which indian actor has won most national awards
Amitabh Bachchan
title: National Film Award for Best Actor text: Tamil (seven awards), Bengali (five awards), Marathi (three awards), Kannada (three awards) and English (two awards). The first recipient was Uttam Kumar from Bengali cinema, who was honoured at the 15th National Film Awards in 1968 for his performances in "Anthony Firingee" and "Chiriyakhana". As of 2017, Amitabh Bachchan is the most honoured actor with four awards followed by Kamal Haasan and Mammootty with three awards, while six actors—Sanjeev Kumar, Mithun Chakraborty, Om Puri, Naseeruddin Shah, Mohanlal, and Ajay Devgn—have won the award two times. Two actors have achieved the honour for performing in two languagesMithun Chakraborty (Hindi and Bengali) title: National Film Award for Best Actor text: was renamed as the "Rajat Kamal Award for the Best Actor". Throughout the past 45 years, accounting for ties and repeat winners, the Government of India has presented a total of 52 "Best Actor" awards to 40 actors. Until 1974, winners of the National Film Award received a figurine and certificate; since 1975, they have been awarded with a "Rajat Kamal" (silver lotus), certificate and a cash prize. Although the Indian film industry produces films in around 20 languages and dialects, the actors whose performances have won awards have worked in seven major languages: Hindi (twenty-two awards), Malayalam (thirteen awards), title: Cinema of India text: distributed to various parts of Asia, Southern Africa, Northern America, Europe and Oceania. The industry inspired Tamil film-making in Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Singapore and Canada. Rajnikanth is referred to as "Superstar" and holds matinee idol status in South India. Kamal Haasan debuted in 1960 "Kalathur Kannamma", for which he won the President's Gold Medal for Best Child Actor. Kamal Haasan is tied with Mammootty and Bachchan for the most Best Actor National Film Awards, with three. With seven submissions, Kamal Haasan has starred in the highest number of Academy Award submissions. Critically acclaimed composers such as Ilaiyaraaja and A. R. title: Akshay Kumar text: Akshay Kumar Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia (born 9 September 1967), known professionally as Akshay Kumar, is an Indian actor, producer, television personality, martial artist, stuntman and philanthropist who works in Bollywood films. In a career spanning over twenty five years, Kumar has appeared in over a hundred films and has won several awards, including the National Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in "Rustom" (2017), and two Filmfare Awards for "Ajnabee" (2001) and "Garam Masala" (2005). Kumar is one of the most prolific actors of Indian cinema, having starred in 108 films, including 26 commercially successful films. He title: National Film Award for Best Actress text: and Urdu. The first recipient was Nargis Dutt from Bollywood, who was honoured at the 15th National Film Award (1968) for her performance in "Raat Aur Din". The actress who won the most number of Rajat Kamal awards is Shabana Azmi with five wins, followed by Sharada with three. As of 2016, five actresses—Smita Patil, Archana, Shobana, Tabu, and Kangana Ranaut—have won the award two times. Sharada, Archana and Shobana are the only three actresses to get the award for performing in two different languages. Sharada was bestowed with the awards for her performances in two Malayalam films: "Thulabharam" and