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on</th><td class="infobox-data">2 June 1995<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1995-06-02</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Presented on</th><td class="infobox-data">17 July 1995<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1995-07-17</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Site</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Vigyan_Bhawan" title="Vigyan Bhawan">Vigyan Bhawan</a>, New Delhi</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Official website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://dff.nic.in/">dff.nic.in</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #EFE4B0">Highlights</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Feature Film">Best Feature Film</a></th><td 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Award</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Dilip_Kumar" title="Dilip Kumar">Dilip Kumar</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Most awards</th><td class="infobox-data"> • <i><a href="/wiki/Kadhalan" title="Kadhalan">Kadhalan</a></i><br /> • <i><a href="/wiki/Parinayam_(1994_film)" title="Parinayam (1994 film)">Parinayam</a></i> (4)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below noprint nowrap" style="border-top: 1px solid #000; padding-top: 5px; font-weight: bold;"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl 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National Film Awards">41st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Awards_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Awards (India)">National Film Awards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/43rd_National_Film_Awards" title="43rd National Film Awards">43rd</a> →</li></ul></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>42nd <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Awards" title="National Film Awards">National Film Awards</a></b>, presented by <a href="/wiki/Directorate_of_Film_Festivals" title="Directorate of Film Festivals">Directorate of Film Festivals</a>, the organisation set up by <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Information_and_Broadcasting_(India)" title="Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)">Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India</a> to felicitate the best of <a href="/wiki/Cinema_of_India" title="Cinema of India">Indian Cinema</a> released in the year 1994.<sup id="cite_ref-42ndaward_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42ndaward-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ceremony took place in 1995 and awards were given by then President of India, <a href="/wiki/Shankar_Dayal_Sharma" title="Shankar Dayal Sharma">Shankar Dayal Sharma</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards">Awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=42nd_National_Film_Awards&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Awards were divided into feature films, non-feature films and books written on Indian cinema. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Lifetime_Achievement_Award">Lifetime Achievement Award</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=42nd_National_Film_Awards&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Lifetime Achievement Award"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;">Name of Award </th> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;">Image </th> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;">Awardee(s) </th> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;">Awarded As </th> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;">Awards </th></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td><a href="/wiki/Dadasaheb_Phalke_Award" title="Dadasaheb Phalke Award">Dadasaheb Phalke Award</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dilip_Kumar_2006.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Dilip_Kumar_2006.jpg/75px-Dilip_Kumar_2006.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Dilip_Kumar_2006.jpg/113px-Dilip_Kumar_2006.jpg 1.5x, 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For 42nd National Film Awards, a <a href="/wiki/Cinema_of_West_Bengal" title="Cinema of West Bengal">Bengali film</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Unishe_April" title="Unishe April">Unishe April</a></i> won the <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Feature Film">National Film Award for Best Feature Film</a> whereas a <a href="/wiki/Tamil_cinema" title="Tamil cinema">Tamil film</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Kadhalan" title="Kadhalan">Kadhalan</a></i> and a <a href="/wiki/Malayalam_cinema" title="Malayalam cinema">Malayalam film</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Parinayam_(1994_film)" title="Parinayam (1994 film)">Parinayam</a></i> won the maximum number of awards (4). Following were the awards given in each category:<sup id="cite_ref-42ndaward_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42ndaward-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="All_India_Award">All India Award</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=42nd_National_Film_Awards&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: All India Award"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Following were the awards given:<sup id="cite_ref-42ndaward_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42ndaward-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Golden_Lotus_Award">Golden Lotus Award</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=42nd_National_Film_Awards&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Golden Lotus Award"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Official Name: Swarna Kamal<sup id="cite_ref-42ndaward_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42ndaward-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>All the awardees are awarded with 'Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal)', a certificate and cash prize. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:24%;">Name of Award </th> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:20%;">Name of Film </th> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:10%;">Language </th> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:30%;">Awardee(s) </th> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:16%;">Cash Prize </th></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Feature Film">Best Feature Film</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><i><a href="/wiki/Unishe_April" title="Unishe April">Unishe April</a></i> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Bengali_language" title="Bengali language">Bengali</a> </td> <td>Producer: Renu Roy </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 50,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td>director: <a href="/wiki/Rituparno_Ghosh" title="Rituparno Ghosh">Rituparno Ghosh</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 25,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For a complex and impeccable rendition of fragmenting family relationships in urban India. The bond between a mother and daughter is extended to a defined space and time, and a drama immaculately constructed.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Indira_Gandhi_Award_for_Best_Debut_Film_of_a_Director" class="mw-redirect" title="Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director">Best Debut Film of A Director</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Mogamul" title="Mogamul">Mogha Mull</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tamil_language" title="Tamil language">Tamil</a> </td> <td>Producer: J. Dharmambal<br />Director: <a href="/wiki/Gnana_Rajasekaran" title="Gnana Rajasekaran">Gnana Rajasekaran</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 25,000/- Each </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For an able translation of a literary work of art, for integrating music with melodramatic narrative and for a cinematic simplicity matched with remarkable directorial control.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Popular_Film_Providing_Wholesome_Entertainment" title="National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment">Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><i><a href="/wiki/Hum_Aapke_Hain_Koun..!" title="Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!">Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!</a></i> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Hindi_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Hindi language">Hindi</a> </td> <td>Producer: <a href="/wiki/Rajshri_Productions" title="Rajshri Productions">Rajshri Productions</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 40,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td>Director: <a href="/wiki/Sooraj_R._Barjatya" class="mw-redirect" title="Sooraj R. Barjatya">Sooraj R. Barjatya</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 20,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For revolutionising mass entertainment in India with a family entertainer and a fantasy film that succeeds without recourse to familiar narrative idioms of violence.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="6"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Children%27s_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Children's Film">Best Children's Film</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><i><a href="/wiki/Kochaniyan" title="Kochaniyan">Kochaniyan</a></i> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Malayalam_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Malayalam language">Malayalam</a> </td> <td>Producer: Bushura Shahudeen </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 30,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td>Director: Sathieesh Vengannoor </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 15,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For a simple but effective tale of a middle class Kerala family told through the experiences and dreams of a young boy.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><i><a href="/wiki/Abhay_(The_Fearless)" class="mw-redirect" title="Abhay (The Fearless)">Abhay</a></i> </td> <td rowspan="2">Hindi </td> <td>Producer: National Center of Films for Children and Young People </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 30,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td>Director: <a href="/wiki/Annu_Kapoor" title="Annu Kapoor">Annu Kapoor</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 15,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For an entertaining film advocating humane love between a child and a ghost advocating a rational outlook to life.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Direction" title="National Film Award for Best Direction">Best Direction</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Xagoroloi_Bohudoor" title="Xagoroloi Bohudoor">Xagoroloi Bohudoor</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Assamese_language" title="Assamese language">Assamese</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jahnu_Barua" title="Jahnu Barua">Jahnu Barua</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 50,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For capturing Assamese life and reality in an original format uniquely associated with the director, and for enriching the spectrum of Indian Cinema thereby.</i> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Silver_Lotus_Award">Silver Lotus Award</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=42nd_National_Film_Awards&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Silver Lotus Award"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Official Name: Rajat Kamal<sup id="cite_ref-42ndaward_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42ndaward-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>All the awardees are awarded with 'Silver Lotus Award (Rajat Kamal)', a certificate and cash prize. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:24%;">Name of Award </th> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:20%;">Name of Film </th> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:10%;">Language </th> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:30%;">Awardee(s) </th> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:16%;">Cash Prize </th></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Nargis_Dutt_Award_for_Best_Feature_Film_on_National_Integration" title="Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration">Best Feature Film on National Integration</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><i><a href="/wiki/Mukta_(1994_film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mukta (1994 film)">Mukta</a></i> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Marathi_language" title="Marathi language">Marathi</a> </td> <td>Producer: Ashok B. Mhatre </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 30,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td>Director: <a href="/wiki/Jabbar_Patel" title="Jabbar Patel">Jabbar Patel</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 15,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For mapping a sharply defined dramatic style on to a canvas of national caste oppresion and for unversalising the alliances of the Indian Dalit people.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Film_on_Family_Welfare" title="National Film Award for Best Film on Family Welfare">Best Film on Family Welfare</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><i><a href="/wiki/Karuththamma" class="mw-redirect" title="Karuththamma">Karuththamma</a></i> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Tamil_language" title="Tamil language">Tamil</a> </td> <td>Producer: Vetrivel Art Creations </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 30,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td>Director: <a href="/wiki/Bharathiraja" title="Bharathiraja">Bharathiraja</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 15,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For extending the pressing social issue of female infanticide onto a melodrama spanning the canvas of rural Tamil Nadu, a dimension that is now uniquely Bharathiraja signature.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="6"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Film_on_Other_Social_Issues" title="National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues">Best Film on Other Social Issues</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><i><a href="/wiki/Parinayam_(1994_film)" title="Parinayam (1994 film)">Parinayam</a></i> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Malayalam_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Malayalam language">Malayalam</a> </td> <td>Producer: G. P. Vijayakumar </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 30,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td>Director: <a href="/wiki/Hariharan_(director)" title="Hariharan (director)">Hariharan</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 15,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For recreating a real incident in the social history of Kerala, thereby indicating the continued relevance of gender oppression in traditional caste-dominated society.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><i>Wheelchair</i> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Bengali_language" title="Bengali language">Bengali</a> </td> <td>Producer: <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Development_Corporation_of_India" title="National Film Development Corporation of India">NFDC</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 30,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td>Director: <a href="/wiki/Tapan_Sinha" title="Tapan Sinha">Tapan Sinha</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 15,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For a positive rendition of the condition of handicapped people suggesting affirmative action.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Film_on_Environment_Conservation/Preservation" title="National Film Award for Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation">Best Film on Environment / Conservation / Preservation</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><i><a href="/wiki/Nirbachana" title="Nirbachana">Nirbachana</a></i> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Oriya_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Oriya language">Oriya</a> </td> <td>Producer: <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Development_Corporation_of_India" title="National Film Development Corporation of India">NFDC</a> and <a href="/wiki/Doordarshan" title="Doordarshan">Doordarshan</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 30,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td>Director: Biplab Ray Chowdhury </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 15,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For a stunningly controlled and uniquely cinematic metaphor of rural India and impending environment catastrophe shown with compassion and satire.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Actor" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award for Best Actor">Best Actor</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Krantiveer" title="Krantiveer">Krantiveer</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hindi_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Hindi language">Hindi</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nana_Patekar" title="Nana Patekar">Nana Patekar</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For his impressive portrayal of a man who lives on his own terms. He is able to rekindle in the common man the deep, hidden resource of strength that lies dormant in each one of us.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Actress" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award for Best Actress">Best Actress</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Unishe_April" title="Unishe April">Unishe April</a></i> </td> <td>Bengali </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Debashree_Roy" title="Debashree Roy">Debashree Roy</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For her complete identification with character of lonely doctor. The wide range of emotion is portrayed in a most sensitive and controlled manner in this film.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actor" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor">Best Supporting Actor</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Drohkaal" title="Drohkaal">Drohkaal</a></i> </td> <td>Hindi </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ashish_Vidyarthi" title="Ashish Vidyarthi">Ashish Vidyarthi</a> </td> <td rowspan="4"><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- Each </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="3"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For bringing credibility to his role with strength and total conviction.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Nammavar" title="Nammavar">Nammavar</a></i> </td> <td>Tamil </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nagesh" title="Nagesh">Nagesh</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="3"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For making heart break of a broken father come alive with dignity and poise.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress">Best Supporting Actress</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Mammo" title="Mammo">Mammo</a></i> </td> <td>Hindi </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Surekha_Sikri" title="Surekha Sikri">Surekha Sikri</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For her portrayal of surrogate mother, underplayed with quite sensitivity and gentleness.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Child_Artist" title="National Film Award for Best Child Artist">Best Child Artist</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Kotreshi_Kanasu" title="Kotreshi Kanasu">Kotreshi Kanasu</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kannada_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Kannada language">Kannada</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vijay_Raghavendra" title="Vijay Raghavendra">Vijay Raghavendra</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For his portrayal of bright little boy who is a social outcast. He wins your heart with his soft and endearing mannerisms.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Male_Playback_Singer" title="National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer">Best Male Playback Singer</a> </td> <td> • <i><a href="/wiki/Kadhalan" title="Kadhalan">Kadhalan</a></i><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">("Ennavale Adi Ennavale")</span><br /> • <i><a href="/wiki/Pavithra_(film)" title="Pavithra (film)">Pavithra</a></i><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">("Uyirum Neeye")</span> </td> <td>Tamil </td> <td><a href="/wiki/P._Unni_Krishnan" class="mw-redirect" title="P. Unni Krishnan">P. Unni Krishnan</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For his range and masterly rendition of the songs of two Tamil films, demonstrating a rare professionalism and command over technique.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Female_Playback_Singer" title="National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer">Best Female Playback Singer</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Karuththamma" class="mw-redirect" title="Karuththamma">Karuththamma</a></i><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">("Porale Ponnuthaaye")</span> </td> <td>Tamil </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Swarnalatha" title="Swarnalatha">Swarnalatha</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For her extraordinarily compassionate song upon which much of the crucial dramatic action in the film is enacted.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Cinematography" title="National Film Award for Best Cinematography">Best Cinematography</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Thenmavin_Kombath" title="Thenmavin Kombath">Thenmavin Kombath</a></i> </td> <td>Malayalam </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Camera_operator" title="Camera operator">Cameraman</a>: <a href="/wiki/K._V._Anand" title="K. V. Anand">K. V. Anand</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Film_laboratory" title="Film laboratory">Laboratory Processing</a>: Gemini Color Lab, Madras </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 15,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>In recognition of the outstanding cinematography executed with sincerity, imagination and flexibility. Fluid camera movements, praise compositions, and use of light are the highlights of this visual experience.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Screenplay" title="National Film Award for Best Screenplay">Best Screenplay</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Parinayam_(1994_film)" title="Parinayam (1994 film)">Parinayam</a></i> </td> <td>Malayalam </td> <td><a href="/wiki/M._T._Vasudevan_Nair" title="M. T. Vasudevan Nair">M. T. Vasudevan Nair</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For his masterly use of fiction in cinema, reconstructing pre-1940s Kerala through sharply defined characters and remarkable control over dialogue.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Audiography" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award for Best Audiography">Best Audiography</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Kadhalan" title="Kadhalan">Kadhalan</a></i> </td> <td>Tamil </td> <td> • <a href="/wiki/A._S._Laxmi_Narayanan" title="A. S. Laxmi Narayanan">A. S. Laxmi Narayanan</a><br /> • V. S. Murthy </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For combining numerous effects in multiple tracks and an often dazzling array of music, sound and dialogue with remarkable technical control.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Editing" title="National Film Award for Best Editing">Best Editing</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Kadhalan" title="Kadhalan">Kadhalan</a></i> </td> <td>Tamil </td> <td> • <a href="/wiki/B._Lenin" title="B. Lenin">B. Lenin</a><br /> •  <a href="/wiki/V._T._Vijayan" title="V. T. Vijayan">V. T. Vijayan</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For the sheer magic of an editing idiom, cut to perfect timing event at a breath taking pace, in sequences that often make the implausible a plausibility.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Art_Direction" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award for Best Art Direction">Best Art Direction</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Thenmavin_Kombath" title="Thenmavin Kombath">Thenmavin Kombath</a></i> </td> <td>Malayalam </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sabu_Cyril" title="Sabu Cyril">Sabu Cyril</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For creating an appropriate space for a romantic fantasy in cinema-scope in tandem with the cinematography.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Costume_Design" title="National Film Award for Best Costume Design">Best Costume Design</a> </td> <td><i>Amodini</i> </td> <td>Bengali </td> <td>Supriya Dasgupta </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For an aesthetic recreation of 18th century costumes, evoking the traditions of Bengali painting and theatre.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Music_Direction" title="National Film Award for Best Music Direction">Best Music Direction</a> </td> <td> • <i><a href="/wiki/Parinayam_(1994_film)" title="Parinayam (1994 film)">Parinayam</a></i><br /> • <i><a href="/wiki/Sukrutham" title="Sukrutham">Sukrutham</a></i> </td> <td>Malayalam </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ravi_(music_director)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ravi (music director)">Ravi (Bombay)</a> </td> <td rowspan="4"><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- Each </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="3"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For his melodious rendering of his tunes. The music in both the films exhibit originality and creatively highlights the entire mood of the two films, achieving musical harmony</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Sukrutham" title="Sukrutham">Sukrutham</a></i> </td> <td>Malayalam </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Johnson_(composer)" title="Johnson (composer)">Johnson</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="3"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For scoring the background music.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Lyrics" title="National Film Award for Best Lyrics">Best Lyrics</a> </td> <td> • <i><a href="/wiki/Karuththamma" class="mw-redirect" title="Karuththamma">Karuththamma</a></i><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">("Poralae Ponnuthayi")</span><br /> • <i><a href="/wiki/Pavithra_(film)" title="Pavithra (film)">Pavithra</a></i><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">("Uyirum Neeye")</span> </td> <td>Tamil </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vairamuthu" title="Vairamuthu">Vairamuthu</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>Through their lyrics, he is able to bring to the fore his rich repertory of poetic expression which sensitively enhances the mood of the films.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Special_Effects" title="National Film Award for Best Special Effects">Best Special Effects</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Kadhalan" title="Kadhalan">Kadhalan</a></i> </td> <td>Tamil </td> <td> • C. Murugesh<br /> • S. T. Venki </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>In recognition of many spectacular sequences creatively engineered.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Choreography" title="National Film Award for Best Choreography">Best Choreography</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Hum_Aapke_Hain_Koun..!" title="Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!">Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!</a></i> </td> <td>Hindi </td> <td>Jay Borade </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For a graceful and aesthetically pleasing choreography, contemporary and yet traditional in its adherence to Indian cultural practices.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_%E2%80%93_Special_Jury_Award_(Feature_Film)" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award – Special Jury Award (Feature Film)">Special Jury Award</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Param_Vir_Chakra_(film)" title="Param Vir Chakra (film)">Param Vir Chakra</a></i> </td> <td>Hindi </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Radhu_Karmakar" title="Radhu Karmakar">Radhu Karmakar</a> (Posthumously) (<a href="/wiki/Cinematographer" title="Cinematographer">Cinematographer</a>) </td> <td rowspan="4"><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 25,000/- Each </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="3"><b>Citation:</b> <i>In appreciation of a lifetime achievement in creating some of the most memorable moments in Indian film history.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Swaham" title="Swaham">Swaham</a></i> </td> <td>Malayalam </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shaji_N._Karun" title="Shaji N. Karun">Shaji N. Karun</a> (Director) </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="3"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For one of the most outstanding directors of Indian cinema, for sensitively probing the vacuum created in a family, when its central pivot is lost in death.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="6"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_%E2%80%93_Special_Mention_(Feature_Film)" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award – Special Mention (Feature Film)">Special Mention</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Nammavar" title="Nammavar">Nammavar</a></i> </td> <td>Tamil </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mahesh_Mahadevan" title="Mahesh Mahadevan">Mahesh Mahadevan</a> (Music director) </td> <td rowspan="6">Certificate Only </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="3"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For his unusual and innovative score, using sound effects as an integral part of his musical arrangement.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Xagoroloi_Bohudoor" title="Xagoroloi Bohudoor">Xagoroloi Bohudoor</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Assamese_language" title="Assamese language">Assamese</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bishnu_Kharghoria" title="Bishnu Kharghoria">Bishnu Kharghoria</a> (Actor) </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="3"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For his poignant and memorable role for bringing alive the heartrending agony of a boatman and his grandson, who is not only deserted by his son, but also his life sustaining river – his only source of livelihood.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Parinayam_(1994_film)" title="Parinayam (1994 film)">Parinayam</a></i> </td> <td>Malayalam </td> <td><a href="/wiki/S._Kumar_(cinematographer)" class="mw-redirect" title="S. Kumar (cinematographer)">S. Kumar</a> (<a href="/wiki/Cinematographer" title="Cinematographer">Cinematographer</a>) </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="3"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For recreating and bringing to life an ambiance and characters that help lend credibility to a difficult and complex scenario. Sensitively handled and a sustained performance where the camera and lights have been used as an extension of the creative story teller.</i> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Regional_Awards">Regional Awards</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=42nd_National_Film_Awards&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Regional Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The award is given to best film in the regional languages in India.<sup id="cite_ref-42ndaward_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42ndaward-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:23%;">Name of Award </th> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:28%;">Name of Film </th> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:33%;">Awardee(s) </th> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:16%;">Cash Prize </th></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Feature_Film_in_Assamese" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Assamese">Best Feature Film in Assamese</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><i><a href="/wiki/Xagoroloi_Bohudoor" title="Xagoroloi Bohudoor">Xagoroloi Bohudoor</a></i> </td> <td>Producer: <a href="/wiki/Sailadhar_Baruah" title="Sailadhar Baruah">Sailadhar Baruah</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jahnu_Barua" title="Jahnu Barua">Jahnu Barua</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 20,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td>Director: <a href="/wiki/Jahnu_Barua" title="Jahnu Barua">Jahnu Barua</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="3"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For the filmmaker's ability to tell a complex tale with minimal canvas, handling the medium with control, restraint and extraordinary sensitivity.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Feature_Film_in_Bengali" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali">Best Feature Film in Bengali</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><i>Amidini</i> </td> <td>Producer: <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Development_Corporation_of_India" title="National Film Development Corporation of India">NFDC</a> and <a href="/wiki/Doordarshan" title="Doordarshan">Doordarshan</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 20,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td>Director: <a href="/wiki/Chidananda_Dasgupta" title="Chidananda Dasgupta">Chidananda Dasgupta</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="3"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For a stylised and innovative period rendition of complex social relations in 18th century Bengal, integrating performances with camera movements and mise en scene.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Feature_Film_in_Hindi" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi">Best Feature Film in Hindi</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><i><a href="/wiki/Mammo" title="Mammo">Mammo</a></i> </td> <td>Producer: <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Development_Corporation_of_India" title="National Film Development Corporation of India">NFDC</a> and <a href="/wiki/Doordarshan" title="Doordarshan">Doordarshan</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 20,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td>Director: <a href="/wiki/Shyam_Benegal" title="Shyam Benegal">Shyam Benegal</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="3"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For a poignant narrative of a family set against the trauma of exiled people in past post partition India.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Feature_Film_in_Kannada" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada">Best Feature Film in Kannada</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><i><a href="/wiki/Kotreshi_Kanasu" title="Kotreshi Kanasu">Kotreshi Kanasu</a></i> </td> <td>Producer: G. Nandakumar </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 20,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td>Director: <a href="/wiki/Nagathihalli_Chandrashekhar" title="Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar">Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="3"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For a simple but effective tale of a young harijan boy fighting cast justice in rural Karnataka.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Feature_Film_in_Malayalam" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam">Best Feature Film in Malayalam</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><i><a href="/wiki/Sukrutham" title="Sukrutham">Sukrutham</a></i> </td> <td>Producer: <a href="/wiki/Atlas_Ramachandran" title="Atlas Ramachandran">M. M. Ramachandran</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 20,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td>Director: <a href="/wiki/Harikumar_(director)" title="Harikumar (director)">Hari Kumar</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="3"><b>Citation:</b> <i>Against the backdrop of impending death, complex marital and social relationships are explored.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Feature_Film_in_Manipuri" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Manipuri">Best Feature Film in Manipuri</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><i><a href="/wiki/Mayophygee_Macha" title="Mayophygee Macha">Mayophy Gee Macha</a></i> </td> <td>Producer: Thouyangba and Thoungamba </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 20,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td>Director: <a href="/wiki/Oken_Amakcham" title="Oken Amakcham">Oken Amakcham</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="3"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For a simple story of a rural life in Manipuri handled with a deft mastery over the medium.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Feature_Film_in_Tamil" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil">Best Feature Film in Tamil</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><i><a href="/wiki/Nammavar" title="Nammavar">Nammavar</a></i> </td> <td>Producer: <a href="/wiki/B._Venkatarama_Reddy" title="B. Venkatarama Reddy">B. Venkatarama Reddy</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 20,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td>Director: <a href="/wiki/K._S._Sethumadhavan" title="K. S. Sethumadhavan">K. S. Sethumadhavan</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="3"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For professionally assembled tale of a college professor who encounters student violence, marked by several impressive performances.</i> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Best Feature Film in Each of the Language Other Than Those Specified in the Schedule VIII of the Constitution</b> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="width:100%"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:23%;">Name of Award </th> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:28%;">Name of Film </th> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:33%;">Awardee(s) </th> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:16%;">Cash Prize </th></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Feature_Film_in_English" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award for Best Feature Film in English">Best Feature Film in English</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><i><a href="/wiki/English,_August_(film)" title="English, August (film)">English, August</a></i> </td> <td>Producer: Anuradha Parikh </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 20,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td>Director: <a href="/wiki/Dev_Benegal" title="Dev Benegal">Dev Benegal</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="3"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For adapting a complex and highly applauded novel with a cinematic skill and mastery matching the original work, a translation unusual in contemporary Indian cinema.</i> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Non-Feature_Films">Non-Feature Films</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=42nd_National_Film_Awards&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Non-Feature Films"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Short Films made in any Indian language and certified by the Central Board of Film Certification as a documentary/newsreel/fiction are eligible for non-feature film section. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Golden_Lotus_Award_2">Golden Lotus Award</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=42nd_National_Film_Awards&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Golden Lotus Award"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Official Name: Swarna Kamal<sup id="cite_ref-42ndaward_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42ndaward-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>All the awardees are awarded with 'Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal)', a certificate and cash prize. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:24%;">Name of Award </th> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:20%;">Name of Film </th> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:10%;">Language </th> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:30%;">Awardee(s) </th> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:16%;">Cash Prize </th></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Non-Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film">Best Non-Feature Film</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><i>Rasayatra</i> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Hindi_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Hindi language">Hindi</a> and English </td> <td>Producer: Interaction Video Communication </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 20,000/- Each </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td>Director: Nandan Kudhyadi </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 15,000/- Each </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For its sensitive and imaginative transposition of music, into a dignified cinematic expression.</i> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Silver_Lotus_Award_2">Silver Lotus Award</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=42nd_National_Film_Awards&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Silver Lotus Award"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Official Name: Rajat Kamal<sup id="cite_ref-42ndaward_1-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42ndaward-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>All the awardees are awarded with 'Silver Lotus Award (Rajat Kamal)' and cash prize. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:24%;">Name of Award </th> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:20%;">Name of Film </th> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:10%;">Language </th> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:30%;">Awardee(s) </th> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:16%;">Cash Prize </th></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_First_Non-Feature_Film_of_a_Director" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award for Best First Non-Feature Film of a Director">Best First Non-Feature Film</a> </td> <td><i>A Little War</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hindi_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Hindi language">Hindi</a> </td> <td>Producer: <a href="/wiki/Film_and_Television_Institute_of_India" title="Film and Television Institute of India">Film and Television Institute of India</a><br />Director: Atanu Biswas </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- Each </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For a restrained performances that its camera elicits.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Anthropological/Ethnographic_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Anthropological/Ethnographic Film">Best Anthropological / Ethnographic Film</a> </td> <td><i>The Trapped</i> </td> <td>English </td> <td>Producer: K. Jayachandran<br />Director: O. K. Johnny </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- Each </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For choosing to focus on the exploitation, past and present, of a small tribe, without platitudinous sentimentality.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Arts/Cultural_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Arts/Cultural Film">Best Arts / Cultural Film</a> </td> <td><i>Painting in Time</i> </td> <td>English </td> <td>Producer: Topshots<br />Director: Sarbajit Sen </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- Each </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For using play of light to enter the surface of a culture, unobtrusively, allowing it to reveal its magical metaphysics.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Scientific_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Scientific Film">Best Scientific Film</a> </td> <td><i>Another Way of Learning</i> </td> <td>English </td> <td>Producer: Comet Media Foundation<br />Director: <a href="/wiki/Chandita_Mukherjee" title="Chandita Mukherjee">Chandita Mukherjee</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- Each </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For being at once precise and warm in its approach to teaching processes.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Non-Feature_Environment/Conservation/Preservation_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Environment/Conservation/Preservation Film">Best Environment / Conservation / Preservation Film</a> </td> <td><i>Visuddha Vanangal</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Malayalam_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Malayalam language">Malayalam</a> </td> <td>Producer: <a href="/wiki/Kerala_State_Film_Development_Corporation" title="Kerala State Film Development Corporation">Kerala State Film Development Corporation</a><br />Director: <a href="/wiki/K._R._Mohanan" title="K. R. Mohanan">K. R. Mohanan</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- Each </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For its analytical clarity and rigorous research in addressing a specific ecological issue.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Promotional_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Promotional Film">Best Promotional Film</a> </td> <td><i>Blue Flames, Green Villages</i> </td> <td>English </td> <td>Producer: National Afforestation and Eco-Development Board, Ministry of Environment and Forests<br />Director: Ramesh Asher </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- Each </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For its competent presentation of a rural project, within its given brief.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Historical_Reconstruction/Compilation_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Historical Reconstruction/Compilation Film">Best Historical Reconstruction / Compilation Film</a> </td> <td><i>Phalke Children</i> </td> <td>English </td> <td>Producer: R. Krishna Mohan and Y. N. Engineer<br />Director: Kamal Swaroop </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- Each </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For the film which, while documenting the life and work of the subject, critiques the iconocising approach to history.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Film_on_Social_Issues" title="National Film Award for Best Film on Social Issues">Best Film on Social Issues</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Father,_Son,_and_Holy_War" title="Father, Son, and Holy War">Father, Son and Holy War (Part I – Trial by Fire, Part II – Hero Pharmacy)</a></i> </td> <td>Hindi and English </td> <td>Producer: <a href="/wiki/Anand_Patwardhan" title="Anand Patwardhan">Anand Patwardhan</a><br />Director: <a href="/wiki/Anand_Patwardhan" title="Anand Patwardhan">Anand Patwardhan</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- Each </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For its conviction, courage and relentless observation, tempered by a sharp sense of irony.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Educational/Motivational/Instructional_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Educational/Motivational/Instructional Film">Best Educational / Motivational / Instructional Film</a> </td> <td><i>News Magazine No. 268 (A) Plague – Curable and Preventable</i> </td> <td>Hindi </td> <td>Producer: R. Krishna Mohan<br />Director: Mahesh P. Sinha </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- Each </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For its simple, direct and clear communication about the threat of plague.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Investigative_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Investigative Film">Best Investigative Film</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Father,_Son,_and_Holy_War" title="Father, Son, and Holy War">Father, Son and Holy War (Part I – Trial by Fire, Part II – Hero Pharmacy)</a></i> </td> <td>Hindi and English </td> <td>Producer: <a href="/wiki/Anand_Patwardhan" title="Anand Patwardhan">Anand Patwardhan</a><br />Director: <a href="/wiki/Anand_Patwardhan" title="Anand Patwardhan">Anand Patwardhan</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- Each </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For probing beyond the objective, in its pursuit of insights, allowing even the unexpected to suggest the oblique.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Non-Feature_Animation_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Animation Film">Best Animation Film</a> </td> <td><i>Mahagiri</i> </td> <td>Hindi </td> <td>Producer: Bhimsain<br />Director: Kireet<br />Animator: S. M. Hasan </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- Each </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For its playful wit, its liveliness of line and indigenous idiom.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Short_Fiction_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award for Best Short Fiction Film">Best Short Fiction Film</a> </td> <td><i>Still Life</i> </td> <td>Hindi and English </td> <td>Producer: Film and Television Institute of India<br />Director: Subhadro Chowdhary </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- Each </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For its stylistic sophistication in dealing with the chaos of painful experience.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Non-Feature_Film_on_Family_Welfare" title="National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film on Family Welfare">Best Film on Family Welfare</a> </td> <td><i>Clint</i> </td> <td>Malayalam and English </td> <td>Producer: Shiva Kumar<br />Director: Shiva Kumar </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- Each </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For setting up a new model of the essence of family welfare, through its honest documentation of factors impinging on a child's life.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Non-Feature_Film_Cinematography" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Cinematography">Best Cinematography</a> </td> <td><i>Rasayatra</i> </td> <td>Hindi and English </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Camera_operator" title="Camera operator">Cameraman</a>: Anoop Jotwani<br /><a href="/wiki/Film_laboratory" title="Film laboratory">Laboratory Processing</a>: Vijay Color Lab, Madras </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- Each </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For his fastidious interpretation through lighting, and the fluidity of his camera operation.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Non-Feature_Film_Audiography" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Audiography">Best Audiography</a> </td> <td><i>Another Way of Learning</i> </td> <td>English </td> <td>Indrajit Neogi and A. M. Padmanabhan </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For together bringing about a quality of sound, which so enhances the acoustic, that the viewer becomes a participant.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Non-Feature_Film_Editing" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Editing">Best Editing</a> </td> <td><i>Rasayatra</i> </td> <td>Hindi and English </td> <td>Paresh Kamdar </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For the elegant pace with which he discovers spatial correlatives for the inherent musicality.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Non-Feature_Film_Music_Direction" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Music Direction">Best Music Direction</a> </td> <td><i>The Myth to the Tree, The Serpent and the Mother</i> </td> <td>Malayalam </td> <td><a href="/wiki/K._P._Udayabhanu" title="K. P. Udayabhanu">K. P. Udayabhanu</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For his interesting juxtaposition of different strains of music and sound.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_%E2%80%93_Special_Jury_Award_(Non-Feature_Film)" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award – Special Jury Award (Non-Feature Film)">Special Jury Award</a> </td> <td><i>Games We Played in My Youth</i> </td> <td>English </td> <td>Soumitra Sarkar </td> <td rowspan="2"><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 10,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="3"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For a refreshingly whimsical poem, which delights in the surprise of shifts and displacement.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="6"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_%E2%80%93_Special_Mention_(Non-Feature_Film)" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award – Special Mention (Non-Feature Film)">Special Mention</a> </td> <td><i>Of Tagore and Cinema</i> </td> <td>English </td> <td>Arun Kumar Roy </td> <td rowspan="6">Certificate Only </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="3"><b>Citation:</b> <i>In acknowledgement of its archival value.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td><i>The Story of Integration</i> </td> <td>English </td> <td>Gautam Haldar </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="3"><b>Citation:</b> <i>In acknowledgement of his painstaking attempt to bring its subject to life.</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td><i>Ormaynde Theerangalil</i> </td> <td>Malayalam </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kaviyoor_Sivaprasad" title="Kaviyoor Sivaprasad">Kaviyoor Sivaprasad</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="3"><b>Citation:</b> <i>In acknowledgement of his lyrical evocation of the passage of time.</i> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Best_Writing_on_Cinema">Best Writing on Cinema</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=42nd_National_Film_Awards&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Best Writing on Cinema"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The awards aim at encouraging study and appreciation of cinema as an art form and dissemination of information and critical appreciation of this art-form through publication of books, articles, reviews etc. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Golden_Lotus_Award_3">Golden Lotus Award</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=42nd_National_Film_Awards&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Golden Lotus Award"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Official Name: Swarna Kamal<sup id="cite_ref-42ndaward_1-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42ndaward-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>All the awardees are awarded with 'Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal)' and cash prize. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"> <tbody><tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:20%;">Name of Award </th> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:20%;">Name of Book </th> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:10%;">Language </th> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:35%;">Awardee(s) </th> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:15%;">Cash Prize </th></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Book_on_Cinema" title="National Film Award for Best Book on Cinema">Best Book on Cinema</a> </td> <td><i>Abhinayam Anubhavam</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Malayalam_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Malayalam language">Malayalam</a> </td> <td>Author: <a href="/wiki/Bharath_Gopi" class="mw-redirect" title="Bharath Gopi">Bharath Gopi</a><br />Publisher: P. Bhuvanesan </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 15,000/- Each </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For his introspective and self-analytical first person account. Abhinayam Anubhavam is serious and wistful at times, as the actor weaves and interesting picture of his interaction with cinema and his colleagues in the medium. The book is as unusual as it is revealing</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Film_Critic" title="National Film Award for Best Film Critic">Best Film Critic</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>English </td> <td>Rashmi Doraiswamy </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 15,000/- </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F9F9F9"> <td colspan="4"><b>Citation:</b> <i>For her perceptive and in-depth analysis of wide-ranging issues related to cinema, both in India and aboard. Her writing is not only well researched and informative but also represents a convincing point of view.</i> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Awards_not_given">Awards not given</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=42nd_National_Film_Awards&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Awards not given"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Following were the awards not given as no film was found to be suitable for the award:<sup id="cite_ref-42ndaward_1-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42ndaward-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col 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title="Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)">Ministry of Information and Broadcasting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cinema_of_India" title="Cinema of India">Cinema of India</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #BDB76B;width:1%">Lifetime Achievement</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dadasaheb_Phalke_Award" title="Dadasaheb Phalke Award">Dadasaheb Phalke Award</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #BDB76B;width:1%">Feature Films</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #DFD98D;width:1%">Current awards</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #DFD98D;width:1%">Golden Lotus</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Feature Film">Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Direction" title="National Film Award for Best Direction">Direction</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Popular_Film_Providing_Wholesome_Entertainment" title="National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment">Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Children%27s_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Children's Film">Children's Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Debut_Film_of_a_Director" title="National Film Award for Best Debut Film of a Director">Debut Film of a Director</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Film_in_AVGC" title="National Film Award for Best Film in AVGC">AVGC (Animation Film)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #DFD98D;width:1%">Silver Lotus</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Film Promoting National, Social and Environmental Values</li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Assamese_Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Assamese Feature Film">Assamese Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Bengali_Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Bengali Feature Film">Bengali Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Gujarati_Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Gujarati Feature Film">Gujarati Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Hindi_Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Hindi Feature Film">Hindi Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Kannada_Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Kannada Feature Film">Kannada Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Konkani_Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Konkani Feature Film">Konkani Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Malayalam_Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Malayalam Feature Film">Malayalam Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Manipuri_Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Manipuri Feature Film">Manipuri Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Marathi_Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Marathi Feature Film">Marathi Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Odia_Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Odia Feature Film">Odia Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Punjabi_Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Punjabi Feature Film">Punjabi Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Tamil_Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Tamil Feature Film">Tamil Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Telugu_Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Telugu Feature Film">Telugu Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Screenplay" title="National Film Award for Best Screenplay">Screenplay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Actor_in_a_Leading_Role" title="National Film Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role">Actor in a Leading Role</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Actress_in_a_Leading_Role" title="National Film Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role">Actress in a Leading Role</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Actor_in_a_Supporting_Role" title="National Film Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role">Actor in a Supporting Role</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Actress_in_a_Supporting_Role" title="National Film Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role">Actress in a Supporting Role</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Child_Artist" title="National Film Award for Best Child Artist">Child Artist</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Cinematography" title="National Film Award for Best Cinematography">Cinematography</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Editing" title="National Film Award for Best Editing">Editing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Music_Direction" title="National Film Award for Best Music Direction">Music Direction</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Male_Playback_Singer" title="National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer">Male Singer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Female_Playback_Singer" title="National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer">Female Singer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Lyrics" title="National Film Award for Best Lyrics">Lyrics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Production_Design" title="National Film Award for Best Production Design">Production Design</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Film_in_AVGC" title="National Film Award for Best Film in AVGC">AVGC (Visual Effects)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Choreography" title="National Film Award for Best Choreography">Choreography</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Stunt_Choreography" title="National Film Award for Best Stunt Choreography">Stunt Choreography</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Costume_Design" title="National Film Award for Best Costume Design">Costume Design</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Make-up" title="National Film Award for Best Make-up">Make-up</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Sound_Design" title="National Film Award for Best Sound Design">Sound Design</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_%E2%80%93_Special_Mention_(feature_film)" title="National Film Award – Special Mention (feature film)">Special Mention</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #DFD98D;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_intermittent_National_Film_Awards" title="Discontinued and intermittent National Film Awards">Intermittent awards</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Bhojpuri_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Bhojpuri Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Bodo_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Bodo Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Dogri_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Dogri Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_English_Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Best English Feature Film">English Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Garo_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Garo Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Haryanvi_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Haryanvi Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Jasari_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Jasari Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Kashmiri_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Kashmiri Feature Film Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Khasi_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Khasi Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Kodava_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Kodava Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Kokborok_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Kokborok Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Ladakhi_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Ladakhi Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Maithili_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Maithili Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Mishing_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Mishing Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Mizo_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Mizo Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Monpa_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Monpa Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Pangchenpa_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Pangchenpa Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Rabha_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Rabha Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Sanskrit_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Sanskrit Feature Film Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Sherdukpen_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Sherdukpen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Tiwa_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Tiwa Feature Film Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Tulu_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Tulu Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Urdu_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Urdu Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Wancho_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Wancho Feature Film</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #DFD98D;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_intermittent_National_Film_Awards" title="Discontinued and intermittent National Film Awards">Discontinued awards</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Second_Best_Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Second Best Feature Film">Second Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Third_Best_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Third Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Story" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Story</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Film_Based_On_High_Literary_Work" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Film Based on High Literary Work</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Film_on_Environment_Conservation/Preservation" title="National Film Award for Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation">Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Film_on_Family_Welfare" title="National Film Award for Best Film on Family Welfare">Film on Family Welfare</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nargis_Dutt_Award_for_Best_Feature_Film_on_National_Integration" title="Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration">Film on National Integration</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Film_on_Other_Social_Issues" title="National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues">Film on Other Social Issues</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_%E2%80%93_Special_Jury_Award_(feature_film)" title="National Film Award – Special Jury Award (feature film)">Special Jury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Animated_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Animated Film">Animated Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Special_Effects" title="National Film Award for Best Special Effects">Special Effects</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #BDB76B;width:1%">Non-Feature Films</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #DFD98D;width:1%">Current awards</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #DFD98D;width:1%">Golden Lotus</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Non-Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film">Non-Feature Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Direction_(non-feature_film)" title="National Film Award for Best Direction (non-feature film)">Direction</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Debut_Film_of_a_Director_(non-feature_film)" title="National Film Award for Best Debut Film of a Director (non-feature film)">Debut Film of a Director</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #DFD98D;width:1%">Silver Lotus</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Non Feature Film Promoting National, Social and Environmental Values</li> <li>Documentry</li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Arts/Cultural_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Arts/Cultural Film">Arts/Cultural Film</a></li> <li>Biographical/Historical Reconstruction/Compilation Film</li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Animation_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Animation Film">Animation Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Short_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award for Best Short Film">Short Film</a></li> <li>Script</li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Cinematography_(non-feature_film)" title="National Film Award for Best Cinematography (non-feature film)">Cinematography</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Editing_(non-feature_film)" title="National Film Award for Best Editing (non-feature film)">Editing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Narration_/_Voice_Over" title="National Film Award for Best Narration / Voice Over">Narration / Voice Over</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Music_Direction_(non-feature_film)" title="National Film Award for Best Music Direction (non-feature film)">Best Music Direction</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Sound_Design_(non-feature_film)" title="National Film Award for Best Sound Design (non-feature film)">Sound Design</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_%E2%80%93_Special_Mention_(non-feature_film)" title="National Film Award – Special Mention (non-feature film)">Special Mention</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #DFD98D;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_intermittent_National_Film_Awards" title="Discontinued and intermittent National Film Awards">Discontinued awards</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Experimental_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Experimental Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Industrial_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Industrial Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Agriculture_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Agriculture Film">Agriculture Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Anthropological/Ethnographic_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Anthropological/Ethnographic Film">Anthropological/Ethnographic Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Biographical_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Biographical Film">Biographical Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Educational/Motivational/Instructional_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Educational/Motivational/Instructional Film">Educational/Motivational/Instructional Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Non-Feature_Environment/Conservation/Preservation_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Environment/Conservation/Preservation Film">Environment/Conservation/Preservation Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Exploration/Adventure_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Exploration/Adventure Film">Exploration/Adventure Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Non-Feature_Film_on_Family_Welfare" title="National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film on Family Welfare">Film on Family Welfare</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Historical_Reconstruction/Compilation_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Historical Reconstruction/Compilation Film">Historical Reconstruction/Compilation Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Investigative_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Investigative Film">Investigative Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Promotional_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Promotional Film">Promotional Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Scientific_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Scientific Film">Scientific Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Film_on_Social_Issues" title="National Film Award for Best Film on Social Issues">Film on Social Issues</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Filmstrip" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Filmstrip</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_News_Review" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">News Review</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Best_Newsreel_Cameraman" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">Newsreel Cameraman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_%E2%80%93_Special_Jury_Award_(non-feature_film)" title="National Film Award – Special Jury Award (non-feature film)">Special Jury</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #BDB76B;width:1%">Writing on cinema</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #DFD98D;width:1%">Current awards</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Book_on_Cinema" title="National Film Award for Best Book on Cinema">Best Book on Cinema</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Film_Critic" title="National Film Award for Best Film Critic">Best Film Critic</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #DFD98D;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_intermittent_National_Film_Awards" title="Discontinued and intermittent National Film Awards">Intermittent awards</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_%E2%80%93_Special_Jury_Award_/_Special_Mention_(Book_on_Cinema)" title="National Film Award – Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Book on Cinema)">Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Book on Cinema)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_%E2%80%93_Special_Jury_Award_/_Special_Mention_(Film_Critic)" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award – Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Film Critic)">Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Film Critic)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #BDB76B;width:1%">Awards by year</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #DFD98D;width:1%">1953–1960</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1st_National_Film_Awards" title="1st National Film Awards">1953 <span style="font-size:85%;">(1st)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2nd_National_Film_Awards" title="2nd National Film Awards">1954 <span style="font-size:85%;">(2nd)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/3rd_National_Film_Awards" title="3rd National Film Awards">1955 <span style="font-size:85%;">(3rd)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4th_National_Film_Awards" title="4th National Film Awards">1956 <span style="font-size:85%;">(4th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/5th_National_Film_Awards" title="5th National Film Awards">1957 <span style="font-size:85%;">(5th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/6th_National_Film_Awards" title="6th National Film Awards">1958 <span style="font-size:85%;">(6th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/7th_National_Film_Awards" title="7th National Film Awards">1959 <span style="font-size:85%;">(7th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/8th_National_Film_Awards" title="8th National Film Awards">1960 <span style="font-size:85%;">(8th)</span></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #DFD98D;width:1%">1961–1980</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/9th_National_Film_Awards" title="9th National Film Awards">1961 <span style="font-size:85%;">(9th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/10th_National_Film_Awards" title="10th National Film Awards">1962 <span style="font-size:85%;">(10th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/11th_National_Film_Awards" title="11th National Film Awards">1963 <span style="font-size:85%;">(11th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/12th_National_Film_Awards" title="12th National Film Awards">1964 <span style="font-size:85%;">(12th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/13th_National_Film_Awards" title="13th National Film Awards">1965 <span style="font-size:85%;">(13th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/14th_National_Film_Awards" title="14th National Film Awards">1966 <span style="font-size:85%;">(14th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/15th_National_Film_Awards" title="15th National Film Awards">1967 <span style="font-size:85%;">(15th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/16th_National_Film_Awards" title="16th National Film Awards">1968 <span style="font-size:85%;">(16th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/17th_National_Film_Awards" title="17th National Film Awards">1969 <span style="font-size:85%;">(17th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/18th_National_Film_Awards" title="18th National Film Awards">1970 <span style="font-size:85%;">(18th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/19th_National_Film_Awards" title="19th National Film Awards">1971 <span style="font-size:85%;">(19th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/20th_National_Film_Awards" title="20th National Film Awards">1972 <span style="font-size:85%;">(20th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/21st_National_Film_Awards" title="21st National Film Awards">1973 <span style="font-size:85%;">(21st)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/22nd_National_Film_Awards" title="22nd National Film Awards">1974 <span style="font-size:85%;">(22nd)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/23rd_National_Film_Awards" title="23rd National Film Awards">1975 <span style="font-size:85%;">(23rd)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/24th_National_Film_Awards" title="24th National Film Awards">1976 <span style="font-size:85%;">(24th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/25th_National_Film_Awards" title="25th National Film Awards">1977 <span style="font-size:85%;">(25th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/26th_National_Film_Awards" title="26th National Film Awards">1978 <span style="font-size:85%;">(26th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/27th_National_Film_Awards" title="27th National Film Awards">1979 <span style="font-size:85%;">(27th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/28th_National_Film_Awards" title="28th National Film Awards">1980 <span style="font-size:85%;">(28th)</span></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #DFD98D;width:1%">1981–2000</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/29th_National_Film_Awards" title="29th National Film Awards">1981 <span style="font-size:85%;">(29th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/30th_National_Film_Awards" title="30th National Film Awards">1982 <span style="font-size:85%;">(30th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/31st_National_Film_Awards" title="31st National Film Awards">1983 <span style="font-size:85%;">(31st)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/32nd_National_Film_Awards" title="32nd National Film Awards">1984 <span style="font-size:85%;">(32nd)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/33rd_National_Film_Awards" title="33rd National Film Awards">1985 <span style="font-size:85%;">(33rd)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/34th_National_Film_Awards" title="34th National Film Awards">1986 <span style="font-size:85%;">(34th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/35th_National_Film_Awards" title="35th National Film Awards">1987 <span style="font-size:85%;">(35th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/36th_National_Film_Awards" title="36th National Film Awards">1988 <span style="font-size:85%;">(36th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/37th_National_Film_Awards" title="37th National Film Awards">1989 <span style="font-size:85%;">(37th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/38th_National_Film_Awards" title="38th National Film Awards">1990 <span style="font-size:85%;">(38th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/39th_National_Film_Awards" title="39th National Film Awards">1991 <span style="font-size:85%;">(39th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/40th_National_Film_Awards" title="40th National Film Awards">1992 <span style="font-size:85%;">(40th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/41st_National_Film_Awards" title="41st National Film Awards">1993 <span style="font-size:85%;">(41st)</span></a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1994 <span style="font-size:85%;">(42nd)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/43rd_National_Film_Awards" title="43rd National Film Awards">1995 <span style="font-size:85%;">(43rd)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/44th_National_Film_Awards" title="44th National Film Awards">1996 <span style="font-size:85%;">(44th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/45th_National_Film_Awards" title="45th National Film Awards">1997 <span style="font-size:85%;">(45th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/46th_National_Film_Awards" title="46th National Film Awards">1998 <span style="font-size:85%;">(46th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/47th_National_Film_Awards" title="47th National Film Awards">1999 <span style="font-size:85%;">(47th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/48th_National_Film_Awards" title="48th National Film Awards">2000 <span style="font-size:85%;">(48th)</span></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #DFD98D;width:1%">2001–2020</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/49th_National_Film_Awards" title="49th National Film Awards">2001 <span style="font-size:85%;">(49th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/50th_National_Film_Awards" title="50th National Film Awards">2002 <span style="font-size:85%;">(50th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/51st_National_Film_Awards" title="51st National Film Awards">2003 <span style="font-size:85%;">(51st)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/52nd_National_Film_Awards" title="52nd National Film Awards">2004 <span style="font-size:85%;">(52nd)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/53rd_National_Film_Awards" title="53rd National Film Awards">2005 <span style="font-size:85%;">(53rd)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/54th_National_Film_Awards" title="54th National Film Awards">2006 <span style="font-size:85%;">(54th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/55th_National_Film_Awards" title="55th National Film Awards">2007 <span style="font-size:85%;">(55th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/56th_National_Film_Awards" title="56th National Film Awards">2008 <span style="font-size:85%;">(56th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/57th_National_Film_Awards" title="57th National Film Awards">2009 <span style="font-size:85%;">(57th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/58th_National_Film_Awards" title="58th National Film Awards">2010 <span style="font-size:85%;">(58th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/59th_National_Film_Awards" title="59th National Film Awards">2011 <span style="font-size:85%;">(59th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/60th_National_Film_Awards" title="60th National Film Awards">2012 <span style="font-size:85%;">(60th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/61st_National_Film_Awards" title="61st National Film Awards">2013 <span style="font-size:85%;">(61st)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/62nd_National_Film_Awards" title="62nd National Film Awards">2014 <span style="font-size:85%;">(62nd)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/63rd_National_Film_Awards" title="63rd National Film Awards">2015 <span style="font-size:85%;">(63rd)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/64th_National_Film_Awards" title="64th National Film Awards">2016 <span style="font-size:85%;">(64th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/65th_National_Film_Awards" title="65th National Film Awards">2017 <span style="font-size:85%;">(65th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/66th_National_Film_Awards" title="66th National Film Awards">2018 <span style="font-size:85%;">(66th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/67th_National_Film_Awards" title="67th National Film Awards">2019 <span style="font-size:85%;">(67th)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/68th_National_Film_Awards" title="68th National Film Awards">2020 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