4th National Film Awards

4th National Film Awards
Awarded forBest of Indian cinema in 1956
Awarded byMinistry of Information and Broadcasting
Presented byRajendra Prasad
(President of India)
Presented on28 April 1957 (1957-04-28)
SiteVigyan Bhavan, New Delhi
Official websitedff.nic.in
Highlights
Best Feature FilmKabuliwala
Most awards  Kabuliwala
  Tenali Ramakrishna (2)

The 4th National Film Awards, then known as State Awards for Films, presented by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India to felicitate the best of Indian Cinema released in the year 1956. Ceremony took place at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi on 28 April 1957 and awards were given by then President of India, Dr. Rajendra Prasad.