Question

Consider the following statements.
$1$. National Film Award was started in $1953$.
$2$. The first award was given to a Marathi film 'Shyamchi Aai' directed by PK Atre.
Which of the statements is/are true?

• A. Only $1$
• B. Only $2$
• C. None of these
• D. All of these

Answer 1

The correct option is B Only $2$

The National Awards for films, which were started in 1953 as an annual incentive by the Government of India , for the making of artistic, competent and meaningful films have come a long way, to cover the entire national spectrum of Indian Cinema, to judge merit by the highest possible yardstick and to become the most coveted and prestigious awards in the country. Shyamchi Aai, a Marathi film won the Golden Lotus Award for Best Film at the National Film Awards in 1954.