Bhanu Athaiya won the Academy Award for Best Costume Design for her work in the 1983 film Gandhi.

Shabana Azmi has won five National Film Awards, more than any other actress.

Meena Kumari was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in the 1957 film Mother India.

Rekha has won 12 Filmfare Awards, more than any other actress.

Nandita Das won the Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival in 2005 for her role in the film Earth.

Tabu won the Best Actress award at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2001 for her role in the film Astitva.

Sharmila Tagore won the Best Actress award at the Venice Film Festival in 1971 for her role in the film Seema.

Madhuri Dixit won the Best Actress award at the Moscow International Film Festival in 1990 for her role in the film Dil.

Hema Malini won the Best Actress award at the Cairo International Film Festival in 1972 for her role in the film Seeta Aur Geeta.

Rani Mukerji won the Best Actress award at the Tokyo International Film Festival in 2005 for her role in the film Black.

Priyanka Chopra won the Best Actress award at the Shanghai International Film Festival in 2016 for her role in the film Bajirao Mastani.

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan won the Best Actress award at the Marrakech International Film Festival in 2009 for her role in the film Jodhaa Akbar.

Konkona Sen Sharma won the Best Actress award at the Goa International Film Festival in 2015 for her role in the film Lipstick Under My Burkha.

Deepika Padukone won the Best Actress award at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne in 2015 for her role in the film Piku.

Tabu won the Best Actress award at the New York Indian Film Festival in 2001 for her role in the film Astitva.