70th National Film Awards 2024: DYK Who Was The First Actress To Win? Know History Of Prestigious Accolades

70th National Film Awards 2024: The full list of winner of the National Film Awards 2024 is going to take place with full glory today. From Vikrant Massey to Mammootty, everyone is in the race of getting the prestigious accolades. However, do you know who was the first actress to win the national award? And the very first film to get it? Well, if you are unknown, here we are revealing the history of the same.

Who Was The First Actress To Win National Film Awards 2024?

Well, it was none other than one of the most powerful and talented actresses in Indian film history, Nargis, who won the very first National Film Awards for her film, Din Aur Raat, in 1967. On the other hand, Bengali actor Uttam Kumar was the first recipient of the National Awards in the 15th version of it for his film, Anthony Firingee. He was also the first actor to win two national awards in the same year for his two different films, Anthony Firingee and Chiriyakhana.

History Of National Film Awards

The National Film Awards started in the year 1954 in the name of 'State Awards', until 1967, the awards were given to only best movies irrespective of the regions and regional languages. 1967 onwards, the committee decided to give it away to the cast and crew of the movies as well.

For the unversed, the full list of National Film Awards is declared, and Rishabh has won the best actor award for Kantara, while best actresses awards won by Nithya Menon for Thiruchitrambhalam and Manasi Parekh for Kutch Express.