The National Film award or officially known as the Rajat Kamal Award is that one golden feather that every Indian actor wants in their hat. The awards from all over the globe are aside and the pride of this award is aside. Called the "State Awards for Films" when established in 1954, the National Film Awards ceremony is older than the Directorate of Film Festivals. Although in India, the movie is produced in 20 dominating languages, this award only went to actors working in seven prominent languages which are Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil, Bengali, Marathi, Kannada, and English. Here we bring you a list of the top 10 actors who have won the most numbers of national awards till now
1. Shabana Azmi (5 times): The actress who changed the curve of acting in the industry has won this prestigious award the most number times. She won the National award for best actress 5 times for her acting performances in Ankur, Arth, Khandhar, Paar, and Godmother.
2. Amitabh Bachchan (4 times): The millennium actors and the angry young man of the industry have been influencing the industry since the start. He has won four National Film Awards as Best Actor for his performance in Agneepath, Black, Paa, and Piku.
3. Kangana Ranaut (4 times): The actress has taken the industry by storm has been the pride of India since the start. She won this award 4 times for her marvelous performance in Fashion, Queen, Tanu Weds Manu return, and Manikarnika.
4. Kamal Hassan: The south Indian superstar who made it big not just in Tollywood but also in Bollywood, won this award 3 times. He collected this pride for his performance in Moondram Prai, Nayakan, and Indian.
5. Pankaj Kapoor (3 times): The actor who's also known for his appearance in several TV serials, has won three National Film Awards for his work in movies. He won it for Maqbool, Ek doctor and Raakh.
6. Nana Patekar (3 times): Bollywood actor who not just won hearts but also made a legacy to carry forward, won this award 3 big times. He won it for Parinda, Agni Sakhi, and Krantiveer.
7. Mithun Chakraborty (3 times): Mithun Da bagged this award 3 times for his acting performance in movies like Mrigayaa, Tahadeer Katha, Swami Vivekananda.
8. Naseeruddin Shah (3 times): Why aren't we not surprised that Naseeruddin Shah is a part and parcel of the National Awards. The versatile actor won it 3 times for movies Iqbaal, Paar, and Sparsh.
9. Ajay Devgn (2 times): Another established star of the industry who not just won hearts with his action sequences but won the award 2 times.
10. Tabu: The underrated actress jumped in the list of Bollywood A-listers after bagging the National film award for actress 2 times. She won is for Maachis and Chandni Bar.
