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class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Writing_on_cinema" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Writing_on_cinema"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.4</span> <span>Writing on cinema</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Writing_on_cinema-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Discontinued_and_intermittent_categories" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Discontinued_and_intermittent_categories"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Discontinued and intermittent categories</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Discontinued_and_intermittent_categories-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Notes" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Notes"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span 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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-as mw-list-item"><a href="https://as.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A7%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B7%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%8D%E0%A7%B0%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC_%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%9A%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A7%B0_%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%81%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BE" title="ৰাষ্ট্ৰীয় চলচ্চিত্ৰ বঁটা – Assamese" lang="as" hreflang="as" data-title="ৰাষ্ট্ৰীয় চলচ্চিত্ৰ বঁটা" data-language-autonym="অসমীয়া" data-language-local-name="Assamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>অসমীয়া</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC_%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%9A%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0_%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0_(%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A4)" title="জাতীয় চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কার (ভারত) – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="জাতীয় চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কার (ভারত)" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Film_Awards" title="National Film Awards – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="National Film Awards" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Film_Award" title="National Film Award – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="National Film Award" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-dty mw-list-item"><a href="https://dty.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF_%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0_(%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A4)" title="राष्ट्रिय चलचित्र पुरस्कार (भारत) – Doteli" lang="dty" hreflang="dty" data-title="राष्ट्रिय चलचित्र पुरस्कार (भारत)" data-language-autonym="डोटेली" data-language-local-name="Doteli" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>डोटेली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Film_Awards" title="National Film Awards – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="National Film Awards" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naciaj_Filmpremioj" title="Naciaj Filmpremioj – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Naciaj Filmpremioj" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Film_Awards" title="National Film Awards – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="National Film Awards" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B2_%D9%81%DB%8C%D9%84%D9%85_%D9%85%D9%84%DB%8C" title="جوایز فیلم ملی – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="جوایز فیلم ملی" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Film_Awards" title="National Film Awards – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="National Film Awards" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%82%B4%EC%85%94%EB%84%90_%ED%95%84%EB%A6%84_%EC%96%B4%EC%9B%8C%EB%93%9C" title="내셔널 필름 어워드 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="내셔널 필름 어워드" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B1%D5%A6%D5%A3%D5%A1%D5%B5%D5%AB%D5%B6_%D5%AF%D5%AB%D5%B6%D5%B8%D5%B4%D6%80%D6%81%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A1%D5%AF_(%D5%80%D5%B6%D5%A4%D5%AF%D5%A1%D5%BD%D5%BF%D5%A1%D5%B6)" title="Ազգային կինոմրցանակ (Հնդկաստան) – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Ազգային կինոմրցանակ (Հնդկաստան)" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%AF_%E0%A4%AB%E0%A4%BC%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AE_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0" title="राष्ट्रीय फ़िल्म पुरस्कार – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="राष्ट्रीय फ़िल्म पुरस्कार" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penghargaan_Film_Nasional_(India)" title="Penghargaan Film Nasional (India) – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Penghargaan Film Nasional (India)" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Film_Awards" title="National Film Awards – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="National Film Awards" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%A1%D7%99_%D7%94%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%9C%D7%A0%D7%95%D7%A2_%D7%94%D7%9C%D7%90%D7%95%D7%9E%D7%99_(%D7%94%D7%95%D7%93%D7%95)" title="פרסי הקולנוע הלאומי (הודו) – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="פרסי הקולנוע הלאומי (הודו)" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kn mw-list-item"><a href="https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%B0%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%B7%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%9F%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%B0%E0%B3%80%E0%B2%AF_%E0%B2%9A%E0%B2%B2%E0%B2%A8%E0%B2%9A%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%A4%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%B0_%E0%B2%AA%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%B0%E0%B2%B6%E0%B2%B8%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%A4%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%97%E0%B2%B3%E0%B3%81" title="ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಚಲನಚಿತ್ರ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿಗಳು – Kannada" lang="kn" hreflang="kn" data-title="ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಚಲನಚಿತ್ರ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿಗಳು" data-language-autonym="ಕನ್ನಡ" data-language-local-name="Kannada" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ಕನ್ನಡ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mai mw-list-item"><a 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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%AF_%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%9F_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0" title="राष्ट्रीय चित्रपट पुरस्कार – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="राष्ट्रीय चित्रपट पुरस्कार" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anugerah_Filem_Kebangsaan" title="Anugerah Filem Kebangsaan – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Anugerah Filem Kebangsaan" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li 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<div id="siteSub" class="noprint">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">State-instituted annual film awards in India</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">This article is about the National Film Awards in India. For other uses, see <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Awards_(disambiguation)" class="mw-disambig" title="National Film Awards (disambiguation)">National Film Awards (disambiguation)</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .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 Awards</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><i>Current: <a href="/wiki/70th_National_Film_Awards" title="70th National Film Awards">70th National Film Awards</a></i></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Vigyan_Bhawan_Delhi_P_20170403_093253.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Vigyan_Bhawan_Delhi_P_20170403_093253.jpg/220px-Vigyan_Bhawan_Delhi_P_20170403_093253.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Vigyan_Bhawan_Delhi_P_20170403_093253.jpg/330px-Vigyan_Bhawan_Delhi_P_20170403_093253.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Vigyan_Bhawan_Delhi_P_20170403_093253.jpg/440px-Vigyan_Bhawan_Delhi_P_20170403_093253.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4096" data-file-height="2304" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption"><a href="/wiki/Vigyan_Bhawan" title="Vigyan Bhawan">Vigyan Bhawan</a>, where the National Film Awards are presented annually.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Awarded for</th><td class="infobox-data">Excellence in cinematic achievements for <a href="/wiki/Cinema_of_India" title="Cinema of India">Indian cinema</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Location</th><td class="infobox-data location"><a href="/wiki/Vigyan_Bhawan" title="Vigyan Bhawan">Vigyan Bhawan</a>, New Delhi</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Country</th><td class="infobox-data location">India</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Presented by</th><td class="infobox-data attendee"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Development_Corporation_of_India" title="National Film Development Corporation of India">National Film Development Corporation</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">First awarded</th><td class="infobox-data">10 October 1954<span class="noprint">; 70 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1954-10-10</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Last awarded</th><td class="infobox-data">24 August 2023<span class="noprint">; 14 months ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2023-08-24</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://nfaindia.org/">nfaindia<wbr />.org</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable floatright plainrowheaders"> <caption>List of films with most awards </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Film (Year) </th> <th scope="col">No. of awards won </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><i><a href="/wiki/Lagaan" title="Lagaan">Lagaan</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/49th_National_Film_Awards" title="49th National Film Awards">2001</a>) </th> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">8 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><i><a href="/wiki/Bajirao_Mastani" title="Bajirao Mastani">Bajirao Mastani</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/63rd_National_Film_Awards" title="63rd National Film Awards">2015</a>) </th> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">7 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Godmother_(film)" title="Godmother (film)"><i>Godmother</i></a> (<a href="/wiki/46th_National_Film_Awards" title="46th National Film Awards">1998</a>) </th> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">6 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><i><a href="/wiki/Kannathil_Muthamittal" title="Kannathil Muthamittal">Kannathil Muthamittal</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/50th_National_Film_Awards" title="50th National Film Awards">2002</a>) </th> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">6 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><i><a href="/wiki/Aadukalam" title="Aadukalam">Aadukalam</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/58th_National_Film_Awards" title="58th National Film Awards">2010</a>) </th> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">6 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><i><a href="/wiki/RRR" title="RRR">RRR</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/69th_National_Film_Awards" title="69th National Film Awards">2022</a>) </th> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">6 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><i><a href="/wiki/Soorarai_Pottru" title="Soorarai Pottru">Soorarai Pottru</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/68th_National_Film_Awards" title="68th National Film Awards">2020</a>) </th> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">5 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><i><a href="/wiki/Gangubai_Kathiawadi" title="Gangubai Kathiawadi">Gangubai Kathiawadi</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/69th_National_Film_Awards" title="69th National Film Awards">2022</a>) </th> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">5 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>The <b>National Film Awards</b> are awards for artistic and technical merit given for "Excellence within the <a href="/wiki/Cinema_of_India" title="Cinema of India">Indian</a> film industry". Established in 1954, it has been administered, along with the <a href="/wiki/International_Film_Festival_of_India" title="International Film Festival of India">International Film Festival of India</a> and the Indian Panorama, by the <a href="/wiki/Indian_government" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian government">Indian government</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Directorate_of_Film_Festivals" title="Directorate of Film Festivals">Directorate of Film Festivals</a> from 1973 until 2020, and by the <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Development_Corporation_of_India" title="National Film Development Corporation of India">NFDC</a> since 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-Explained_2022_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Explained_2022-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Every year, a national panel appointed by the government selects the winning entry, and the award ceremony is held in <a href="/wiki/New_Delhi" title="New Delhi">New Delhi</a>, where the <a href="/wiki/President_of_India" title="President of India">President of India</a> presents the awards. This is followed by the inauguration of the National Film Festival, where award-winning films are screened for the public. Declared for films produced in the previous year across the country, they hold the distinction of awarding merit to the best of <a href="/wiki/Indian_cinema" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian cinema">Indian cinema</a> overall, as well as presenting awards for the best films in each region and language of the country.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Film_Awards&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Awards were first presented in 1954. The <a href="/wiki/Government_of_India" title="Government of India">Government of India</a> conceived the ceremony to honor films made across India, on a national scale, to encourage the furthering of Indian art and culture. From 1973 until 2020, the Indian Directorate of Film Festivals administers the ceremony along with other major film events in India annually.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since then, <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Development_Corporation_of_India" title="National Film Development Corporation of India">National Film Development Corporation of India</a> administers the ceremony. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Juries_and_rules">Juries and rules</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Film_Awards&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Juries and rules"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The National Film Awards are presented in two main categories: <a href="/wiki/Feature_film" title="Feature film">Feature Films</a> and <a href="/wiki/Documentary_film" title="Documentary film">Non-Feature Films</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Explained_2022_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Explained_2022-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The juries are appointed by the <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Development_Corporation_of_India" title="National Film Development Corporation of India">NFDC</a>. Neither the Government nor the organization has influence over which films are selected for consideration and which films ultimately win awards. There are strict criteria as to whether a film is eligible for consideration by the jury panels. Over 100 films made across the country are entered in each category (Feature and Non-Feature) for the awards and are deemed eligible each year.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A list of rules is presented every year in a document of regulations known as the National Film Award Regulations.<sup id="cite_ref-Explained_2022_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Explained_2022-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The criteria for eligibility contain many clauses. Among them, there is a direct requirement for the makers of a film, and particularly the director, to be Indian nationals.<sup id="cite_ref-eligibility_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-eligibility-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Films entering the competition should be produced in India, and in the case of co-production involving a foreign entity, there are as many as six conditions that should be fulfilled in order for the film to qualify.<sup id="cite_ref-eligibility_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-eligibility-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to the criteria, in order to be eligible for consideration by the jury, a film should be certified by the <a href="/wiki/Central_Board_of_Film_Certification" title="Central Board of Film Certification">Central Board of Film Certification</a> between 1 January and 31 December. Whether a film is considered a feature film or a non-feature film shall be decided by the Feature Film jury. The eligibility list includes a section of rules determining which films shall not be eligible for entry in the competition.<sup id="cite_ref-eligibility_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-eligibility-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards_ceremonies">Awards ceremonies</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Film_Awards&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Awards ceremonies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The "Year" in the below table corresponds to the year of the film certificate issued by the <a href="/wiki/Central_Board_of_Film_Certification" title="Central Board of Film Certification">CBFC</a>. The "Date" indicates when the awards were presented to the winners. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable sticky-header" style="text-align: center"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Ceremony </th> <th>Date </th> <th>Best Feature Film </th> <th>Best Non-Feature Film </th></tr> <tr> <td>1953 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1st_National_Film_Awards" title="1st National Film Awards">1st</a></td> <td>10 October 1954</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Shyamchi_Aai_(film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Shyamchi Aai (film)">Shyamchi Aai</a></i> </td> <td><i>Mahabalipuram</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1954 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2nd_National_Film_Awards" title="2nd National Film Awards">2nd</a></td> <td>21 December 1955</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Mirza_Ghalib_(film)" title="Mirza Ghalib (film)">Mirza Ghalib</a></i> </td> <td><i>Spirit of the Loom</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1955 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/3rd_National_Film_Awards" title="3rd National Film Awards">3rd</a></td> <td>September 1956</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Pather_Panchali" title="Pather Panchali">Pather Panchali</a></i> </td> <td><i>Magic of Mountains</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1956 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/4th_National_Film_Awards" title="4th National Film Awards">4th</a></td> <td>28 April 1957</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Kabuliwala_(1957_film)" title="Kabuliwala (1957 film)">Kabuliwala</a></i> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Gotoma_the_Buddha" title="Gotoma the Buddha">Gotama The Buddha</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1957 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/5th_National_Film_Awards" title="5th National Film Awards">5th</a></td> <td>16 April 1958</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Do_Aankhen_Barah_Haath" title="Do Aankhen Barah Haath"><i>Do Aankhen Barah Haath</i></a> </td> <td><i>A Himalayan Tapestry</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1958 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/6th_National_Film_Awards" title="6th National Film Awards">6th</a></td> <td>28 April 1959</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sagar_Sangamey" title="Sagar Sangamey"><i>Sagar Sangamey</i></a> </td> <td><i>Radha Krishna</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1959 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/7th_National_Film_Awards" title="7th National Film Awards">7th</a></td> <td>1 May 1960</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Apur_Sansar" class="mw-redirect" title="Apur Sansar"><i>Apur Sansar</i></a> </td> <td><i>Kathakali</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1960 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/8th_National_Film_Awards" title="8th National Film Awards">8th</a></td> <td>31 March 1961</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Anuradha_(1960_film)" title="Anuradha (1960 film)"><i>Anuradha</i></a> </td> <td><i>Kangra and Kulu</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1961 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/9th_National_Film_Awards" title="9th National Film Awards">9th</a></td> <td>21 April 1962</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Bhagini_Nivedita_(film)" title="Bhagini Nivedita (film)">Bhagini Nivedita</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rabindranath_Tagore_(film)" title="Rabindranath Tagore (film)"><i>Rabindranath Tagore</i></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1962 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/10th_National_Film_Awards" title="10th National Film Awards">10th</a></td> <td>21 April 1963</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Dada_Thakur_(film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dada Thakur (film)">Dada Thakur</a></i> </td> <td><i>Four Centuries Ago</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1963 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/11th_National_Film_Awards" title="11th National Film Awards">11th</a></td> <td>25 April 1964</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Shehar_Aur_Sapna" title="Shehar Aur Sapna">Shehar Aur Sapna</a></i> </td> <td><i>Song of the Snow</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1964 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/12th_National_Film_Awards" title="12th National Film Awards">12th</a></td> <td>31 May 1965</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Charulata" title="Charulata">Charulata</a></i> </td> <td><i>One Day</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1965 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/13th_National_Film_Awards" title="13th National Film Awards">13th</a></td> <td>1966</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Chemmeen" title="Chemmeen">Chemmeen</a></i> </td> <td><i>Cloven Horizon</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1966 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/14th_National_Film_Awards" title="14th National Film Awards">14th</a></td> <td>10 October 1967</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Teesri_Kasam" title="Teesri Kasam">Teesri Kasam</a></i> </td> <td><i>Glimpses of West Bengal</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1967 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/15th_National_Film_Awards" title="15th National Film Awards">15th</a></td> <td>25 November 1968</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Hatey_Bazarey" title="Hatey Bazarey">Hatey Bazarey</a></i> </td> <td><i>India '67</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1968 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/16th_National_Film_Awards" title="16th National Film Awards">16th</a></td> <td>13 February 1970</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Goopy_Gyne_Bagha_Byne" title="Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne">Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne</a></i> </td> <td><i>Everest</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1969 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/17th_National_Film_Awards" title="17th National Film Awards">17th</a></td> <td>21 November 1970</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Bhuvan_Shome" title="Bhuvan Shome">Bhuvan Shome</a></i> </td> <td><i>Amrita Sher-Gil</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1970 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/18th_National_Film_Awards" title="18th National Film Awards">18th</a></td> <td>1971</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Samskara_(film)" title="Samskara (film)">Samskara</a></i> </td> <td>"No Award" </td></tr> <tr> <td>1971 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/19th_National_Film_Awards" title="19th National Film Awards">19th</a></td> <td>1 May 1972</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Seemabaddha" title="Seemabaddha">Seemabaddha</a></i> </td> <td><i>Bhutan</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1972 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/20th_National_Film_Awards" title="20th National Film Awards">20th</a></td> <td>1973</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Swayamvaram_(1972_film)" title="Swayamvaram (1972 film)">Swayamvaram</a></i> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Inner_Eye" title="The Inner Eye">The Inner Eye</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1973 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/21st_National_Film_Awards" title="21st National Film Awards">21st</a></td> <td>October 1974</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Nirmalyam" title="Nirmalyam">Nirmalyam</a></i> </td> <td><i>The Flame Burns Bright</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1974 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/22nd_National_Film_Awards" title="22nd National Film Awards">22nd</a></td> <td>1976</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Chorus_(1974_film)" title="Chorus (1974 film)">Chorus</a></i> </td> <td><i>Man In Search of Man</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1975 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/23rd_National_Film_Awards" title="23rd National Film Awards">23rd</a></td> <td>1976</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Chomana_Dudi" title="Chomana Dudi">Chomana Dudi</a></i> </td> <td><i>Winged Wonderland</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1976 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/24th_National_Film_Awards" title="24th National Film Awards">24th</a></td> <td>1977</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Mrigayaa" title="Mrigayaa">Mrigayaa</a></i> </td> <td>"No Award" </td></tr> <tr> <td>1977 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/25th_National_Film_Awards" title="25th National Film Awards">25th</a></td> <td>27 April 1978</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Ghatashraddha" title="Ghatashraddha">Ghatashraddha</a></i> </td> <td><i>Deshratna Rajendra Prasad</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1978 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/26th_National_Film_Awards" title="26th National Film Awards">26th</a></td> <td>April 1979</td> <td>"No Award" </td> <td><i>Rumtek - A Monastery Wrethed</i><br /><i>In A Hundred Thousand Rainbows</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1979 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/27th_National_Film_Awards" title="27th National Film Awards">27th</a></td> <td>May 1980</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Shodh" title="Shodh">Shodh</a></i> </td> <td>"No Award" </td></tr> <tr> <td>1980 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/28th_National_Film_Awards" title="28th National Film Awards">28th</a></td> <td>April 1981</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Akaler_Shandhaney" title="Akaler Shandhaney">Akaler Shandhaney</a></i> </td> <td><i>Daldal</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1981 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/29th_National_Film_Awards" title="29th National Film Awards">29th</a></td> <td>April 1982</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Dakhal" title="Dakhal">Dakhal</a></i> </td> <td><i>Faces After The Storm</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1982 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/30th_National_Film_Awards" title="30th National Film Awards">30th</a></td> <td>May 1983</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Chokh" title="Chokh">Chokh</a></i> </td> <td><i>An Indian Story</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1983 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/31st_National_Film_Awards" title="31st National Film Awards">31st</a></td> <td>June 1984</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Adi_Shankaracharya_(film)" title="Adi Shankaracharya (film)">Adi Shankaracharya</a></i> </td> <td><i>The Procession</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1984 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/32nd_National_Film_Awards" title="32nd National Film Awards">32nd</a></td> <td>June 1985</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Damul" title="Damul">Damul</a></i> </td> <td><i>Music of Satyajit Ray</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1985 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/33rd_National_Film_Awards" title="33rd National Film Awards">33rd</a></td> <td>June 1986</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Chidambaram_(film)" title="Chidambaram (film)">Chidambaram</a></i> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Bombay:_Our_City" title="Bombay: Our City">Bombay: Our City</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1986 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/34th_National_Film_Awards" title="34th National Film Awards">34th</a></td> <td>September 1987</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Tabarana_Kathe" title="Tabarana Kathe">Tabarana Kathe</a></i> </td> <td><i>The Land of Sand Dunes</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1987 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/35th_National_Film_Awards" title="35th National Film Awards">35th</a></td> <td>April 1988</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Halodhia_Choraye_Baodhan_Khai" title="Halodhia Choraye Baodhan Khai">Halodhia Choraye Baodhan Khai</a></i> </td> <td><i>Bhopal: Beyond Genocide</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1988 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/36th_National_Film_Awards" title="36th National Film Awards">36th</a></td> <td>31 May 1989</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Piravi" title="Piravi">Piravi</a></i> </td> <td><i>Kanaka Purandara</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1989 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/37th_National_Film_Awards" title="37th National Film Awards">37th</a></td> <td>May 1990</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Bagh_Bahadur" title="Bagh Bahadur">Bagh Bahadur</a></i> </td> <td><i>Aar Koto Din</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1990 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/38th_National_Film_Awards" title="38th National Film Awards">38th</a></td> <td>7 April 1991</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Marupakkam" title="Marupakkam">Marupakkam</a></i> </td> <td><i>Graven Image</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1991 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/39th_National_Film_Awards" title="39th National Film Awards">39th</a></td> <td>6 May 1992</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Agantuk" title="Agantuk">Agantuk</a></i> </td> <td><i>Sons of Abotani: The Misings</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1992 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/40th_National_Film_Awards" title="40th National Film Awards">40th</a></td> <td>4 May 1993</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Bhagavad_Gita_(film)" title="Bhagavad Gita (film)">Bhagavad Gita</a></i> </td> <td><i>In Search of Indian Theatre</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1993 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/41st_National_Film_Awards" title="41st National Film Awards">41st</a></td> <td>30 September 1994</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Charachar" title="Charachar">Charachar</a></i> </td> <td><i>Maihar Raag</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1994 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/42nd_National_Film_Awards" title="42nd National Film Awards">42nd</a></td> <td>17 July 1995</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Unishe_April" title="Unishe April">Unishe April</a></i> </td> <td><i>Rasayatra</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1995 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/43rd_National_Film_Awards" title="43rd National Film Awards">43rd</a></td> <td>6 August 1996</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Kathapurushan" title="Kathapurushan">Kathapurushan</a></i> </td> <td><i>Tarana</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1996 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/44th_National_Film_Awards" title="44th National Film Awards">44th</a></td> <td>15 July 1997</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Lal_Darja" title="Lal Darja">Lal Darja</a></i> </td> <td><i>Sham's Vision</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1997 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/45th_National_Film_Awards" title="45th National Film Awards">45th</a></td> <td>10 July 1998</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Thaayi_Saheba" title="Thaayi Saheba">Thaayi Saheba</a></i> </td> <td><i>Jataner Jami</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1998 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/46th_National_Film_Awards" title="46th National Film Awards">46th</a></td> <td>15 February 2000</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Samar_(1999_film)" title="Samar (1999 film)">Samar</a></i> </td> <td><i>In The Forest Hangs a Bridge</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1999 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/47th_National_Film_Awards" title="47th National Film Awards">47th</a></td> <td>18 September 2000</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Vanaprastham" title="Vanaprastham">Vanaprastham</a></i> </td> <td><i>Dui Paatan Ke Beech Mein</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/48th_National_Film_Awards" title="48th National Film Awards">48th</a></td> <td>12 December 2001</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Shantham" title="Shantham">Shantham</a></i> </td> <td><i>Rasikpriya</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2001 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/49th_National_Film_Awards" title="49th National Film Awards">49th</a></td> <td>13 February 2003</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Dweepa" title="Dweepa">Dweepa</a></i> </td> <td><i>Sonal</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2002 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/50th_National_Film_Awards" title="50th National Film Awards">50th</a></td> <td>29 December 2003</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Mondo_Meyer_Upakhyan" title="Mondo Meyer Upakhyan">Mondo Meyer Upakhyan</a></i> </td> <td><i>Narayan Gangaram Surve</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2003 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/51st_National_Film_Awards" title="51st National Film Awards">51st</a></td> <td rowspan="2">2 February 2005</td> <td rowspan="2"><i><a href="/wiki/Shwaas" title="Shwaas">Shwaas</a></i> </td> <td><i>Kaya Poochhe Maya Se</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>War and Peace</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2004 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/52nd_National_Film_Awards" title="52nd National Film Awards">52nd</a></td> <td>21 October 2005</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Page_3_(film)" title="Page 3 (film)">Page 3</a></i> </td> <td><i>Girni</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2005 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/53rd_National_Film_Awards" title="53rd National Film Awards">53rd</a></td> <td>14 September 2007</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Kaalpurush_(2005_film)" title="Kaalpurush (2005 film)">Kaalpurush</a></i> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Riding_Solo_to_the_Top_of_the_World" title="Riding Solo to the Top of the World">Riding Solo to the Top of the World</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2006 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/54th_National_Film_Awards" title="54th National Film Awards">54th</a></td> <td>2 September 2008</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Pulijanmam" title="Pulijanmam">Pulijanmam</a></i> </td> <td><i>Bishar Blues</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2007 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/55th_National_Film_Awards" title="55th National Film Awards">55th</a></td> <td>21 October 2009</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Kanchivaram" title="Kanchivaram">Kanchivaram</a></i> </td> <td><i>Hope Dies Last In War</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/56th_National_Film_Awards" title="56th National Film Awards">56th</a></td> <td>20 March 2010</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Antaheen" title="Antaheen">Antaheen</a></i> </td> <td><i>AFSPA 1958</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2009 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/57th_National_Film_Awards" title="57th National Film Awards">57th</a></td> <td>22 October 2010</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Kutty_Srank" title="Kutty Srank">Kutty Srank</a></i> </td> <td><i>The Postman</i> and <i>Bilal</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2010 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/58th_National_Film_Awards" title="58th National Film Awards">58th</a></td> <td>9 September 2011</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Adaminte_Makan_Abu" title="Adaminte Makan Abu">Adaminte Makan Abu</a></i> </td> <td><i>Germ</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2011 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/59th_National_Film_Awards" title="59th National Film Awards">59th</a></td> <td rowspan="2">3 May 2012</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Byari_(film)" title="Byari (film)">Byari</a></i> </td> <td rowspan="2"><i>And We Play On</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Deool" title="Deool">Deool</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2012 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/60th_National_Film_Awards" title="60th National Film Awards">60th</a></td> <td>3 May 2013</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Paan_Singh_Tomar_(film)" title="Paan Singh Tomar (film)">Paan Singh Tomar</a></i> </td> <td><i>Shepherds of Paradise</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2013 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/61st_National_Film_Awards" title="61st National Film Awards">61st</a></td> <td>3 May 2014</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Ship_of_Theseus_(film)" title="Ship of Theseus (film)">Ship of Theseus</a></i> </td> <td><i>Rangbhoomi</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2014 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/62nd_National_Film_Awards" title="62nd National Film Awards">62nd</a></td> <td>3 May 2015</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Court_(film)" title="Court (film)">Court</a></i> </td> <td><i>Tender is the Sight</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/63rd_National_Film_Awards" title="63rd National Film Awards">63rd</a></td> <td>3 May 2016</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Baahubali:_The_Beginning" title="Baahubali: The Beginning">Baahubali: The Beginning</a></i> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Amdavad_Ma_Famous" title="Amdavad Ma Famous">Amdavad Ma Famous</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2016 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/64th_National_Film_Awards" title="64th National Film Awards">64th</a></td> <td>3 May 2017</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Kaasav" title="Kaasav">Kaasav</a></i> </td> <td><i>Fireflies in the Abyss</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2017 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/65th_National_Film_Awards" title="65th National Film Awards">65th</a></td> <td>3 May 2018</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Village_Rockstars" title="Village Rockstars">Village Rockstars</a></i> </td> <td>"No Award" </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2018 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/66th_National_Film_Awards" title="66th National Film Awards">66th</a></td> <td rowspan="2">23 December 2019</td> <td rowspan="2"><i><a href="/wiki/Hellaro" title="Hellaro">Hellaro</a></i> </td> <td><i>Son Rise</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>The Secret Life Of Frogs</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2019 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/67th_National_Film_Awards" title="67th National Film Awards">67th</a></td> <td>25 October 2021</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Marakkar:_Lion_of_the_Arabian_Sea" title="Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea">Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea</a></i> </td> <td><i>An Engineered Dream</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2020 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/68th_National_Film_Awards" title="68th National Film Awards">68th</a></td> <td>30 September 2022</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Soorarai_Pottru" title="Soorarai Pottru">Soorarai Pottru</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Testimony_of_Ana" title="Testimony of Ana"><i>Testimony of Ana</i></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2021 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/69th_National_Film_Awards" title="69th National Film Awards">69th</a></td> <td>17 October 2023</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Rocketry:_The_Nambi_Effect" title="Rocketry: The Nambi Effect">Rocketry: The Nambi Effect</a></i> </td> <td><i>Ek Tha Gaon</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2022 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/70th_National_Film_Awards" title="70th National Film Awards">70th</a></td> <td>8 October 2024 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Aattam" title="Aattam">Aattam</a></i> </td> <td><i>Ayena</i> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Current_categories">Current categories</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Film_Awards&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Current categories"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The awards are categorized into three sections; Feature film, Non-feature film, and Best Writing on cinema. With each section having its individual aims, Feature Film and Non-Feature Film sections aim at encouraging the production of films of aesthetic and technical excellence and social relevance, contributing to the understanding and appreciation of cultures of different regions of the country in cinematic form, thereby promoting unity and integrity of the nation.<sup id="cite_ref-Explained_2022_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Explained_2022-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Best Writing on cinema section aims to encourage the study and appreciation of cinema as an art form and dissemination of information and critical appreciation of the art form through the publication of various books, articles, reviews, newspaper coverage, and studies.<sup id="cite_ref-59threg_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59threg-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition, a lifetime achievement award, named after the father of Indian cinema <a href="/wiki/Dadasaheb_Phalke" title="Dadasaheb Phalke">Dadasaheb Phalke</a>, is awarded to a film personality for the outstanding contribution to the growth and development of Indian Cinema.<sup id="cite_ref-59threg_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59threg-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>All the award winners are awarded a <a href="/wiki/Medal" title="Medal">Medallion</a>, a cash prize, and a certificate of merit. Six categories from the Feature Films section, three from the Non-Feature Films and Best Writing on Cinema sections each have been made eligible for <i>Swarna Kamal</i> (Golden Lotus Award), and the rest of the categories for <i>Rajat Kamal</i> (Silver Lotus Award).<sup id="cite_ref-59threg_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59threg-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Lifetime_Achievement">Lifetime Achievement</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Film_Awards&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Lifetime Achievement"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>List of current Lifetime Achievement categories by year introduced </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Year introduced </th> <th>Category </th></tr> <tr> <td><b>1969</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dadasaheb_Phalke_Award" title="Dadasaheb Phalke Award">Dadasaheb Phalke Award</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Feature_film">Feature film</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Film_Awards&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Feature film"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>List of current Feature film categories by year introduced </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Year introduced </th> <th>Category </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2">Golden Lotus (Swarna Kamal) </th></tr> <tr> <td><b>1953</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Feature Film">Best Feature Film</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>1953</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Children%27s_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Children's Film">Best Children's Film</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>1967</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Direction" title="National Film Award for Best Direction">Best Direction</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>1974</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Popular_Film_Providing_Wholesome_Entertainment" title="National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment">Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>1980</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Debut_Film_of_a_Director" title="National Film Award for Best Debut Film of a Director">Best Debut Film of a Director</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>2022</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Film_in_AVGC" title="National Film Award for Best Film in AVGC">Best Film in AVGC (Best Animation Film)</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2">Silver Lotus (Rajat Kamal) </th></tr> <tr> <td><b>1954</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Bengali_Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Bengali Feature Film">Best Bengali Feature Film</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>1954</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Hindi_Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Hindi Feature Film">Best Hindi Feature Film</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>1954</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Kannada_Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Kannada Feature Film">Best Kannada Feature Film</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>1954</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Malayalam_Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Malayalam Feature Film">Best Malayalam Feature Film</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>1954</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Marathi_Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Marathi Feature Film">Best Marathi Feature Film</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>1954</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Tamil_Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Tamil Feature Film">Best Tamil Feature Film</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>1954</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Telugu_Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Telugu Feature Film">Best Telugu Feature Film</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>1955</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Assamese_Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Assamese Feature Film">Best Assamese Feature Film</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>1960</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Gujarati_Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Gujarati Feature Film">Best Gujarati Feature Film</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>1960</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Odia_Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Odia Feature Film">Best Odia Feature Film</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>1962</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Punjabi_Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Punjabi Feature Film">Best Punjabi Feature Film</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>1965</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Konkani_Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Konkani Feature Film">Best Konkani Feature Film</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>1967</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Actor_in_a_Leading_Role" title="National Film Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role">Best Actor in a Leading Role</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>1967</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Actress_in_a_Leading_Role" title="National Film Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role">Best Actress in a Leading Role</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>1967</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Music_Direction" title="National Film Award for Best Music Direction">Best Music Direction</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>1967</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Male_Playback_Singer" title="National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer">Best Male Playback Singer</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>1967</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Screenplay" title="National Film Award for Best Screenplay">Best Screenplay</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>1967</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Cinematography" title="National Film Award for Best Cinematography">Best Cinematography</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>1968</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Female_Playback_Singer" title="National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer">Best Female Playback Singer</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>1968</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Lyrics" title="National Film Award for Best Lyrics">Best Lyrics</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>1968</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Child_Artist" title="National Film Award for Best Child Artist">Best Child Artist</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>1972</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Manipuri_Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Manipuri Feature Film">Best Manipuri Feature Film</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>1976</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Sound_Design" title="National Film Award for Best Sound Design">Best Sound Design</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>1976</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Editing" title="National Film Award for Best Editing">Best Editing</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>1978</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_%E2%80%93_Special_Mention_(feature_film)" title="National Film Award – Special Mention (feature film)">Special Mention</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>1979</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Production_Design" title="National Film Award for Best Production Design">Best Production Design</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>1984</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Actor_in_a_Supporting_Role" title="National Film Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role">Best Actor in a Supporting Role</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>1984</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Actress_in_a_Supporting_Role" title="National Film Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role">Best Actress in a Supporting Role</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>1984</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Costume_Design" title="National Film Award for Best Costume Design">Best Costume Design</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>1985</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Bodo_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Best Bodo Feature Film</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>1991</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Choreography" title="National Film Award for Best Choreography">Best Choreography</a><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>1993</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Urdu_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Best Urdu Feature Film</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>2006</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Make-up" title="National Film Award for Best Make-up">Best Make-up</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>2011</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Dogri_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Best Dogri Feature Film</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>2016</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Stunt_Choreography" title="National Film Award for Best Stunt Choreography">Best Stunt Choreography</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>2022</b> </td> <td>Best Feature Film Promoting National, Social and Environmental Values </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>2022</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Film_in_AVGC" title="National Film Award for Best Film in AVGC">Best Film in AVGC (Best Visual Effects)</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Non-feature_film">Non-feature film</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Film_Awards&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Non-feature film"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>List of current Non-feature film categories by year introduced </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Year introduced </th> <th>Category </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2">Golden Lotus (Swarna Kamal) </th></tr> <tr> <td><b>1953</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Non-Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film">Best Non-Feature Film</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>1991</b> </td> <td><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)">Best Debut Film of a Director</a><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>2000</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Direction_(non-feature_film)" title="National Film Award for Best Direction (non-feature film)">Best Direction</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2">Silver Lotus (Rajat Kamal) </th></tr> <tr> <td><b>1967</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Animation_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Animation Film">Best Animation Film</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>1978</b> </td> <td><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> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>1985</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Arts/Cultural_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Arts/Cultural Film">Best Arts / Cultural Film</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>1987</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Short_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award for Best Short Film">Best Short Film</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>1990</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Cinematography_(non-feature_film)" title="National Film Award for Best Cinematography (non-feature film)">Best Cinematography</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>1990</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Editing_(non-feature_film)" title="National Film Award for Best Editing (non-feature film)">Best Editing</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>1990</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Sound_Design_(non-feature_film)" title="National Film Award for Best Sound Design (non-feature film)">Best Sound Design</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>1993</b> </td> <td><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> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>2003</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Narration_/_Voice_Over" title="National Film Award for Best Narration / Voice Over">Best Narration / Voice Over</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>2022</b> </td> <td>Best Non Feature Film Promoting National, Social and Environmental Values </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>2022</b> </td> <td>Best Biographical / Historical Reconstruction / Compilation Film </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>2022</b> </td> <td>Best Documentary </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>2022</b> </td> <td>Best Script </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Writing_on_cinema">Writing on cinema</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Film_Awards&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Writing on cinema"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>List of current Writing on cinema categories by year introduced </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Year introduced </th> <th>Category </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2">Golden Lotus (Swarna Kamal) </th></tr> <tr> <td><b>1981</b> </td> <td><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> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>1984</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Film_Critic" title="National Film Award for Best Film Critic">Best Film Critic</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Discontinued_and_intermittent_categories">Discontinued and intermittent categories</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Film_Awards&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Discontinued and intermittent categories"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_intermittent_National_Film_Awards" title="Discontinued and intermittent National Film Awards">Discontinued and intermittent National Film Awards</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Film_Awards&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Although the category was introduced in <a href="/wiki/39th_National_Film_Awards" title="39th National Film Awards">39th National Film Awards</a> (1991), there was no winner. 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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 href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Actor_in_a_Leading_Role" title="National Film Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role">Actor in a Leading Role</a></li> <li><a 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 <span style="font-size:85%;">(63rd)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/64th_National_Film_Awards" title="64th National Film Awards">2016 <span style="font-size:85%;">(64th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/65th_National_Film_Awards" title="65th National Film Awards">2017 <span style="font-size:85%;">(65th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/66th_National_Film_Awards" title="66th National Film Awards">2018 <span style="font-size:85%;">(66th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/67th_National_Film_Awards" title="67th National Film Awards">2019 <span style="font-size:85%;">(67th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/68th_National_Film_Awards" title="68th National Film Awards">2020 <span style="font-size:85%;">(68th)</span></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #DFD98D;width:1%">2021–present</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/69th_National_Film_Awards" title="69th National Film Awards">2021 <span style="font-size:85%;">(69th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/70th_National_Film_Awards" title="70th National Film Awards">2022 <span style="font-size:85%;">(70th)</span></a></li></ul> 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Bharti Award</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rashtriya_Puraskar" title="Rashtriya Puraskar">Rashtriya Puraskar</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">By field</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="width:1%">Art</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="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Literature" title="Literature">Literature</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/Sahitya_Akademi_Fellowship" title="Sahitya Akademi Fellowship">Sahitya Akademi Fellowship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sahitya_Akademi_Award" title="Sahitya Akademi Award">Sahitya Akademi Award</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghalib_Award" title="Ghalib Award">Mirza Ghalib Award</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Cinema_of_India" title="Cinema of India">Cinema</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/Dadasaheb_Phalke_Award" title="Dadasaheb Phalke Award">Dadasaheb Phalke Award</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">National Film Awards</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other arts</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/Sangeet_Natak_Akademi_Fellowship" title="Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship">Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sangeet_Natak_Akademi_Award" title="Sangeet Natak Akademi Award">Sangeet Natak Akademi Award</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Lalit_Kala_Akademi_fellows" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Lalit Kala Akademi fellows">Lalit Kala Akademi Fellowship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shilp_Guru" title="Shilp Guru">Shilp Guru Award</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Handicrafts_Award" title="National Handicrafts Award">National Handicrafts Award</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sant_Kabir_Award" title="Sant Kabir Award">Sant Kabir Award</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Gallantry_Cross,_Silver" title="Gallantry Cross, Silver">Gallantry</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><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:IND_Sarvottam_Jeevan_Raksha_Padak_ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/IND_Sarvottam_Jeevan_Raksha_Padak_ribbon.png/32px-IND_Sarvottam_Jeevan_Raksha_Padak_ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="32" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/IND_Sarvottam_Jeevan_Raksha_Padak_ribbon.png/48px-IND_Sarvottam_Jeevan_Raksha_Padak_ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/IND_Sarvottam_Jeevan_Raksha_Padak_ribbon.png/64px-IND_Sarvottam_Jeevan_Raksha_Padak_ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="96" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Sarvottam_Jeevan_Raksha_Padak" title="Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak">Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak</a></li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:IND_Uttam_Jeevan_Raksha_Padak_ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/IND_Uttam_Jeevan_Raksha_Padak_ribbon.png/32px-IND_Uttam_Jeevan_Raksha_Padak_ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="32" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/IND_Uttam_Jeevan_Raksha_Padak_ribbon.png/48px-IND_Uttam_Jeevan_Raksha_Padak_ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/IND_Uttam_Jeevan_Raksha_Padak_ribbon.png/64px-IND_Uttam_Jeevan_Raksha_Padak_ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="96" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Uttam_Jeevan_Raksha_Padak" title="Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak">Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak</a></li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:IND_Jeevan_Raksha_Padak_ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/IND_Jeevan_Raksha_Padak_ribbon.png/32px-IND_Jeevan_Raksha_Padak_ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="32" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/IND_Jeevan_Raksha_Padak_ribbon.png/48px-IND_Jeevan_Raksha_Padak_ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/IND_Jeevan_Raksha_Padak_ribbon.png/64px-IND_Jeevan_Raksha_Padak_ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="96" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Jeevan_Raksha_Padak" title="Jeevan Raksha Padak">Jeevan Raksha Padak</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Journalism</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/Raja_Ram_Mohan_Roy_Award" title="Raja Ram Mohan Roy Award">Raja Ram Mohan Roy Award</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Medical" class="mw-redirect" title="Medical">Medical</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/Dr._B._C._Roy_Award" title="Dr. B. C. Roy Award">Dr. B. C. Roy Award</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/National_Disaster_Management_Authority_(India)" title="National Disaster Management Authority (India)">National<br />Disaster Management</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/Subhas_Chandra_Bose_Aapda_Prabandhan_Puraskar" class="mw-redirect" title="Subhas Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar">Subhas Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/National_Sports_Awards" title="National Sports Awards">Sports and<br />adventure</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/Major_Dhyan_Chand_Khel_Ratna" class="mw-redirect" title="Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna">Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arjuna_Award" title="Arjuna Award">Arjuna Award</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dronacharya_Award" title="Dronacharya Award">Dronacharya Award</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dhyan_Chand_Award" title="Dhyan Chand Award">Dhyan Chand Award</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maulana_Abul_Kalam_Azad_Trophy" title="Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy">Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rashtriya_Khel_Protsahan_Puraskar" class="mw-redirect" title="Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar">Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tenzing_Norgay_National_Adventure_Award" title="Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award">Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Science and<br />technology</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/Shanti_Swarup_Bhatnagar_Prize_for_Science_and_Technology" title="Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology">Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalinga_Prize" title="Kalinga Prize">Kalinga Prize</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aryabhata_Award" title="Aryabhata Award">Aryabhata Award</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">International</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Pravasi_Bharatiya_Samman_Ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Pravasi_Bharatiya_Samman_Ribbon.png/37px-Pravasi_Bharatiya_Samman_Ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="37" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Pravasi_Bharatiya_Samman_Ribbon.png/55px-Pravasi_Bharatiya_Samman_Ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Pravasi_Bharatiya_Samman_Ribbon.png/73px-Pravasi_Bharatiya_Samman_Ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="885" data-file-height="243" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Pravasi_Bharatiya_Samman" title="Pravasi Bharatiya Samman">Pravasi Bharatiya Samman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gandhi_Peace_Prize" title="Gandhi Peace Prize">Gandhi Peace Prize</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indira_Gandhi_Prize" title="Indira Gandhi Prize">Indira Gandhi Peace Prize</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tagore_Award" title="Tagore Award">Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jawaharlal_Nehru_Award" title="Jawaharlal Nehru Award">Jawaharlal Nehru Award</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thiruvalluvar_Award" title="Thiruvalluvar Award">Thiruvalluvar Award</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="2" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Emblem_of_India.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Emblem_of_India.svg/50px-Emblem_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Emblem_of_India.svg/75px-Emblem_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Emblem_of_India.svg/100px-Emblem_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="585" data-file-height="933" /></a></span></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Awards_and_decorations_of_the_Indian_Armed_Forces" title="Awards and decorations of the Indian Armed Forces">Military</a></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;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Wartime</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Param-Vir-Chakra-ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Param-Vir-Chakra-ribbon.svg/37px-Param-Vir-Chakra-ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="37" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Param-Vir-Chakra-ribbon.svg/55px-Param-Vir-Chakra-ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Param-Vir-Chakra-ribbon.svg/73px-Param-Vir-Chakra-ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Param_Vir_Chakra" title="Param Vir Chakra">Param Vir Chakra</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Maha_Vir_Chakra_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Maha_Vir_Chakra_ribbon.svg/37px-Maha_Vir_Chakra_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="37" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Maha_Vir_Chakra_ribbon.svg/55px-Maha_Vir_Chakra_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Maha_Vir_Chakra_ribbon.svg/73px-Maha_Vir_Chakra_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Maha_Vir_Chakra" title="Maha Vir Chakra">Maha Vir Chakra</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Vir_Chakra_ribbon_bar.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Vir_Chakra_ribbon_bar.svg/37px-Vir_Chakra_ribbon_bar.svg.png" decoding="async" width="37" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Vir_Chakra_ribbon_bar.svg/55px-Vir_Chakra_ribbon_bar.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Vir_Chakra_ribbon_bar.svg/73px-Vir_Chakra_ribbon_bar.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Vir_Chakra" title="Vir Chakra">Vir Chakra</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Peacetime</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ashoka_Chakra_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Ashoka_Chakra_ribbon.svg/37px-Ashoka_Chakra_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="37" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Ashoka_Chakra_ribbon.svg/55px-Ashoka_Chakra_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Ashoka_Chakra_ribbon.svg/73px-Ashoka_Chakra_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Ashoka_Chakra_(military_decoration)" title="Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)">Ashoka Chakra</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kirti_Chakra_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Kirti_Chakra_ribbon.svg/37px-Kirti_Chakra_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="37" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Kirti_Chakra_ribbon.svg/55px-Kirti_Chakra_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Kirti_Chakra_ribbon.svg/73px-Kirti_Chakra_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Kirti_Chakra" title="Kirti Chakra">Kirti Chakra</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Shaurya_Chakra_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Shaurya_Chakra_ribbon.svg/37px-Shaurya_Chakra_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="37" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Shaurya_Chakra_ribbon.svg/55px-Shaurya_Chakra_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Shaurya_Chakra_ribbon.svg/73px-Shaurya_Chakra_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Shaurya_Chakra" title="Shaurya Chakra">Shaurya Chakra</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Distinguished<br />service and gallantry</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sena_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Sena_Medal_ribbon.svg/37px-Sena_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="37" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Sena_Medal_ribbon.svg/55px-Sena_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Sena_Medal_ribbon.svg/73px-Sena_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Sena_Medal" title="Sena Medal">Sena Medal</a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Indian_Army" title="Indian Army">Army</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nao_Sena_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Nao_Sena_Medal_ribbon.svg/37px-Nao_Sena_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="37" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Nao_Sena_Medal_ribbon.svg/55px-Nao_Sena_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Nao_Sena_Medal_ribbon.svg/73px-Nao_Sena_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Nau_Sena_Medal" title="Nau Sena Medal">Nau Sena Medal</a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Indian_Navy" title="Indian Navy">Navy</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Vayusena_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Vayusena_Medal_ribbon.svg/37px-Vayusena_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="37" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Vayusena_Medal_ribbon.svg/55px-Vayusena_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Vayusena_Medal_ribbon.svg/73px-Vayusena_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Vayu_Sena_Medal" title="Vayu Sena Medal">Vayu Sena Medal</a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Indian_Air_Force" title="Indian Air Force">Air Force</a></span></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Wartime</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sarvottam_Yudh_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Sarvottam_Yudh_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg/37px-Sarvottam_Yudh_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="37" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Sarvottam_Yudh_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg/55px-Sarvottam_Yudh_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Sarvottam_Yudh_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg/73px-Sarvottam_Yudh_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Sarvottam_Yudh_Seva_Medal" title="Sarvottam Yudh Seva Medal">Sarvottam Yudh Seva Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Uttam_Yudh_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Uttam_Yudh_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg/37px-Uttam_Yudh_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="37" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Uttam_Yudh_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg/55px-Uttam_Yudh_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Uttam_Yudh_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg/73px-Uttam_Yudh_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Uttam_Yudh_Seva_Medal" title="Uttam Yudh Seva Medal">Uttam Yudh Seva Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Yudh_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Yudh_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg/37px-Yudh_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="37" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Yudh_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg/55px-Yudh_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Yudh_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg/73px-Yudh_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Yudh_Seva_Medal" title="Yudh Seva Medal">Yudh Seva Medal</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Peacetime</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg/37px-Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="37" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg/55px-Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg/73px-Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">Param Vishisht Seva Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg/37px-Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="37" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg/55px-Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg/73px-Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">Ati Vishisht Seva Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg/37px-Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="37" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg/55px-Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg/73px-Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Vishisht Seva Medal">Vishisht Seva Medal</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Service and<br />campaign medals</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wound_Medal-India.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Wound_Medal-India.svg/37px-Wound_Medal-India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="37" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Wound_Medal-India.svg/55px-Wound_Medal-India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Wound_Medal-India.svg/73px-Wound_Medal-India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Wound_Medal_(India)" title="Wound Medal (India)">Wound Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:India_General_Service_Medal_1947.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/India_General_Service_Medal_1947.svg/37px-India_General_Service_Medal_1947.svg.png" decoding="async" width="37" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/India_General_Service_Medal_1947.svg/55px-India_General_Service_Medal_1947.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/India_General_Service_Medal_1947.svg/73px-India_General_Service_Medal_1947.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/General_Service_Medal_(India)" title="General Service Medal (India)">General Service Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:IND_Samanya_Seva_medal.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/IND_Samanya_Seva_medal.svg/37px-IND_Samanya_Seva_medal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="37" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/IND_Samanya_Seva_medal.svg/55px-IND_Samanya_Seva_medal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/IND_Samanya_Seva_medal.svg/73px-IND_Samanya_Seva_medal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Samanya_Seva_Medal" title="Samanya Seva Medal">Samanya Seva Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:IND_Special_Service_Medal_Ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/IND_Special_Service_Medal_Ribbon.svg/37px-IND_Special_Service_Medal_Ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="37" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/IND_Special_Service_Medal_Ribbon.svg/55px-IND_Special_Service_Medal_Ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/IND_Special_Service_Medal_Ribbon.svg/73px-IND_Special_Service_Medal_Ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Special_Service_Medal_(India)" title="Special Service Medal (India)">Special Service Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:IND_Samar_Seva_Star_Ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/IND_Samar_Seva_Star_Ribbon.svg/37px-IND_Samar_Seva_Star_Ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="37" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/IND_Samar_Seva_Star_Ribbon.svg/55px-IND_Samar_Seva_Star_Ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/IND_Samar_Seva_Star_Ribbon.svg/73px-IND_Samar_Seva_Star_Ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Samar_Seva_Star" title="Samar Seva Star">Samar Seva Star</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:IND_Poorvi_Star_Ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/IND_Poorvi_Star_Ribbon.svg/37px-IND_Poorvi_Star_Ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="37" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/IND_Poorvi_Star_Ribbon.svg/55px-IND_Poorvi_Star_Ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/IND_Poorvi_Star_Ribbon.svg/73px-IND_Poorvi_Star_Ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Poorvi_Star" title="Poorvi Star">Poorvi Star</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:IND_Paschimi_Star_Ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/IND_Paschimi_Star_Ribbon.svg/37px-IND_Paschimi_Star_Ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="37" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/IND_Paschimi_Star_Ribbon.svg/55px-IND_Paschimi_Star_Ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/IND_Paschimi_Star_Ribbon.svg/73px-IND_Paschimi_Star_Ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Paschimi_Star" title="Paschimi Star">Paschimi Star</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:IND_Operation_Vijay_star.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/IND_Operation_Vijay_star.svg/37px-IND_Operation_Vijay_star.svg.png" decoding="async" width="37" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/IND_Operation_Vijay_star.svg/55px-IND_Operation_Vijay_star.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/IND_Operation_Vijay_star.svg/73px-IND_Operation_Vijay_star.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Operation_Vijay_Star" title="Operation Vijay Star">Operation Vijay Star</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:IND_Siachen_Glacier_Medal_Ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/IND_Siachen_Glacier_Medal_Ribbon.svg/37px-IND_Siachen_Glacier_Medal_Ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="37" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/IND_Siachen_Glacier_Medal_Ribbon.svg/55px-IND_Siachen_Glacier_Medal_Ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/IND_Siachen_Glacier_Medal_Ribbon.svg/73px-IND_Siachen_Glacier_Medal_Ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Siachen_Glacier_Medal" title="Siachen Glacier Medal">Siachen Glacier Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:IND_Raksha_Medal_Ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/IND_Raksha_Medal_Ribbon.svg/37px-IND_Raksha_Medal_Ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="37" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/IND_Raksha_Medal_Ribbon.svg/55px-IND_Raksha_Medal_Ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/IND_Raksha_Medal_Ribbon.svg/73px-IND_Raksha_Medal_Ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Raksha_Medal" title="Raksha Medal">Raksha Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:IND_Sangram_Medal_Ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/IND_Sangram_Medal_Ribbon.svg/37px-IND_Sangram_Medal_Ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="37" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/IND_Sangram_Medal_Ribbon.svg/55px-IND_Sangram_Medal_Ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/IND_Sangram_Medal_Ribbon.svg/73px-IND_Sangram_Medal_Ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Sangram_Medal" title="Sangram Medal">Sangram Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:IND_Operation_Vijay_medal.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/IND_Operation_Vijay_medal.svg/37px-IND_Operation_Vijay_medal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="37" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/IND_Operation_Vijay_medal.svg/55px-IND_Operation_Vijay_medal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/IND_Operation_Vijay_medal.svg/73px-IND_Operation_Vijay_medal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Operation_Vijay_Medal" title="Operation Vijay Medal">Operation Vijay Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:IND_Operation_Parakram_medal.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/IND_Operation_Parakram_medal.svg/37px-IND_Operation_Parakram_medal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="37" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/IND_Operation_Parakram_medal.svg/55px-IND_Operation_Parakram_medal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/IND_Operation_Parakram_medal.svg/73px-IND_Operation_Parakram_medal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Operation_Parakram_Medal" title="Operation Parakram Medal">Operation Parakram Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:IND_Sainya_Seva_Medal_Ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/IND_Sainya_Seva_Medal_Ribbon.svg/37px-IND_Sainya_Seva_Medal_Ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="37" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/IND_Sainya_Seva_Medal_Ribbon.svg/55px-IND_Sainya_Seva_Medal_Ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/IND_Sainya_Seva_Medal_Ribbon.svg/73px-IND_Sainya_Seva_Medal_Ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Sainya_Seva_Medal" title="Sainya Seva Medal">Sainya Seva Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:IND_High_Altitude_Medal_Ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/IND_High_Altitude_Medal_Ribbon.svg/37px-IND_High_Altitude_Medal_Ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="37" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/IND_High_Altitude_Medal_Ribbon.svg/55px-IND_High_Altitude_Medal_Ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/IND_High_Altitude_Medal_Ribbon.svg/73px-IND_High_Altitude_Medal_Ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/High_Altitude_Medal" title="High Altitude Medal">High Altitude Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:IND_Videsh_Seva_Medal_Ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/IND_Videsh_Seva_Medal_Ribbon.svg/37px-IND_Videsh_Seva_Medal_Ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="37" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/IND_Videsh_Seva_Medal_Ribbon.svg/55px-IND_Videsh_Seva_Medal_Ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/IND_Videsh_Seva_Medal_Ribbon.svg/73px-IND_Videsh_Seva_Medal_Ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Videsh_Seva_Medal" title="Videsh Seva Medal">Videsh Seva Medal</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Independence awards</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Indian_Independence_medal_1947.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Indian_Independence_medal_1947.svg/37px-Indian_Independence_medal_1947.svg.png" decoding="async" width="37" height="10" 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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/Hafez_Awards" title="Hafez Awards">Hafez Awards</a> (Iran)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ophir_Award" title="Ophir Award">Ophir Award</a> (Israel)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Antalya_Film_Festival" class="mw-redirect" title="International Antalya Film Festival">International Antalya Film Festival</a> (Turkey)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/European_Film_Awards" title="European Film Awards">Europe</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" 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="width:1%;font-weight:normal;">East</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list 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