| National Film Award for Best Punjabi Feature Film | |
| Description: | Best feature film of the year in Punjabi |
| Sponsor: | National Film Development Corporation of India |
| Firstawarded: | 1962 |
| Lastawarded: | 2022 |
| Former Name: | President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in English (1964) National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Punjabi (1967–2021) |
| Holder Label: | Most recent winner |
| Award1 Type: | Total awarded |
| Award1 Winner: | 19 |
| Award2 Type: | First winner |
| Award2 Winner: | Chaudhari Karnail Singh |
| Award3 Type: | Last winner |
| Award3 Winner: | Baghi Di Dhee |
The National Film Award for Best Punjabi Feature Film is one of the National Film Awards of India presented annually by the National Film Development Corporation of India. It is one of several awards presented for feature films and awarded with Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus). Since the 70th National Film Awards, the name was changed to "Best Punjabi Feature Film".[1]
The National Film Awards, established in 1954, are the most prominent film awards in India that merit the best of the Indian cinema. The ceremony also presents awards for films in various regional languages.
Produced and directed by Krishnan Kumar, the 1962 film Chaudhari Karnail Singh was honoured with the first president's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Punjabi.
Award includes 'Rajat Kamal' (Silver Lotus) and cash prize. Following are the award winners over the years:
| List of award films, showing the year (award ceremony), producer(s), director(s) and citation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film(s) | Producer(s) | Director(s) | Citation | ||
| 1962 | Chaudhari Karnail Singh | Krishnan Kumar | Krishnan Kumar | [2] | ||
| 1964 | Jagga | K. B. Chadha | Jugal Kishore | [3] | ||
| 1964 | Sassi Punnu | M/s. Filmistan Pvt. Ltd. | S. P. Bakshi | [4] | ||
| 1967 | Sutlej De Kande | P. P. Maheshwary | P. P. Maheshwary | [5] | ||
| 1969 | Nanak Nam Jahaz Hai | Pannalal Maheshwary | Ram Maheshwary | [6] | ||
| 1980 | Chann Pardesi | Swarn Sedha, Baldev Gill And J. S. Cheema | Chitrartha Singh | |||
| 1989 | Marhi Da Deeva | NFDC | Surinder Singh | [7] | ||
| 1993 | Kachehri | Vijay Tandon | Ravindra Peepat | [8] | ||
| 1997 | Main Maa Punjab Dee | Devender Walia | Balwant Dullat | [9] | ||
| 1998 | Shaheed-E-Mohabbat | Manjeet Maan | Manoj Punj | [10] | ||
| 2004 | Des Hoyaa Pardes | Manjeet Maan | Manoj Punj | [11] | ||
| 2005 | Baghi | Gaj Deol | Sukhminder Dhanjal | [12] | ||
| 2006 | Sai Productions | Manoj Punj | [13] | |||
| 2011 | Anhe Ghore Da Daan | NFDC | Gurvinder Singh | [14] | ||
| 2012 | Nabar | Jasbir Singh and Sonu Kaur | Rajeev Sharma | [15] | ||
| 2014 | Punjab 1984 | Gunbir Sidhu and Manmord Sidhu | Anurag Singh | [16] | ||
| 2015 | Chauthi Koot | NFDC Kartikeya Singh | Gurvinder Singh | [17] | ||
| 2018 | Harjeeta | Villagers Film Studio | Vijay Kumar Arora | [18] | ||
| 2019 | Rabb Da Radio 2 | Vehli Janta Films | Sharandeep Singh | [19] | ||
| 2022 | Bhagi Di Dhee | G-Next Media | Mukesh Gautam | [20] | ||