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National Award for Best Feature Film

Watch the winner list of most popular or famous Bollywood National Award for Best Feature Film 

National Award for Best Feature Film

The National Film Award for Best Feature Film is given by the Indian government's Directorate of Film Festivals. The National Film Awards is the most prominent film award ceremony in India. Established in 1954, it is administered, along with the International Film Festival of India and the Indian Panorama.
 
Year Film Language Producer Director
1953
(1st)		 Shyamchi Aai  Marathi Pralhad Keshav Atre Pralhad Keshav Atre
1954
(2nd)		 Mirza Ghalib Hindi Sohrab Modi Sohrab Modi
1955
(3rd)		 Pather Panchali Bengali Government of West Bengal Satyajit Ray
1956
(4th)		 Kabuliwala Bengali Charuchitra Tapan Sinha
1957
(5th)		 Do Aankhen Barah Haath Hindi V. Shantaram V. Shantaram
1958
(6th)		 Sagar Sangamey Bengali De Luxe Film Distributors Debaki Bose
1959
(7th)		 Apur Sansar Bengali Satyajit Ray Productions Satyajit Ray
1960
(8th)		 Anuradha Hindi • Hrishikesh Mukherjee
• L. B. Thakur		 Hrishikesh Mukherjee
1961
(9th)		 Bhagini Nivedita Bengali Aurora Film Corporation Bijoy Bose
1962
(10th)		 Dada Thakur Bengali Shyamlal Jalan Sudhir Mukherjee
1963
(11th)		 Shehar Aur Sapna  Hindi Naya Sansar Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
1964
(12th)		 Charulata Bengali R. D. Bansal Satyajit Ray
1965
(13th)		 Chemmeen Malayalam Babu Ismail Settu Ramu Kariat
1966
(14th)		 Teesri Kasam Hindi Shailendra Basu Bhattacharya
1967
(15th)		 Hatey Bazarey Bengali Asim Dutta Tapan Sinha
1968
(16th)		 Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne Bengali • Nepal Dutta
• Asim Dutta		 Satyajit Ray
1969
(17th)		 Bhuvan Shome Hindi Mrinal Sen Productions Mrinal Sen
1970
(18th)		 Samskara  Kannada Ramamanohara Chitra Pattabhi Rama Reddy
1971
(19th)		 Seemabaddha Bengali • Bharat Shamsher
• Jang Bahadur Rana		 Satyajit Ray
1972
(20th)		 Swayamvaram Malayalam Adoor Gopalakrishnan Adoor Gopalakrishnan
1973
(21st)		 Nirmalyam Malayalam M. T. Vasudevan Nair M. T. Vasudevan Nair
1974
(22nd)		 Chorus Bengali Mrinal Sen Productions Mrinal Sen
1975
(23rd)		 Chomana Dudi Kannada Praja Films B. V. Karanth
1976
(24th)		 Mrigayaa Hindi Uday Bhaskar International Mrinal Sen
1977
(25th)		 Ghatashraddha Kannada Sadanand Suvarna Girish Kasaravalli
1978
(26th)		 No Award      
1979
(27th)		 Shodh Hindi Sitakant Misra Biplab Roy Choudhary
1980
(28th)		 Akaler Shandhaney Bengali D. K. Films Mrinal Sen
1981
(29th)		 Dakhal Bengali West Bengal Film Industry Gautam Ghose
1982
(30th)		 Chokh Bengali • Department of Information, Cultural Affairs India
• Government of West Bengal		 Utpalendu Chakrabarty
1983
(31st)		 Adi Shankaracharya  Sanskrit NFDC G. V. Iyer
1984
(32nd)		 Damul Hindi Prakash Jha Productions Prakash Jha
1985
(33rd)		 Chidambaram Malayalam G. Aravindan G. Aravindan
1986
(34th)		 Tabarana Kathe Kannada Girish Kasaravalli Girish Kasaravalli
1987
(35th)		 Halodhia Choraye Baodhan Khai Assamese • Sailadhar Barua
• Jahnu Barua		 Jahnu Barua
1988
(36th)		 Piravi Malayalam Film Folks Shaji N. Karun
1989
(37th)		 Bagh Bahadur Bengali Buddhadeb Dasgupta Buddhadeb Dasgupta
1990
(38th)		 Marupakkam Tamil NFDC K. S. Sethumadhavan
1991
(39th)		 Agantuk Bengali NFDC Satyajit Ray
1992
(40th)		 Bhagwat Gita Sanskrit T. Subbarami Reddy G. V. Iyer
1993
(41st)		 Charachar Bengali • Gita Gope
• Shankar Gope		 Buddhadeb Dasgupta
1994
(42nd)		 Unishe April  Bengali Rituparno Ghosh Rituparno Ghosh
1995
(43rd)		 Kathapurushan  Malayalam Adoor Gopalakrishnan Adoor Gopalakrishnan
1996
(44th)		 Lal Darja Bengali • Chitrani Lahiri
• Dulal Roy		 Buddhadeb Dasgupta
1997
(45th)		 Thaayi Saheba Kannada Jayamala Girish Kasaravalli
1998
(46th)		 Samar Hindi • Shyam Benegal
• Sahyadri Films
• NFDC		 Shyam Benegal
1999
(47th)		 Vanaprastham Malayalam Mohanlal Shaji N. Karun
2000
(48th)		 Shantham  Malayalam P. V. Gangadharan Jayaraj
2001
(49th)		 Dweepa Kannada Soundarya Girish Kasaravalli
2002
(50th)		 Mondo Meyer Upakhyan  Bengali Arya Bhattacharya Buddhadeb Dasgupta
2003
(51st)		 Shwaas Marathi Arun Nalawade Sandeep Sawant
2004
(52nd)		 Page 3 Hindi and English Bobby Pushkarna Madhur Bhandarkar
2005
(53rd)		 Kaalpurush  Bengali Jugal Sughand Buddhadeb Dasgupta
2006
(54th)		 Pulijanmam Malayalam M. G. Vijay Priyanandanan
2007
(55th)		 Kanchivaram  Tamil Percept Picture Company Priyadarshan
2008
(56th)		 Antaheen Bengali Screenplay Films Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury
2009
(57th)		 Kutty Srank Malayalam Reliance Big Pictures Shaji N. Karun
2010
(58th)		 Adaminte Makan Abu  Malayalam • Salim Ahamed
• Ashraf Bedi		 Salim Ahamed
2011
(59th)		 Deool  Marathi Abhijeet Gholap Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni
2011
(59th)		 Byari Beary Altaaf Hussain Suveeran
2012
(60th)		 Paan Singh Tomar Hindi UTV Software Communications Tigmanshu Dhulia
2013 (61th) Ship of Theseus English-Hindi Recyclewala Films Pvt Ltd Anand Gandhi

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Best Actress
Female performance
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Best Director
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Best Supporting Actor
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Best Supporting Actress
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Best Male Singer
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Best Female Singer
Playback singing

Filmfare Awards Records

All-time records and most wins in Filmfare Awards history

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Most Best Actor Wins
Shah Rukh Khan & Dilip Kumar
8 Filmfare Best Actor Awards each — the joint record for most wins in this category.
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Most Best Actress Wins
Nutan
5 Filmfare Best Actress Awards — holds the all-time record for most wins by an actress.
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Most Best Male Singer Wins
Mohammed Rafi
6 Filmfare Best Male Playback Singer Awards — the record for most wins in this category.
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Most Best Female Singer Wins
Lata Mangeshkar
Holds the record for most Filmfare Best Female Playback Singer wins in history.
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Most Overall Filmfare Wins
Amitabh Bachchan
Over 40+ Filmfare Awards across acting, lifetime achievement and special categories — the most by any individual.
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Most Best Music Director
Sachin-Jigar / A.R. Rahman
A.R. Rahman's multiple wins include both regular and critics categories across decades of Indian cinema.

Most Filmfare Awards Won — All-Time Records

🏆 Most Filmfare Best Actor Wins
  • 1Shah Rukh Khan8
  • 1Dilip Kumar8
  • 3Amitabh Bachchan4
  • 4Aamir Khan3
  • 5Salman Khan2
  • 5Ranbir Kapoor3
  • 7Ranveer Singh3
  • 8Shahid Kapoor3
💃 Most Filmfare Best Actress Wins
  • 1Nutan5
  • 2Meena Kumari4
  • 2Nargis4
  • 2Madhuri Dixit4
  • 2Deepika Padukone4
  • 6Alia Bhatt4+
  • 7Kangana Ranaut4
  • 8Kareena Kapoor3

🕰️ Filmfare Awards History — Key Milestones

1954 — First Filmfare Awards
The inaugural Filmfare Awards ceremony is held. Initially called the Clare Awards after Clare Mendonca, editor of The Times of India. Do Bigha Zamin wins Best Film.
1955 — Iconic Black Lady Trophy Introduced
The iconic Black Lady trophy — a stylised black female figure — becomes the symbol of the Filmfare Awards, making it instantly recognisable.
1960s — Golden Era Dominance
Dilip Kumar, Raj Kapoor, Guru Dutt and the leading actresses of the Golden Era — Nutan, Nargis, Meena Kumari — dominate the awards. Dilip Kumar wins 8 Best Actor awards across his career.
1970s — Amitabh Era Begins
Amitabh Bachchan emerges as the dominant force in Bollywood. His landmark films like Zanjeer, Deewar, and Sholay earn him multiple Filmfare Awards, establishing him as the "Shehenshah of Bollywood".
1990s — Shah Rukh Khan's Rise
Shah Rukh Khan begins his record-equalling journey to 8 Filmfare Best Actor awards. Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, Devdas, Swades define his award-winning career alongside co-stars Madhuri Dixit and Kajol.
2000s — Critics Award Introduced
The Filmfare Critics Award is established to recognise performances overlooked by popular vote, giving a platform to critical cinema and offbeat films beyond mainstream Bollywood.
2010s — New Generation Dominates
Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, Alia Bhatt, Ranveer Singh, Kangana Ranaut emerge as the dominant winners. A.R. Rahman wins multiple music awards. Alia Bhatt becomes the most awarded actress of her generation.
2020s — Digital Era
Filmfare Awards ceremony begins streaming on digital platforms. OTT films become eligible. Alia Bhatt, Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone continue to dominate as the industry adapts to post-pandemic changes.

Browse All 30+ Filmfare Award Categories

Complete year-by-year winners for every category

🎬Best Film 👑Best Actor 💃Best Actress 🎥Best Director 🎭Best Supporting Actor 🌟Best Supporting Actress 🎤Best Male Singer 🎵Best Female Singer 🎼Best Music Director 📝Best Lyricist 📜Best Screenplay 😈Best Negative Role 😄Best Comic Role 🌱Best Male Debut 🌸Best Female Debut 🎯Best Critics Movie 🎭Critics Performance 👑Lifetime Achievement 📷Best Cinematography ✂️Best Editing 💃Best Choreography 📖Best Story 💬Best Dialogue 🎨Best Art Direction 🎻Best Background Score 💥Best Action ✨Best Special Effects 👗Best Costume Design 🔊Best Sound Recording 🎬Best Debut Director 🎼R.D. Burman Award ⚡Power Award ⭐Special Performance 🏅Best Film of 50 Years 🎭Best Scene 📹Critics Documentary

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Frequently Asked Questions — Filmfare Awards

The Filmfare Awards were first held in 1954, the same year as the National Film Awards. They were initially called the Clare Awards after Clare Mendonca, editor of The Times of India. They are presented annually by The Times Group to honour artistic and technical excellence in Hindi cinema. The iconic Black Lady trophy was introduced the following year.
Shah Rukh Khan and Dilip Kumar share the record for most Filmfare Best Actor wins, each having won it 8 times. Dilip Kumar dominated the Golden Era of Hindi cinema, while SRK's record includes wins for Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, Devdas, Swades, Don, My Name Is Khan, and more. Other multiple winners include Amitabh Bachchan (4), Ranbir Kapoor (3), Ranveer Singh (3), and Shahid Kapoor (3).
Nutan holds the record for the most Filmfare Best Actress Awards with 5 wins. She is followed by Nargis, Meena Kumari, Madhuri Dixit, and Deepika Padukone with 4 wins each. Among the current generation, Alia Bhatt and Deepika Padukone have the most wins with multiple awards between 2014 and 2024.
The Filmfare Black Lady is the iconic trophy given at the Filmfare Awards — a stylised black female figure representing excellence in Indian cinema. It is one of the most recognisable symbols in Bollywood and has been proudly displayed by generations of India's greatest film stars since the 1950s. Winning a Black Lady is considered a career milestone for Bollywood artists.
The Filmfare Awards have over 30 categories covering Best Film, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor and Actress, Best Male and Female Playback Singer, Best Music Director, Best Lyricist, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Choreography, Best Debut (Male & Female), Critics Awards, Lifetime Achievement, R.D. Burman Award, Best Costume, Best Art Direction, and more. Browse all categories on MazaIndia's Filmfare Awards pages.
Amitabh Bachchan has won the most Filmfare Awards overall, with over 40 awards across acting, special, and lifetime achievement categories. His first Filmfare Award came in 1969 and he continues to receive recognition. Among musicians, A.R. Rahman has accumulated the most total Filmfare music awards in recent decades.
The Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award is the highest honour given to individuals who have made an outstanding and lasting contribution to Hindi cinema throughout their career. Past recipients include Dilip Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini, Lata Mangeshkar, Rajesh Khanna, Dharmendra, Sharmila Tagore, Jeetendra, and many other legends of Bollywood. See the full list at Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Awards.

About Filmfare Awards — India's Most Prestigious Bollywood Film Awards

The Filmfare Awards are India's oldest and most prestigious film awards for Hindi cinema, presented annually by The Times Group since 1954. Named after Filmfare magazine, they honour both the artistic and technical excellence of professionals in Bollywood. The iconic Black Lady trophy is a symbol of cinematic achievement recognised by film lovers across India and the world.

History of Filmfare Awards

The awards were established in the same year as the National Film Awards (1954), and were initially known as the Clare Awards. Over seven decades, they have evolved from a simple industry recognition ceremony into one of India's biggest entertainment events — broadcast on television and digital platforms, watched by millions, and discussed by fans across the country.

Filmfare Awards vs Other Bollywood Awards

While India has many film award ceremonies — including the IIFA Awards, National Film Awards, Screen Awards, and Stardust Awards — the Filmfare Awards are widely considered the most credible and prestigious due to their long history and the combination of jury and popular voting. The Critics Award category, in particular, is respected for recognising artistic performances that may not win popular-vote categories.

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