National Award For Best Film Direction

The Directorate of Film Festival, India annually presents the National Award for Best Film Direction. The first award winner was in 1967. A Golden Lotus and cash of Rupees two lakhs and fifty thousand is the prize. Director Satyajit Ray has won this National Award Six times and is followed by Adoor Gopalakrishnan Born into a family in Kerala, Adoor Gopalakrishnan >> Read More... . Here is a list of latest 10 National Awards winners for Best Direction:

1. Sanjay Leela Bhansali Born on 24th February 1963, Sanjay Leela Bhansali >> Read More...

In 2015, at National Film Festival Awards Sanjay Leela Bhansali was awarded the National Award for Best Film Direction for his movie, Bajirao Mastani Click to look into! >> Read More... . The story of the film is on Maratha Peshwa Bajiraoof 18th Century.

2. Srijit Mukherji Srijit Mukherji is an Indian film director, screen >> Read More...

In 2014, Srijit Mukherji won the National Award for Best Film Direction for his work in the movie Chotushkone. It is Bengali drama-thriller. Film got a positive response from critics.

3. Hansal Mehta Hansal Mehta is an Indian writer, director, produc >> Read More...

In 2013, Hansal Mehta received the National Award for Best Film Direction for his work in the movie Shahid. Rajkumar Rao was the leading actor in the film, and he too won the National Award for Best Actor for Shahid.

4. Shivaji Lotan Patil Shivaji Lotan Patil is a motion picture director f >> Read More...

Shivaji Lotan Patil was the director of the film Dhag, and he won the National Award for Best Film Direction.

5. Gurvinder Singh Gurvinder Singh was born in Delhi in a Sikh family >> Read More...

Gurvinder Singh directed the movie Anhe Ghore Da Daan, and he won the National Award for Best Film Direction for this film. It is a highly acclaimed Punjabi film. The story is on a Punjabi novel published in 1976.

6. Vetrimaaran Vetrimaaran is an Indian director and screenwriter >> Read More...

Vetrimaaran is the winner of the National Award for Best Film Direction for his work Aadukalam in the year 2010. Dhanush was the lead actor in the movie, and he received the National Award for Best Actor.

7. Rituparno Ghosh Rituparno Ghosh(1963-2013) was a profound actor, d >> Read More...

Rituparno Ghosh is the winner of the National Award for Best Film Direction for his work Abohoma in the year 2009. Ananya Banerjee Ananya Banerjee, the author of the famous cooking >> Read More... was the lead actress in the movie, and she too received National Award for Best Actress for her work in this film.

8. Bala Click to look into! >> Read More...

Tamil movie Director Bala won the National Award for Best Film Direction in the year 2008 for his movie Naan Kadavul Click to look into! >> Read More... .

9. Adoor Gopalkrishnan

Adoor Gopalkrishnan has bagged the National Award for Best Film Direction five times at the National Film Festival Awards. In 2007, he received this award for his movie Naalu Pennungal.

10. Madhur Bhandarkar Madhur Bhandarkar is an Indian film director, writ >> Read More...

In 2006, Madhur Bhandarkar won the National Award for Best Film Direction at the National Film Festival. He won the award for his movie Traffic Signal Click to look into! >> Read More... .