National Film Award for Best Actor
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The National Film Award for Best Actor is one of India’s most prestigious film honors, presented annually to recognize outstanding leading performances in Indian cinema across various languages.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: National Film Award for Best Actor Context triple: [Bengali cinema, hasNotableAward, National Film Award for Best Actor]
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A.
Dadasaheb Phalke Award
The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India’s highest honor in cinema, presented annually to recognize lifetime contribution to the growth and development of Indian film.
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B.
National Film Award for Best Direction
The National Film Award for Best Direction is one of India's most prestigious film honors, presented annually to recognize outstanding achievement in film direction.
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C.
Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award
The Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award is a prestigious honor presented by Filmfare magazine to recognize outstanding and enduring contributions to Indian cinema.
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D.
National Film Award for Best Screenplay
The National Film Award for Best Screenplay is a prestigious Indian cinema honor presented annually to recognize outstanding achievement in film writing across the country’s national film awards.
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E.
National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer
The National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer is a prestigious Indian film honor presented annually to recognize outstanding vocal performances by female playback singers in Indian cinema.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: National Film Award for Best Actor Target entity description: The National Film Award for Best Actor is one of India’s most prestigious film honors, presented annually to recognize outstanding leading performances in Indian cinema across various languages.
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A.
Dadasaheb Phalke Award
The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India’s highest honor in cinema, presented annually to recognize lifetime contribution to the growth and development of Indian film.
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B.
National Film Award for Best Direction
The National Film Award for Best Direction is one of India's most prestigious film honors, presented annually to recognize outstanding achievement in film direction.
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C.
Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award
The Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award is a prestigious honor presented by Filmfare magazine to recognize outstanding and enduring contributions to Indian cinema.
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D.
National Film Award for Best Screenplay
The National Film Award for Best Screenplay is a prestigious Indian cinema honor presented annually to recognize outstanding achievement in film writing across the country’s national film awards.
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E.
National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer
The National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer is a prestigious Indian film honor presented annually to recognize outstanding vocal performances by female playback singers in Indian cinema.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian national award
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film award ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Directorate of Film Festivals ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | National Award for Best Actor ⓘ |
| awardComponents |
Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus) medal
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cash prize ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
Best performance by an actor in a leading role
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outstanding acting in Indian cinema ⓘ |
| categoryType | performance award ⓘ |
| ceremonyLocation |
New Delhi, India
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surface form:
New Delhi
|
| country | India ⓘ |
| eligibility | performance in an Indian feature film certified by the Central Board of Film Certification ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1967 ⓘ |
| firstRecipient | Uttam Kumar ⓘ |
| firstWinningFilm |
Antony Firingee
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Chiriyakhana ⓘ |
| formerName |
National Film Award for Best Actor
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Bharat Award for the Best Actor
|
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genderRestriction | male actors ⓘ |
| hasCategoryNumber | one of the major individual performance categories of the National Film Awards ⓘ |
| inception | 1967 ⓘ |
| languagesCovered |
Bengali
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Hindi ⓘ Kannada ⓘ Malayalam ⓘ Tamil ⓘ Telugu ⓘ other Indian languages ⓘ |
| levelOfPrestige | one of the highest film acting honors in India ⓘ |
| notableMultipleWinner |
Amitabh Bachchan
ⓘ
Kamal Hasan ⓘ
surface form:
Kamal Haasan
Mammootty ⓘ Mohanlal ⓘ |
| organisedBy | Directorate of Film Festivals ⓘ |
| partOf |
National Film Award
ⓘ
surface form:
National Film Awards
|
| presentedBy |
Directorate of Film Festivals
ⓘ
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India) ⓘ
surface form:
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India
|
| relatedAward |
National Film Award for Best Actress
ⓘ
National Film Award for Best Feature Film ⓘ National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor ⓘ |
| scope |
Indian cinema
ⓘ
feature films ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria | artistic merit of the performance ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | chosen by a national jury of film professionals ⓘ |
| sponsoredBy | Directorate of Film Festivals ⓘ |
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Subject: National Film Award for Best Actor Description of subject: The National Film Award for Best Actor is one of India’s most prestigious film honors, presented annually to recognize outstanding leading performances in Indian cinema across various languages.
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
National Film Award for Best Actor for Allu Arjun
National Film Award for Best Actor
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formerName
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National Film Award for Best Actor
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Bharat Award for the Best Actor
subject surface form:
Kamal Haasan
this entity surface form:
Kamal Haasan – National Film Award for Best Actor