National Film Awards

September 20, 2026 2:05 PM

From Raja Harishchandra to 72nd edition: The journey of National Film Awards

The 72nd National Film Awards, recognising achievements in Indian cinema for the year 2024, will be presented by the President of India on September 22 at Ekta Nagar, formerly Kevadia, in Gujarat. Instituted in 1954, the National Film Awards are among the country's highest honours for excellence in cinema. Presented annually by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, the awards recognise creative and technical achievements across feature films, non-feature films and writing on cinema. Th...

July 19, 2026 3:38 PM

‘Article 370’ wins Best Feature Film at 72nd National Film Awards; Yami Gautam, Mammootty and Kartik Aaryan among top winners

The winners of the 72nd National Film Awards for the year 2024 were announced on Saturday, recognising excellence across feature films, non-feature films and writing on cinema. Article 370 emerged as the biggest winner, bagging the Best Feature Film award, while Yami Gautam was honoured with the Best Actress award for her performance in the film. The awards were announced by Feature Film Jury Chairperson Jayaraj, Non-Feature Film Jury Chairperson Aseem Sinha and Best Writing on Cinema Jury Chai...

August 1, 2025 9:04 PM

71st National Film Awards announced: Shah Rukh Khan, Vikrant Massey, Rani Mukerji bag top honours

The winners of the prestigious 71st National Film Awards for the year 2023 were announced on Friday, celebrating excellence across Indian cinema in various categories. The jury, led by filmmaker Ashutosh Gowariker (Feature Film), P. Sheshadri (Non-Feature Film), and other distinguished members, unveiled the list of awardees in the presence of Dr. Ajay Nagabhushan MN, Joint Secretary (Films), and Mattu J P Singh, Director General, PIB. This year, the awards received an overwhelming response with...