National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment | |
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Awarded by Directorate of Film Festivals | |
Type | National |
Category | Indian Cinema |
Description | |
Medal | Swarna Kamal (Golden Lotus) |
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Instituted | 1974 |
First awarded | 1974 |
Last awarded | 2015 |
Total awarded | 39 |
Cash award | ₹200,000 (US$3,000) |
Previous name(s) | • Best Feature Film with Mass Appeal, Wholesome Entertainment and Aesthetic Value (1974–85) • Best Film Providing Popular and Wholesome Entertainment (1986–88) |
First awardee(s) | Kora Kagaz |
Recent awardee(s) | Bajrangi Bhaijaan |
The National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, India, and was constituted in the year 1975. This is one of the Golden Lotus Awards (Swarna Kamal) given among National Film Awards. It is announced for films produced in a year across the country, in all Indian languages.
– Vijay Anand (actor) and Jaya Bhaduri (Leading Actress) were awarded with Medallion