<P> The National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress (also known as the Rajat Kamal Award for the Best Supporting Actress) (Hindi pronunciation: (rədʒət̪ kəməl)), is an honour presented annually at India's National Film Awards ceremony by the Directorate of Film Festivals (DFF), an organisation set up by the Indian Ministry of Information and Broadcasting . Since 1984, the award is given by a national panel appointed annually by the DFF to an actress for the best performance in a supporting role within Indian cinema . It is presented by the President of India at a ceremony held in New Delhi . </P> <P> The winner is given a "Rajat Kamal" (Silver Lotus) certificate and a cash prize of INR 50,000 (US $780). Including ties and repeat winners, the government of India has presented a total of 33 Best Supporting Actress awards to 34 different actresses . Although Indian cinema produces films in more than 20 languages, the actresses whose performances have won awards have worked in one or more of eight major languages: Bengali, English, Hindi, Meitei, Marathi, Malayalam, Oriya, Tamil and Urdu . </P> <P> The first recipient was Rohini Hattangadi, who was honoured at the 32nd National Film Awards for her performance in the Hindi film Party (1984). As of 2017, two actresses--Surekha Sikri and K.P.A.C. Lalitha--have been honoured twice . Sikri was awarded for the Hindi films Tamas (1987) and Mammo (1994), while Lalitha won the awards for her work in the Malayalam films Amaram (1990) and Shantham (2000). Egyptian actress Aida El - Kashef, who was honoured at the 61st National Film Awards for her performances in the English - Hindi film Ship of Theseus (2013) is the only non-Indian actress to win the award . At the 47th National Film Awards, the award was tied between Sudipta Chakraborty and Sohini Sengupta, winning for their roles in the Bengali films Bariwali (2000) and Paromitar Ek Din (2000), respectively . Konkona Sen Sharma, Sharmila Tagore and Kangana Ranaut are the three actresses to receive honours in both acting categories: Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress . The most recent recipient is Zaira Wasim, who was honoured at the 64th National Film Awards for her performance in the Hindi film Dangal (2016). </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Symbol </Th> <Th> Meaning </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Indicates a joint award for that year </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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