A Presidential award, from a perspective in direct terms, means the awards handed over to someone through the nation's president. These awards can be of any type, like having a national film award for some particular position concerning the film industry. They can even be a Rashtrapati award given to individuals from a different domain (sports, film/theater, academics, discoveries, etc.) to perform their level best in it. So here is the list of celebrities who have received some awards in the form of honor from the nation's president.
Amitabh Bachchan, one of the top legends of the Bollywood film industry, has received many awards from the president, including a trophy for being the best actor in the Indian film industry. He has also received a national award for his role of Auro in Paa movie and also for the funny part of Bhashkor Banerjee in the film Piku in the form of best actor. He has till now received four national awards (being the only person in the entire film industry) for his fantastic contribution to the entertainment world.
Sudhir Padke is one of the early top grasping singers of the 20th century. He started his work in childhood and got most of the recognition in the Marathi film industry. He received the national film award at the 11th national film awards in 1963, where he also received a silver medal for the same. Apart from federal recognition, he has also won other awards like Sahyadri Swara Ratna Puraskar and Sangeet Natak Akademi Award.
Again in the recent national film award festival, Kangana Ranaut received the presidential award (national film award) for her eye-catching performance. The movies include Panga and Manikarnika. In 2021, she received the Padma Shri award for her excellent contribution and distinguished service in cinema for the nation.
Priyanka Chopra also received a national film award in the category of best actress in 2010 for the movie Fashion (in the role of a confused model). Later she also received the Padma Shri award in 2016 (in the form of a medal and a Sanad) for her dedicated contribution to the entertainment field.
Saif Ali Khan is also on our list as he has won 2 presidential awards, including the national film award for the movies
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and Kal Ho Na Ho as the best actor. He also later received Padma Shri in the year 2010.
Among the top three people who have won 3 national film awards till now lies the name of Ajay Devgn. He received the award for best actor in the movie Zakhm (1998) and The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002), also later in 2022 for Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior.
An Indian actor and producer, Muhammad Kutty Panaparambil Ismail (Mammootty) primarily appear in Malayalam movies. Additionally, he has acted in Telugu, Tamil, and Hindi. He also has won 3 national awards for the best actor award in the following movies- Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, Ponthan Mada, Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha, Mathilukal, and Vidheyan.
Kamal Hasan is the 3rd person among those who have won the national film award three times at the hands of the president. Not just that, but he also won other top awards of supreme importance, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri. He has been part of 130 nominations, among which he had won 116 Awards, the most extensive record ever created.
Om Puri has been chiefly characterized in a funny role in most of his movies for his friendly nature. He also won 2 national awards for Arohan (1982) and Ardh Satya (1983). Other than this, his other achievement includes a Grand Prix Special des Amériques award at Montréal World Film Festival for the most dedicated contribution to cinematographic culture.
Naseeruddin Shah also has three national film awards for his fantastic piece of artwork through movies directly and constantly across the years. The awards list is about Sparsh (1979), Paar (1984) for best actor, and Iqbal in 2005 for best-supporting actor.
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