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National Award for Best Film

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 National Award for Best Film

The National Film Award for Best 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 Director Producer
2011 Adaminte Makan Abu Malayalam Salim Ahmed Salim Ahamed & Ashraf Bedi
2010 Kutty Srank Malayalam Shaji N. Karun Reliance Big Pictures
2009 Antaheen Bengali Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury Screenplay Films Pvt. Ltd.
2008 Kanchivaram Tamil Priyadarshan Percept Picture Company
2007 Pulijanmam Malayalam Priyanandanan M. G. Vijay
2006 Kaalpurush – Memories in the Mist Bengali Buddhadeb Dasgupta Jugal Sughand
2005 Page 3 Hindi, English Madhur Bhandarkar Bobby Pushkarna
2004 Shwaas Marathi Sandeep Sawant Arun Nalawade
2003 Mondo Meyer Upakhyan Bengali Buddhadeb Dasgupta Arya Bhattacharya
2002 Dweepa Kannada Girish Kasaravalli Soundarya
2001 Shantham Malayalam Jayaraj P. V. Gangadharan
2000 Vanaprastham Malayalam Shaji N. Karun Mohanlal
1999 Samar Hindi Shyam Benegal Shyam Benegal, Sahyadri Films & National Film Development Corporation
1998 Thaayi Saheba Kannada Girish Kasaravalli Jayamala
1997 Lal Darja Bengali Buddhadeb Dasgupta Chitrani Lahiri & Dulal Roy
1996 Kathapurushan Malayalam Adoor Gopalakrishnan Adoor Gopalakrishnan
1995 Unishe April Bengali Rituparno Ghosh Rituparno Ghosh
1994 Charachar Bengali Buddhadeb Dasgupta Gita Gope & Shankar Gope
1993 Bhagwat Geeta Sanskrit G. V. Iyer T. Subbarami Reddy
1992 Agantuk Bengali Satyajit Ray National Film Development Corporation
1991 Marupakkam Tamil K. S. Sethumadhavan National Film Development Corporation
1990 Bagh Bahadur Bengali Buddhadeb Dasgupta Buddhadeb Dasgupta
1989 Piravi Malayalam Shaji N. Karun Film Folks
1988 Halodhia Choraye Baodhan Khai Assamese Jahnu Barua Sailadhar Barua & Jahnu Barua
1987 Tabarana Kathe Kannada Girish Kasaravalli Girish Kasaravalli
1986 Chidambaram Malayalam Govindan Aravindan Govindan Aravindan
1985 Damul Hindi Prakash Jha Prakash Jha Productions
1984 Adi Shankaracharya Sanskrit G. V. Iyer National Film Development Corporation
1983 Chokh Bengali Utpalendu Chakrabarty Department of Information and Cultural Affairs India & Government of West Bengal
1982 Dakhal Bengali Gautam Ghose West Bengal Film Industry
1981 Akaler Shandhaney Bengali Mrinal Sen D. K. Films
1980 Shodh Hindi Biplab Roy Choudhary Sitakant Misra
1979 No Award -- -- --
1978 Ghatashraddha Kannada Girish Kasaravalli Sadanand Suvarna
1977 Mrigayaa Hindi Mrinal Sen Uday Bhaskar International
1976 Chomana Dudi Kannada B. V. Karanth Praja Films
1975 Chorus Bengali Mrinal Sen Mrinal Sen Productions
1974 Nirmalyam Malayalam M. T. Vasudevan Nair M. T. Vasudevan Nair
1973 Swayamvaram Malayalam Adoor Gopalakrishnan Adoor Gopalakrishnan
1972 Seemabaddha Bengali Satyajit Ray Bharat Shamsher and Jung Bahadur Rana
1971 Samskara Kannada Pattabhi Rama Reddy Ramamanohara Chitra
1970 Bhuvan Shome Hindi Mrinal Sen Mrinal Sen Productions
1969 Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne Bengali Satyajit Ray Nepal Dutta & Asim Dutta
1968 Hatey Bazarey Bengali, Hindi Tapan Sinha Asim Dutta
1967 Teesri Kasam Hindi Basu Bhattacharya Shailendra
1966 Chemmeen Malayalam Ramu Kariat Babu Ismail Settu
1965 Charulata Bengali Satyajit Ray R. D. Bansal
1964 Shehar Aur Sapna Hindi Khwaja Ahmad Abbas Naya Sansar
1963 Dada Thakur Bengali Sudhir Mukherjee Shyamlal Jalan
1962 Bhagini Nivedita Bengali Bijoy Bose Aurora Film Corporation
1961 Anuradha Hindi Hrishikesh Mukherjee Hrishikesh Mukherjee & L. B. Thakur
1960 Apur Sansar Bengali Satyajit Ray Satyajit Ray Productions
1959 Sagar Sangamey Bengali Debaki Bose De Luxe Film Distributors Ltd
1958 Do Aankhen Barah Haath Hindi V. Shantaram V. Shantaram
1957 Kabuliwala Bengali Tapan Sinha Charuchitra
1956 Pather Panchali Bengali Satyajit Ray Government of West Bengal
1955 Mirza Ghalib Hindi Sohrab Modi Sohrab Modi
1954 Shyamchi Aai Marathi Pralhad Keshav Atre Pralhad Keshav Atre

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Best Film
Movie of the year
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Best Actor
Male performance
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Best Actress
Female performance
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Best Director
Best direction
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Best Supporting Actor
Male support role
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Best Supporting Actress
Female support role
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Best Male Singer
Playback singing
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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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