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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vevent"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above summary" style="background-color: #EFE4B0">7th National Film Awards</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Awarded for</th><td class="infobox-data">Best of Indian cinema in 1959</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Awarded by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Information_and_Broadcasting_(India)" title="Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)">Ministry of Information and Broadcasting</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Presented by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Sarvepalli_Radhakrishnan" title="Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan">Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Vice_President_of_India" title="Vice President of India">Vice President of India</a>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Presented on</th><td class="infobox-data">1 May 1960<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1960-05-01</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Site</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Vigyan_Bhavan" class="mw-redirect" title="Vigyan Bhavan">Vigyan Bhavan</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Delhi" title="New Delhi">New Delhi</a></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 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 class="infobox-data"><i><a href="/wiki/The_World_of_Apu" title="The World of Apu">Apur Sansar</a></i></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below noprint nowrap" 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<b>State Awards for Films</b>, presented 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 1959.<sup id="cite_ref-7thaward_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7thaward-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7thawardPDF_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7thawardPDF-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ceremony took place at <a href="/wiki/Vigyan_Bhavan" class="mw-redirect" title="Vigyan Bhavan">Vigyan Bhavan</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Delhi" title="New Delhi">New Delhi</a> on 1 May 1960 and awards were given by then <a href="/wiki/Vice-President_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice-President of India">Vice-President of India</a>, Dr. <a href="/wiki/Sarvepalli_Radhakrishnan" title="Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan">Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan</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=7th_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 and non-feature films. </p><p>President's Gold Medal for the All India Best Feature Film is now better known as <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 President's Gold Medal for the Best Documentary Film is analogous to today's <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Non-Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Non-Feature 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For children's films, Prime Minister's Gold Medal is now given as <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Children%27s_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Children's Film">National Film Award for Best Children's Film</a>. At the regional level, President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film is now given as National Film Award for Best Feature Film in a particular language. Certificate of Merit in all the categories is discontinued over the years. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Feature_films">Feature films</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=7th_National_Film_Awards&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Feature films"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Feature films were awarded at All India as well as regional level. For the 7th National Film Awards, a <a href="/wiki/Cinema_of_West_Bengal" title="Cinema of West Bengal">Bengali film</a> <i><a href="/wiki/The_World_of_Apu" title="The World of Apu">Apur Sansar</a></i> won the <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Feature Film">President's Gold Medal for the All India Best Feature Film</a>. Following were the awards given:<sup id="cite_ref-7thaward_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7thaward-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7thawardPDF_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7thawardPDF-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<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=7th_National_Film_Awards&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: All India Award"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>For 7th National Film awards, none of the films were awarded from Documentary and Children's Films category as no film was found to be suitable, instead only Certificate of Merit was given. Following were the awards given in each category:<sup id="cite_ref-7thaward_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7thaward-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7thawardPDF_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7thawardPDF-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:37%;">Award </th> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:16%;">Film </th> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:7%;">Language </th> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:20%;">Awardee(s) </th> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:20%;">Cash Prize </th></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Feature Film">President's Gold Medal for the All India Best Feature Film</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><i><a href="/wiki/The_World_of_Apu" title="The World of Apu">Apur Sansar</a></i> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Bengali_language" title="Bengali language">Bengali</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Film_producer" title="Film producer">Producer</a>: Satyajit Ray Pvt Ltd. </td> <td>Gold Medal and <span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span>20,000 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td><a href="/wiki/Film_director" title="Film director">Director</a>: <a href="/wiki/Satyajit_Ray" title="Satyajit Ray">Satyajit Ray</a> </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span>5,000 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Second_Best_Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Second Best Feature Film">All India Certificate of Merit for Second Best Feature Film</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><i>Heera Moti</i> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Hindi_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Hindi language">Hindi</a> </td> <td>Producer: Pravin Desai </td> <td>Certificate of Merit and <span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span>10,000 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td>Director: Krishnan Chopra </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span>2,500 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Discontinued_and_Intermittent_National_Film_Awards#Third_Best_Feature_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards">All India Certificate of Merit for the Third Best Feature Film</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><i><a href="/wiki/Sujata_(1959_film)" title="Sujata (1959 film)">Sujata</a></i> </td> <td rowspan="2">Hindi </td> <td>Producer: <a href="/wiki/Bimal_Roy" title="Bimal Roy">Bimal Roy</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">Certificate of Merit only </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td>Director: Bimal Roy </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Children%27s_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Children's Film">All India Certificate of Merit for Best Children's Film</a> </td> <td rowspan="4"><i>Banyan Deer</i> </td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/English_language" title="English language">English</a> </td> <td>Producer: Films Division </td> <td rowspan="4">Certificate of Merit only </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td>Director: Ahmed Lateef </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td>Director: Shanti Verma </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td>Director: G. G. Saraiya </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Regional_Award">Regional Award</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=7th_National_Film_Awards&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Regional Award"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The awards were given to the best films made in the <a href="/wiki/Languages_of_India" title="Languages of India">regional languages of India</a>. For 7th National Film Awards, President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film was not given in <a href="/wiki/Bengali_language" title="Bengali language">Bengali</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kannada_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Kannada language">Kannada</a> and <a href="/wiki/Malayalam_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Malayalam language">Malayalam language</a>; instead Certificate of Merit was awarded in each particular language.<sup id="cite_ref-7thaward_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7thaward-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7thawardPDF_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7thawardPDF-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="width:90%"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:37%">Award </th> <th scope="col" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:19%">Film </th> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:34%">Awardee(s) </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;">Producer </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;">Director </th></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td colspan="4"><i><b><a href="/wiki/Cinema_of_Assam" class="mw-redirect" title="Cinema of Assam">Feature Films in Assamese</a></b></i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FCFCFC"> <td rowspan="2"><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">President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><i><a href="/wiki/Puberun" title="Puberun">Puberun</a></i> </td> <td>K. C. Roy </td> <td rowspan="2">Prabhat Mukherjee </td></tr> <tr> <td>Paji Doss </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td colspan="4"><i><b><a href="/wiki/Cinema_of_West_Bengal" title="Cinema of West Bengal">Feature Films in Bengali</a></b></i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FCFCFC"> <td><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">Certificate of Merit</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Bicharak" title="Bicharak">Bicharak</a></i> </td> <td>Arundhati Mukherjee </td> <td>Prabhat Mukherjee </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td colspan="4"><i><b><a href="/wiki/Bollywood" class="mw-redirect" title="Bollywood">Feature Films in Hindi</a></b></i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FCFCFC"> <td><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">President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Anari_(1959_film)" title="Anari (1959 film)">Anari</a></i> </td> <td>Lachman B. Lulla </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hrishikesh_Mukherjee" title="Hrishikesh Mukherjee">Hrishikesh Mukherjee</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td colspan="4"><i><b><a href="/wiki/Cinema_of_Karnataka" class="mw-redirect" title="Cinema of Karnataka">Feature Films in Kannada</a></b></i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FCFCFC"> <td><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">Certificate of Merit</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Jagajyothi_Basveshwara" title="Jagajyothi Basveshwara">Jagat jyothi Basaweswara</a></i> </td> <td>G. S. S. Murthy </td> <td>T. V. Singh Thakore </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td colspan="4"><i><b><a href="/wiki/Malayalam_cinema" title="Malayalam cinema">Feature Films in Malayalam</a></b></i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FCFCFC"> <td rowspan="2"><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">Certificate of Merit</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><i><a href="/wiki/Chathurangam_(1959_film)" title="Chathurangam (1959 film)">Chathurangam</a></i> </td> <td rowspan="2">Capt. (Dr.) G. T. Joshua </td> <td><a href="/wiki/J._D._Thottan" title="J. D. Thottan">J. D. Thottan</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FCFCFC"> <td>D. V. Swamy </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td colspan="4"><i><b><a href="/wiki/Tamil_cinema" title="Tamil cinema">Feature Films in Tamil</a></b></i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FCFCFC"> <td><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">President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Bhaaga_Pirivinai" title="Bhaaga Pirivinai">Bhaaga Pirivinai</a></i> </td> <td>G. N. Velumani </td> <td><a href="/wiki/A._Bhimsingh" title="A. Bhimsingh">A. Bhimsingh</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FCFCFC"> <td rowspan="4">Certificate of Merit </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Veerapandiya_Kattabomman_(film)" title="Veerapandiya Kattabomman (film)">Veerapandiya Kattabomman</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/B._R._Panthulu" title="B. R. Panthulu">B. R. Panthalu</a> </td> <td>B. R. Panthalu </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FCFCFC"> <td rowspan="3"><i><a href="/wiki/Kalyana_Parisu" title="Kalyana Parisu">Kalyana Parisu</a></i> </td> <td>Sarvashri S. Krishnamurthy </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/C._V._Sridhar" title="C. V. Sridhar">C. V. Sridhar</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FCFCFC"> <td>T. Govindarajan </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FCFCFC"> <td><a href="/wiki/C._V._Sridhar" title="C. V. Sridhar">C. V. Sridhar</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td colspan="4"><i><b><a href="/wiki/Cinema_of_Andhra_Pradesh" class="mw-redirect" title="Cinema of Andhra Pradesh">Feature Films in Telugu</a></b></i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FCFCFC"> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Feature_Film_in_Telugu" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu">President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Nammina_Bantu" title="Nammina Bantu">Nammina Bantu</a></i> </td> <td>Sambhu Films </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Adurthi_Subba_Rao" title="Adurthi Subba Rao">Adurthi Subba Rao</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FCFCFC"> <td rowspan="2">Certificate of Merit </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Maa_Inti_Mahalakshmi" title="Maa Inti Mahalakshmi">Maa Inti Mahalakshmi</a></i> </td> <td>Navashakthi Films Pvt Ltd. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gutha_Ramineedu" class="mw-redirect" title="Gutha Ramineedu">Gutha Ramineedu</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FCFCFC"> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Jayabheri" title="Jayabheri">Jayabheri</a></i> </td> <td>Vasireddy Narayana Rao </td> <td><a href="/wiki/P._Pullaiah" class="mw-redirect" title="P. Pullaiah">P. Pullaiah</a> </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=7th_National_Film_Awards&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Non-Feature films"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Non-feature film awards were given for the documentaries made in the country. Following were the awards given:<sup id="cite_ref-7thaward_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7thaward-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7thawardPDF_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7thawardPDF-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Documentaries">Documentaries</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=7th_National_Film_Awards&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Documentaries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:37%;">Award </th> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:16%;">Film </th> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:7%;">Language </th> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:20%;">Awardee(s) </th> <th style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:20%;">Cash Prize </th></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Non-Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film">All India Certificate of Merit for the Best Documentary Film</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><i>Kathakali</i> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/English_language" title="English language">English</a> </td> <td>Producer: <a href="/wiki/Films_Division_of_India" title="Films Division of India">Films Division</a> </td> <td>Certificate of Merit and <span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span>2,000 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td>Director: Mohan Wadhwani </td> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span>500 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td rowspan="2"><i>Mayurakshi Dam</i> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Hindi_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Hindi language">Hindi</a> </td> <td>Producer: Films Division </td> <td rowspan="2">Certificate of Merit only </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F4F4F4"> <td>Director: N. K. Issar </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=7th_National_Film_Awards&action=edit&section=7" 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-7thaward_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7thaward-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7thawardPDF_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7thawardPDF-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<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 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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 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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 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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 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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 class="mw-selflink selflink">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 href="/wiki/42nd_National_Film_Awards" title="42nd National Film Awards">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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