The National Film Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role is an honour presented annually at the National Film Awards of India since 1968 to an actress for the best performance in a leading role with
The 2023 recipient: Rani Mukerji
With five wins, Shabana Azmi is the most awarded actor in this category. She is also the actress with most consecutive wins (3).
Shobana with 2 Wins in two different Indian Languages.
Kangana Ranaut has won the award three times. She is the only actress to be honoured for two different films in a same year.
The Dirty Picture
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The Dirty Picture is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language musical drama film inspired by the life of Silk Smitha, an Indian actress noted for her erotic roles. The filmmakers have clarified that the story is
Theatrical release poster
Kapoor, Balan and Hashmi at the audio launch of The Dirty Picture in 2011
Emraan Hashmi, Vidya Balan, Tusshar Kapoor promote The Dirty Picture at Mithibai College