Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus) medal

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film award medal national award decoration

The Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus) medal is a prestigious silver medallion presented by the Indian government as part of the National Film Awards to honor outstanding achievements in Indian cinema.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus)	10
Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus) medal canonical	4
Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus) award	2
Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus) Award	1

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Target entity: Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus) medal
Context triple: [National Film Award for Best Actor, awardComponents, Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus) medal]

A. Arjuna Award
The Arjuna Award is one of India’s highest sporting honors, recognizing outstanding achievement and consistent excellence by the country’s athletes across various disciplines.
B. Dadasaheb Phalke Award
The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India’s highest honor in cinema, presented annually to recognize lifetime contribution to the growth and development of Indian film.
C. Swarna Kamal (Golden Lotus) medallion
The Swarna Kamal (Golden Lotus) medallion is the prestigious gold-plated medal presented as the highest honor in Indian cinema to recipients of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award.
D. Amar Chakra
Amar Chakra is a prominent ceremonial structure at India’s National War Memorial that symbolizes the nation’s eternal gratitude to its fallen soldiers.
E. Raghupathi Venkaiah Award
The Raghupathi Venkaiah Award is a prestigious lifetime achievement honor presented by the Andhra Pradesh government to recognize outstanding contributions to Telugu cinema.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus) medal
Target entity description: The Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus) medal is a prestigious silver medallion presented by the Indian government as part of the National Film Awards to honor outstanding achievements in Indian cinema.

A. Arjuna Award
The Arjuna Award is one of India’s highest sporting honors, recognizing outstanding achievement and consistent excellence by the country’s athletes across various disciplines.
B. Dadasaheb Phalke Award
The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India’s highest honor in cinema, presented annually to recognize lifetime contribution to the growth and development of Indian film.
C. Swarna Kamal (Golden Lotus) medallion
The Swarna Kamal (Golden Lotus) medallion is the prestigious gold-plated medal presented as the highest honor in Indian cinema to recipients of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award.
D. Amar Chakra
Amar Chakra is a prominent ceremonial structure at India’s National War Memorial that symbolizes the nation’s eternal gratitude to its fallen soldiers.
E. Raghupathi Venkaiah Award
The Raghupathi Venkaiah Award is a prestigious lifetime achievement honor presented by the Andhra Pradesh government to recognize outstanding contributions to Telugu cinema.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	film award medal ⓘ national award decoration ⓘ
administeredBy	Directorate of Film Festivals, India ⓘ linked to: Directorate of Film Festivals
associatedEvent	annual National Film Awards presentation ⓘ
associatedWith	Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India) ⓘ National Film Awards ceremony ⓘ linked to: National Film Award
awardedFor	excellence in film acting ⓘ excellence in film direction ⓘ excellence in film music ⓘ excellence in film production ⓘ excellence in film writing ⓘ excellence in filmmaking ⓘ excellence in technical categories of film ⓘ outstanding achievements in Indian cinema ⓘ
awardedInCategories	feature films ⓘ non-feature films ⓘ special awards ⓘ writing on cinema ⓘ
awardLevel	national ⓘ
ceremonyLocation	New Delhi ⓘ linked to: New Delhi, India
colorTheme	silver ⓘ
companionAward	Swarna Kamal (Golden Lotus) award ⓘ linked to: Swarna Kamal (Golden Lotus) Award
country	India ⓘ
culturalSignificance	one of the highest recognitions for film professionals in India ⓘ
domain	Indian cinema ⓘ
eligibility	Indian film professionals ⓘ contributors to Indian films ⓘ
field	cinema ⓘ film ⓘ
frequency	annual ⓘ
geographicScope	India ⓘ
hasForm	medallion ⓘ
languageScope	all Indian languages ⓘ
material	silver ⓘ
nameInEnglish	Silver Lotus ⓘ
nameInHindi	Rajat Kamal ⓘ
notableFeature	represents the Silver Lotus in the National Film Awards hierarchy ⓘ
partOf	National Film Awards ⓘ linked to: National Film Award
presentedBy	Directorate of Film Festivals ⓘ Government of India ⓘ
recognitionType	trophy and medal ⓘ
status	active ⓘ
symbolism	national honor for film professionals ⓘ recognition of high artistic and technical standards in Indian films ⓘ
typeOfRecognition	civilian honor in arts ⓘ

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