National Film Award/Beste Regie
# National Film Award/Beste Regie

Die Gewinner des National Film Award der Kategorie Beste Regie (Best Direction) waren:
| Jahr | Regisseur | Film | Sprache |
| 1967 | Satyajit Ray | Chiriakhana | Bengalisch |
| 1968 | Satyajit Ray | Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne | Bengalisch |
| 1969 | Mrinal Sen | Bhuvan Shome | Hindi |
| 1970 | Satyajit Ray | Pratidwandi | Bengalisch |
| 1971 | Girish Karnad B. V. Karanth | Vamsa Vriksha | Kannada |
| 1972 | Adoor Gopalakrishnan | Swayamvaram | Malayalam |
| 1973 | Mani Kaul | Duvidha | Hindi |
| 1974 | Satyajit Ray | Sonar Kella | Bengalisch |
| 1975 | Satyajit Ray | Jana Aranya | Bengalisch |
| 1976 | P. Lankesh | Pallavi | Kannada |
| 1977 | G. Aravindan | Kanchana Seetha | Malayalam |
| 1978 | G. Aravindan | Thampu | Malayalam |
| 1979 | Mrinal Sen | Ek Din Pratidin | Bengalisch |
| 1980 | Mrinal Sen | Akaler Sandhane | Bengalisch |
| 1981 | Aparna Sen | 36 Chowringhee Lane | Englisch |
| 1982 | Utpalendu Chakraborty | Chokh | Bengalisch |
| 1983 | Mrinal Sen | Khandhar | Hindi |
| 1984 | Adoor Gopalakrishnan | Mukhamukham | Malayalam |
| 1985 | Shyam Benegal | Trikal | Hindi |
| 1986 | G. Aravindan | Oridathu | Malayalam |
| 1987 | Adoor Gopalakrishnan | Anantharam | Malayalam |
| 1988 | Shaji N. Karun | Piravi | Malayalam |
| 1989 | Adoor Gopalakrishnan | Mathilukal | Malayalam |
| 1990 | Tapan Sinha | Ek Doctor Ki Maut | Hindi |
| 1991 | Satyajit Ray | Agantuk | Bengalisch |
| 1992 | Gautam Ghose | Padma Nadir Majhi | Bengalisch |
| 1993 | T. V. Chandran | Ponthan Mada | Malayalam |
| 1994 | Jahnu Barua | Hkhagoroloi Bahu Door | Assamesisch |
| 1995 | Saeed Akhtar Mirza | Naseem | Hindi |
| 1996 | Agaththian | Kaathal Kottai | Tamilisch |
| 1997 | Jayaraaj | Kaliyattam | Malayalam |
| 1998 | Rajeevnath | Janani | Malayalam |
| 1999 | Buddhadeb Dasgupta | Uttara | Bengalisch |
| 2000 | Rituparno Ghosh | Utsab | Bengalisch |
| 2001 | B. Lenin | Ooruku Nooruper | Tamilisch |
| 2002 | Aparna Sen | Mr. and Mrs. Iyer | Englisch / Tamilisch |
| 2003 | Gautam Ghose | Abar Aranye | Bengalisch |
| 2004 | Buddhadeb Dasgupta | Swapner Din | Bengalisch |
| 2005 | Rahul Dholakia | Parzania | Englisch |
| 2006 | Madhur Bhandarkar | Traffic Signal | Hindi |
| 2007 | Adoor Gopalakrishnan | Naalu Pennungal | Malayalam |
| 2008 | Bala | Naan Kadauul | Tamilisch |
Derzeit erhält der Gewinner einen Swarna Kamal und ein Preisgeld von 250.000 Rupien.