Satyajit Ray has won six National Film Awards for Best Director for Chiriyakhana, Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne, Pratidwandi, Sonar Kella, Jana Aranya, and Agantuk
Adoor Gopalakrishnan has won five National Film Awards for Best Director for Swayamvaram, Mukhamukham, Anantaram, Naalu Pennungal, and Mathilukal
Mrinal Sen has won four National Film Awards for Best Director for Bhuvan Shome, Ek Din Pratidin, Akaler Shandhaney, and Khandhar
G. Aravindan has won three National Film Awards for Best Director for Thampu, Kanchana Sita, and Oridathu
Buddhadeb Dasgupta has won two National Film Awards for Best Director for Uttara and Swapner Din
Goutam Ghose has won two National Film Awards for Best Director for Padma Nadir Majhi and Abar Aranye
Rituparno Ghosh has won two National Film Awards for Best Director for Utsab and Abohomaan
Jayaraj has won two National Film Awards for Best Director for Kaliyattam and Bhayanakam
Aparna Sen has won two National Film Awards for Best Director for 36 Chowringhee Lane and Mr. & Mrs. Iyer