td>Dr. Aditi Sen </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Unishe_April" title="Unishe April">Unishe April</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bengali_language" title="Bengali language">Bengali</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-56">[49]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/43rd_National_Film_Awards" title="43rd National Film Awards">1995 (43rd)</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"> <a href="/wiki/File:Film_Actress_Seema_Biswas,_at_the_Press_conference_on_Indian_Premier_Cinema_%E2%80%98Red_Alert%E2%80%99_during_the_40th_International_Film_Festival_(IFFI-2009),_at_Panaji,_Goa_on_November_28,_2009.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Film_Actress_Seema_Biswas%2C_at_the_Press_conference_on_Indian_Premier_Cinema_%E2%80%98Red_Alert%E2%80%99_during_the_40th_International_Film_Festival_%28IFFI-2009%29%2C_at_Panaji%2C_Goa_on_November_28%2C_2009.jpg/95px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="95" height="142" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Film_Actress_Seema_Biswas%2C_at_the_Press_conference_on_Indian_Premier_Cinema_%E2%80%98Red_Alert%E2%80%99_during_the_40th_International_Film_Festival_%28IFFI-2009%29%2C_at_Panaji%2C_Goa_on_November_28%2C_2009.jpg/143px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Film_Actress_Seema_Biswas%2C_at_the_Press_conference_on_Indian_Premier_Cinema_%E2%80%98Red_Alert%E2%80%99_during_the_40th_International_Film_Festival_%28IFFI-2009%29%2C_at_Panaji%2C_Goa_on_November_28%2C_2009.jpg/190px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1900" data-file-height="2836" /></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Seema_Biswas" title="Seema Biswas">Seema Biswas</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Phoolan_Devi" title="Phoolan Devi">Phoolan Devi</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bandit_Queen" title="Bandit Queen">Bandit Queen</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Hindi" title="Hindi">Hindi</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-57">[50]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/44th_National_Film_Awards" title="44th National Film Awards">1996 (44th)</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"> <a href="/wiki/File:The_President,_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Shri_award_to_Ms._Tabu,_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_March_24,_2011_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Shri_award_to_Ms._Tabu%2C_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_24%2C_2011_%28cropped%29.jpg/95px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="95" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Shri_award_to_Ms._Tabu%2C_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_24%2C_2011_%28cropped%29.jpg/143px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Shri_award_to_Ms._Tabu%2C_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_24%2C_2011_%28cropped%29.jpg/190px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1740" data-file-height="2321" /></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Tabu_(actress)" title="Tabu (actress)">Tabu</a> </th> <td>Virender Kaur </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maachis" title="Maachis">Maachis</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-58">[51]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ADD8E6" rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/45th_National_Film_Awards" title="45th National Film Awards">1997 (45th)</a> † </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"> <a href="/wiki/File:Indrani_Haldar.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Indrani_Haldar.jpg/95px-Indrani_Haldar.jpg" decoding="async" width="95" height="153" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Indrani_Haldar.jpg/143px-Indrani_Haldar.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Indrani_Haldar.jpg/190px-Indrani_Haldar.jpg 2x" data-file-width="194" data-file-height="313" /></a> <a href="/wiki/File:Rituparna_Sengupta_2012.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Rituparna_Sengupta_2012.JPG/95px-Rituparna_Sengupta_2012.JPG" decoding="async" width="95" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Rituparna_Sengupta_2012.JPG/143px-Rituparna_Sengupta_2012.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Rituparna_Sengupta_2012.JPG/190px-Rituparna_Sengupta_2012.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1009" data-file-height="1377" /></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Indrani_Haldar" title="Indrani Haldar">Indrani Haldar</a> </th> <td>Jhinuk </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Dahan_(1997_film)" title="Dahan (1997 film)">Dahan</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Bengali_language" title="Bengali language">Bengali</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="#cite_note-45th_NFA-59">[52]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Rituparna_Sengupta" title="Rituparna Sengupta">Rituparna Sengupta</a> </th> <td>Romita Chaudhury </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/46th_National_Film_Awards" title="46th National Film Awards">1998 (46th)</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"> <a href="/wiki/File:The_President,_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Bhushan_Award_to_Smt_Shabana_Azmi,_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony-II,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_April_04,_2012.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Bhushan_Award_to_Smt_Shabana_Azmi%2C_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony-II%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_04%2C_2012.jpg/95px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="95" height="68" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Bhushan_Award_to_Smt_Shabana_Azmi%2C_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony-II%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_04%2C_2012.jpg/143px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Bhushan_Award_to_Smt_Shabana_Azmi%2C_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony-II%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_04%2C_2012.jpg/190px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2100" data-file-height="1500" /></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Shabana_Azmi" title="Shabana Azmi">Shabana Azmi</a> </th> <td>Rambhi <a href="#cite_note-61">[h]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Godmother_(film)" title="Godmother (film)">Godmother</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hindi" title="Hindi">Hindi</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-62">[54]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/47th_National_Film_Awards" title="47th National Film Awards">1999 (47th)</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"> <a href="/wiki/File:Kirron_Kher_Saas_Bahu_aur_Sensex_launch_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Kirron_Kher_Saas_Bahu_aur_Sensex_launch_%28cropped%29.jpg/95px-Kirron_Kher_Saas_Bahu_aur_Sensex_launch_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="95" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Kirron_Kher_Saas_Bahu_aur_Sensex_launch_%28cropped%29.jpg/143px-Kirron_Kher_Saas_Bahu_aur_Sensex_launch_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Kirron_Kher_Saas_Bahu_aur_Sensex_launch_%28cropped%29.jpg/190px-Kirron_Kher_Saas_Bahu_aur_Sensex_launch_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="221" data-file-height="295" /></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Kirron_Kher" title="Kirron Kher">Kirron Kher</a> </th> <td>Banalata </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bariwali" title="Bariwali">Bariwali</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bengali_language" title="Bengali language">Bengali</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-63">[55]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/48th_National_Film_Awards" title="48th National Film Awards">2000 (48th)</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"> <a href="/wiki/File:RaveenaTondon_NationalAward.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/RaveenaTondon_NationalAward.png/95px-RaveenaTondon_NationalAward.png" decoding="async" width="95" height="71" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/RaveenaTondon_NationalAward.png/143px-RaveenaTondon_NationalAward.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/RaveenaTondon_NationalAward.png/190px-RaveenaTondon_NationalAward.png 2x" data-file-width="719" data-file-height="538" /></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Raveena_Tandon" title="Raveena Tandon">Raveena Tandon</a> </th> <td>Durga Saikia </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Daman_(2001_film)" title="Daman (2001 film)">Daman: A Victim of Marital Violence</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Hindi" title="Hindi">Hindi</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-64">[56]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ADD8E6" rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/49th_National_Film_Awards" title="49th National Film Awards">2001 (49th)</a> † </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"> <a href="/wiki/File:The_President,_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Shri_award_to_Ms._Tabu,_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_March_24,_2011_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Shri_award_to_Ms._Tabu%2C_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_24%2C_2011_%28cropped%29.jpg/95px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="95" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Shri_award_to_Ms._Tabu%2C_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_24%2C_2011_%28cropped%29.jpg/143px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Shri_award_to_Ms._Tabu%2C_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_24%2C_2011_%28cropped%29.jpg/190px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1740" data-file-height="2321" /></a> <a href="/wiki/File:The_President,_Dr._A.P.J._Abdul_Kalam_presenting_the_Padma_Shri_Award_%E2%80%93_2006_to_Ms._Shobana_Chandrakumar,_a_well-known_Classical_dancer,_Choreographer_teacher_and_actress,_in_New_Delhi_on_March_20,_2006_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/The_President%2C_Dr._A.P.J._Abdul_Kalam_presenting_the_Padma_Shri_Award_%E2%80%93_2006_to_Ms._Shobana_Chandrakumar%2C_a_well-known_Classical_dancer%2C_Choreographer_teacher_and_actress%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_20%2C_2006_%28cropped%29.jpg/95px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="95" height="71" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/The_President%2C_Dr._A.P.J._Abdul_Kalam_presenting_the_Padma_Shri_Award_%E2%80%93_2006_to_Ms._Shobana_Chandrakumar%2C_a_well-known_Classical_dancer%2C_Choreographer_teacher_and_actress%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_20%2C_2006_%28cropped%29.jpg/143px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/The_President%2C_Dr._A.P.J._Abdul_Kalam_presenting_the_Padma_Shri_Award_%E2%80%93_2006_to_Ms._Shobana_Chandrakumar%2C_a_well-known_Classical_dancer%2C_Choreographer_teacher_and_actress%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_20%2C_2006_%28cropped%29.jpg/190px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1671" data-file-height="1254" /></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Tabu_(actress)" title="Tabu (actress)">Tabu</a> </th> <td>Mumtaz Ali Ansari </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chandni_Bar" title="Chandni Bar">Chandni Bar</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="#cite_note-49NFA-65">[57]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Shobana" title="Shobana">Shobana</a> </th> <td>Lakshmi </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mitr,_My_Friend" title="Mitr, My Friend">Mitr, My Friend</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Indian_English" title="Indian English">English</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/50th_National_Film_Awards" title="50th National Film Awards">2002 (50th)</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"> <a href="/wiki/File:The_President_Dr._A.P.J._Abdul_Kalam_presenting_the_Best_Film_Actress_Award_for_the_year_2002_to_Konkona_Sen_Sharma_for_her_role_in_%22Mr._And_Mrs._Iyer%22_at_the_50th_National_Film_Award_function_in_New_Delhi_on_December_29,_2003.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/The_President_Dr._A.P.J._Abdul_Kalam_presenting_the_Best_Film_Actress_Award_for_the_year_2002_to_Konkona_Sen_Sharma_for_her_role_in_%22Mr._And_Mrs._Iyer%22_at_the_50th_National_Film_Award_function_in_New_Delhi_on_December_29%2C_2003.jpg/95px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="95" height="61" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/The_President_Dr._A.P.J._Abdul_Kalam_presenting_the_Best_Film_Actress_Award_for_the_year_2002_to_Konkona_Sen_Sharma_for_her_role_in_%22Mr._And_Mrs._Iyer%22_at_the_50th_National_Film_Award_function_in_New_Delhi_on_December_29%2C_2003.jpg/143px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/The_President_Dr._A.P.J._Abdul_Kalam_presenting_the_Best_Film_Actress_Award_for_the_year_2002_to_Konkona_Sen_Sharma_for_her_role_in_%22Mr._And_Mrs._Iyer%22_at_the_50th_National_Film_Award_function_in_New_Delhi_on_December_29%2C_2003.jpg/190px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="579" /></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Konkona_Sen_Sharma" title="Konkona Sen Sharma">Konkona Sen Sharma</a> </th> <td>Meenakshi S. Iyer </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mr._and_Mrs._Iyer" title="Mr. and Mrs. Iyer">Mr. and Mrs. Iyer</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-66">[58]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/51st_National_Film_Awards" title="51st National Film Awards">2003 (51st)</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"> <a href="/wiki/File:The_President_Dr._A.P.J._Abdul_Kalam_presenting_the_Best_Film_Actress_Award_for_the_year_2004_to_Ms._Meera_Jasmine_for_her_role_in_%E2%80%9CPadam_Onnu_Oru_Vilapam%E2%80%9D_at_the_51st_National_Film_Award_function_in_New_Delhi_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/The_President_Dr._A.P.J._Abdul_Kalam_presenting_the_Best_Film_Actress_Award_for_the_year_2004_to_Ms._Meera_Jasmine_for_her_role_in_%E2%80%9CPadam_Onnu_Oru_Vilapam%E2%80%9D_at_the_51st_National_Film_Award_function_in_New_Delhi_%28cropped%29.jpg/95px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="95" height="71" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/The_President_Dr._A.P.J._Abdul_Kalam_presenting_the_Best_Film_Actress_Award_for_the_year_2004_to_Ms._Meera_Jasmine_for_her_role_in_%E2%80%9CPadam_Onnu_Oru_Vilapam%E2%80%9D_at_the_51st_National_Film_Award_function_in_New_Delhi_%28cropped%29.jpg/143px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/The_President_Dr._A.P.J._Abdul_Kalam_presenting_the_Best_Film_Actress_Award_for_the_year_2004_to_Ms._Meera_Jasmine_for_her_role_in_%E2%80%9CPadam_Onnu_Oru_Vilapam%E2%80%9D_at_the_51st_National_Film_Award_function_in_New_Delhi_%28cropped%29.jpg/190px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1451" data-file-height="1087" /></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Meera_Jasmine" title="Meera Jasmine">Meera Jasmine</a> </th> <td>Shahina </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paadam_Onnu:_Oru_Vilapam" title="Paadam Onnu: Oru Vilapam">Paadam Onnu: Oru Vilapam</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Malayalam" title="Malayalam">Malayalam</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-67">[59]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/52nd_National_Film_Awards" title="52nd National Film Awards">2004 (52nd)</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"> <a href="/wiki/File:Tara,_IFFI_(2005).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Tara%2C_IFFI_%282005%29.jpg/95px-Tara%2C_IFFI_%282005%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="95" height="115" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Tara%2C_IFFI_%282005%29.jpg/143px-Tara%2C_IFFI_%282005%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Tara%2C_IFFI_%282005%29.jpg/190px-Tara%2C_IFFI_%282005%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="395" data-file-height="480" /></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Tara_(Kannada_actress)" title="Tara (Kannada actress)">Tara</a> </th> <td>Hasina </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hasina_(film)" title="Hasina (film)">Hasina</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kannada" title="Kannada">Kannada</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-68">[60]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/53rd_National_Film_Awards" title="53rd National Film Awards">2005 (53rd)</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"> <a href="/wiki/File:Sarika_Parzania.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Sarika_Parzania.jpg/95px-Sarika_Parzania.jpg" decoding="async" width="95" height="95" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Sarika_Parzania.jpg/143px-Sarika_Parzania.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Sarika_Parzania.jpg/190px-Sarika_Parzania.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1414" data-file-height="1414" /></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Sarika" title="Sarika">Sarika</a> </th> <td>Shernaz </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Parzania" title="Parzania">Parzania</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_English" title="Indian English">English</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-69">[61]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/54th_National_Film_Awards" title="54th National Film Awards">2006 (54th)</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"> <a href="/wiki/File:The_President,_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Best_Actress_Award_to_Ms._Priya_Mani,_at_the_54th_National_Film_Awards_function,_in_New_Delhi_on_September_02,_2008_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Best_Actress_Award_to_Ms._Priya_Mani%2C_at_the_54th_National_Film_Awards_function%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_September_02%2C_2008_%28cropped%29.jpg/95px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="95" height="95" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Best_Actress_Award_to_Ms._Priya_Mani%2C_at_the_54th_National_Film_Awards_function%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_September_02%2C_2008_%28cropped%29.jpg/143px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Best_Actress_Award_to_Ms._Priya_Mani%2C_at_the_54th_National_Film_Awards_function%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_September_02%2C_2008_%28cropped%29.jpg/190px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1349" data-file-height="1350" /></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Priyamani" title="Priyamani">Priyamani</a> </th> <td>Muththazhagu </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paruthiveeran" title="Paruthiveeran">Paruthiveeran</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tamil_language" title="Tamil language">Tamil</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-70">[62]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/55th_National_Film_Awards" title="55th National Film Awards">2007 (55th)</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"> <a href="/wiki/File:The_President,_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Best_Actress_Award_to_Ms._Umashree_for_Kannada_Film_Gulabi_Talkies,_at_the_55th_National_Film_Awards_function,_in_New_Delhi_on_October_21,_2009_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Best_Actress_Award_to_Ms._Umashree_for_Kannada_Film_Gulabi_Talkies%2C_at_the_55th_National_Film_Awards_function%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_October_21%2C_2009_%28cropped%29.jpg/95px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="95" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Best_Actress_Award_to_Ms._Umashree_for_Kannada_Film_Gulabi_Talkies%2C_at_the_55th_National_Film_Awards_function%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_October_21%2C_2009_%28cropped%29.jpg/143px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Best_Actress_Award_to_Ms._Umashree_for_Kannada_Film_Gulabi_Talkies%2C_at_the_55th_National_Film_Awards_function%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_October_21%2C_2009_%28cropped%29.jpg/190px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="657" data-file-height="877" /></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Umashree" title="Umashree">Umashree</a> </th> <td>Gulabi </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gulabi_Talkies" title="Gulabi Talkies">Gulabi Talkies</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kannada" title="Kannada">Kannada</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-71">[63]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/56th_National_Film_Awards" title="56th National Film Awards">2008 (56th)</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"> <a href="/wiki/File:The_President,_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Award_for_Best_Actress_to_Ms._Priyanka_Chopra_for_Hindi_film_%E2%80%9CFashion%E2%80%9D,_at_the_56th_National_Film_Awards_function,_in_New_Delhi_on_March_19,_2010_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Award_for_Best_Actress_to_Ms._Priyanka_Chopra_for_Hindi_film_%E2%80%9CFashion%E2%80%9D%2C_at_the_56th_National_Film_Awards_function%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_19%2C_2010_%28cropped%29.jpg/95px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="95" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Award_for_Best_Actress_to_Ms._Priyanka_Chopra_for_Hindi_film_%E2%80%9CFashion%E2%80%9D%2C_at_the_56th_National_Film_Awards_function%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_19%2C_2010_%28cropped%29.jpg/143px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Award_for_Best_Actress_to_Ms._Priyanka_Chopra_for_Hindi_film_%E2%80%9CFashion%E2%80%9D%2C_at_the_56th_National_Film_Awards_function%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_19%2C_2010_%28cropped%29.jpg/190px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1173" data-file-height="1563" /></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Priyanka_Chopra" title="Priyanka Chopra">Priyanka Chopra</a> </th> <td>Meghna Mathur </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fashion_(2008_film)" title="Fashion (2008 film)">Fashion</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hindi" title="Hindi">Hindi</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-72">[64]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/57th_National_Film_Awards" title="57th National Film Awards">2009 (57th)</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"> <a href="/wiki/File:The_President,_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Rajat_Kamal_Award_to_Ms._Ananya_Chatterjee_for_the_Best_Actress_(Film_Abohomaan)_at_the_57th_National_Film_Awards_function,_in_New_Delhi_on_October_22,_2010.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Rajat_Kamal_Award_to_Ms._Ananya_Chatterjee_for_the_Best_Actress_%28Film_Abohomaan%29_at_the_57th_National_Film_Awards_function%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_October_22%2C_2010.jpg/95px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="95" height="71" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Rajat_Kamal_Award_to_Ms._Ananya_Chatterjee_for_the_Best_Actress_%28Film_Abohomaan%29_at_the_57th_National_Film_Awards_function%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_October_22%2C_2010.jpg/143px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Rajat_Kamal_Award_to_Ms._Ananya_Chatterjee_for_the_Best_Actress_%28Film_Abohomaan%29_at_the_57th_National_Film_Awards_function%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_October_22%2C_2010.jpg/190px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2200" data-file-height="1647" /></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Ananya_Chatterjee" title="Ananya Chatterjee">Ananya Chatterjee</a> </th> <td>Shikha Sarkar (Srimati Sarkar)<a href="#cite_note-73">[i]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Abohomaan" title="Abohomaan">Abohomaan</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bengali_language" title="Bengali language">Bengali</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-74">[65]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ADD8E6" rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/58th_National_Film_Awards" title="58th National Film Awards">2010 (58th)</a> † </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"> <a href="/wiki/File:Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Rajat_Kamal_Award_to_Ms._Mitalee_Jagtap-Varadkar_for_the_Best_Actress_(Baboo_Band_Baaja),_at_the_58th_National_Film_Awards_function,_in_New_Delhi_on_September_09,_2011.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Rajat_Kamal_Award_to_Ms._Mitalee_Jagtap-Varadkar_for_the_Best_Actress_%28Baboo_Band_Baaja%29%2C_at_the_58th_National_Film_Awards_function%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_September_09%2C_2011.jpg/95px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="95" height="72" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Rajat_Kamal_Award_to_Ms._Mitalee_Jagtap-Varadkar_for_the_Best_Actress_%28Baboo_Band_Baaja%29%2C_at_the_58th_National_Film_Awards_function%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_September_09%2C_2011.jpg/143px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Rajat_Kamal_Award_to_Ms._Mitalee_Jagtap-Varadkar_for_the_Best_Actress_%28Baboo_Band_Baaja%29%2C_at_the_58th_National_Film_Awards_function%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_September_09%2C_2011.jpg/190px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2200" data-file-height="1660" /></a> <a href="/wiki/File:Saranya_Ponvannan_at_Saivam_Audio_Launch.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Saranya_Ponvannan_at_Saivam_Audio_Launch.jpg/95px-Saranya_Ponvannan_at_Saivam_Audio_Launch.jpg" decoding="async" width="95" height="101" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Saranya_Ponvannan_at_Saivam_Audio_Launch.jpg/143px-Saranya_Ponvannan_at_Saivam_Audio_Launch.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Saranya_Ponvannan_at_Saivam_Audio_Launch.jpg/190px-Saranya_Ponvannan_at_Saivam_Audio_Launch.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1130" data-file-height="1202" /></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Mitalee_Jagtap_Varadkar" title="Mitalee Jagtap Varadkar">Mitalee Jagtap Varadkar</a> </th> <td>Shirmi </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Baboo_Band_Baaja" title="Baboo Band Baaja">Baboo Band Baaja</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marathi_language" title="Marathi language">Marathi</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="#cite_note-58NFA-75">[66]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Saranya_Ponvannan" title="Saranya Ponvannan">Saranya Ponvannan</a> </th> <td>Veerayi </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thenmerku_Paruvakaatru" title="Thenmerku Paruvakaatru">Thenmerku Paruvakaatru</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tamil_language" title="Tamil language">Tamil</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/59th_National_Film_Awards" title="59th National Film Awards">2011 (59th)</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"> <a href="/wiki/File:Mohd._Hamid_Ansari_presenting_the_Rajat_Kamal_Award_to_Ms._Vidya_Balan_for_the_Best_Actress_-_The_Dirty_Picture,_at_the_59th_National_Film_Awards_function,_in_New_Delhi._The_Union_Minister_for_Information_and_Broadcasting_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Mohd._Hamid_Ansari_presenting_the_Rajat_Kamal_Award_to_Ms._Vidya_Balan_for_the_Best_Actress_-_The_Dirty_Picture%2C_at_the_59th_National_Film_Awards_function%2C_in_New_Delhi._The_Union_Minister_for_Information_and_Broadcasting_%28cropped%29.jpg/95px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="95" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Mohd._Hamid_Ansari_presenting_the_Rajat_Kamal_Award_to_Ms._Vidya_Balan_for_the_Best_Actress_-_The_Dirty_Picture%2C_at_the_59th_National_Film_Awards_function%2C_in_New_Delhi._The_Union_Minister_for_Information_and_Broadcasting_%28cropped%29.jpg/143px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Mohd._Hamid_Ansari_presenting_the_Rajat_Kamal_Award_to_Ms._Vidya_Balan_for_the_Best_Actress_-_The_Dirty_Picture%2C_at_the_59th_National_Film_Awards_function%2C_in_New_Delhi._The_Union_Minister_for_Information_and_Broadcasting_%28cropped%29.jpg/190px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="855" data-file-height="1140" /></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Vidya_Balan" title="Vidya Balan">Vidya Balan</a> </th> <td>Reshma (Silk) <a href="#cite_note-77">[j]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Dirty_Picture" title="The Dirty Picture">The Dirty Picture</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hindi" title="Hindi">Hindi</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-78">[68]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/60th_National_Film_Awards" title="60th National Film Awards">2012 (60th)</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"> <a href="/wiki/File:Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Rajat_Kamal_Award_for_Best_Actress_Dhag_(Marathi),_to_Ms._Usha_Jadhav,_at_the_60th_National_Film_Awards_function_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Rajat_Kamal_Award_for_Best_Actress_Dhag_%28Marathi%29%2C_to_Ms._Usha_Jadhav%2C_at_the_60th_National_Film_Awards_function_%28cropped%29.jpg/95px-Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Rajat_Kamal_Award_for_Best_Actress_Dhag_%28Marathi%29%2C_to_Ms._Usha_Jadhav%2C_at_the_60th_National_Film_Awards_function_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="95" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Rajat_Kamal_Award_for_Best_Actress_Dhag_%28Marathi%29%2C_to_Ms._Usha_Jadhav%2C_at_the_60th_National_Film_Awards_function_%28cropped%29.jpg/143px-Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Rajat_Kamal_Award_for_Best_Actress_Dhag_%28Marathi%29%2C_to_Ms._Usha_Jadhav%2C_at_the_60th_National_Film_Awards_function_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Rajat_Kamal_Award_for_Best_Actress_Dhag_%28Marathi%29%2C_to_Ms._Usha_Jadhav%2C_at_the_60th_National_Film_Awards_function_%28cropped%29.jpg/190px-Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Rajat_Kamal_Award_for_Best_Actress_Dhag_%28Marathi%29%2C_to_Ms._Usha_Jadhav%2C_at_the_60th_National_Film_Awards_function_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="884" data-file-height="1179" /></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Usha_Jadhav" title="Usha Jadhav">Usha Jadhav</a> </th> <td>Yashoda </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dhag_(film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dhag (film)">Dhag</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marathi_language" title="Marathi language">Marathi</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-60thaward-79">[69]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/61st_National_Film_Awards" title="61st National Film Awards">2013 (61st)</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"> <a href="/wiki/File:The_President,_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Rajat_Kamal_Award_for_Best_Actress_Liar%E2%80%99s_Dice_(Hindi)_to_Ms._Geetanjali_Thapa,_at_the_61st_National_Film_Awards_function,_in_New_Delhi_on_May_03,_2014.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Rajat_Kamal_Award_for_Best_Actress_Liar%E2%80%99s_Dice_%28Hindi%29_to_Ms._Geetanjali_Thapa%2C_at_the_61st_National_Film_Awards_function%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_May_03%2C_2014.jpg/95px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="95" height="82" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Rajat_Kamal_Award_for_Best_Actress_Liar%E2%80%99s_Dice_%28Hindi%29_to_Ms._Geetanjali_Thapa%2C_at_the_61st_National_Film_Awards_function%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_May_03%2C_2014.jpg/143px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Rajat_Kamal_Award_for_Best_Actress_Liar%E2%80%99s_Dice_%28Hindi%29_to_Ms._Geetanjali_Thapa%2C_at_the_61st_National_Film_Awards_function%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_May_03%2C_2014.jpg/190px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2200" data-file-height="1894" /></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Geetanjali_Thapa" title="Geetanjali Thapa">Geetanjali Thapa</a> </th> <td>Kamala </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Liar%27s_Dice_(film)" title="Liar's Dice (film)">Liar's Dice</a> </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Hindi" title="Hindi">Hindi</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-61stNFA-80">[70]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/62nd_National_Film_Awards" title="62nd National Film Awards">2014 (62nd)</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"> <a href="/wiki/File:KanganaRanaut_62ndNationalAwards.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/KanganaRanaut_62ndNationalAwards.png/95px-KanganaRanaut_62ndNationalAwards.png" decoding="async" width="95" height="64" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/KanganaRanaut_62ndNationalAwards.png/143px-KanganaRanaut_62ndNationalAwards.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/KanganaRanaut_62ndNationalAwards.png/190px-KanganaRanaut_62ndNationalAwards.png 2x" data-file-width="719" data-file-height="487" /></a> </td> <th rowspan="2" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Kangana_Ranaut" title="Kangana Ranaut">Kangana Ranaut</a> </th> <td>Rani Mehra </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Queen_(2014_film)" title="Queen (2014 film)">Queen</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-nfa15-81">[71]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/63rd_National_Film_Awards" title="63rd National Film Awards">2015 (63rd)</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"> <a href="/wiki/File:The_President,_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Rajat_Kamal_Award_to_Ms._Kangana_Ranaut_(Best_Actress)_for_Tanu_Weds_Manu,_at_the_63rd_National_Film_Awards_Function,_in_New_Delhi_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Rajat_Kamal_Award_to_Ms._Kangana_Ranaut_%28Best_Actress%29_for_Tanu_Weds_Manu%2C_at_the_63rd_National_Film_Awards_Function%2C_in_New_Delhi_%28cropped%29.jpg/95px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="95" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Rajat_Kamal_Award_to_Ms._Kangana_Ranaut_%28Best_Actress%29_for_Tanu_Weds_Manu%2C_at_the_63rd_National_Film_Awards_Function%2C_in_New_Delhi_%28cropped%29.jpg/143px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Rajat_Kamal_Award_to_Ms._Kangana_Ranaut_%28Best_Actress%29_for_Tanu_Weds_Manu%2C_at_the_63rd_National_Film_Awards_Function%2C_in_New_Delhi_%28cropped%29.jpg/190px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="776" data-file-height="1035" /></a> </td> <td>Tanuja "Tanu" Trivedi, Kusum "Datto" Sangwan <a href="#cite_note-83">[k]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tanu_Weds_Manu_Returns" title="Tanu Weds Manu Returns">Tanu Weds Manu Returns</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-84">[73]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/64th_National_Film_Awards" title="64th National Film Awards">2016 (64th)</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"> <a href="/wiki/File:Surabhi_Lakshmi.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Surabhi_Lakshmi.jpg/95px-Surabhi_Lakshmi.jpg" decoding="async" width="95" height="81" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Surabhi_Lakshmi.jpg/143px-Surabhi_Lakshmi.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Surabhi_Lakshmi.jpg/190px-Surabhi_Lakshmi.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1079" data-file-height="918" /></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Surabhi_Lakshmi" title="Surabhi Lakshmi">Surabhi Lakshmi</a> </th> <td>Mother <a href="#cite_note-85">[l]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minnaminungu_%E2%80%93_the_Firefly" class="mw-redirect" title="Minnaminungu – the Firefly">Minnaminungu – the Firefly</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Malayalam" title="Malayalam">Malayalam</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-64thaward-86">[74]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/65th_National_Film_Awards" title="65th National Film Awards">2017 (65th)</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><figure class="mw-halign-center mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sridevi_2014.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Sridevi_2014.jpg/105px-Sridevi_2014.jpg" decoding="async" width="105" height="152" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Sridevi_2014.jpg/157px-Sridevi_2014.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Sridevi_2014.jpg/209px-Sridevi_2014.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1593" data-file-height="2312" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Sridevi" title="Sridevi">Sridevi</a><a href="#cite_note-88">[m]</a> </th> <td>Devki Sabarwal </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mom_(film)" title="Mom (film)">Mom</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hindi" title="Hindi">Hindi</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-65thaward-89">[76]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/66th_National_Film_Awards" title="66th National Film Awards">2018 (66th)</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><figure class="mw-halign-center mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Keerthy_Suresh_National_Award.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Keerthy_Suresh_National_Award.jpg/122px-Keerthy_Suresh_National_Award.jpg" decoding="async" width="122" height="139" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Keerthy_Suresh_National_Award.jpg/184px-Keerthy_Suresh_National_Award.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Keerthy_Suresh_National_Award.jpg/245px-Keerthy_Suresh_National_Award.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1109" data-file-height="1258" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Keerthy_Suresh" title="Keerthy Suresh">Keerthy Suresh</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Savitri_(actress)" title="Savitri (actress)">Savitri</a> <a href="#cite_note-91">[n]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mahanati" title="Mahanati">Mahanati</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Telugu_language" title="Telugu language">Telugu</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-92">[78]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffecc8;" rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/67th_National_Film_Awards" title="67th National Film Awards">2019 (67th)</a> ‡ </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"> <a href="/wiki/File:KanganaRanaut_67thNationalFilmAwards1_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/KanganaRanaut_67thNationalFilmAwards1_%28cropped%29.jpg/95px-KanganaRanaut_67thNationalFilmAwards1_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="95" height="79" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/KanganaRanaut_67thNationalFilmAwards1_%28cropped%29.jpg/143px-KanganaRanaut_67thNationalFilmAwards1_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/KanganaRanaut_67thNationalFilmAwards1_%28cropped%29.jpg/190px-KanganaRanaut_67thNationalFilmAwards1_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="902" data-file-height="751" /></a> </td> <th rowspan="2" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Kangana_Ranaut" title="Kangana Ranaut">Kangana Ranaut</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Rani_Laxmibai" class="mw-redirect" title="Rani Laxmibai">Rani Lakshmi Bai</a><a href="#cite_note-hindustantimes.com-93">[79]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Manikarnika:_The_Queen_of_Jhansi" title="Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi">Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Hindi" title="Hindi">Hindi</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="#cite_note-hindustantimes.com-93">[79]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Jaya Nigam </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Panga_(film)" title="Panga (film)">Panga</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/68th_National_Film_Awards" title="68th National Film Awards">2020 (68th)</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><figure class="mw-halign-center mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Aparna_Balamurli_National_award.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Aparna_Balamurli_National_award.jpg/76px-Aparna_Balamurli_National_award.jpg" decoding="async" width="76" height="102" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Aparna_Balamurli_National_award.jpg/114px-Aparna_Balamurli_National_award.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Aparna_Balamurli_National_award.jpg/153px-Aparna_Balamurli_National_award.jpg 2x" data-file-width="745" data-file-height="995" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Aparna_Balamurali" title="Aparna Balamurali">Aparna Balamurali</a> </th> <td>Sundari "Bommi" Nedumaaran </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Soorarai_Pottru" title="Soorarai Pottru">Soorarai Pottru</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tamil_language" title="Tamil language">Tamil</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-94">[80]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" style="background:#ADD8E6"><a href="/wiki/69th_National_Film_Awards" title="69th National Film Awards">2021 (69th)</a> † </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"><figure class="mw-halign-center mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Alia_Bhatt_at_69th_National_Film_Awards_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Alia_Bhatt_at_69th_National_Film_Awards_%28cropped%29.jpg/102px-Alia_Bhatt_at_69th_National_Film_Awards_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="102" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Alia_Bhatt_at_69th_National_Film_Awards_%28cropped%29.jpg/152px-Alia_Bhatt_at_69th_National_Film_Awards_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Alia_Bhatt_at_69th_National_Film_Awards_%28cropped%29.jpg/203px-Alia_Bhatt_at_69th_National_Film_Awards_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="719" data-file-height="877" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure><figure class="mw-halign-center mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kriti_Sanon_wins_National_Award_for_Mimi.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Kriti_Sanon_wins_National_Award_for_Mimi.jpg/132px-Kriti_Sanon_wins_National_Award_for_Mimi.jpg" decoding="async" width="132" height="142" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Kriti_Sanon_wins_National_Award_for_Mimi.jpg/198px-Kriti_Sanon_wins_National_Award_for_Mimi.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Kriti_Sanon_wins_National_Award_for_Mimi.jpg/264px-Kriti_Sanon_wins_National_Award_for_Mimi.jpg 2x" data-file-width="760" data-file-height="818" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Alia_Bhatt" title="Alia Bhatt">Alia Bhatt</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Gangubai_Kothewali" title="Gangubai Kothewali">Gangubai Kathiawadi</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gangubai_Kathiawadi" title="Gangubai Kathiawadi">Gangubai Kathiawadi</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Hindi" title="Hindi">Hindi</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="#cite_note-95">[81]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Kriti_Sanon" title="Kriti Sanon">Kriti Sanon</a> </th> <td>Mimi Rathore </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mimi_(2021_Hindi_film)" title="Mimi (2021 Hindi film)">Mimi</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" style="background:#ADD8E6"><a href="/wiki/70th_National_Film_Awards" title="70th National Film Awards">2022 (70th)</a> † </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"><figure class="mw-halign-center mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nithya_Menen_2023_Alt.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Nithya_Menen_2023_Alt.jpg/82px-Nithya_Menen_2023_Alt.jpg" decoding="async" width="82" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Nithya_Menen_2023_Alt.jpg/124px-Nithya_Menen_2023_Alt.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Nithya_Menen_2023_Alt.jpg/165px-Nithya_Menen_2023_Alt.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2710" data-file-height="4065" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure><figure class="mw-halign-center mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Manasi_Parekh_in_2013.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Manasi_Parekh_in_2013.jpg/106px-Manasi_Parekh_in_2013.jpg" decoding="async" width="106" height="142" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Manasi_Parekh_in_2013.jpg/159px-Manasi_Parekh_in_2013.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Manasi_Parekh_in_2013.jpg/212px-Manasi_Parekh_in_2013.jpg 2x" data-file-width="357" data-file-height="479" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Nithya_Menen" title="Nithya Menen">Nithya Menen</a> </th> <td>Shobana </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thiruchitrambalam" title="Thiruchitrambalam">Thiruchitrambalam</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tamil_language" title="Tamil language">Tamil</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="#cite_note-96">[82]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Manasi_Parekh" title="Manasi Parekh">Manasi Parekh</a> </th> <td>Monghi </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kutch_Express_(film)" title="Kutch Express (film)">Kutch Express</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gujarati_language" title="Gujarati language">Gujarati</a> </td></tr> 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reflist-columns-2"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-12"><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a> Denotes The year in which the film was <a href="/wiki/Censorship_in_India#Censorship_by_medium" title="Censorship in India">censored</a> by the <a href="/wiki/Central_Board_of_Film_Certification" title="Central Board of Film Certification">Central Board of Film Certification</a>. </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a> Cites the recipient and the role played by them in the film. </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a> Dutt played the role of a woman suffering from <a href="/wiki/Multiple_personality_disorder" class="mw-redirect" title="Multiple personality disorder">multiple personality disorder</a> in the film.<a href="#cite_note-14">[12]</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-27"><a href="#cite_ref-27">^</a> Tagore performed dual roles in the film.<a href="#cite_note-26">[23]</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-31"><a href="#cite_ref-31">^</a> Smita played a single character which had two different names. </li> <li id="cite_note-39"><a href="#cite_ref-39">^</a> Rekha played a single character which had two different names.<a href="#cite_note-38">[33]</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-54"><a href="#cite_ref-54">^</a> Shobana played the role of a woman suffering from <a href="/wiki/Multiple_personality_disorder" class="mw-redirect" title="Multiple personality disorder">multiple personality disorder</a> in the film. </li> <li id="cite_note-61"><a href="#cite_ref-61">^</a> The character played by Shabana Azmi was loosely based on the Porbandar-based lady underworld don <a href="/wiki/Santokben_Jadeja" title="Santokben Jadeja">Santokben Jadeja</a>.<a href="#cite_note-60">[53]</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-73"><a href="#cite_ref-73">^</a> Chatterjee played a single character which had two different names. </li> <li id="cite_note-77"><a href="#cite_ref-77">^</a> Balan played a single character which had two different names.<a href="#cite_note-DP-76">[67]</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-83"><a href="#cite_ref-83">^</a> Ranaut performed dual roles in the film.<a href="#cite_note-82">[72]</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-85"><a href="#cite_ref-85">^</a> The character remained unnamed throughout the film. </li> <li id="cite_note-88"><a href="#cite_ref-88">^</a> Sridevi was awarded posthumously.<a href="#cite_note-87">[75]</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-91"><a href="#cite_ref-91">^</a> Keerthy Suresh played the role based on the life of Indian actress <a href="/wiki/Savitri_(actress)" title="Savitri (actress)">Savitri</a> in the film.<a href="#cite_note-90">[77]</a> </li> </ol></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Film_Award_for_Best_Actress_in_a_Leading_Role&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol 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Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm31stNFAAward.aspx">the original</a> on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2013.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=31st+National+Film+Awards+%E2%80%93+1984&rft.pub=Directorate+of+Film+Festivals&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fiffi.nic.in%2FDff2011%2FFrm31stNFAAward.aspx&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Film+Award+for+Best+Actress+in+a+Leading+Role" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-44"><a href="#cite_ref-44">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://forbesindia.com/article/recliner/shabana-azmi-on-classiness-in-cinema/32756/1">"Shabana Azmi on Classiness in Cinema"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Forbes" title="Forbes">Forbes</a>. 27 April 2012. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121031154502/http://forbesindia.com//article/recliner/shabana-azmi-on-classiness-in-cinema/32756/1">Archived</a> from the original on 31 October 2012.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Forbes&rft.atitle=Shabana+Azmi+on+Classiness+in+Cinema&rft.date=2012-04-27&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fforbesindia.com%2Farticle%2Frecliner%2Fshabana-azmi-on-classiness-in-cinema%2F32756%2F1&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Film+Award+for+Best+Actress+in+a+Leading+Role" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-45"><a href="#cite_ref-45">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130926054317/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm32ndNFAAward.aspx">"32nd National Film Awards – 1985"</a>. Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm32ndNFAAward.aspx">the original</a> on 26 September 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2013.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=32nd+National+Film+Awards+%E2%80%93+1985&rft.pub=Directorate+of+Film+Festivals&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fiffi.nic.in%2FDff2011%2FFrm32ndNFAAward.aspx&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Film+Award+for+Best+Actress+in+a+Leading+Role" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-Bowker1986-46"><a href="#cite_ref-Bowker1986_46-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBowker1986" class="citation book cs1">Bowker (1986). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=UXJZAAAAMAAJ">Variety's Film Reviews: 1983–1984</a>. <a href="/wiki/R._R._Bowker" title="R. R. Bowker">R. R. 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Directorate of Film Festivals. p. 28. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm36NFAAward.aspx">the original</a> on 5 May 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2012.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=36th+National+Film+Festival+%E2%80%93+1989&rft.pages=28&rft.pub=Directorate+of+Film+Festivals&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fiffi.nic.in%2FDff2011%2FFrm36NFAAward.aspx&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Film+Award+for+Best+Actress+in+a+Leading+Role" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-50"><a href="#cite_ref-50">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20141018073449/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm37NFAAward.aspx?PdfName=37nfa.pdf">"37th National Film Awards – 1990"</a> (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. p. 34. 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Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm38thNFAAward.aspx">the original</a> on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2013.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=38th+National+Film+Awards+%E2%80%93+1991&rft.pub=Directorate+of+Film+Festivals&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fiffi.nic.in%2FDff2011%2FFrm38thNFAAward.aspx&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Film+Award+for+Best+Actress+in+a+Leading+Role" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-52"><a href="#cite_ref-52">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140315101348/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm39thNFAAward.aspx">"39th National Film Festival – 1992"</a>. Directorate of Film Festivals. p. 38. 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Directorate of Film Festivals – 1993. pp. 40–41. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160309053748/http://dff.nic.in/2011/40th_nff_1993.pdf">Archived</a> (PDF) from the original on 9 March 2016. 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Sultan</a> <a href="/wiki/18th_National_Film_Awards" title="18th National Film Awards">(1970)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waheeda_Rehman" title="Waheeda Rehman">Waheeda Rehman</a> <a href="/wiki/19th_National_Film_Awards" title="19th National Film Awards">(1971)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sharada_(actress)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sharada (actress)">Sharada</a> <a href="/wiki/20th_National_Film_Awards" title="20th National Film Awards">(1972)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nandini_Bhaktavatsala" title="Nandini Bhaktavatsala">Nandini Bhaktavatsala</a> <a href="/wiki/21st_National_Film_Awards" title="21st National Film Awards">(1973)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shabana_Azmi" title="Shabana Azmi">Shabana Azmi</a> <a href="/wiki/22nd_National_Film_Awards" title="22nd National Film Awards">(1974)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sharmila_Tagore" title="Sharmila Tagore">Sharmila Tagore</a> <a href="/wiki/23rd_National_Film_Awards" title="23rd National Film Awards">(1975)</a></li> <li><a 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rekha" title="Rekha">Rekha</a> <a href="/wiki/29th_National_Film_Awards" title="29th National Film Awards">(1981)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shabana_Azmi" title="Shabana Azmi">Shabana Azmi</a> <a href="/wiki/30th_National_Film_Awards" title="30th National Film Awards">(1982)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shabana_Azmi" title="Shabana Azmi">Shabana Azmi</a> <a href="/wiki/31st_National_Film_Awards" title="31st National Film Awards">(1983)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shabana_Azmi" title="Shabana Azmi">Shabana Azmi</a> <a href="/wiki/32nd_National_Film_Awards" title="32nd National Film Awards">(1984)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suhasini_Maniratnam" title="Suhasini Maniratnam">Suhasini</a> <a href="/wiki/33rd_National_Film_Awards" title="33rd National Film Awards">(1985)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monisha_Unni" title="Monisha Unni"> Monisha</a> <a href="/wiki/34th_National_Film_Awards" title="34th National Film Awards">(1986)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Archana_(actress)" title="Archana (actress)">Archana</a> <a href="/wiki/35th_National_Film_Awards" title="35th National Film Awards">(1987)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Archana_(actress)" title="Archana (actress)">Archana</a> <a href="/wiki/36th_National_Film_Awards" title="36th National Film Awards">(1988)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sreelekha_Mukherji" title="Sreelekha Mukherji">Sreelekha Mukherji</a> <a href="/wiki/37th_National_Film_Awards" title="37th National Film Awards">(1989)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vijayashanti" title="Vijayashanti">Vijayashanti</a> <a href="/wiki/38th_National_Film_Awards" title="38th National Film Awards">(1990)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moloya_Goswami" title="Moloya Goswami">Moloya Goswami</a> <a href="/wiki/39th_National_Film_Awards" title="39th National Film Awards">(1991)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dimple_Kapadia" title="Dimple Kapadia">Dimple Kapadia</a> <a href="/wiki/40th_National_Film_Awards" title="40th National Film Awards">(1992)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shobana" title="Shobana">Shobana</a> <a href="/wiki/41st_National_Film_Awards" title="41st National Film Awards">(1993)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Debashree_Roy" title="Debashree Roy">Debashree Roy</a> <a href="/wiki/42nd_National_Film_Awards" title="42nd National Film Awards">(1994)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seema_Biswas" title="Seema Biswas">Seema Biswas</a> <a href="/wiki/43rd_National_Film_Awards" title="43rd National Film Awards">(1995)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tabu_(actress)" title="Tabu (actress)">Tabu</a> <a href="/wiki/44th_National_Film_Awards" title="44th National Film Awards">(1996)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indrani_Haldar" title="Indrani Haldar">Indrani Haldar</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rituparna_Sengupta" title="Rituparna Sengupta">Rituparna Sengupta</a> <a href="/wiki/45th_National_Film_Awards" title="45th National Film Awards">(1997)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shabana_Azmi" title="Shabana 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href="/wiki/56th_National_Film_Awards" title="56th National Film Awards">(2008)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ananya_Chatterjee" title="Ananya Chatterjee">Ananya Chatterjee</a> <a href="/wiki/57th_National_Film_Awards" title="57th National Film Awards">(2009)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitalee_Jagtap_Varadkar" title="Mitalee Jagtap Varadkar">Mitalee Jagtap Varadkar</a> and <a href="/wiki/Saranya_Ponvannan" title="Saranya Ponvannan">Saranya Ponvannan</a> <a href="/wiki/58th_National_Film_Awards" title="58th National Film Awards">(2010)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vidya_Balan" title="Vidya Balan">Vidya Balan</a> <a href="/wiki/59th_National_Film_Awards" title="59th National Film Awards">(2011)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Usha_Jadhav" title="Usha Jadhav">Usha Jadhav</a> <a href="/wiki/60th_National_Film_Awards" title="60th National Film Awards">(2012)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geetanjali_Thapa" title="Geetanjali Thapa">Geetanjali Thapa</a> <a href="/wiki/61st_National_Film_Awards" title="61st National Film Awards">(2013)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kangana_Ranaut" title="Kangana Ranaut">Kangana Ranaut</a> <a href="/wiki/62nd_National_Film_Awards" title="62nd National Film Awards">(2014)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kangana_Ranaut" title="Kangana Ranaut">Kangana Ranaut</a> <a href="/wiki/63rd_National_Film_Awards" title="63rd National Film Awards">(2015)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Surabhi_Lakshmi" title="Surabhi Lakshmi">Surabhi Lakshmi</a> <a href="/wiki/64th_National_Film_Awards" title="64th National Film Awards">(2016)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sridevi" title="Sridevi">Sridevi</a> <a href="/wiki/65th_National_Film_Awards" title="65th National Film Awards">(2017)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keerthy_Suresh" title="Keerthy Suresh">Keerthy Suresh</a> <a href="/wiki/66th_National_Film_Awards" title="66th National Film Awards">(2018)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kangana_Ranaut" title="Kangana Ranaut">Kangana Ranaut</a> <a href="/wiki/67th_National_Film_Awards" 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title="National Film Award for Best Hindi Feature Film">Hindi Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Kannada_Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Kannada Feature Film">Kannada Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Konkani_Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Konkani Feature Film">Konkani Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Malayalam_Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Malayalam Feature Film">Malayalam Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Manipuri_Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Manipuri Feature Film">Manipuri Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Marathi_Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Marathi Feature Film">Marathi Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Odia_Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Odia Feature Film">Odia Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Punjabi_Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Punjabi Feature Film">Punjabi Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Tamil_Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Tamil Feature Film">Tamil Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Telugu_Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Telugu Feature Film">Telugu Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Screenplay" title="National Film Award for Best Screenplay">Screenplay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Actor_in_a_Leading_Role" title="National Film Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role">Actor in a Leading Role</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Actress in a Leading Role</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Actor_in_a_Supporting_Role" title="National Film Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role">Actor in a Supporting Role</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Actress_in_a_Supporting_Role" title="National Film Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role">Actress in a Supporting Role</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Child_Artist" title="National Film Award for Best Child Artist">Child Artist</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Cinematography" title="National Film Award for Best Cinematography">Cinematography</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Editing" title="National Film Award for Best Editing">Editing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Music_Direction" title="National Film Award for Best Music Direction">Music Direction</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Male_Playback_Singer" title="National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer">Male Singer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Female_Playback_Singer" title="National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer">Female Singer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Lyrics" title="National Film Award for Best Lyrics">Lyrics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Production_Design" title="National Film Award for Best Production Design">Production Design</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Film_in_AVGC" title="National Film Award for Best Film in AVGC">AVGC (Visual Effects)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Choreography" title="National Film Award for Best Choreography">Choreography</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Stunt_Choreography" title="National Film Award for Best Stunt Choreography">Stunt Choreography</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Costume_Design" title="National Film Award for Best Costume Design">Costume Design</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Make-up" title="National Film Award for Best Make-up">Make-up</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Sound_Design" title="National Film Award for Best Sound Design">Sound Design</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_%E2%80%93_Special_Mention_(feature_film)" title="National Film Award – Special Mention (feature film)">Special Mention</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #DFD98D;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_intermittent_National_Film_Awards" title="Discontinued and intermittent National Film Awards">Intermittent awards</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Bhojpuri_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Bhojpuri Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Bodo_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Bodo Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Dogri_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Dogri Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_English_Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Best English Feature Film">English Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Garo_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Garo Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Haryanvi_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Haryanvi Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Jasari_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Jasari Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Kashmiri_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Kashmiri Feature Film Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Khasi_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Khasi Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Kodava_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Kodava Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Kokborok_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Kokborok Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Ladakhi_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Ladakhi Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Maithili_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Maithili Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Mishing_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Mishing Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Mizo_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Mizo Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Monpa_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Monpa Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Pangchenpa_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Pangchenpa Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Rabha_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Rabha Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Sanskrit_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Sanskrit Feature Film Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Sherdukpen_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Sherdukpen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Tiwa_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Tiwa Feature Film Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Tulu_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Tulu Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Urdu_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Urdu Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Wancho_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Wancho Feature Film</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #DFD98D;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_intermittent_National_Film_Awards" title="Discontinued and intermittent National Film Awards">Discontinued awards</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Second_Best_Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Second Best Feature Film">Second Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Third_Best_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Third Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Story" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Story</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Film_Based_On_High_Literary_Work" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Film Based on High Literary Work</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Film_on_Environment_Conservation/Preservation" title="National Film Award for Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation">Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Film_on_Family_Welfare" title="National Film Award for Best Film on Family Welfare">Film on Family Welfare</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nargis_Dutt_Award_for_Best_Feature_Film_on_National_Integration" title="Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration">Film on National Integration</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Film_on_Other_Social_Issues" title="National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues">Film on Other Social Issues</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_%E2%80%93_Special_Jury_Award_(feature_film)" title="National Film Award – Special Jury Award (feature film)">Special Jury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Animated_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Animated Film">Animated Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Special_Effects" title="National Film Award for Best Special Effects">Special Effects</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #BDB76B;width:1%">Non-Feature Films</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #DFD98D;width:1%">Current awards</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #DFD98D;width:1%">Golden Lotus</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Non-Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film">Non-Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Direction_(non-feature_film)" title="National Film Award for Best Direction (non-feature film)">Direction</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Debut_Film_of_a_Director_(non-feature_film)" title="National Film Award for Best Debut Film of a Director (non-feature film)">Debut Film of a Director</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #DFD98D;width:1%">Silver Lotus</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Non Feature Film Promoting National, Social and Environmental Values</li> <li>Documentry</li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Arts/Cultural_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Arts/Cultural Film">Arts/Cultural Film</a></li> <li>Biographical/Historical Reconstruction/Compilation Film</li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Animation_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Animation Film">Animation Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Short_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award for Best Short Film">Short Film</a></li> <li>Script</li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Cinematography_(non-feature_film)" title="National Film Award for Best Cinematography (non-feature film)">Cinematography</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Editing_(non-feature_film)" title="National Film Award for Best Editing (non-feature film)">Editing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Narration_/_Voice_Over" title="National Film Award for Best Narration / Voice Over">Narration / Voice Over</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Music_Direction_(non-feature_film)" title="National Film Award for Best Music Direction (non-feature film)">Best Music Direction</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Sound_Design_(non-feature_film)" title="National Film Award for Best Sound Design (non-feature film)">Sound Design</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_%E2%80%93_Special_Mention_(non-feature_film)" title="National Film Award – Special Mention (non-feature film)">Special Mention</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #DFD98D;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_intermittent_National_Film_Awards" title="Discontinued and intermittent National Film Awards">Discontinued awards</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Experimental_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Experimental Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Industrial_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Industrial Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Agriculture_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Agriculture Film">Agriculture Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Anthropological/Ethnographic_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Anthropological/Ethnographic Film">Anthropological/Ethnographic Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Biographical_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Biographical Film">Biographical Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Educational/Motivational/Instructional_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Educational/Motivational/Instructional Film">Educational/Motivational/Instructional Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Non-Feature_Environment/Conservation/Preservation_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Environment/Conservation/Preservation Film">Environment/Conservation/Preservation Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Exploration/Adventure_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Exploration/Adventure Film">Exploration/Adventure Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Non-Feature_Film_on_Family_Welfare" title="National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film on Family Welfare">Film on Family Welfare</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Historical_Reconstruction/Compilation_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Historical Reconstruction/Compilation Film">Historical Reconstruction/Compilation Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Investigative_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Investigative Film">Investigative Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Promotional_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Promotional Film">Promotional Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Scientific_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Scientific Film">Scientific Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Film_on_Social_Issues" title="National Film Award for Best Film on Social Issues">Film on Social Issues</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Filmstrip" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Filmstrip</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_News_Review" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">News Review</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Newsreel_Cameraman" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Newsreel Cameraman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_%E2%80%93_Special_Jury_Award_(non-feature_film)" title="National Film Award – Special Jury Award (non-feature film)">Special Jury</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #BDB76B;width:1%">Writing on cinema</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #DFD98D;width:1%">Current awards</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Book_on_Cinema" title="National Film Award for Best Book on Cinema">Best Book on Cinema</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Film_Critic" title="National Film Award for Best Film Critic">Best Film Critic</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #DFD98D;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_intermittent_National_Film_Awards" title="Discontinued and intermittent National Film Awards">Intermittent awards</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_%E2%80%93_Special_Jury_Award_/_Special_Mention_(Book_on_Cinema)" title="National Film Award – Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Book on Cinema)">Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Book on Cinema)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_%E2%80%93_Special_Jury_Award_/_Special_Mention_(Film_Critic)" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award – Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Film Critic)">Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Film Critic)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #BDB76B;width:1%">Awards by year</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #DFD98D;width:1%">1953–1960</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1st_National_Film_Awards" title="1st National Film Awards">1953 (1st)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2nd_National_Film_Awards" title="2nd National Film Awards">1954 (2nd)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/3rd_National_Film_Awards" title="3rd National Film Awards">1955 (3rd)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4th_National_Film_Awards" title="4th National Film Awards">1956 (4th)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/5th_National_Film_Awards" title="5th National Film Awards">1957 (5th)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/6th_National_Film_Awards" title="6th National Film Awards">1958 (6th)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/7th_National_Film_Awards" title="7th National Film Awards">1959 (7th)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/8th_National_Film_Awards" title="8th National Film Awards">1960 (8th)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #DFD98D;width:1%">1961–1980</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/9th_National_Film_Awards" title="9th National Film Awards">1961 (9th)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/10th_National_Film_Awards" title="10th National Film Awards">1962 (10th)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/11th_National_Film_Awards" title="11th National Film Awards">1963 (11th)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/12th_National_Film_Awards" title="12th National Film Awards">1964 (12th)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/13th_National_Film_Awards" title="13th National Film Awards">1965 (13th)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/14th_National_Film_Awards" title="14th National Film Awards">1966 (14th)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/15th_National_Film_Awards" title="15th National Film Awards">1967 (15th)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/16th_National_Film_Awards" title="16th National Film Awards">1968 (16th)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/17th_National_Film_Awards" title="17th National Film Awards">1969 (17th)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/18th_National_Film_Awards" title="18th National Film Awards">1970 (18th)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/19th_National_Film_Awards" title="19th National Film Awards">1971 (19th)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/20th_National_Film_Awards" title="20th National Film Awards">1972 (20th)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/21st_National_Film_Awards" title="21st National Film Awards">1973 (21st)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/22nd_National_Film_Awards" title="22nd National Film Awards">1974 (22nd)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/23rd_National_Film_Awards" title="23rd National Film Awards">1975 (23rd)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/24th_National_Film_Awards" title="24th National Film Awards">1976 (24th)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/25th_National_Film_Awards" title="25th National Film Awards">1977 (25th)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/26th_National_Film_Awards" title="26th National Film Awards">1978 (26th)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/27th_National_Film_Awards" title="27th National Film Awards">1979 (27th)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/28th_National_Film_Awards" title="28th National Film Awards">1980 (28th)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #DFD98D;width:1%">1981–2000</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/29th_National_Film_Awards" title="29th National Film Awards">1981 (29th)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/30th_National_Film_Awards" title="30th National Film Awards">1982 (30th)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/31st_National_Film_Awards" title="31st National Film Awards">1983 (31st)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/32nd_National_Film_Awards" title="32nd National Film Awards">1984 (32nd)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/33rd_National_Film_Awards" title="33rd National Film Awards">1985 (33rd)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/34th_National_Film_Awards" title="34th National Film Awards">1986 (34th)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/35th_National_Film_Awards" title="35th National Film Awards">1987 (35th)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/36th_National_Film_Awards" title="36th National Film Awards">1988 (36th)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/37th_National_Film_Awards" title="37th National Film Awards">1989 (37th)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/38th_National_Film_Awards" title="38th National Film Awards">1990 (38th)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/39th_National_Film_Awards" title="39th National Film Awards">1991 (39th)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/40th_National_Film_Awards" title="40th National Film Awards">1992 (40th)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/41st_National_Film_Awards" title="41st National Film Awards">1993 (41st)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/42nd_National_Film_Awards" title="42nd National Film Awards">1994 (42nd)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/43rd_National_Film_Awards" title="43rd National Film Awards">1995 (43rd)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/44th_National_Film_Awards" title="44th National Film Awards">1996 (44th)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/45th_National_Film_Awards" title="45th National Film Awards">1997 (45th)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/46th_National_Film_Awards" title="46th National Film Awards">1998 (46th)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/47th_National_Film_Awards" title="47th National Film Awards">1999 (47th)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/48th_National_Film_Awards" title="48th National Film Awards">2000 (48th)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" 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href="/wiki/57th_National_Film_Awards" title="57th National Film Awards">2009 (57th)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/58th_National_Film_Awards" title="58th National Film Awards">2010 (58th)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/59th_National_Film_Awards" title="59th National Film Awards">2011 (59th)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/60th_National_Film_Awards" title="60th National Film Awards">2012 (60th)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/61st_National_Film_Awards" title="61st National Film Awards">2013 (61st)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/62nd_National_Film_Awards" title="62nd National Film Awards">2014 (62nd)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/63rd_National_Film_Awards" title="63rd National Film Awards">2015 (63rd)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/64th_National_Film_Awards" title="64th National Film Awards">2016 (64th)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/65th_National_Film_Awards" title="65th National Film Awards">2017 (65th)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/66th_National_Film_Awards" title="66th National Film Awards">2018 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