National Film Awards

The 72nd National Film Awards, instituted in 1954 and conferred annually by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, recognize outstanding creative and technical achievements across feature films, non-feature films, and writing on cinema. The awards ceremony for the 2024 films is scheduled at Ekta Nagar, Gujarat, marking a policy shift to take the event beyond the national capital. Key winners include 'Article 370' for Best Feature Film and actor Anant Nag for the Dadasaheb Phalke Award. The release highlights the evolution of the awards, the significance of regional and linguistic diversity in Indian cinema, and the economic scale of India's media and entertainment sector.