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.infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .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 Actor in a Leading Role</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Rishab_Shetty_in_2023.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="The 2022 recipient: Rishab Shetty" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Rishab_Shetty_in_2023.jpg/220px-Rishab_Shetty_in_2023.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="222" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Rishab_Shetty_in_2023.jpg/330px-Rishab_Shetty_in_2023.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Rishab_Shetty_in_2023.jpg/440px-Rishab_Shetty_in_2023.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1069" data-file-height="1080" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">The 2022 recipient: <a href="/wiki/Rishab_Shetty" title="Rishab Shetty">Rishab Shetty</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Awarded for</th><td class="infobox-data">Best performance by an actor 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">Bharat Award (1968–1974)<br />National Film Award for Best Actor (1975–2021)</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><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹2,00,000</span></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/Rishab_Shetty" title="Rishab Shetty">Rishab Shetty</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/Amitabh_Bachchan" title="Amitabh Bachchan">Amitabh Bachchan</a> (4)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Total awarded</th><td class="infobox-data">61</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">First winner</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Uttam_Kumar" title="Uttam Kumar">Uttam Kumar</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>National Film Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role</b> is an honour presented annually at the <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Awards" title="National Film Awards">National Film Awards</a> of India instituted since 1967 to actors who have delivered the best performance in a leading role within the <a href="/wiki/Cinema_of_India" title="Cinema of India">Indian film industry</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-nfa_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nfa-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Called the "State Awards for Films" when established in 1954, the National Film Awards ceremony is older than the <a href="/wiki/Directorate_of_Film_Festivals" title="Directorate of Film Festivals">Directorate of Film Festivals</a>. The State Awards instituted the individual award in 1968 as the "Bharat Award for the Best Actor"; in 1975, it was renamed as the "Rajat Kamal Award for the Best Actor".<sup id="cite_ref-nfa_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nfa-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-1974award_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1974award-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-1975award_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1975award-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Throughout the past 45 years, accounting for ties and repeat winners, the Government of India has presented a total of 52 "Best Actor" awards to 40 actors. 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.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-1974award_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1974award-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since the 70th National Film Awards, the name was changed to "National Film Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role".<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Although the Indian film industry produces films in around 20 <a href="/wiki/Languages_of_India" title="Languages of India">languages and dialects</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-nfa_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nfa-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the actors whose performances have won awards have worked in eight major languages: <a href="/wiki/Hindi" title="Hindi">Hindi</a> (twenty-five awards), <a href="/wiki/Malayalam" title="Malayalam">Malayalam</a> (fourteen awards), <a href="/wiki/Tamil_language" title="Tamil language">Tamil</a> (nine awards), <a href="/wiki/Bengali_language" title="Bengali language">Bengali</a> (five awards), <a href="/wiki/Marathi_language" title="Marathi language">Marathi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kannada" title="Kannada">Kannada</a> (four awards), English (two awards), and <a href="/wiki/Telugu_language" title="Telugu language">Telugu</a> (one award). </p><p>The first recipient was <a href="/wiki/Uttam_Kumar" title="Uttam Kumar">Uttam Kumar</a> from <a href="/wiki/Cinema_of_West_Bengal" title="Cinema of West Bengal">Bengali cinema</a>, who was honoured at the <a href="/wiki/15th_National_Film_Awards" title="15th National Film Awards">15th National Film Awards</a> in 1967 for his performances in <i><a href="/wiki/Antony_Firingee_(film)" title="Antony Firingee (film)">Anthony Firingee</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Chiriyakhana" title="Chiriyakhana">Chiriyakhana</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-firstaward_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-firstaward-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was also the first actor who won this award for two different films in the same year. As of 2022 edition, <a href="/wiki/Amitabh_Bachchan" title="Amitabh Bachchan">Amitabh Bachchan</a> is the most honoured actor with four awards. <a href="/wiki/Kamal_Haasan" title="Kamal Haasan">Kamal Haasan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mammootty" title="Mammootty">Mammootty</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ajay_Devgn" title="Ajay Devgn">Ajay Devgn</a> with three awards, while six actors—<a href="/wiki/Mohanlal" title="Mohanlal">Mohanlal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mithun_Chakraborty" title="Mithun Chakraborty">Mithun Chakraborty</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sanjeev_Kumar" title="Sanjeev Kumar">Sanjeev Kumar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Om_Puri" title="Om Puri">Om Puri</a>, <a href="/wiki/Naseeruddin_Shah" title="Naseeruddin Shah">Naseeruddin Shah</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dhanush" title="Dhanush">Dhanush</a>—have won the award two times. Two actors have achieved the honour for performing in two languages—Mithun Chakraborty (Hindi and Bengali) and Mammootty (Malayalam and English).<sup id="cite_ref-1999Award_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1999Award-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The most recent recipient is <a href="/wiki/Rishab_Shetty" title="Rishab Shetty">Rishab Shetty</a> who is honoured at the <a href="/wiki/70th_National_Film_Awards" title="70th National Film Awards">70th National Film Awards</a> for his performance in <a href="/wiki/Kantara_(film)" title="Kantara (film)"><i>Kantara</i></a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Key">Key</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Film_Award_for_Best_Actor_in_a_Leading_Role&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Key"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></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><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Film_Award_for_Best_Actor_in_a_Leading_Role&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Recipients"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Uttam_Kumar_2009_stamp_of_India.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Uttam_Kumar_2009_stamp_of_India.jpg/170px-Uttam_Kumar_2009_stamp_of_India.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="229" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Uttam_Kumar_2009_stamp_of_India.jpg/255px-Uttam_Kumar_2009_stamp_of_India.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Uttam_Kumar_2009_stamp_of_India.jpg/340px-Uttam_Kumar_2009_stamp_of_India.jpg 2x" data-file-width="690" data-file-height="928" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Uttam_Kumar" title="Uttam Kumar">Uttam Kumar</a><br />(The first-ever recipient of the Best Actor Award for his performances in <i><a href="/wiki/Antony_Firingee_(film)" title="Antony Firingee (film)">Antony Firingee</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Chiriyakhana" title="Chiriyakhana">Chiriyakhana</a></i> in 1967.)</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:MG_Ramachandran_2017_stamp_of_India.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/MG_Ramachandran_2017_stamp_of_India.jpg/170px-MG_Ramachandran_2017_stamp_of_India.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="228" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6b/MG_Ramachandran_2017_stamp_of_India.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="250" data-file-height="336" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/M._G._Ramachandran" title="M. G. Ramachandran">M. G. Ramachandran</a>, former <a href="/wiki/Chief_minister_of_Tamil_Nadu" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief minister of Tamil Nadu">chief minister of Tamil Nadu</a> won the award for his performance in <i><a href="/wiki/Rickshawkaran" title="Rickshawkaran">Rickshawkaran</a></i> in 1971.</figcaption></figure> <p><br /> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237032888/mw-parser-output/.tmulti">.mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner{display:flex;flex-direction:column}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{display:flex;flex-direction:row;clear:left;flex-wrap:wrap;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{margin:1px;float:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .theader{clear:both;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;align-self:center;background-color:transparent;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .thumbcaption{background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-left{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti 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style="width:182px;max-width:182px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kamal_Haasan_FICCI_event.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Kamal Haasan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Kamal_Haasan_FICCI_event.jpg/180px-Kamal_Haasan_FICCI_event.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="212" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Kamal_Haasan_FICCI_event.jpg/270px-Kamal_Haasan_FICCI_event.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/87/Kamal_Haasan_FICCI_event.jpg 2x" data-file-width="322" data-file-height="379" /></a></span></div></div></div><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:182px;max-width:182px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SOP_Mammootty2016.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Mammootty" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/SOP_Mammootty2016.jpg/180px-SOP_Mammootty2016.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="219" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/SOP_Mammootty2016.jpg/270px-SOP_Mammootty2016.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/SOP_Mammootty2016.jpg/360px-SOP_Mammootty2016.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1606" data-file-height="1950" /></a></span></div></div></div><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:182px;max-width:182px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ajay_Devgn_grace_the_21_years_of_%27Aap_Ki_Adalat%27_celebration.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Ajay Devgn" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Ajay_Devgn_grace_the_21_years_of_%27Aap_Ki_Adalat%27_celebration.jpg/180px-Ajay_Devgn_grace_the_21_years_of_%27Aap_Ki_Adalat%27_celebration.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="199" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d1/Ajay_Devgn_grace_the_21_years_of_%27Aap_Ki_Adalat%27_celebration.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="208" data-file-height="230" /></a></span></div></div></div><div class="trow" style="display:flex"><div class="thumbcaption"><a href="/wiki/Kamal_Haasan" title="Kamal Haasan">Kamal Haasan</a> (top), <a href="/wiki/Mammootty" title="Mammootty">Mammootty</a> (middle), and <a href="/wiki/Ajay_Devgn" title="Ajay Devgn">Ajay Devgn</a> (bottom) are the three actors to win the honour thrice.</div></div></div></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Mitun-chakraborty_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Mitun-chakraborty_%28cropped%29.jpg/170px-Mitun-chakraborty_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="215" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Mitun-chakraborty_%28cropped%29.jpg/255px-Mitun-chakraborty_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Mitun-chakraborty_%28cropped%29.jpg/340px-Mitun-chakraborty_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="2592" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Mithun_Chakraborty" title="Mithun Chakraborty">Mithun Chakraborty</a> was awarded for his debut film.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Riddhi_Sen_in_May_2018.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Riddhi_Sen_in_May_2018.jpg/170px-Riddhi_Sen_in_May_2018.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="227" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Riddhi_Sen_in_May_2018.jpg/255px-Riddhi_Sen_in_May_2018.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Riddhi_Sen_in_May_2018.jpg/340px-Riddhi_Sen_in_May_2018.jpg 2x" data-file-width="393" data-file-height="524" /></a><figcaption> <a href="/wiki/Riddhi_Sen" title="Riddhi Sen">Riddhi Sen</a><br />(youngest winner)</figcaption></figure> <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<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </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"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Reference">Refs.</span>" </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffecc8;" rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/15th_National_Film_Awards" title="15th National Film Awards">1967<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(15th)</span></a> ‡ </td> <th rowspan="2" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Uttam_Kumar" title="Uttam Kumar">Uttam Kumar</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Firingee" title="Anthony Firingee">Anthony Firingee</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Antony_Firingee_(film)" title="Antony Firingee (film)">Antony Firingee</a></i> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Bengali_language" title="Bengali language">Bengali</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><sup id="cite_ref-1967award_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1967award-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Byomkesh_Bakshi" title="Byomkesh Bakshi">Byomkesh Bakshi</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Chiriyakhana" title="Chiriyakhana">Chiriyakhana</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/16th_National_Film_Awards" title="16th National Film Awards">1968<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(16th)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Ashok_Kumar" title="Ashok Kumar">Ashok Kumar</a> </th> <td>Shivnath "Joggi Thakur" Choudhary </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Aashirwad_(film)" title="Aashirwad (film)">Aashirwad</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hindi" title="Hindi">Hindi</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-1969award_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1969award-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/17th_National_Film_Awards" title="17th National Film Awards">1969<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(17th)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Utpal_Dutt" title="Utpal Dutt">Utpal Dutt</a> </th> <td>Bhuvan Shome </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Bhuvan_Shome" title="Bhuvan Shome">Bhuvan Shome</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hindi" title="Hindi">Hindi</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-1970award_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1970award-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/18th_National_Film_Awards" title="18th National Film Awards">1970<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(18th)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Sanjeev_Kumar" title="Sanjeev Kumar">Sanjeev Kumar</a> </th> <td>Hamid Ahmed </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Dastak_(1970_film)" title="Dastak (1970 film)">Dastak</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hindi" title="Hindi">Hindi</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-1973award_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1973award-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/19th_National_Film_Awards" title="19th National Film Awards">1971<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(19th)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/M._G._Ramachandran" title="M. G. Ramachandran">M. G. Ramachandran</a> </th> <td>Selvam </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Rickshawkaran" title="Rickshawkaran">Rickshawkaran</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tamil_language" title="Tamil language">Tamil</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-mgrhome_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mgrhome-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/20th_National_Film_Awards" title="20th National Film Awards">1972<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(20th)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Sanjeev_Kumar" title="Sanjeev Kumar">Sanjeev Kumar</a> </th> <td>Hari Charan Mathur </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Koshish" title="Koshish">Koshish</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hindi" title="Hindi">Hindi</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-1973award_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1973award-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/21st_National_Film_Awards" title="21st National Film Awards">1973<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(21st)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/P._J._Antony" title="P. J. Antony">P. J. Antony</a> </th> <td>Velichapad </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Nirmalyam" title="Nirmalyam">Nirmalyam</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Malayalam" title="Malayalam">Malayalam</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-1974award_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1974award-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/22nd_National_Film_Awards" title="22nd National Film Awards">1974<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(22nd)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Sadhu_Meher" title="Sadhu Meher">Sadhu Meher</a> </th> <td>Kishtayya </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Ankur_(film)" title="Ankur (film)">Ankur</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hindi" title="Hindi">Hindi</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-1975award_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1975award-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/23rd_National_Film_Awards" title="23rd National Film Awards">1975<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(23rd)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/M._V._Vasudeva_Rao" title="M. V. Vasudeva Rao">M. V. Vasudeva Rao</a> </th> <td>Choma </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Chomana_Dudi" title="Chomana Dudi">Chomana Dudi</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kannada" title="Kannada">Kannada</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-1976awards_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1976awards-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/24th_National_Film_Awards" title="24th National Film Awards">1976<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(24th)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Mithun_Chakraborty" title="Mithun Chakraborty">Mithun Chakraborty</a> </th> <td>Ghinua </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Mrigayaa" title="Mrigayaa">Mrigayaa</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hindi" title="Hindi">Hindi</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-1993award_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1993award-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/25th_National_Film_Awards" title="25th National Film Awards">1977<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(25th)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Bharath_Gopi" class="mw-redirect" title="Bharath Gopi">Bharath Gopi</a> </th> <td>Shankaran Kutty </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Kodiyettam" title="Kodiyettam">Kodiyettam</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Malayalam" title="Malayalam">Malayalam</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-1978awards_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1978awards-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/26th_National_Film_Awards" title="26th National Film Awards">1978<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(26th)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row">Arun Mukherjee </th> <td>Parasuram </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Parasuram_(1979_film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Parasuram (1979 film)">Parasuram</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bengali_language" title="Bengali language">Bengali</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-toibook_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-toibook-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/27th_National_Film_Awards" title="27th National Film Awards">1979<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(27th)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Naseeruddin_Shah" title="Naseeruddin Shah">Naseeruddin Shah</a> </th> <td>Anirudh Parmar </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Sparsh_(film)" title="Sparsh (film)">Sparsh</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hindi" title="Hindi">Hindi</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-1985award_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1985award-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/28th_National_Film_Awards" title="28th National Film Awards">1980<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(28th)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Balan_K._Nair" title="Balan K. Nair">Balan K. Nair</a> </th> <td>Govindan </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Oppol" title="Oppol">Oppol</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Malayalam" title="Malayalam">Malayalam</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-1981award_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1981award-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/29th_National_Film_Awards" title="29th National Film Awards">1981<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(29th)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Om_Puri" title="Om Puri">Om Puri</a> </th> <td>Hari Mondal </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Arohan_(film)" title="Arohan (film)">Arohan</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hindi" title="Hindi">Hindi</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-1982award_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1982award-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/30th_National_Film_Awards" title="30th National Film Awards">1982<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(30th)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Kamal_Haasan" title="Kamal Haasan">Kamal Haasan</a> </th> <td>R. Srinivas<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Cheenu)</span> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Moondram_Pirai" title="Moondram Pirai">Moondram Pirai</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tamil_language" title="Tamil language">Tamil</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-1983award_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1983award-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/31st_National_Film_Awards" title="31st National Film Awards">1983<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(31st)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Om_Puri" title="Om Puri">Om Puri</a> </th> <td>Anant Velankar </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Ardh_Satya" title="Ardh Satya">Ardh Satya</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hindi" title="Hindi">Hindi</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-1984award_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1984award-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/32nd_National_Film_Awards" title="32nd National Film Awards">1984<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(32nd)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Naseeruddin_Shah" title="Naseeruddin Shah">Naseeruddin Shah</a> </th> <td>Naurangia </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Paar_(film)" title="Paar (film)">Paar</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hindi" title="Hindi">Hindi</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-1985award_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1985award-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/33rd_National_Film_Awards" title="33rd National Film Awards">1985<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(33rd)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Shashi_Kapoor" title="Shashi Kapoor">Shashi Kapoor</a> </th> <td>Vikas Pande </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/New_Delhi_Times_(film)" class="mw-redirect" title="New Delhi Times (film)">New Delhi Times</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hindi" title="Hindi">Hindi</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Encyclopaedia_of_Hindi_cinema_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Encyclopaedia_of_Hindi_cinema-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/34th_National_Film_Awards" title="34th National Film Awards">1986<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(34th)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Charuhasan" title="Charuhasan">Charuhasan</a> </th> <td>Tabara Shetty </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Tabarana_Kathe" title="Tabarana Kathe">Tabarana Kathe</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kannada" title="Kannada">Kannada</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/35th_National_Film_Awards" title="35th National Film Awards">1987<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(35th)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Kamal_Haasan" title="Kamal Haasan">Kamal Haasan</a> </th> <td>Sakthivelu Nayakar <sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Nayakan" title="Nayakan">Nayakan</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tamil_language" title="Tamil language">Tamil</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-1988award_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1988award-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/36th_National_Film_Awards" title="36th National Film Awards">1988<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(36th)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Premji" title="Premji">Premji</a> </th> <td>Raghava Chakyar </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Piravi" title="Piravi">Piravi</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Malayalam" title="Malayalam">Malayalam</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-hindu_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hindu-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffecc8;" rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/37th_National_Film_Awards" title="37th National Film Awards">1989<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(37th)</span></a> ‡ </td> <th rowspan="2" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Mammootty" title="Mammootty">Mammootty</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Vaikom_Muhammad_Basheer" title="Vaikom Muhammad Basheer">Vaikom Muhammad Basheer</a><sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <br /> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Mathilukal_(film)" title="Mathilukal (film)">Mathilukal</a></i> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Malayalam" title="Malayalam">Malayalam</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><sup id="cite_ref-1994award_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1994award-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Chandu_Chekavar" title="Chandu Chekavar">Chandu Chekavar</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Oru_Vadakkan_Veeragatha" title="Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha">Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/38th_National_Film_Awards" title="38th National Film Awards">1990<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(38th)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Amitabh_Bachchan" title="Amitabh Bachchan">Amitabh Bachchan</a> </th> <td>Vijay Deenanath Chauhan </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Agneepath_(1990_film)" title="Agneepath (1990 film)">Agneepath</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hindi" title="Hindi">Hindi</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-1991award_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1991award-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/39th_National_Film_Awards" title="39th National Film Awards">1991<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(39th)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Mohanlal" title="Mohanlal">Mohanlal</a> </th> <td>Kalliyur Gopinathan </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Bharatham" title="Bharatham">Bharatham</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Malayalam" title="Malayalam">Malayalam</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-1992award_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1992award-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/40th_National_Film_Awards" title="40th National Film Awards">1992<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(40th)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Mithun_Chakraborty" title="Mithun Chakraborty">Mithun Chakraborty</a> </th> <td>Shibnath </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Tahader_Katha" title="Tahader Katha">Tahader Katha</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bengali_language" title="Bengali language">Bengali</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-1993award_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1993award-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffecc8;" rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/41st_National_Film_Awards" title="41st National Film Awards">1993<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(41st)</span></a> ‡ </td> <th rowspan="2" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Mammootty" title="Mammootty">Mammootty</a> </th> <td>Ponthan Mada </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Ponthan_Mada" title="Ponthan Mada">Ponthan Mada</a></i> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Malayalam" title="Malayalam">Malayalam</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><sup id="cite_ref-1994award_33-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1994award-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Bhaskara Patelar </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Vidheyan" title="Vidheyan">Vidheyan</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/42nd_National_Film_Awards" title="42nd National Film Awards">1994<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(42nd)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Nana_Patekar" title="Nana Patekar">Nana Patekar</a> </th> <td>Pratap Narayan Tilak </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Krantiveer" title="Krantiveer">Krantiveer</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hindi" title="Hindi">Hindi</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-1995award_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1995award-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/43rd_National_Film_Awards" title="43rd National Film Awards">1995<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(43rd)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Rajit_Kapur" title="Rajit Kapur">Rajit Kapur</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Mahatma_Gandhi" title="Mahatma Gandhi">Mahatma Gandhi</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Making_of_the_Mahatma" title="The Making of the Mahatma">The Making of the Mahatma</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_English" title="Indian English">English</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-1996award_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1996award-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/44th_National_Film_Awards" title="44th National Film Awards">1996<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(44th)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Kamal_Haasan" title="Kamal Haasan">Kamal Haasan</a> </th> <td>Senapathy <br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Indian)</span>,<br />Chandrabose <br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Chandru)</span> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Indian_(1996_film)" title="Indian (1996 film)">Indian</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tamil_language" title="Tamil language">Tamil</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-1997award_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1997award-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ADD8E6" rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/45th_National_Film_Awards" title="45th National Film Awards">1997<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(45th)</span></a> † </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Balachandra_Menon" title="Balachandra Menon">Balachandra Menon</a> </th> <td>Ismail </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Samaantharangal" title="Samaantharangal">Samaantharangal</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Malayalam" title="Malayalam">Malayalam</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><sup id="cite_ref-1998award_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1998award-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Suresh_Gopi" title="Suresh Gopi">Suresh Gopi</a> </th> <td>Kannan Perumalayan </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Kaliyattam" title="Kaliyattam">Kaliyattam</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Malayalam" title="Malayalam">Malayalam</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ADD8E6" rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/46th_National_Film_Awards" title="46th National Film Awards">1998<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(46th)</span></a> † </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Ajay_Devgn" title="Ajay Devgn">Ajay Devgn</a> </th> <td>Ajay R. Desai </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Zakhm" title="Zakhm">Zakhm</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hindi" title="Hindi">Hindi</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><sup id="cite_ref-1999Award_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1999Award-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Mammootty" title="Mammootty">Mammootty</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/B._R._Ambedkar" title="B. R. Ambedkar">B. R. Ambedkar</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Dr._Babasaheb_Ambedkar_(film)" title="Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar (film)">Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_English" title="Indian English">English</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/47th_National_Film_Awards" title="47th National Film Awards">1999<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(47th)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Mohanlal" title="Mohanlal">Mohanlal</a> </th> <td>Kunjikuttan </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Vanaprastham" title="Vanaprastham">Vanaprastham</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Malayalam" title="Malayalam">Malayalam</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-2000Award_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2000Award-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/48th_National_Film_Awards" title="48th National Film Awards">2000<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(48th)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Anil_Kapoor" title="Anil Kapoor">Anil Kapoor</a> </th> <td>Major Jaidev Rajvansh </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Pukar_(2000_film)" title="Pukar (2000 film)">Pukar</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hindi" title="Hindi">Hindi</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-2001Award_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2001Award-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/49th_National_Film_Awards" title="49th National Film Awards">2001<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(49th)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Murali_(Malayalam_actor)" title="Murali (Malayalam actor)">Murali</a> </th> <td>Appa Mestry </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Neythukaran" title="Neythukaran">Neythukaran</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Malayalam" title="Malayalam">Malayalam</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-2002Award_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2002Award-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/50th_National_Film_Awards" title="50th National Film Awards">2002<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(50th)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Ajay_Devgn" title="Ajay Devgn">Ajay Devgn</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Bhagat_Singh" title="Bhagat Singh">Bhagat Singh</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Bhagat_Singh" title="The Legend of Bhagat Singh">The Legend of Bhagat Singh</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hindi" title="Hindi">Hindi</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-tribune_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tribune-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/51st_National_Film_Awards" title="51st National Film Awards">2003<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(51st)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Vikram_(actor)" title="Vikram (actor)">Vikram</a> </th> <td>Chithan </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Pithamagan" title="Pithamagan">Pithamagan</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tamil_language" title="Tamil language">Tamil</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-2004Award_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2004Award-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/52nd_National_Film_Awards" title="52nd National Film Awards">2004<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(52nd)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Saif_Ali_Khan" title="Saif Ali Khan">Saif Ali Khan</a> </th> <td>Karan Kapoor </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Hum_Tum_(film)" title="Hum Tum (film)">Hum Tum</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hindi" title="Hindi">Hindi</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-2005Award_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2005Award-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/53rd_National_Film_Awards" title="53rd National Film Awards">2005<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(53rd)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Amitabh_Bachchan" title="Amitabh Bachchan">Amitabh Bachchan</a> </th> <td>Debraj Sahai </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Black_(2005_film)" title="Black (2005 film)">Black</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hindi" title="Hindi">Hindi</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-2006Award_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2006Award-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/54th_National_Film_Awards" title="54th National Film Awards">2006<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(54th)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Soumitra_Chatterjee" title="Soumitra Chatterjee">Soumitra Chatterjee</a> </th> <td>Shashanka Palit </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Podokkhep" title="Podokkhep">Podokkhep</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bengali_language" title="Bengali language">Bengali</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-2007Award_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2007Award-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/55th_National_Film_Awards" title="55th National Film Awards">2007<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(55th)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Prakash_Raj" title="Prakash Raj">Prakash Raj</a> </th> <td>Vengadam </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Kanchivaram" title="Kanchivaram">Kanchivaram</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tamil_language" title="Tamil language">Tamil</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-2008Award_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2008Award-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/56th_National_Film_Awards" title="56th National Film Awards">2008<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(56th)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Upendra_Limaye" title="Upendra Limaye">Upendra Limaye</a> </th> <td>Tayappa </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Jogwa" title="Jogwa">Jogwa</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marathi_language" title="Marathi language">Marathi</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-2009Award_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2009Award-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/57th_National_Film_Awards" title="57th National Film Awards">2009<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(57th)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Amitabh_Bachchan" title="Amitabh Bachchan">Amitabh Bachchan</a> </th> <td>Auro </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Paa_(film)" title="Paa (film)">Paa</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hindi" title="Hindi">Hindi</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-2010Award_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2010Award-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ADD8E6" rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/58th_National_Film_Awards" title="58th National Film Awards">2010<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(58th)</span></a> † </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Dhanush" title="Dhanush">Dhanush</a> </th> <td>K. P. Karuppu </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Aadukalam" title="Aadukalam">Aadukalam</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tamil_language" title="Tamil language">Tamil</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><sup id="cite_ref-2011Award_51-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2011Award-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Salim_Kumar" title="Salim Kumar">Salim Kumar</a> </th> <td>Abu </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Adaminte_Makan_Abu" title="Adaminte Makan Abu">Adaminte Makan Abu</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Malayalam" title="Malayalam">Malayalam</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/59th_National_Film_Awards" title="59th National Film Awards">2011<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(59th)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Girish_Kulkarni" title="Girish Kulkarni">Girish Kulkarni</a> </th> <td>Keshya </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Deool" title="Deool">Deool</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marathi_language" title="Marathi language">Marathi</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-2012Award_52-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2012Award-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ADD8E6" rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/60th_National_Film_Awards" title="60th National Film Awards">2012<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(60th)</span></a> † </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Irrfan_Khan" title="Irrfan Khan">Irrfan Khan</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Paan_Singh_Tomar" title="Paan Singh Tomar">Paan Singh Tomar</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Paan_Singh_Tomar_(film)" title="Paan Singh Tomar (film)">Paan Singh Tomar</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hindi" title="Hindi">Hindi</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><sup id="cite_ref-60thaward_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60thaward-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Vikram_Gokhale" title="Vikram Gokhale">Vikram Gokhale</a> </th> <td>Ratnakar </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Anumati_(film)" title="Anumati (film)">Anumati</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marathi_language" title="Marathi language">Marathi</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ADD8E6" rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/61st_National_Film_Awards" title="61st National Film Awards">2013<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(61st)</span></a> † </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Rajkummar_Rao" title="Rajkummar Rao">Rajkummar Rao</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Shahid_Azmi" title="Shahid Azmi">Shahid Azmi</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Shahid_(film)" title="Shahid (film)">Shahid</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hindi" title="Hindi">Hindi</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><sup id="cite_ref-61stNFA_53-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61stNFA-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Suraj_Venjaramoodu" title="Suraj Venjaramoodu">Suraj Venjaramoodu</a> </th> <td>Father <sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>e<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Perariyathavar" title="Perariyathavar">Perariyathavar</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Malayalam" title="Malayalam">Malayalam</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/62nd_National_Film_Awards" title="62nd National Film Awards">2014<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(62nd)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Sanchari_Vijay" title="Sanchari Vijay">Sanchari Vijay</a> </th> <td>Madesha<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Vidya)</span> <sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>f<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Naanu_Avanalla...Avalu" title="Naanu Avanalla...Avalu">Naanu Avanalla...Avalu</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kannada" title="Kannada">Kannada</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-62ndNFA_56-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62ndNFA-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/63rd_National_Film_Awards" title="63rd National Film Awards">2015<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(63rd)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Amitabh_Bachchan" title="Amitabh Bachchan">Amitabh Bachchan</a> </th> <td>Bhashkor Banerjee </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Piku" title="Piku">Piku</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hindi" title="Hindi">Hindi</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/64th_National_Film_Awards" title="64th National Film Awards">2016<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(64th)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Akshay_Kumar" title="Akshay Kumar">Akshay Kumar</a> </th> <td>Commander Rustom Pavri </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Rustom_(film)" title="Rustom (film)">Rustom</a></i> <sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>g<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hindi" title="Hindi">Hindi</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/65th_National_Film_Awards" title="65th National Film Awards">2017<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(65th)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Riddhi_Sen" title="Riddhi Sen">Riddhi Sen</a> </th> <td>Parimal<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Puti)</span> <sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>h<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Nagarkirtan" title="Nagarkirtan">Nagarkirtan</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bengali_language" title="Bengali language">Bengali</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ADD8E6" rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/66th_National_Film_Awards" title="66th National Film Awards">2018<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(66th)</span></a> † </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Ayushmann_Khurrana" title="Ayushmann Khurrana">Ayushmann Khurrana</a> </th> <td>Akash </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Andhadhun" title="Andhadhun">Andhadhun</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hindi" title="Hindi">Hindi</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Vicky_Kaushal" title="Vicky Kaushal">Vicky Kaushal</a> </th> <td>Major Vihaan Singh Shergill </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Uri:_The_Surgical_Strike" title="Uri: The Surgical Strike">Uri: The Surgical Strike</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hindi" title="Hindi">Hindi</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ADD8E6" rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/67th_National_Film_Awards" title="67th National Film Awards">2019<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(67th)</span></a> † </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Manoj_Bajpayee" title="Manoj Bajpayee">Manoj Bajpayee</a> </th> <td>Ganpath Bhonsle </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Bhonsle_(film)" title="Bhonsle (film)">Bhonsle</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hindi" title="Hindi">Hindi</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Dhanush" title="Dhanush">Dhanush</a> </th> <td>Sivasaami </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Asuran_(2019_film)" title="Asuran (2019 film)">Asuran</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tamil_language" title="Tamil language">Tamil</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ADD8E6" rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/68th_National_Film_Awards" title="68th National Film Awards">2020<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(68th)</span></a> † </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Suriya" title="Suriya">Suriya</a> </th> <td>Nedumaaran Rajangam (Maara) </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Soorarai_Pottru" title="Soorarai Pottru">Soorarai Pottru</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tamil_language" title="Tamil language">Tamil</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Ajay_Devgn" title="Ajay Devgn">Ajay Devgn</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Tanaji_Malusare" title="Tanaji Malusare">Tanaji Malusare</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Tanhaji:_The_Unsung_Warrior" class="mw-redirect" title="Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior">Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hindi" title="Hindi">Hindi</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/69th_National_Film_Awards" title="69th National Film Awards">2021<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(69th)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Allu_Arjun" title="Allu Arjun">Allu Arjun</a> </th> <td>Molleti Pushpa Raj </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Pushpa:_The_Rise" title="Pushpa: The Rise">Pushpa: The Rise</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Telugu_language" title="Telugu language">Telugu</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/70th_National_Film_Awards" title="70th National Film Awards">2022<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(70th)</span></a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Rishab_Shetty" title="Rishab Shetty">Rishab Shetty</a> </th> <td>Shiva </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Kantara_(film)" title="Kantara (film)">Kantara</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kannada_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Kannada language">Kannada</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Footnotes">Footnotes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Film_Award_for_Best_Actor_in_a_Leading_Role&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Footnotes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Until <a href="/wiki/69th_National_Film_Awards" title="69th National Film Awards">69th National Film Awards</a> (2021), the cash prize is <span style="white-space: nowrap">₹50,000</span>.<sup id="cite_ref-60thaward_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60thaward-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">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>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-28"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-28">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The character played by Kamal Haasan was loosely based on the Mumbai-based <a href="/wiki/Tamil_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Tamil people">Tamil</a> gangster <a href="/wiki/Varadarajan_Mudaliar" title="Varadarajan Mudaliar">Varadarajan Mudaliar</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-32"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-32">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Mammootty played the real-life character of <a href="/wiki/Vaikom_Muhammad_Basheer" title="Vaikom Muhammad Basheer">Vaikom Muhammad Basheer</a> in the film that was based on an <a href="/wiki/Autobiographical_novel" title="Autobiographical novel">autobiographical novel</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Mathilukal" title="Mathilukal">same name</a> by Basheer himself .<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-54"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-54">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The character remained unnamed throughout the film.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-55"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-55">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Vijay played the character of a transgender.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-60"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-60">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">In interviews with <i><a href="/wiki/The_Quint" title="The Quint">The Quint</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Hindustan_Times" title="Hindustan Times">Hindustan Times</a></i>, the then-jury chairman <a href="/wiki/Priyadarshan" title="Priyadarshan">Priyadarshan</a> stated that Kumar won the award for <i>Rustom</i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Airlift_(film)" title="Airlift (film)">Airlift</a></i>, but for technical reasons only one film was mentioned in the list of winners.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-62"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-62">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Sen played the character of a transgender.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Film_Award_for_Best_Actor_in_a_Leading_Role&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-nfa-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-nfa_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-nfa_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-nfa_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output 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.cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://dff.nic.in/nfa.asp">"About National Film Awards"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Directorate_of_Film_Festivals" title="Directorate of Film Festivals">Directorate of Film Festivals</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111025223102/http://dff.nic.in/nfa.asp">Archived</a> from the original on 25 October 2011<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">31 July</span> 2011</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=About+National+Film+Awards&rft.pub=Directorate+of+Film+Festivals&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fdff.nic.in%2Fnfa.asp&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Film+Award+for+Best+Actor+in+a+Leading+Role" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-1974award-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-1974award_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-1974award_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-1974award_2-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><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/20110928071446/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm21stNFAAward.aspx?PdfName=21NFA.pdf">"21st National Awards For Films (1974)"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. Directorate of Film Festivals. p. 16. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm21stNFAAward.aspx?PdfName=21NFA.pdf">the original</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> on 28 September 2011<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">30 July</span> 2011</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=21st+National+Awards+For+Films+%281974%29&rft.pages=16&rft.pub=Directorate+of+Film+Festivals&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fiffi.nic.in%2FDff2011%2FFrm21stNFAAward.aspx%3FPdfName%3D21NFA.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Film+Award+for+Best+Actor+in+a+Leading+Role" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-1975award-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-1975award_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-1975award_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><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/20110928072522/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm22ndNFAAward.aspx?PdfName=22NFA.pdf">"22nd National Film Festival (1975)"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. Directorate of Film Festivals. p. 14. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm22ndNFAAward.aspx?PdfName=22NFA.pdf">the original</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> on 28 September 2011<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">18 March</span> 2013</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=60th+National+Film+Awards+Announced&rft.pub=Press+Information+Bureau+%28PIB%29%2C+India&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fpib.nic.in%2Farchieve%2Fothers%2F2013%2Fmar%2Fd2013031801.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Film+Award+for+Best+Actor+in+a+Leading+Role" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFUnder_Secretary_to_the_Government_of_India2023" class="citation web cs1">Under Secretary to the Government of India (14 December 2023). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://mib.gov.in/filmsdocuments/report-rationalization-awards-conferred-ministry-information-broadcasting">"Report on Rationalization of Awards Conferred by the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting | Ministry of Information and Broadcasting | Government of India"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Information_and_Broadcasting_(India)" title="Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)">Ministry of Information and Broadcasting</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Directorate of Film Festivals. 25 November 1968. p. 29. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm15thNFAAward.aspx?PdfName=15NFA.pdf">the original</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> on 28 September 2011<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">31 July</span> 2011</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=National+Awards+for+Films%3A+Uttam+Kumar+%281967%29&rft.pages=29&rft.pub=Directorate+of+Film+Festivals&rft.date=1968-11-25&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fiffi.nic.in%2FDff2011%2FFrm15thNFAAward.aspx%3FPdfName%3D15NFA.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Film+Award+for+Best+Actor+in+a+Leading+Role" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-1999Award-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-1999Award_8-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-1999Award_8-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><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/20130130000622/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm46NFAAward.aspx?PdfName=46NFA.pdf">"Award for the Best Actor"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. Directorate of Film Festivals. p. 24. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm46NFAAward.aspx?PdfName=46NFA.pdf">the original</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> on 30 January 2013<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">30 July</span> 2011</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Award+for+the+Best+Actor&rft.pages=24&rft.pub=Directorate+of+Film+Festivals&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fiffi.nic.in%2FDff2011%2FFrm46NFAAward.aspx%3FPdfName%3D46NFA.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Film+Award+for+Best+Actor+in+a+Leading+Role" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGhosh,_Avijit2010" class="citation news cs1">Ghosh, Avijit (10 July 2010). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20130818155555/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-07-10/news-interviews/28275376_1_uttam-kumar-movies-three-national-awards">"Mithun: Sexy at sixty"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Times_of_India" title="The Times of India">The Times of India</a></i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-07-10/news-interviews/28275376_1_uttam-kumar-movies-three-national-awards">the original</a> on 18 August 2013<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">18 August</span> 2013</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Times+of+India&rft.atitle=Mithun%3A+Sexy+at+sixty&rft.date=2010-07-10&rft.au=Ghosh%2C+Avijit&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Farticles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com%2F2010-07-10%2Fnews-interviews%2F28275376_1_uttam-kumar-movies-three-national-awards&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Film+Award+for+Best+Actor+in+a+Leading+Role" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-1967award-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1967award_11-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><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/20110928071652/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm15thNFAAward.aspx?PdfName=15NFA.pdf">"14th National Film Awards For Films (1968)"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. Directorate of Film Festivals. 25 November 1968. p. 4. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm15thNFAAward.aspx?PdfName=15NFA.pdf">the original</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> on 28 September 2011<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">30 July</span> 2011</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=14th+National+Film+Awards+For+Films+%281968%29&rft.pages=4&rft.pub=Directorate+of+Film+Festivals&rft.date=1968-11-25&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fiffi.nic.in%2FDff2011%2FFrm15thNFAAward.aspx%3FPdfName%3D15NFA.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Film+Award+for+Best+Actor+in+a+Leading+Role" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-1969award-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1969award_12-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><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/20110721170733/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm16thNFAAward.aspx?PdfName=16NFA.pdf">"16th National Awards For Films (1969)"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. Directorate of Film Festivals. 13 February 1970. p. 4. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm16thNFAAward.aspx?PdfName=16NFA.pdf">the original</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> on 21 July 2011<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Directorate of Film Festivals. p. 41. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm20thNFAAward.aspx?PdfName=20NFA.pdf">the original</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> on 21 July 2011<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.mgrhome.org/mgr.html">the original</a> on 21 August 2011<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2 August</span> 2011</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=About+MGR+%E2%80%93+Dr.+M.+G.+Ramachandran&rft.pub=mgrhome.org.+MGR+Memorial+Charitable+Trust&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mgrhome.org%2Fmgr.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Film+Award+for+Best+Actor+in+a+Leading+Role" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-1976awards-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1976awards_16-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><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/20110526091043/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm23rdNFAAward.aspx?PdfName=23NFA.pdf">"23rd National Film Festival (1976)"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. Directorate of Film Festivals. p. 6. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm23rdNFAAward.aspx?PdfName=23NFA.pdf">the original</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> on 26 May 2011<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">30 July</span> 2011</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=23rd+National+Film+Festival+%281976%29&rft.pages=6&rft.pub=Directorate+of+Film+Festivals&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fiffi.nic.in%2FDff2011%2FFrm23rdNFAAward.aspx%3FPdfName%3D23NFA.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Film+Award+for+Best+Actor+in+a+Leading+Role" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-1993award-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-1993award_17-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-1993award_17-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><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/20151008114601/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm40thNFAAward.aspx?PdfName=40NFA.pdf">"40th National Film Festival"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. Directorate of Film Festivals. pp. 38–39. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm40thNFAAward.aspx?PdfName=40NFA.pdf">the original</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> on 8 October 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">30 July</span> 2011</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=40th+National+Film+Festival&rft.pages=38-39&rft.pub=Directorate+of+Film+Festivals&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fiffi.nic.in%2FDff2011%2FFrm40thNFAAward.aspx%3FPdfName%3D40NFA.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Film+Award+for+Best+Actor+in+a+Leading+Role" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-1978awards-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1978awards_18-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><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/20110721170417/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm25thNFAAward.aspx?PdfName=27NFA.pdf">"25th National Film Festival (1978)"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. Directorate of Film Festivals. p. 7. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm25thNFAAward.aspx?PdfName=27NFA.pdf">the original</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> on 21 July 2011<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">30 July</span> 2011</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=25th+National+Film+Festival+%281978%29&rft.pages=7&rft.pub=Directorate+of+Film+Festivals&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fiffi.nic.in%2FDff2011%2FFrm25thNFAAward.aspx%3FPdfName%3D27NFA.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Film+Award+for+Best+Actor+in+a+Leading+Role" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-toibook-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-toibook_19-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation book cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?u=1&num=305&seq=44&view=image&size=100&id=uc1.b4299693"><i>The Times of India directory & yearbook, including who's who</i></a>. 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Directorate of Film Festivals. p. 12. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm32ndNFAAward.aspx?PdfName=32NFA.pdf">the original</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> on 28 September 2011<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Directorate of Film Festivals. p. 12. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm28thNFAAward.aspx?PdfName=28NFA.pdf">the original</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> on 21 July 2011<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Directorate of Film Festivals. p. 10. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm29thNFAAward.aspx?PdfName=29NFA.pdf">the original</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> on 21 July 2011<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">30 July</span> 2011</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=29th+National+Film+Festival+%281982%29&rft.pages=10&rft.pub=Directorate+of+Film+Festivals&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fiffi.nic.in%2FDff2011%2FFrm29thNFAAward.aspx%3FPdfName%3D29NFA.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Film+Award+for+Best+Actor+in+a+Leading+Role" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-1983award-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1983award_23-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><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/20141216074858/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm30thNFAAward.aspx?PdfName=30NFA.pdf">"30th National Film Festival (1983)"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. Directorate of Film Festivals. p. 12. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm30thNFAAward.aspx?PdfName=30NFA.pdf">the original</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> on 16 December 2014<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Directorate of Film Festivals. p. 12. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm31stNFAAward.aspx?PdfName=31NFA.pdf">the original</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> on 21 July 2011<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Delhi: Popular Prakashan. p. 568. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/81-7991-066-0" title="Special:BookSources/81-7991-066-0"><bdi>81-7991-066-0</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=Kapoor%2C+Shashi+%28b.+1938%29&rft.btitle=Encyclopaedia+of+Hindi+Cinema&rft.place=Delhi&rft.pages=568&rft.pub=Popular+Prakashan&rft.date=2003&rft.isbn=81-7991-066-0&rft.au=Chatterjee%2C+Saibal&rft.au=Nihalani%2C+Govind+%26+Guljar&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Film+Award+for+Best+Actor+in+a+Leading+Role" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-26"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-26">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><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/20170205060141/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm34ndNFAAward.aspx">"34th National Film Awards 1987"</a>. Directorate of Film Festivals. p. 24. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm34ndNFAAward.aspx">the original</a> on 5 February 2017<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2 August</span> 2011</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Hindu&rft.atitle=Smooth+sailing&rft.date=2010-09-17&rft.au=Nagarajan%2C+Saraswathy&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Farts%2Fcinema%2Farticle677749.ece&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Film+Award+for+Best+Actor+in+a+Leading+Role" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-31"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-31">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20130816071015/http://www.bangaloremirror.com/article/25/2013072120130721201558262f02bebdb/Mammootty-as-Basheer%E2%80%99s-Majid.html">"Mammootty as Basheer's Majid"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Bangalore_Mirror" title="Bangalore Mirror">Bangalore Mirror</a></i>. 21 July 2013. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.bangaloremirror.com/article/25/2013072120130721201558262f02bebdb/Mammootty-as-Basheer%E2%80%99s-Majid.html">the original</a> on 16 August 2013<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">16 August</span> 2013</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Bangalore+Mirror&rft.atitle=Mammootty+as+Basheer%27s+Majid&rft.date=2013-07-21&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bangaloremirror.com%2Farticle%2F25%2F2013072120130721201558262f02bebdb%2FMammootty-as-Basheer%25E2%2580%2599s-Majid.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Film+Award+for+Best+Actor+in+a+Leading+Role" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-1994award-33"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-1994award_33-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-1994award_33-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><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/20110928072259/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm41thNFAAward.aspx?PdfName=41NFA.pdf">"Award for the Best Actor"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. Directorate of Film Festivals. pp. 34–35. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm41thNFAAward.aspx?PdfName=41NFA.pdf">the original</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> on 28 September 2011<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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G. Ramachandran">M. G. Ramachandran</a> <a href="/wiki/19th_National_Film_Awards" title="19th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1971)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sanjeev_Kumar" title="Sanjeev Kumar">Sanjeev Kumar</a> <a href="/wiki/20th_National_Film_Awards" title="20th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1972)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._J._Antony" title="P. J. Antony">P. J. Antony</a> <a href="/wiki/21st_National_Film_Awards" title="21st National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1973)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sadhu_Meher" title="Sadhu Meher">Sadhu Meher</a> <a href="/wiki/22nd_National_Film_Awards" title="22nd National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1974)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._V._Vasudeva_Rao" title="M. V. Vasudeva Rao">M. V. 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title="Naseeruddin Shah">Naseeruddin Shah</a> <a href="/wiki/32nd_National_Film_Awards" title="32nd National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1984)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shashi_Kapoor" title="Shashi Kapoor">Shashi Kapoor</a> <a href="/wiki/33rd_National_Film_Awards" title="33rd National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1985)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charuhasan" title="Charuhasan">Charuhasan</a> <a href="/wiki/34th_National_Film_Awards" title="34th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1986)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamal_Haasan" title="Kamal Haasan">Kamal Haasan</a> <a href="/wiki/35th_National_Film_Awards" title="35th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1987)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Premji" title="Premji">Premji</a> <a href="/wiki/36th_National_Film_Awards" title="36th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1988)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mammootty" 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Achievement</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/Dadasaheb_Phalke_Award" title="Dadasaheb Phalke Award">Dadasaheb Phalke Award</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #BDB76B;width:1%">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_Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Feature Film">Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Direction" title="National Film Award for Best Direction">Direction</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Popular_Film_Providing_Wholesome_Entertainment" title="National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment">Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Children%27s_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Children's Film">Children's Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Debut_Film_of_a_Director" title="National Film Award for Best Debut Film of a Director">Debut Film of a Director</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Film_in_AVGC" title="National Film Award for Best Film in AVGC">AVGC (Animation Film)</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>Film Promoting National, Social and Environmental Values</li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Assamese_Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Assamese Feature Film">Assamese Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Bengali_Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Bengali Feature Film">Bengali Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Gujarati_Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Gujarati Feature Film">Gujarati Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Hindi_Feature_Film" 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 class="mw-selflink selflink">Actor in a Leading Role</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Actress_in_a_Leading_Role" title="National Film Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role">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 <span style="font-size:85%;">(1st)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2nd_National_Film_Awards" title="2nd National Film Awards">1954 <span style="font-size:85%;">(2nd)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/3rd_National_Film_Awards" title="3rd National Film Awards">1955 <span style="font-size:85%;">(3rd)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4th_National_Film_Awards" title="4th National Film Awards">1956 <span style="font-size:85%;">(4th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/5th_National_Film_Awards" title="5th National Film Awards">1957 <span style="font-size:85%;">(5th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/6th_National_Film_Awards" title="6th National Film Awards">1958 <span style="font-size:85%;">(6th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/7th_National_Film_Awards" title="7th National Film Awards">1959 <span style="font-size:85%;">(7th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/8th_National_Film_Awards" title="8th National Film Awards">1960 <span style="font-size:85%;">(8th)</span></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 <span style="font-size:85%;">(9th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/10th_National_Film_Awards" title="10th National Film Awards">1962 <span style="font-size:85%;">(10th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/11th_National_Film_Awards" title="11th National Film Awards">1963 <span style="font-size:85%;">(11th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/12th_National_Film_Awards" title="12th National Film Awards">1964 <span style="font-size:85%;">(12th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/13th_National_Film_Awards" title="13th National Film Awards">1965 <span style="font-size:85%;">(13th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/14th_National_Film_Awards" title="14th National Film Awards">1966 <span style="font-size:85%;">(14th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/15th_National_Film_Awards" title="15th National Film Awards">1967 <span style="font-size:85%;">(15th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/16th_National_Film_Awards" title="16th National Film Awards">1968 <span style="font-size:85%;">(16th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/17th_National_Film_Awards" title="17th National Film Awards">1969 <span style="font-size:85%;">(17th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/18th_National_Film_Awards" title="18th National Film Awards">1970 <span style="font-size:85%;">(18th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/19th_National_Film_Awards" title="19th National Film Awards">1971 <span style="font-size:85%;">(19th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/20th_National_Film_Awards" title="20th National Film Awards">1972 <span style="font-size:85%;">(20th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/21st_National_Film_Awards" title="21st National Film Awards">1973 <span style="font-size:85%;">(21st)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/22nd_National_Film_Awards" title="22nd National Film Awards">1974 <span style="font-size:85%;">(22nd)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/23rd_National_Film_Awards" title="23rd National Film Awards">1975 <span style="font-size:85%;">(23rd)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/24th_National_Film_Awards" title="24th National Film Awards">1976 <span style="font-size:85%;">(24th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/25th_National_Film_Awards" title="25th National Film Awards">1977 <span style="font-size:85%;">(25th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/26th_National_Film_Awards" title="26th National Film Awards">1978 <span style="font-size:85%;">(26th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/27th_National_Film_Awards" title="27th National Film Awards">1979 <span style="font-size:85%;">(27th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/28th_National_Film_Awards" title="28th National Film Awards">1980 <span style="font-size:85%;">(28th)</span></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 <span style="font-size:85%;">(29th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/30th_National_Film_Awards" title="30th National Film Awards">1982 <span style="font-size:85%;">(30th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/31st_National_Film_Awards" title="31st National Film Awards">1983 <span style="font-size:85%;">(31st)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/32nd_National_Film_Awards" title="32nd National Film Awards">1984 <span style="font-size:85%;">(32nd)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/33rd_National_Film_Awards" title="33rd National Film Awards">1985 <span style="font-size:85%;">(33rd)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/34th_National_Film_Awards" title="34th National Film Awards">1986 <span style="font-size:85%;">(34th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/35th_National_Film_Awards" title="35th National Film Awards">1987 <span style="font-size:85%;">(35th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/36th_National_Film_Awards" title="36th National Film Awards">1988 <span style="font-size:85%;">(36th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/37th_National_Film_Awards" title="37th National Film Awards">1989 <span style="font-size:85%;">(37th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/38th_National_Film_Awards" title="38th National Film Awards">1990 <span style="font-size:85%;">(38th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/39th_National_Film_Awards" title="39th National Film Awards">1991 <span style="font-size:85%;">(39th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/40th_National_Film_Awards" title="40th National Film Awards">1992 <span style="font-size:85%;">(40th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/41st_National_Film_Awards" title="41st National Film Awards">1993 <span style="font-size:85%;">(41st)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/42nd_National_Film_Awards" title="42nd National Film Awards">1994 <span style="font-size:85%;">(42nd)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/43rd_National_Film_Awards" title="43rd National Film Awards">1995 <span style="font-size:85%;">(43rd)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/44th_National_Film_Awards" title="44th National Film Awards">1996 <span style="font-size:85%;">(44th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/45th_National_Film_Awards" title="45th National Film Awards">1997 <span style="font-size:85%;">(45th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/46th_National_Film_Awards" title="46th National Film Awards">1998 <span style="font-size:85%;">(46th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/47th_National_Film_Awards" title="47th National Film Awards">1999 <span style="font-size:85%;">(47th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/48th_National_Film_Awards" title="48th National Film Awards">2000 <span style="font-size:85%;">(48th)</span></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #DFD98D;width:1%">2001–2020</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/49th_National_Film_Awards" title="49th National Film Awards">2001 <span style="font-size:85%;">(49th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/50th_National_Film_Awards" title="50th National Film Awards">2002 <span style="font-size:85%;">(50th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/51st_National_Film_Awards" title="51st National Film Awards">2003 <span style="font-size:85%;">(51st)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/52nd_National_Film_Awards" title="52nd National Film Awards">2004 <span style="font-size:85%;">(52nd)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/53rd_National_Film_Awards" title="53rd National Film Awards">2005 <span style="font-size:85%;">(53rd)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/54th_National_Film_Awards" title="54th National Film Awards">2006 <span style="font-size:85%;">(54th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/55th_National_Film_Awards" title="55th National Film Awards">2007 <span style="font-size:85%;">(55th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/56th_National_Film_Awards" title="56th National Film Awards">2008 <span style="font-size:85%;">(56th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/57th_National_Film_Awards" title="57th National Film Awards">2009 <span style="font-size:85%;">(57th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/58th_National_Film_Awards" title="58th National Film Awards">2010 <span style="font-size:85%;">(58th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/59th_National_Film_Awards" title="59th National Film Awards">2011 <span style="font-size:85%;">(59th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/60th_National_Film_Awards" title="60th National Film Awards">2012 <span style="font-size:85%;">(60th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/61st_National_Film_Awards" title="61st National Film Awards">2013 <span style="font-size:85%;">(61st)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/62nd_National_Film_Awards" title="62nd National Film Awards">2014 <span style="font-size:85%;">(62nd)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/63rd_National_Film_Awards" title="63rd National Film Awards">2015 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