Which feature film was selected as the best Hindi feature film in the 2017 National Film Award?

Neerja
Rustom
Kadvi Hawa
Dangal

The correct answer is D. Dangal.

Dangal is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language biographical sports drama film directed by Nitesh Tiwari and produced by Aamir Khan, Kiran Rao, Siddharth Roy Kapur, and Reliance Entertainment. The film stars Khan as Mahavir Singh Phogat, a former wrestler who trains his daughters Geeta Phogat and Babita Kumari to become world-class wrestlers. The film is based on the real-life story of the Phogat sisters.

Dangal was a critical and commercial success, grossing over ₹2,000 crore worldwide. It won six National Film Awards, including Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Editing. It also won four Filmfare Awards, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Supporting Actress.

Neerja is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language biographical drama film directed by Ram Madhvani and produced by Atul Kasbekar, Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, and Monisha Advani. The film stars Sonam Kapoor as Neerja Bhanot, a flight attendant who saved the lives of 359 passengers on Pan Am Flight 73 when it was hijacked by terrorists in Karachi, Pakistan, on September 5, 1986.

Rustom is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language period crime thriller film directed by Tinu Suresh Desai and produced by Neeraj Pandey, KriArj Entertainment, and Cape of Good Films. The film stars Akshay Kumar as Rustom Pavri, a decorated naval officer who is accused of murdering his wife, Cynthia (Ileana D’Cruz), after he finds her in bed with another man.

Kadvi Hawa is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Nila Madhab Panda and produced by Sanjay Singh Rathore and Mahendra Dhariwal. The film stars Manoj Bajpayee as Vishnu Ram Yadav, a 65-year-old retired postman who fights against air pollution in rural India.

The 64th National Film Awards, presented by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the Indian government’s nodal agency for film awards, honored the best films of 2016 in India. The awards ceremony took place on 3 May 2017 at the Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi. Dangal won six awards, including Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Editing. Neerja won two awards, including Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor. Rustom won one award, for Best Music Direction. Kadvi Hawa won one award, for Best Feature Film in the Special Jury category.

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