| 21st National Film Awards | |
|---|---|
 21st National Film Awards | |
| Awarded for | Best of Indian cinema in 1973 |
| Awarded by | Directorate of Film Festivals |
| Presented by | Indira Gandhi (Prime Minister of India) |
| Announced on | 20 July 1974 |
| Presented on | October 1974 |
| Site | Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi |
| Official website | dff.nic.in |
| Highlights | |
| Best Feature Film | Nirmalyam |
| Dadasaheb Phalke Award | Ruby Myers |
| Most awards | • Ashani Sanket • Kaadu (3) |
The 21st National Film Awards, presented by Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India to felicitate the best of Indian Cinema released in the year 1973.[1] Ceremony took place in October 1974 and awards were given by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
- ^ "21st National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 October 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2020.