72nd National Film Awards 2026

July 19, 2026
Current Context: The 72nd National Film Awards were announced on July 18, 2026, in New Delhi. They recognised Indian films certified during the calendar year 2024.
  • Best Actor: The award was jointly given to Mammootty for Bramayugam and Kartik Aaryan for Chandu Champion.
  • Best Actress: Yami Gautam won for her performance in Article 370. This was her first National Film Award.
  • Best Feature Film: Article 370 received the top feature-film honour.
  • The awards are among India’s highest official honours for cinema and recognise excellence in acting, filmmaking, technical work, non-feature films and writing on cinema.
  • Article 370 emerged as one of the major winners, while the shared Best Actor award recognised performances from both Hindi and Malayalam cinema.
  • Although they are called the 2026 awards, the eligible films were from January 1 to December 31, 2024.
  • Mammootty and Kartik Aaryan share Best Actor award; Yami Gautam wins Best Actress, while Article 370 is named Best Feature Film at the 72nd National Film Awards.

Question: 

Q2.Yami Gautam won the Best Actress Award for which film?
a) OMG 2
b) Article 370
c) A Thursday
d) Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga

Answer: b) Yami Gautam received the Best Actress Award for Article 370. It was her first National Film Award.

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