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National Award Winner: This veteran’s creativity, direction skills and dedication to cinema have made him the real legend of Indian film history. Perhaps that’s why he is called the craftsman of Indian cinema, not only a filmmaker.
National Award Winner: While Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan recently received the first National Award for his career, on the other hand there is a veteran of Indian cinema who has created history by winning 35 National Awards on his own. This name is a matter of pride for every film love, leaving behind artists like Aamir Khan, Akshay Kumar, Manoj Bajpayee and Amitabh Bachchan, Satyajit Ray.
Who is the most national award artists?
The question arose once again amid the recently announced National Film Awards for films released in 2023, who has won the most National Awards in India? Answer Satyajit Ray, who has won 35 National Awards so far. These awards were received in many categories like the best feature film, best director, best screenwriter.
Satyajit Ray received other big honors
Apart from the National Awards, Satyajit Ray was also awarded the Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan, Padma Vibhushan and the country’s highest civilian honor Bharat Ratna. His ability was also recognized internationally. He received the Oscar’s Honorary Academy Award. Although he was ill at that time, he accepted this honor through video conferencing.
Satyajit Ray’s film career
Satyajit Ray is mainly known for Bangla films, but he made the only Hindi film ‘Chess Khiladi’ in his career, which was based on the story of Premchand. In this film, strong actors like Sanjeev Kumar and Saeed Jaffrey were taken in the lead roles and were well appreciated.
When a National Award for Bollywood superstars becomes a matter of pride, Satyajit Ray’s name is recorded 35 times to get national honors. His creativity, direction skills and dedication to cinema have made him the real legend of Indian film history. Perhaps that’s why he is called the craftsman of Indian cinema, not only a filmmaker.
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