| 20th National Film Awards | |
|---|---|
 20th National Film Awards | |
| Awarded for | Best of Indian cinema in 1972 |
| Awarded by | Ministry of Information and Broadcasting |
| Official website | dff.nic.in |
| Highlights | |
| Best Feature Film | Swayamvaram |
| Dadasaheb Phalke Award | Pankaj Kumar Mullick |
| Most awards | Swayamvaram (4) |
The 20th National Film Awards, presented by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India to felicitate the best of Indian Cinema released in the year 1972.[1]
With this year, new award category is introduced for the feature films made in Meitei language. This newly introduced category includes President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Manipuri.[1]
- ^ a b "20th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 July 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.