72nd National Film Awards announced: Article 370 named Best Feature Film
The 72nd National Film Awards for 2024 were announced on 18 July 2026, with Article 370 winning Best Feature Film and Mammootty and Kartik Aaryan sharing Best Actor.
Summary
The 72nd National Film Awards for the year 2024 were announced in New Delhi on 18 July 2026, with Article 370 (director Aditya Suhas Jambhale) winning the Best Feature Film award. Mammootty (Bramayugam) and Kartik Aaryan (Chandu Champion) shared the Best Actor in a Leading Role award, Yami Gautam won Best Actress for Article 370, and Randeep Hooda won Best Debut Director for Swatantrya Veer Savarkar. Kalki 2898 AD won Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment, Rajkumar Periasamy won Best Direction for Amaran, Bhangaar was named Best Non-Feature Film and Ram-Nami won Best Documentary. The winners were announced by jury chairpersons Jayaraj (Feature Film), Aseem Sinha (Non-Feature Film) and A. Chandrasekhar (Best Writing on Cinema).
Key facts
- Edition
- 72nd National Film Awards (for 2024)
- Announced
- 18 July 2026
- Best Feature Film
- Article 370 (dir. Aditya Suhas Jambhale)
- Best Actor (shared)
- Mammootty (Bramayugam), Kartik Aaryan (Chandu Champion)
- Best Actress
- Yami Gautam (Article 370)
- Best Debut Director
- Randeep Hooda (Swatantrya Veer Savarkar)
- Best Direction (feature)
- Rajkumar Periasamy (Amaran)
- Best Popular Film
- Kalki 2898 AD
- Best Supporting Actor
- Sanjay Mishra
- Best Children's Film
- 35-Chinna Katha Kaadu
- Best Non-Feature Film / Documentary
- Bhangaar / Ram-Nami
- Jury chairs
- Jayaraj (Feature), Aseem Sinha (Non-Feature), A. Chandrasekhar (Writing)
Practice MCQs 4 questions
Which film won the Best Feature Film award at the 72nd National Film Awards (for 2024), announced on 18 July 2026?
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Correct answer: C â Article 370
Article 370, directed by Aditya Suhas Jambhale, won Best Feature Film.
Who shared the Best Actor in a Leading Role award with Kartik Aaryan at the 72nd National Film Awards?
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Correct answer: B â Mammootty
Mammootty (Bramayugam) and Kartik Aaryan (Chandu Champion) shared the Best Actor award.
Randeep Hooda won the Best Debut Director award at the 72nd National Film Awards for which film?
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Correct answer: D â Swatantrya Veer Savarkar
Randeep Hooda won Best Debut Director for Swatantrya Veer Savarkar.
Match the 72nd National Film Awards categories with the winners: 1. Best Actress â Yami Gautam 2. Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment â Kalki 2898 AD 3. Best Documentary â Bhangaar Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
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Correct answer: A â 1 and 2 only
Pairs 1 and 2 are correct. Pair 3 is wrong: Ram-Nami won Best Documentary, while Bhangaar won Best Non-Feature Film.