National Film Award/Bester Unterhaltungsfilm

Die Gewinner des National Film Award der Kategorie Bester Unterhaltungsfilm (Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment) waren:

Jahr<ref>Jahr, für das die Verleihung erfolgte</ref>	Film	Sprache	Regisseur	Produzent
1974	Kora Kaagaz	Hindi	Anil Ganguly
1975	Tapasya	Hindi	Anil Ganguly
1976	kein Preis	-	-	-
1977	Swami	Hindi	Basu Chatterjee
1978	Ganadevata	Bengalisch	Tarun Majumdar
1979	Sankarabharanam	Telugu	K. Viswanath
1980	kein Preis	-	-	-
1981	kein Preis	-	-	-
1982	kein Preis	-	-	-
1983	kein Preis	-	-	-
1984	Kony	Bengalisch	Saroj De
1985	kein Preis	-	-	-
1986	Samasaram Athu Minsaram	Tamilisch	Visu
1987	Pushpak Vimana	Kannada	Srinivasa Rao Singeetham
1988	Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak	Hindi	Mansoor Khan
1989	Chandni Geethanjali	Hindi Telugu	Yash Chopra Mani Ratnam
1990	Ghayal	Hindi	Rajkumar Santoshi
1991	kein Preis	-	-	-
1992	Sargam	Malayalam	Hariharan
1993	Manichithrathazhu	Malayalam	Fazil
1994	Hum Aapke Hain Koun...!	Hindi	Sooraj R. Barjatya
1995	Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge	Hindi	Aditya Chopra
1996	Maachis	Hindi	Gulzar
1997	Dil To Pagal Hai	Hindi	Yash Chopra
1998	Kuch Kuch Hota Hai	Hindi	Karan Johar
1999	Sarfarosh	Hindi	John Matthew Mathan
2000	Vanathai Pola	Tamilisch	Vikraman
2001	Lagaan	Hindi / Englisch	Ashutosh Gowariker
2002	Devdas	Hindi	Sanjay Leela Bhansali
2003	Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.	Hindi	Rajkumar Hirani
2004	Autograph	Tamilisch	Cheran
	Veer-Zaara	Hindi	Yash Chopra
2005	Rang De Basanti	Hindi	Rakesh Omprakash Mehra	UTV Motion Pictures & Rakesh Omprakash Mehra Pictures
2006	Lage Raho Munna Bhai	Hindi	Rajkumar Hirani	Vidhu Vinod Chopra
2007	Chak De! India	Hindi	Shimit Amin	Aditya Chopra
2008	Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!	Hindi	Dibakar Banerjee	UTV Motion Pictures
2009	3 Idiots	Hindi	Rajkumar Hirani	Vidhu Vinod Chopra
2010	Dabangg	Hindi	Abhinav Kashyap	Arbaaz Khan Malaika Arora Khan Dhillin Mehta
2011	Azhagarsamiyin Kuthirai	Tamil	Suseenthiran	P. Madhan
2012	Vicky Donor	Hindi	Shoojit Sircar	Sunil Lulla John Abraham Ronnie Lahiri Ram Mirchandani
	Ustad Hotel	Malayalam	Anwar Rasheed	Listin Stephen
2013	Bhaag Milkha Bhaag	Hindi	Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra	Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
2014	Mary Kom	Hindi	Omung Kumar	Sanjay Leela Bhansali
2015	Bajrangi Bhaijaan	Hindi	Kabir Khan	Salman Khan Rockline Venkatesh
2016	Sathamanam Bhavati	Telugu	Satish Vegesna	Dil Raju
2017	Baahubali 2: The Conclusion	Telugu	S. S. Rajamouli	Shobu Yarlagadda Prasad Devineni
2018	Badhaai Ho	Hindi	Amit Sharma	Junglee Pictures Limited
2019	Maharshi	Telugu	Vamshi Paidipally	Dil Raju
2020	Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior	Hindi	Om Raut	Ajay Devgn
2021	RRR	Telugu	S. S. Rajamouli	D. V. V. Danayya
2022	Kantara	Kannada	Rishab Shetty	Vijay Kiragandur
2023	Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani	Hindi	Karan Johar	Dharma Productions

Für den besten Film werden ein Preisgeld in Höhe von 300.000 Rupien sowie ein Swarna Kamal vergeben.<ref>National Film Awards Cash Prize: How Much Do Winners Of Golden And Silver Lotus Get? Abgerufen am 7. Oktober 2025 (). </ref>

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