The 'Indira Gandhi award for best debut film of a director' has been renamed 'Best debut film of a director'. Similarly, the 'Nargis Dutt Award for best feature film on national integration' will now be called the 'Best feature film promoting national, social and environmental values'.
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The Indira Gandhi award for best debut film and the Nargis Dutt award for best feature film on national integration have been retitled with the names of the late prime minister and legendary actor being dropped as part of a raft of changes for the National Film Awards, according to a notification.
With the objective of rationalising the honours given in different categories for National film awards, the “Indira Gandhi award for best debut film” and the “Nargis Dutt award for best feature film on national integration” have been renamed. The Indira Gandhi award is now titled