National Film Award/Bester Hauptdarsteller
# National Film Award/Bester Hauptdarsteller

Die Gewinner des National Film Award der Kategorie Bester Hauptdarsteller (Best Actor) waren:
| Jahr | Darsteller | Film | Sprache |
| 1967 | Uttam Kumar | Antony Firingee Chiriakhana | Bengalisch |
| 1968 | Ashok Kumar | Aashirwaad | Hindi |
| 1969 | Utpal Dutt | Bhuvan Shome | Hindi |
| 1970 | Sanjeev Kumar | Dastak | Hindi |
| 1971 | M. G. Ramachandran | Rickshawkaran | Tamilisch |
| 1972 | Sanjeev Kumar | Koshish | Hindi |
| 1973 | P. J. Antony | Nirmalyam | Malayalam |
| 1974 | Sadhu Meher | Ankur | Hindi |
| 1975 | M. V. Vasudeva Rao | Chomana Dudi | Kannada |
| 1976 | Mithun Chakraborty | Mrigaaya | Hindi |
| 1977 | Gopi | Kodiyettam | Malayalam |
| 1978 | Arun Mukherjee | Parashuram | Bengalisch |
| 1979 | Naseeruddin Shah | Sparsh | Hindi |
| 1980 | Balan K. Nair | Oppol | Malayalam |
| 1981 | Om Puri | Arohan | Hindi |
| 1982 | Kamal Haasan | Moondram Pirai | Tamilisch |
| 1983 | Om Puri | Ardh Satya | Hindi |
| 1984 | Naseeruddin Shah | Paar | Hindi |
| 1985 | Shashi Kapoor | New Delhi Times | Hindi |
| 1986 | Chaaru Haasan | Tabaran Kathe | Kannada |
| 1987 | Kamal Haasan | Nayagan | Tamilisch |
| 1988 | Premji | Piravi | Malayalam |
| 1989 | Mammootty | Mathilukal | Malayalam |
| 1990 | Amitabh Bachchan | Agneepath | Hindi |
| 1991 | Mohanlal | Bharatham | Malayalam |
| 1992 | Mithun Chakraborty | Tahader Katha | Bengalisch |
| 1993 | Mammootty | Ponthan Mada | Malayalam |
| 1994 | Nana Patekar | Krantiveer | Hindi |
| 1995 | Rajit Kapoor | The Making of the Mahatma | Englisch |
| 1996 | Kamal Haasan | Indian | Tamilisch |
| 1997 | Suresh Gopi S. Balachandra Menon | Kaliyattam Samaantharangal | Malayalam Malayalam |
| 1998 | Mammootty Ajay Devgan | Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Zakhm | Hindi Hindi |
| 1999 | Mohanlal | Vaanaprastham | Malayalam |
| 2000 | Anil Kapoor | Pukar | Hindi |
| 2001 | Murali | Neythukaaran | Malayalam |
| 2002 | Ajay Devgan | The Legend of Bhagat Singh | Hindi / Englisch / Bengalisch / Panjabi |
| 2003 | Vikram | Pithamagan | Tamilisch |
| 2004 | Saif Ali Khan | Hum Tum | Hindi |
| 2005 | Amitabh Bachchan | Black | Hindi |
| 2006 | Soumitra Chatterjee | Podokkhep | Bengalisch |
| 2007 | Prakash Raj | Kanchivaram | Tamilisch |
| 2008 | Upendra Limaye | Jogva | Marathi |
Derzeit erhält der Gewinner einen Rajat Kamal und ein Preisgeld von 50.000 Rupien.