“Names of Indira Gandhi and Nargis Dutt dropped from the categories of the National Film Awards, read details of changes made”, Opindia, February 14, 2024:

“On Tuesday (13th February), it was announced that the forthcoming National Film Awards would no longer feature the names of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and the late actress Nargis Dutt, under revised rules for the 70th edition of the National Film Awards. This alteration, which excludes the late Prime Minister and the renowned actress from the National Film Awards, marks one of twelve total modifications implemented.

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has revised the 70th National Film Awards 2022 regulations, resulting in increased cash prizes and category adjustments. These modifications were unanimously agreed upon by the committee formed by the Modi government during the period of the COVID-19 pandemic.

As per the changes made by the committee headed by the government, the Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film has now been renamed to the Best Debut Film for the Director. The Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration will now be called the ‘Best Feature Film on Promoting National, Social and Environmental Values’, merging the categories of social issues and environment conservation….”

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