Notable Recipients
The first recipient was Uttam Kumar from Bengali cinema, who was honoured at the 15th National Film Award (1968) for his performances in Antony Firingee (as an Anglo-Indian) and Chiriyakhana . Three actors—Kamal Haasan, Mammootty, and Amitabh Bachchan—have been honoured thrice and six —Sanjeev Kumar, Mithun Chakraborty, Om Puri, Naseeruddin Shah, Mohanlal and Ajay Devgn—have been awarded twice.
Mithun Chakraborty and Mammootty are the only two actors who have achieved the honour for performances in films in two different languages. Mithun was awarded in 1977 for his performance in the Hindi film Mrigayaa, and in 1993 for the Bengali film Tahader Katha. Mammootty was honoured for his performances in four Malayalam films: in 1990 for Mathilukal and Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha, and in 1994 for Ponthan Mada and Vidheyan; and in 1999 for his role as B. R. Ambedkar in the English language Indian film Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar (jointly shared with Ajay Devgn).
Since 2000, Amitabh Bachchan is the most successful actor, having won two awards: for his performances in Black (2006) and Paa (2010). The most recent recipients are Irrfan Khan (Hindi) and Vikram Gokhale (Marathi) and will be honoured at the 60th National Film Awards ceremony for their performancea in Paan Singh Tomar and Anumati respectively.
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