List of National Film Award records

This is a list of National Film Award records.

Most awards

Satyajit Ray hold the record of winning maximum of 32 awards in various categories.

Directing

• Best Direction
  • Satyajit Ray - 6

Acting per categories

• Best Actor
  • Amitabh Bachchan, Kamal Haasan, Mammootty - 3 awards each
• Best Supporting Actor
  • Nana Patekar, Pankaj Kapoor, Atul Kulkarni - 2 Awards each
• Best Actress
  • Shabana Azmi - 5
• Best Supporting Actress
  • Surekha Sikri , K.P.A.C. Lalitha - 2 Awards each

Acting overall (both leading and supporting)

• Shabana Azmi won 5 National Film Awards, all for Best Actress.
• 5 actors have each won 3 National Film Awards:
  • Amitabh Bachchan (3 Best Actor)
  • Kamal Haasan (3 Best Actor)
  • Mammootty (3 Best Actor)
  • Mithun Chakraborty (2 Best Actor, 1 Best Supporting Actor)
  • Nana Patekar (1 Best Actor, 2 Best Supporting Actor)
  • Naseeruddin Shah, (2 Best Actor, 1 Best Supporting Actor)

Best Editing

• A. Sreekar Prasad - 8

Writing

• Best Screenplay
  • Satyajit Ray - 4
  • M.T. Vasudevan Nair - 4

Music

• Best Music Direction
  • A. R. Rahman - 4
  • Ilayaraja - 4
• Best Lyrics
  • Vairamuthu - 6
  • Javed Akhtar - 5
• Best Male Playback Singer
  • K. J. Yesudas - 7
  • S. P. Balasubrahmanyam - 6
• Best Female Playback Singer
  • K. S. Chithra - 6
  • P. Susheela - 5

See also

• Directorate of Film Festivals
• National Film Awards

References and external links

• Matthew, K.M. (2006), Manorama Yearbook 2006, Malayala Manorama, India, ISBN 81-890-0407-7 
• Matthew, K.M. (2009), Manorama Yearbook 2009, Malayala Manorama, India, ISBN 81-890-0412-3 
• IMDB
• Directorate of Film Festivals