The National Film Award is one of the most prominent and the oldest award ceremony in India. The awards were introduced in 1954 and administrated by the Indian government’s Directorate of Film Festivals since 1973. A panel is appointed by the government every year to select the winning entry. The award ceremony is held in New Delhi and the awards are distributed by the President of India.

The jury of the National Film Awards chooses the winners for Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film. The awards are presented to a feature film production which deals with themes relating to National Integration in India. The award was first introduced in 1966 and the inaugural award was bagged by S. Ram Sharma for the movie ‘Shaheed’.

Nargis Dutt Award For Best Feature Film On National Integration Winners Are:

Year
Film
Language
Director
2009
Aai Kot Nai
Assamese
Manju Borah
2008
Dharm
Hindi
Bhavna Talwar
2007
Kallarali Hoovagi
Kannada
T.S. Nagabharna
2006
Daivanamathil
Malayalam
Jayaraj
2005
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero
Hindi/English
Shyam Benegal
2004
Pinjar
Hindi
Chandra Prakash Dwivedi
2003
Mr. and Mrs. Iyer
English
Aparna Sen
2002
Bub (father)
Kashmiri
Jyoti Sarup
2001
Pukar
Hindi
Rajkumar Santoshi
2000
Shaheed Udham Singh
Punjabi
Chitrarath
1999
Zakhm
Hindi
Mahesh Bhatt
1998
Border
Hindi
J.P. Dutta
1997
Kanakinavu
Malayalam
Siby Malayil
1996
Bombay
Tamil
Mani Ratnam
1995
Mukhta
Marathi
Jabbar Patel
1994
Sardar
Hindi
Ketan Mehta
1993
Roja
Tamil
Mani Ratnam
1992
Adi Mimansa
Oriya
A.K. Bir
1991
1990
Santa Sishunala Sharifa
Kannada
T.S. Nagabharana
1989
Rudraveena
Telugu
K. Balachander
1988
Tamas
Hindi
Govind Nihalani
1987
no award
1986
Sree Narayana Guru
Malayalam
P.A. Backer
1985
Aadmi Aur Aurat
Hindi
Tapan Sinha
1984
Sookha
Hindi
M. S. Sathyu
1983
Aaroodam
Malayalam
I.V. Sasi
1982
Saptapadi
Telugu
K. Viswanath
1981
Bhavni Bhavai
Gujarati
Ketan Mehta
1980
22 June 1897
Marathi
Nachiket Patwardhan, Jayoo Patwardhan
1979
Grahana
Kannada
T.S. Nagabharana
1978
-
-
-
1977
-
-
-
1976
-
-
-
1975
Parinay
Hindi
Kanthilal Rathod
1974
Garam Hawa
Hindi
M. S. Sathyu
1973
Achanum Bappayum
Malayalam
K.S. Sethumadhavan
1972
Do Boond Pani
Hindi
Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
1971
Thurakkatha Vaathil
Malayalam
P. Bhaskaran
1970
Saat Hindustani
Hindi
Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
1969
Janma Bhoomi
Malayalam
John Sankaramangalam
1968
-
-
-
1967
Subhash Chandra
Hindi
Piyush Ghosh
1966
Shaheed
Hindi
S. Ram Sharma