From 1953 till 1956 , the director of the film was awarded with the Gold medal which was later changed in 1957 to a cash prize of 5,000 . From 1967 till 1973 , a plaque was also awarded to the director and cash prize was revised to 10,000 in 1970 . At the 22nd National Film Awards ( 1974 ) , the award for the director was changed to '' Rajat Kamal '' ( '' Silver Lotus '' ) and a cash prize of 15,000 which was later revised to 20,000 at the 25th National Film Awards ( 1977 ) . Since 28th National Film Awards ( 1980 ) , the director is awarded with the '' Swarna Kamal '' and a cash prize of 25,000 which was later revised to 50,000 at the 28th National Film Awards ( 1980 ) , to 2,50,000 at the 54th National Film Awards ( 2006 )
28th National Film Awards
28th National Film Awards
National Film Award for Best Feature Film