Nargis won the first National Award for Best Actress in 1968 for Raat Aur Din.
The first National award was given in 1968. Nargis won this prestigious award herself. Raat Aur Din is the name of the movie for which she was nominated.
Which award?
First National Award for Best Actress was given to Nargis Dutt in 1968.
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Amitabh Bachchan won his first National Award for Best Actor in 1991 for Agneepath.
Uttam Kumar was the first recipient of National Film Award for Best Actor in 1968.
Dadasaheb Phalke was an Indian producer-director-screenwriter, known as the father of Indian Cinema. He is the producer and director of the first full-length Indian feature film Raja Harishchandra.
Durgabai Kamat as Parwati and her daughter Kamlabai Kamat/Gokhale as Mohini in Mohini Bhasmasur (1913) directed by Dadasheb PhalkeThey were the first female actress of indian cinema …First Actress was male (Anna Salunke) in Raja Harishchandra (1913) first film of Indian Cinema directed by Dadasaheb Phalkemore info on Greatest Films Of India
The first Indian woman writer to receive the Jnanpith Award was Ashapurna Devi.
Halle Berry won the 2001 Best Actress award for her performance in "Monster's Ball."
She won six1991: Filmfare Best Actress Award for Dil1993: Filmfare Best Actress Award for Beta1995: Filmfare Best Actress Award for Hum Aapke Hain Kaun...!1998: Filmfare Best Actress Award for Dil To Pagal Hai2003: Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for Devdas2011: Filmfare Special Award for completing 25 years in the Indian film industryShe was nominated for 101989: Filmfare Best Actress Award for Tezaab1990: Filmfare Best Actress Award for Prem Pratigyaa1992: Filmfare Best Actress Award for Saajan1994: Filmfare Best Actress Award for Khalnayak1995: Filmfare Best Actress Award for Anjaam1996: Filmfare Best Actress Award for Raja1996: Filmfare Best Actress Award for Yaraana2001: Filmfare Best Actress Award for Pukar2002: Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for Lajja2008: Filmfare Best Actress Award for Aaja Nachle
The first female actress in an Indian cinema is Ashwarya Rai.
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