Bollywood’s Best Actresses: National Film Award Winners Quiz

Mausam

She starred in Gulzar's 1975 film, Mausam opposite Sanjeev Kumar, and won her first and only National Film Award for Best Actress.

Godmother

In 1999, Shabana Azmi won the National Film Award for Best Actress for the film Godmother.

Paruthiveeran

She won the prestigious National Film Award for Best Actress for her outstanding portrayal of Muththazhagu in the Tamil film “Paruthiveeran” (2007).

Fashion

For playing a troubled model in the drama Fashion (2008), Chopra won a National Film Award and a Filmfare Award for Best Actress.

The Dirty Picture

Vidya portrayed film actress Silk in the 2011 biographical film The Dirty Picture, for which she won a National Film Award for Best Actress,

Umrao Jaan

Rekha portrayal of a classical courtesan in Umrao Jaan (1981) fetched her the National Film Award for Best Actress in 1982. Rekha received her second Filmfare Award for Best Actress in 1989 for Khoon Bhari Maang.

Liar's Dice

Geetanjali Thapa is an Indian actress who primarily appears in Hindi films. She won the National Film Award for Best Actress (2013) for her performance in Liar's Dice.

Tanu Weds Manu Returns

She won Best Supporting Actress for Fashion in 2008, Best Actress awards for Queen in 2014 and Tanu Weds Manu Returns in 2015

Mom

Sridevi has won the award once for her performance in Mom (2017). She is the only actress to be honoured posthumously.

Mahanati

'Mahanati' not only won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu but also earned Keerthy Suresh the National Film Award for Best Actress for her remarkable portrayal of Savitri.