National Film Award for Best Actor

1. Irrfan Khan

Born Sahabzade Irfan Ali Khan, in Jaipur, Rajasthan (NW India) January 7, 1967 to a Pashto-speaking Muslim family. Khan's mother, Begum Khan, was from the Tonk Hakim family and his father, Jagirdar Khan, from the Khajuriya village near the Tonk district, ran a tire business.

The Khan family name ...

For Paan Singh Tomar

2. Vikram Gokhale

Actor | Bhool Bhulaiyaa

Vikram Gokhle (occasionally credited as Vikram Gokhle) is a well known Indian film, television and stage actor, notable for his roles in Marathi theatre and Hindi films and television.

He is the son of another well known veteran Marathi theater and film actor Chandrakant Gokhle, who acted in 68 ...

For Anumati

3. Girish Kulkarni

Actor | Deool

Girish Kulkarni is a popular Actor and Director. Latest movies in which Girish Kulkarni has acted are Boyz 2, Firebrand, Balam, Faster Fene and Kaabil. Latest movie which Girish Kulkarni has directed is Jaundya Na Balasaheb. Girish Kulkarni was born on 25 November in the Paranda Taluka of Osmanabad...

4. Salim Kumar

Actor | Karutha Joothan

Salim Kumar was born on October 10, 1969 in Chittatukara, Kerala, India. He is an actor and director, known for Karutha Joothan (2017), Abu, Son of Adam (2011) and Compartment (2015). He is married to Sunitha.

5. Dhanush

Actor | Raanjhanaa

Venkatesh Prabhu known by his stage name Dhanush, is an Indian film actor, producer, lyricist and playback singer who has worked predominantly in Tamil cinema. In 2011, he won the National Film Award for Best Actor for the Tamil film "Aadukalam" and in the same year, he received international ...

Aadukalam

6. Amitabh Bachchan

Actor | Black

Amitabh Bachchan was born on October 11, 1942 in Allahabad, British India (present-day Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India) to legendary poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan & Teji Bachchan. He also has a brother named Ajitabh. He completed his education from Uttar Pradesh and moved to Bombay to find work as a ...

3 times Winner!!!

7. Upendra Limaye

Actor | Jogwa

Upendra Limaye was born on November 8, 1969 in Pune, Maharashtra, India. He is an actor, known for Jogwa (2009), Animal (2023) and Antim: The Final Truth (2021). He is married to Swati Limaye .

8. Prakash Raj

Actor | Anniyan

Prakash Raj is an established actor, producer, director, and television presenter in the Indian film industry. He is known for his works in South Indian and Hindi films.

Starting in the early 90s, he went on to appear in about 400 films. He has received several awards and accolades in his career, ...

9. Soumitra Chatterjee

Actor | Apur Sansar

Soumitra Chatterjee is an Indian actor, playwright and poet. World-renowned film director Satyajit Ray has acted in multiple shadow films. He has made Bengali film a place in the court of the world. In his long acting career, he has received many awards from home and abroad. His films have also won...

10. Saif Ali Khan

Actor | Kal Ho Naa Ho

Saif is the son of Bollywood actress, Sharmila Tagore, and Indian cricketer, Mansoor Ali Khan.

Both his grandfather, Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi, and father were professional cricketers. His mother, Sharmila Tagore, an actress within her own rights. He has two sisters, Bollywood actress Soha Ali Khan,...

11. Vikram

Actor | I

Vikram is an Indian film actor, voice actor and a playback singer. He made his debut in the 1990 film En Kadhal Kanmani, which was followed by a series of Tamil and Telugu films and supporting roles in few Malayalam films throughout the early decade. After the critical and commercial success of ...

12. Ajay Devgn

Actor | Shivaay

Vishal Veeru "Ajay" Devgn was born on April 02, 1969, in New Delhi, Delhi to action director Veeru Devgan and his wife Veena Devgan. He is an Indian actor, film director and producer who works in the Bollywood industry and is one of the highest-paid celebrities in India. Devgn started his film ...

Two times winner... First for ZAKHM, Second for The Legend of Bhagat Singh.

13. Murali

Actor | Aadharam

Murali was born on May 25, 1954 in Kollam, Kerala, India. He was an actor and director, known for Aadharam (1992), Neythukaran (2002) and Kanakkinavu (1996). He died on August 6, 2009 in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.

14. Anil Kapoor

Actor | Slumdog Millionaire

Living in a Chawl in Tilak Nagar, Punjabi-speaking Anil was born in 1959 to Surinder and Nirmal aka Suchitra Kapoor. He has an elder brother, Boney, a sister, Reena, and a younger brother, Sanjay. His dad used to be Shammi Kapoor's Secretary.

A loner, without many friends, he studied in the nearby ...

15. Mohanlal

Actor | Dasharatham

Mohanlal was born to Viswanathan Nair (father) and Santhakumari (mother) in the Pathanamthitta district of Kerala, which is located in the southern part of India on the 21st May 1960. Starting his career with a classic villain role, he has now become an outstanding actor in Malayalam Cinema. ...

16. Mammootty Shamiyana

Actor | Daivanamathil

Mammootty Shamiyana is known for Daivanamathil (2005).

Mammootty won the award thrice.

17. Suresh Gopi

Actor | Kaliyattam

Suresh Gopi was born on June 25, 1958 in Kerala, India. He is an actor and editor, known for The Play of God (1997), I (2015) and Commissioner (1994). He has been married to Radhika Nair since 1990. They have five children.

18. Balachandra Menon

Actor | Samantharangal

Balachandra Menon was born on January 11, 1954 in Kerala, British India. He is an actor and writer, known for Samantharangal (1998), Ente Ammu Ninte Thulasi Avarude Chakki (1985) and Vivahitare Itihile (1986).

19. Kamal Haasan

Actor | Vishwaroopam

Kamal Haasan was born November 7, 1954 in Paramakudi, Ramanathapuram District, Tamil Nadu. He debuted as a child artiste in the film "Kalathoor Kannamma" (1960). Since then, he has starred in nearly 220 films in the major Indian languages - Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi. He has been a...

Kamal Haasan is the first actor to win the award thrice.

20. Rajit Kapoor

Actor | Raazi

Rajit Kapoor, born in Amritsar, Punjab, India, is a highly respected Indian film and television actor known for his powerful and nuanced performances. With a career spanning over three decades, Rajit Kapoor has left an indelible mark on Indian cinema and theater.

Rajit Kapoor started his acting ...

21. Nana Patekar

Actor | Krantiveer

Vishwanath Patekar (born on January 1, 1951 in Murud-Janjira, Maharashtra, India) is an actor, writer and filmmaker. He is known for his work on Ab Tak Chhappan (2004), Raajneeti (2010) and Parinda (1989). He made his acting debut in the early 70's and since then has been nominated for multiple ...

22. Mithun Chakraborty

Actor | The Tashkent Files

Mithun Chakraborty, whose birth name was Gouranga Chakraborty, is an actor, producer, and politician. He is a former Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament and has worked in several Hindi and Bengali films.

He studied at Oriental Seminary and then cleared his B.Sc. degree in Chemistry from Scottish Church...

Mithun Chakraborty was awarded for his debut film. Two times Winner

23. Premji

Actor | Piravi

Premji is known for Piravi (1989), Fakira (1976) and Chennai 600028 II: Second Innings (2016).

24. Charu Haasan

Actor | Tabarana Kathe

Charu Haasan is known for Tabarana Kathe (1986), Thalapathi (1991) and Vikram (1986).

25. Shashi Kapoor

Actor | Deewaar

Shashi Kapoor is one of the leading actors of Indian cinema having appeared in 160 movies - 12 in English and 148 in Hindi. He has appeared in 148 Hindi films - of them played the solo lead hero in 61 films, was lead hero in 53 released multi star cast Hindi films, 2 unreleased multi star film and ...

26. Naseeruddin Shah

Actor | A Wednesday

Naseeruddin Shah was born on July 20 1950, in Barabanki, a small village in Uttar Pradesh. He is a seasoned Bollywood actor and has received several awards for his notable performance in several movies. The actor has also been awarded the Padma Shri and the Padma Bhushan awards for his enormous ...

27. Om Puri

Actor | The Hundred-Foot Journey

Om Puri was an Indian actor who has appeared in both mainstream Indian films and art films. His credits also include appearances in British and American films. He has received an honorary OBE.

Puri was born in Ambala, Haryana. His father worked on the railways and served in the Indian Army. Puri ...

28. Balan K. Nair

Actor | Oppol

Balan K. Nair was an actor, known for Oppol (1980), Angaadi (1980) and Aakrosam (1982). He died on August 26, 2000 in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.

29. Arun Mukherjee

Actor | Parashuram

Arun Mukherjee is known for Parashuram (1979), Mansoor Miyanar Ghora (2000) and Surer Akashe (1988).

30. Bharat Gopy

Actor | Kodiyettam

Bharath Gopi was part of the golden era of Malayalam movies spear headed by P. Padmarajan, K.G. George, Bharathan, MT Vaudevan Nair, I.V.Sasi, Aravindan, Pavitran, Sreenivasan, Lohitadas, T. Damodaran etc with fellow actors like Thilakan, Jagathy Sreekumar, Nedumudi Venu, Mohanlal, Mamootty. He was...

31. M.V. Vasudeva Rao

Actor | Chomana Dudi

M.V. Vasudeva Rao is known for Chomana Dudi (1975), Nayakan (1987) and Murder (1994).

32. Sadhu Meher

Actor | Ankur

Sadhu Meher was born in 1939 in Orissa Province, British India. He was an actor and director, known for Ankur: The Seedling (1974), Abhilasha (1983) and Byomkesh Bakshi (1993). He died on February 2, 2024 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

33. Sanjeev Kumar

Actor | Sholay

Harihar Jariwala a.k.a. Sanjeev Kumar was born in a Gujrati family in 1938. He portrayed many roles irrespective of the age or the type of chararcter. The actor ballooned in size in later years of his life due to the gastronomical pleasures he had inherited by sleeping in a kitchen while he was a ...

34. M.G. Ramachandran

Actor | Kudiyiruntha Koyil

M.G. Ramachandran (1917-1987), popularly known as MGR, dominated like no other, the films and politics of India's Tamil Nadu state. A charismatic actor and philanthropist, he commanded the idolatrous adulation of millions of Tamilians and became Tamil Nadu's chief minister. His achievements in 3 ...

35. Utpal Dutt

Actor | Agantuk

Utpal Dutt was born on March 29, 1929 in Barisal, Bengal Presidency, British India [now Bangladesh]. He was an actor and director, known for The Stranger (1991), Gol Maal (1979) and Bhuvan Shome (1969). He was married to Shobha Sen. He died on August 19, 1993 in Calcutta, West Bengal, India.

36. Ashok Kumar

Actor | Mahal

The Grandfather & Great Custodian of Indian Motion Pictures!

Ashok Kumar was one of India's most famous actors for over half a century, from before independence to the cusp of the new millennia!

As a young assistant to Bengali film-maker Himanshu Rai, he got his start in acting by accident when he ...

37. Uttam Kumar

Actor | Chiriyakhana

The legendary Bengali Actor of Calcutta, Uttam Kumar (Guru, Mahanayak as fans say), widely regarded as one of the Greatest actors ever in India, was an Indian film actor, director, producer, singer, music composer, playback singer who predominantly worked in Indian Cinema. Though he was a ...