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National Film Awards

The National Film Awards are India's most prestigious awards for cinema. It began in 1954 and is managed by the Directorate of Film Festivals which was established in 1973.

The awards are given in several categories for Indian films made in Hindi and other regional languages. The 'Swarna Kamal' or the 'Golden Lotus Award' is given for the following categories: Best Film, Best Direction, Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment and Best Children's Film, while the 'Rajat Kamal' or the 'Silver Lotus Award' is given for Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Art Direction, Best Music Direction and Best Lyrics among others.

53rd National Film Awards

After being delayed by nearly a year because of court cases, the 53rd National Film Awards for 2005 were announced on August 7, 2007. As per the recommendations of the juries, 'Kaalpurush – Memories in the Mist' (Bengali), directed by Budhadeb Dasgupta, has been declared the Best Feature Film.

The Award carries a Swarna Kamal and Rs 50,000 each for Producer and Director of the film. Best Popular Film providing wholesome entertainment is 'Rang De Basanti' (Hindi), directed by Rakesh Omprakash Mehra.

Nargis Dutt Award for the Best Feature Film on National Integration went to ‘Daivanamathil’ (Malayalam), directed by Jayaraj.

Indira Gandhi Award for the Best First Film of a Director went to a film 'Parineeta' (Hindi), directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra. And the Award for the best film on social issues went to 'Iqbal' (Hindi), directed by Nagesh Mukunoor.

The award for the Best Direction went to Rahul Dholakia for the film 'Parzania'. Best Actor Award went to Amitabh Bachchan for his performance in Hindi Film 'Black'.

Sarika has been adjudged the best actress award in recognition of her performance in the film 'Parzania' directed by Rahul Dholakia. The Award for the Best Child Artist went to Sai Kumar for his performance in Telugu film 'Bommalata – A Bellyful of Dreams'.

The Award for the Best Male Playback Singer went to Naresh Iyer in 'Rang De Basanti' and the Shreya Ghoshal was adjudged Best Female Playback singer for her song in 'Paheli'.

The Best Non-Feature Film was 'Riding Solo To The Top Of The World' (English), directed by Gaurav A Jani. Best Film Critic Award went to Baradwaj Rangan.

'Black', directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, is the best feature film in Hindi. The best adjudged films in different Indian languages mentioned in VIII Schedule are:

Assamese: Kadam Tole Krishna Nache, Directed by Suman Haripriya

Bengali: Harbart, Directed by Suman Mukherjee

Kannada: Thaayi, Directed by Baraguru Ramchandrappa

Malayalam: Thanmatra, Directed by Blessy

Marathi: Dombivali Fast, Directed by Nishikant Kamat

Oriya: Kathantara, Directed by Himanshu Khatua

Punjabi: Baghi, Directed by Sukhminder Dhanjal

Tamil: Aadum Kothu, Directed by T V Chandran

Telugu: Bommalata – A Bellyful Of Dreams, Directed by Prakash Kovelamudi

DADASAHEB PHALKE AWARD

The Dadasaheb Phalke award, instituted in 1969, is the highest national honour for cinema given by the Government of India. The award is named after the veteran film actor Dada Saheb Phalke, who is considered as the 'Father of the Indian Cinema'. It is presented every year to senior film personalities for their contribution to the art. The award carries a cash prize of Rs. 10 lakh and a ''Swarna Kamal".

The first Dada Saheb Phalke Award was given to Devika Rani in 1969. The other recipients of the Award include B.N.Sircar (1970), Prithviraj Kapoor (1971-posthumous), Punkaj Mullik (1972), Sulochana (Ruby Meyers) -1973, B. N. Reddy (1974),Dhiren Ganguly (1975), Kanan Devi (1976), Nitin Bose (1977), R.C.Boral (1978), Sohrab Modi (1979), P.Jairaj (1980),Naushad Ali (1981), L.V. Prasad (1982), Durga Khote (1983), Satyajit Ray (1984), V.Shantaram (1985), B.Nagi Reddy (1986), Raj Kapoor (1987), Ashok Kumar (1988),Lata Mangeshkar (1989), A.Nageshwara Rao (1990), Bhalji Pendarkar (1991),Bhupen Hazarika (1992),Majrooh Sultanpuri (1993), Dilip Kumar (1994), Dr Raj Kumar (1995), Shivaji Ganeshan (1996), Pradeep (1997), B.R.Chopra (1998), Hrishikesh Mukherjee (1999), Asha Bhonsle (2000), Yash Chopra (2001), Dev Anand (2002), Mrinal Sen (2003), Adoor Gopalakrishnan (2004) and Shyam Benegal (2005).

The government announced in July 2008 that noted Bengali film director Tapan Sinha would be awarded Dadasaheb Phalke award for the year 2006. He will get a cash prize of cash prize of Rs 10 lakh and a shawl by President Pratibha Devi Singh Patil at a function, dates for which are yet to be announced.

FILMFARE AWARDS

The first ever Filmfare Awards function was held on March 21, 1954. Bimal Roy's Do Bigha Zamin, was adjudged the Best Film of the Year. Meena Kumari received the Best Actress Award while Dilip Kumar was voted as the Best Actor of the Year. Music director Naushad won the Best Music Award for Baiju Bawra, while Bimal Roy received his second trophy for Best Director.

52nd Annual Filmfare Awards :

The following are the winners of the 52nd 'Filmfare Awards' announced in February 2007:

Best Film: Rang De Basanti

Best Director: Rakeysh Mehra (Rang De Basanti)

Best Actor: Hrithik Roshan (Dhoom 2) (what )

Best Actress: Kajol (Fanaa)

Best Supporting Actor: Abhishek Bacchan (Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna)

Best Supporting Actress: Konkana Sen Gupta (Omkara)

Best Comedian: Arshad Warsi (Lage Raho Munnabhai)

Best actor in negative role: Saif Ali Khan(Omkara)

Best Music: AR Rehman(Rang De Basanti)

Lifetime achievement awards: Jaya Bacchan(presented by Amitabh Baccha; Javed Akhtar (presented by Yash Chopra and Rakesh Sippy)