The Directorate of Film Festivals presents the National Film Awards, established in 1954. The National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment is one of the National Film Awards.
The National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment is one of the Golden Lotus Awards (Swarn Kamal), first presented at the 22nd National Film Awards in 1974. Film producers accept the award across the country in all Indian languages.
1970s
| National Awards (Year) | Film | Language | Producer(s) |
| 22nd (1974) | Kora Kagaz | Hindi | Sanat Kothari |
| 23rd (1975) | Tapasya | Hindi | Tarachand Barjatya |
| 24th (1976) | No Award | ||
| 25th (1977) | Swami | Hindi | Jaya Charavarthy |
| 26th (1978) | Ganadevata | Bengali | Govt. of West Bengal |
| 27th (1979) | Sankarabharanam | Telugu | Edida Nageswara Rao |
1980s
| National Awards (Year) | Film | Language | Producer |
| 28th (1980) | No Award | ||
| 29th (1981) | No Award | ||
| 30th (1982) | No Award | ||
| 31st (1983) | No Award | ||
| 32nd (1984) | Koni | Bengali | Government of West Bengal |
| 33rd (1985) | No Award | ||
| 34th (1986) | Samsaram Adhu Minsaram | Tamil | M. Saravanan, M. Balasubramanian |
| 35th (1987) | Pushpaka Vimana | Kannada | Singeetam Srinivasa Rao, Shringar Nagaraj |
| 36th (1988) | Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak | Hindi | Nasir Hussain |
| 37th (1989) | Chandni | Hindi | Yash Chopra, T. Subbarami Reddy |
| 37th (1989) | Geethanjali | Telugu | Chittamuru Praveen Kumar Reddy |
1990s
| National Awards (Year) | Film | Language | Producer |
| 38th (1990) | Ghayal | Hindi | Dharmendra |
| 39th (1991) | No Award | ||
| 40th (1992) | Sargam | Malayalam | Bhavani |
| 41st (1993) | Darr | Hindi | Yash Chopra |
| 41st (1993) | Manichitrathazhu | Malayalam | Appachan |
| 42nd (1994) | Hum Aapke Hain Koun | Hindi | Ajit Kumar Barjatya, Kamal Kumar Barjatya, Rajkumar Barjatya |
| 43rd (1995) | Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge | Hindi | Yash Chopra |
| 44th (1996) | Maachis | Hindi | R. V. Pandit |
| 45th (1997) | Dil To Pagal Hai | Hindi | Yash Chopra |
| 46th (1998) | Kuch Kuch Hota Hai | Hindi | Yash Chopra |
| 47th (1999) | Sarfarosh | Hindi | John Matthew Matthan |
2000s
| National Awards (Year) | Film | Language | Producer |
| 48th (2000) | Vaanathaippola | Tamil | Sanat Kothari |
| 49th (2001) | Lagaan | Hindi | Aamir Khan |
| 50th (2002) | Devdas | Hindi | Bharat Shah |
| 51st (2003) | Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. | Hindi | Vidhu Vinod Chopra |
| 52nd (2004) | Veer-Zaara | Hindi | Yash Chopra, Aditya Chopra |
| 52nd (2004) | Autograph | Tamil | Cheran |
| 53rd (2004) | Rang De Basanti | Hindi | Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, Ronnie Screwvala |
| 54th (2006) | Lage Raho Munna Bhai | Hindi | Vidhu Vinod Chopra |
| 55th (2007) | Chak De India | Hindi | Aditya Chopra |
| 56th (2008) | Oye Lucky Lucky Oye | Hindi | Ronnie Screwvala |
| 57th (2009) | 3 Idiots | Hindi | Vidhu Vinod Chopra |
2010s
| National Awards (Year) | Film | Language | Producer |
| 58th (2010) | Dabangg | Hindi | Arbaaz Khan, Malaika Arora, Dhillin Mehta |
| 59th (2011) | Azhagarsamiyin Kuthirai | Tamil | P. Madhan |
| 60th (2012) | Vicky Donor | Hindi | Sunil Lulla, John Abraham, Ronnie Lahiri, Ram Mirchandani |
| 60th (2012) | Ustad Hotel | Malayalam | Listin Stephen |
| 61st (2013) | Bhaag Milkha Bhaag | Hindi | Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra |
| 62nd (2014) | Mary Kom | Hindi | Sanjay Leela Bhansali |
| 63rd (2015) | Bajrangi Bhaijaan | Hindi | Salman Khan, Rockline Venkatesh |
| 64th (2016) | Sathamanam Bhavati | Telugu | V. Venkata Ramana Reddy |
| 65th (2017) | Baahubali 2: The Conclusion | Telugu | Shobu Yarlagadda, Prasad Devineni |
| 66th (2018) | Badhaai Ho | Hindi | Vineet Jain, Hemant Bhandari, Aleya Sen, Amit Sharma, Sushil choudhary, |
| 67th (2019) | Maharshi | Telugu | Dil Raju Sirish, C. Aswani Dutt, Prasad V. Potluri, Param V. Potluri, Kavin Anne |
2020s
| National Awards (Year) | Film | Language | Producer |
| 68th (2020) | Tanhaji : The Unsung Warrior | Hindi | Ajay Devgn, Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar |
| 69th | Coming up |
