Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration | |
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National award for contributions to Indian Cinema | |
Sponsored by | Directorate of Film Festivals |
Formerly called | Best Feature Film on National Unity and Emotional Integration |
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First awarded | 1965 |
Last awarded | 2021 |
Most recent winner | The Kashmir Files |
Highlights | |
Total awarded | 48 |
First winner | Shaheed |
The Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration was one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organization set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India. It is one of several awards presented for feature films and awarded with Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus). At the 70th National Film Awards, the category was discontinued and combined with Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation, Best Film on Family Welfare and Best Film on Other Social Issues. The new award is named as Best Feature Film Promoting National, Social and Environmental Values.[1][2]
The award was instituted in 1965, at 13th National Film Awards and awarded annually for films produced in the year across the country, in all Indian languages.