National Film Award for Best Biographical Film
| National Film Award for Best Biographical Film | |
|---|---|
| Awarded by Directorate of Film Festivals | |
| Type | National |
| Category | Short films |
| Description | |
| Medal | Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus) |
| Statistics | |
| Instituted | 1984 |
| First awarded | 1984 |
| Last awarded | 2015 |
| Total awarded | 35 |
| Cash award | ₹50,000 (US$740) |
| First awardee(s) | Padmashri Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair |
| Recent awardee(s) | Life In Metaphors: A Portrait Of Girish Kasaravalli |
The National Film Award for Best Biographical Film is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India. It is one of several awards presented for non-feature films and awarded with Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus).
The award was instituted in 1984, at 32nd National Film Awards and awarded annually for the short films produced in the year across the country, in all Indian languages.
Award includes 'Rajat Kamal' (Silver Lotus) and cash prize. Following are the award winners over the years:
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