National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer
Indian film award
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- The National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer is an honour presented annually at the National Film Awards of India since 1968 to a female playback singer for the best renditions of songs from films within the Indian film industry.
- The State Awards instituted the "Best Female Playback Singer" category in 1968.
- Until 1974, winners of the National Film Award in this category received a commemorative plaque and certificate; since 1975, they have been awarded with a "Rajat Kamal" (silver lotus), certificate and a cash prize that amounted to ₹ 50,000 (US$590) in 2012, and ₹ 2 lakh (US$2,400) in 2022.
The National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer is an honour presented annually at the National Film Awards of India since 1968 to a female playback singer for the best renditions of songs from films within the Indian film industry. The National Film Awards were called the "State Awards for Films" when established in 1954. The State Awards instituted the "Best Female Playback Singer" category in 1968. Throughout the years, accounting for ties and repeat winners, the Government of India has presented a total of 55 Best Female Playback Singer awards to 33 different female playback singers.
Until 1974, winners of the National Film Award in this category received a commemorative plaque and certificate; since 1975, they have been awarded with a "Rajat Kamal" (silver lotus), certificate and a cash prize that amounted to ₹50,000 (US$590) in 2012, and ₹2 lakh (US$2,400) in 2022. Although the Indian film industry produces films in more than 20 languages and dialects, the female playback singers who have received the 'Rajat Kamal' awards have recorded their renditions in nine major languages: Tamil (fifteen awards), Hindi (fifteen awards), Telugu (six awards), Marathi (six awards), Bengali (six awards), Malayalam (five awards), Kannada (one award), Assamese (one award) and Konkani (one award).
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