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{{Infobox film awards
| number           = 56
| award            = National Film Awards
| image            = 
| alt              = 
| caption          = 56th National Film Awards
| awarded_for      = Best of Indian cinema in 2008
| award_org        =  [[Directorate of Film Festivals]]
| presenting_org   = [[Pratibha Patil]]<br/>{{small|([[President of India]])}}
| announced_date   = {{Start date|df=yes|2010|01|23}}
| presented_date   = {{Start date|df=yes|2010|03|20}}
| site             = [[Vigyan Bhawan]], New Delhi
| host             = 
| website          = [http://dff.nic.in/ dff.nic.in]
| lifetime_achievement = [[V. K. Murthy]]
| best_feature     = ''[[Antaheen]]''
| best_non_feature = ''AFSPA 1958''
| best_critic      = {{*}}[[Altaf Mazid]]<br>{{*}}[[R. K. Bidur Singh]]
| best_book        = ''Bollywood Melodies''
| most_wins        = ''[[Jogwa]]'' (5)
| last             = 55th
| next             = 57th
}}
The '''56th [[National Film Awards]]''', presented by [[Directorate of Film Festivals]], the organisation set up by [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Ministry of Information and Broadcasting]] in India to celebrate the best of [[Cinema of India|Indian Cinema]] released in the year 2008.<ref name="56thaward">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/images/Documents/46_56thNfacatalogue%20-%20.pdf|title=56th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=2 September 2020|archive-date=9 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209212537/https://dff.nic.in/images/Documents/46_56thNfacatalogue%20-%20.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

Three committees were instituted in order to judge the various entries for feature film, non-feature film and best writing on cinema sections, headed by the National award winning director, [[Shaji N. Karun]], for feature films and [[Aruna Raje|Aruna Raje Patil]] for non-feature films and [[Sunil Gangopadhyay]] for best writing on cinema.<ref name=56thnfapbijuries>{{cite web|title=56th National Film Awards juries (PIB)|url=http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/2010/jan/r2010012301.pdf|publisher=Press Information Bureau (PIB), India|access-date=28 March 2012|archive-date=16 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616055023/http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/2010/jan/r2010012301.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

Each chairperson announced the award on 23 January 2010<ref name=56thawardsannounced>{{cite web|title=56th National Film Awards announced|url=http://pib.nic.in/release/rel_print_page.asp?relid=57235|publisher=Press Information Bureau (PIB), India|access-date=27 March 2012|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304043657/http://pib.nic.in/release/rel_print_page.asp?relid=57235|url-status=live}}</ref> for their respective sections and award ceremony took place at [[Vigyan Bhavan]], New Delhi with [[President of India]], [[Pratibha Patil]] giving away the awards on 20 March 2010.<ref name="56thawardtobegiven">{{cite web|title=President to confer 56th national film awards|url=http://pib.nic.in/release/rel_print_page.asp?relid=59558|publisher=Press Information Bureau (PIB), India|access-date=26 March 2012|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304000853/http://pib.nic.in/release/rel_print_page.asp?relid=59558|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="56thawardgiven">{{cite web|title=130 awardees receive the 56th national film awards from President|url=http://pib.nic.in/release/rel_print_page.asp?relid=59802|publisher=Press Information Bureau (PIB), India|access-date=26 March 2012|archive-date=3 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140503231806/http://pib.nic.in/release/rel_print_page.asp?relid=59802|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Awards ==
Awards were divided into feature films, non-feature films and books written on Indian cinema.

=== Lifetime Achievement Award ===
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|-
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;"|Name of Award
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;"|Image
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;"|Awardee(s)
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;"|Awarded As
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;"|Awards
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|[[Dadasaheb Phalke Award]]
| [[File:V K Murthy.jpg|75px]]
|[[V. K. Murthy]]<ref name="dadasahebarchive">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/dadasahebphalke.asp|title=Dadasaheb Phalke Award Past Recipients|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|access-date=5 March 2012|archive-date=26 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160526044918/http://www.dff.nic.in/dadasahebphalke.asp|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=dadasahbepib>{{cite web|title=Dadasaheb Phalke Award to V K Murthy|url=http://pib.nic.in/release/rel_print_page.asp?relid=57068|publisher=Press Information Bureau (PIB), India|access-date=28 March 2012|archive-date=2 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202151451/http://pib.nic.in/release/rel_print_page.asp?relid=57068|url-status=live}}</ref>
|[[Cinematographer]]
|Swarna Kamal, {{INR}} 10,00,000 and a Shawl
|}

=== Feature films ===
Feature films were awarded at All India as well as regional level. For 56th National Film Awards, a [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali film]], ''[[Antaheen]]'' won the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film]]; whereas a [[Marathi cinema|Marathi film]], ''[[Jogwa]]'' won the maximum number of awards (5). The following awards were given in each category:<ref name="56thaward"/>

==== Juries ====
A committee headed by [[Shaji N. Karun]] was appointed to evaluate the feature films awards. The jury members were:<ref name="56thaward"/>><ref name=56thnfapbijuries/>

* [[Shaji N. Karun]] ([[Chairman|Chairperson]]){{•}}Roshan Taneja{{•}}H. M. Ramachandra{{•}}[[Nagma]]{{•}}Satyabrata Kalita{{•}}[[G. Neelakanta Reddy|Neelakanta]]{{•}}Dilip Ghosh{{•}}Swapan Mullick{{•}}Sudesh Syal{{•}}S. K. Srivastava{{•}}[[Archana (actress)|Archana]]{{•}}B. Shashi Kumar{{•}}Subhash Sehgal{{•}}Santosh Desai{{•}}[[Sreelekha Mukherji]]

==== All India Award ====
The following awards were given:<ref name="56thaward"/><ref name=56thnfapib>{{cite web|title=56th National Film Awards (PDF) (PIB)|url=http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/2010/jan/r2010012302.pdf|publisher=Press Information Bureau (PIB), India|access-date=28 March 2012|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303201311/http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/2010/jan/r2010012302.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

===== Golden Lotus Award =====
Official name: Swarna Kamal<ref name="56thaward"/><ref name=56thnfapib/>

All the awardees are awarded with 'Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal)', a certificate and cash prize.

{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
|-
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:24%;"|Name of award
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:20%;"|Name of film
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:10%;"|Language
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:30%;"|Awardee(s)
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:16%;"|Cash prize
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film|Best Feature Film]]
|''[[Antaheen]]''
|[[Bengali language|Bengali]]
|[[Film producer|Producer]]: Screenplay Films Pvt. Ltd.<br />[[Film director|Director]]: [[Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury]]
|{{INR}} 2,50,000/- Each
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For lyrical blend of technical devices in the right proportion to depict shifting human relationships in an urban scenario.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director|Best Debut Film of A Director]]
|''[[A Wednesday!]]''
|[[Hindi language|Hindi]]
|Producer: [[UTV Software Communications|UTV Motion Pictures]]<br />Director: [[Neeraj Pandey]]
|{{INR}} 1,25,000/- Each
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For slick and searing exposure of the tension below the normal rhythm of life and the angst of the common man in Mumbai.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment|Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment]]
|''[[Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!]]''
|Hindi
|Producer: [[UTV Software Communications|UTV Motion Pictures]]<br />Director: [[Dibakar Banerjee]]
|{{INR}} 2,00,000/- Each
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For its intelligent treatment of an off-beat subject that makes it different within the popular format.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Children's Film|Best Children's Film]]
|''Gubbachigalu''
|[[Kannada language|Kannada]]
|Producer: Media House Studio<br />Director: [[Abhaya Simha]]
|{{INR}} 1,50,000/- Each
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For imaginative portrayal of a magic world that exists in the minds of children.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Animated Film|Best Animated Film]]
|''[[Roadside Romeo]]''
|Hindi
|Producer: [[Aditya Chopra]]<br />Director: [[Jugal Hansraj]]<br />Animator: [[Tata Elxsi|Tata Elxsi/VCL]]
|{{INR}} 1,00,000/- Each
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For its technical achievements to further the craft of animation for mainstream audience.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Direction|Best Direction]]
|''[[Naan Kadavul]]''
|[[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|[[Bala (director)|Bala]]
|{{INR}} 2,50,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For its powerful handling of an extraordinary subject that focuses on marginal characters with great convection.''
|}

===== Silver Lotus Award =====
Official name: Rajat Kamal<ref name="56thaward"/><ref name=56thnfapib/>

All the awardees are awarded with 'Silver Lotus Award (Rajat Kamal)', a certificate and cash prize.

{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
|-
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:24%;"|Name of award
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:20%;"|Name of film
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:10%;"|Language
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:30%;"|Awardee(s)
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:16%;"|Cash prize
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration|Best Feature Film on National Integration]]
|''Aai Kot Nai''
|[[Assamese language|Assamese]]
|Producer: Rajen Bora<br />Director: [[Manju Borah]]
|{{INR}} 1,50,000/- Each
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For its honest look at a burning problem in Northeast India, its attempt to break down artificial boundaries and giving it a human and aesthetic appeal.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Film on Family Welfare|Best Film on Family Welfare]]
|''[[Little Zizou]]''
|[[English language|English]] and [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]
|Producer: Jigri Dost Productions<br />Director: [[Sooni Taraporevala]]
|{{INR}} 1,50,000/- Each
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For its witty and intelligent handling of the conflicts and convictions confronting the Parsi community.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues|Best Film on Other Social Issues]]
|''[[Jogwa]]''
|[[Marathi language|Marathi]]
|Producer: [[Shripal Morakhia]]<br />Director: [[Rajiv Patil|Rajeev Patil]]
|{{INR}} 1,50,000/- Each
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For hard hitting comment on the victims of age old social customs.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation|Best Film on Environment / Conservation / Preservation]]
|''Jianta Bhoota''
|[[Oriya language|Oriya]]
|Producer: [[Akshay Parija]]<br />Director: [[Prashanta Nanda]]
|{{INR}} 1,50,000/- Each
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For sensitive portrayal of exploitation of innocence in the name of development.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
|''[[Jogwa]]''
|Marathi
|[[Upendra Limaye]]
|{{INR}} 50,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For his restrained yet powerful depiction of a complex character.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
|''[[Fashion (2008 film)|Fashion]]''
|[[Hindi language|Hindi]]
|[[Priyanka Chopra]]
|{{INR}} 50,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For convincing portrayal of a whole range of emotions within a single character.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
|''[[Rock On!!]]''
|Hindi
|[[Arjun Rampal]]
|{{INR}} 50,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For his moving performance as a musician trying to rise above personal tragedy.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
|''[[Fashion (2008 film)|Fashion]]''
|Hindi
|[[Kangana Ranaut]]
|{{INR}} 50,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For compelling portrayal of a down and out super model that enriches the impact of the film.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Child Artist|Best Child Artist]]
|''[[Thanks Maa]]''
|Hindi
|Shams Patel
|{{INR}} 50,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For his very natural depiction of a street child thrown into an unusual situation.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer|Best Male Playback Singer]]
|''[[Jogwa]]''<br/>{{small|("Jeev Dangla Gungla Rangla")}}
|Marathi
|[[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]]
|{{INR}} 50,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For his soulful rendition reflecting the agony of unfulfilled emotions.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer|Best Female Playback Singer]]
|{{•}}''[[Antaheen]]''<br/>{{small|("Pherari Mon")}}<br/>{{•}}''[[Jogwa]]''<br/>{{small|("Jeev Dangla Gungla Rangla")}}
|{{•}}[[Bengali language|Bengali]]<br/><br/>{{•}}Marathi
|[[Shreya Ghoshal]]
|{{INR}} 50,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For her wide ranging rendition of human emotions.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]]
|''[[Antaheen]]''
|Bengali
|[[Camera operator|Cameraman]]: [[Abhik Mukhopadhyay]]<br />[[Film laboratory|Laboratory Processing]]: Filmlab, Mumbai
|{{INR}} 50,000/- Each
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For the poetically captured visuals with inspired use of light and shades to enhanced the mood of the film.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]]
|''[[Gandha (film)|Gandha]]''
|Marathi
|[[Sachin Kundalkar]]
|{{INR}} 50,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For its remarkable integration of three different plots using the sense of smell at as a liet motif to focus sensitively on human relationships.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Audiography|Best Audiography]]
|''[[Gandha (film)|Gandha]]''
|Marathi
|{{*}}Pramod J. Thomas<br>{{*}}Anmol Bhave
|{{INR}} 50,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For its use of dramatically scripted sounds to heighten the mood of the film.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Editing|Best Editing]]
|''[[Firaaq]]''
|Hindi
|[[A. Sreekar Prasad]]
|{{INR}} 50,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For aesthetically weaving together unrelated sequences to heighten the dramatic impact.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Art Direction|Best Art Direction]]
|''[[Firaaq]]''
|Hindi
|Gautam Sen
|{{INR}} 50,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For its perfect use of props and choice of colours to enhance the ambience of a post-riots.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Costume Design|Best Costume Design]]
|''[[Jodhaa Akbar]]''
|Hindi
|[[Neeta Lulla]]
|{{INR}} 50,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For its painstaking detail to recreate the costume costumes and jewellery of Mughal era.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Make-up Artist|Best Make-up Artist]]
|''[[Naan Kadavul]]''
|[[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|U. K. Sasi
|{{INR}} 50,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For its wide variety of make-up inputs to reflect the large spectrum of characters.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Music Direction|Best Music Direction]]
|''[[Jogwa]]''
|Marathi
|[[Ajay-Atul]]
|{{INR}} 50,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For its well-researched use of traditional and folk music to reinforce the theme of the film.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Lyrics|Best Lyrics]]
|''[[Antaheen]]''<br/>{{small|("Pherari Mon")}}
|Bengali
|{{*}}[[Anindya Chatterjee]]<br>{{*}}[[Chandril Bhattacharya]]
|{{INR}} 50,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For its simple composition of verses to contribute meaningfully to the film.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Special Effects|Best Special Effects]]
|''[[Mumbai Meri Jaan]]''
|Hindi
|Govardhan ([[Tata Elxsi]])
|{{INR}} 50,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For its stunning use of technical effects of visual shorts to mirror a man-made disaster.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Choreography|Best Choreography]]
|''[[Jodhaa Akbar]]''<br/>{{small|("Azeem-o-Shaan Shahenshah")}}
|Hindi
|{{*}}[[Chinni Prakash]]<br>{{*}}Rekha Prakash
|{{INR}} 50,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For its extravagant and dreamlike treatment of celebrations on a magnificent scale.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award – Special Jury Award (Feature Film)|Special Jury Award]]
|''[[Bioscope (film)|Bioscope]]''
|[[Malayalam language|Malayalam]]
|{{•}}[[National Film Development Corporation of India|NFDC]] (Producer)<br />{{•}}[[K. M. Madhusudhanan]] (Director)
|{{INR}} 62,500/- Each
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For its exciting revival of a sincerely personal style to look back on a chapter of history.''
|}

==== Regional Awards ====
The award is given to best film in the regional languages in India.<ref name="56thaward"/><ref name=56thnfapib/>

{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
|-
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:23%;"|Name of award
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:28%;"|Name of film
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:33%;"|Awardee(s)
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:16%;"|Cash prize
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Assamese|Best Feature Film in Assamese]]
|''[[Mon Jaai]]''
|Producer: Moirangthem Movies<br />Director: [[Moirangthem Maniram Singha|M. Maniram]]
|{{INR}} 1,00,000/- Each
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="3"|'''Citation:''' ''For its honest exploration of ethical values confronting the youth.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali|Best Feature Film in Bengali]]
|''[[Shob Charitro Kalponik]]''
|Producer: [[Reliance Entertainment|Reliance Big Pictures]]<br />Director: [[Rituparno Ghosh]]
|{{INR}} 1,00,000/- Each
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="3"|'''Citation:''' ''For its poetic treatment of an individual sensitivities in a crisis.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi|Best Feature Film in Hindi]]
|''[[Rock On!!]]''
|Producer: [[Excel Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.]]<br />Director: [[Abhishek Kapoor]]
|{{INR}} 1,00,000/- Each
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="3"|'''Citation:''' ''For an emotional story of musical bonding.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada|Best Feature Film in Kannada]]
|''[[Vimukthi (2008 film)|Vimukthi]]''
|Producer: Navyachitra Creations<br />Director: [[P. Sheshadri]]
|{{INR}} 1,00,000/- Each
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="3"|'''Citation:''' ''For exploring different dimension of family ties.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam|Best Feature Film in Malayalam]]
|''[[Thirakkatha]]''
|Producer: Varnachithra Big Screen<br />Director: [[Ranjith (director)|Ranjith]]
|{{INR}} 1,00,000/- Each
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="3"|'''Citation:''' ''For its poignant story of an actress told with sincerity and conviction.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi|Best Feature Film in Marathi]]
|''[[Harishchandrachi Factory]]''
|Producer: [[UTV Motion Pictures]]<br />Director: [[Paresh Mokashi]]
|{{INR}} 1,00,000/- Each
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="3"|'''Citation:''' ''For its original of stylised recreation of a slice of history.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil|Best Feature Film in Tamil]]
|''[[Vaaranam Aayiram]]''
|Producer: [[Viswanathan Ravichandran|V. Ravichandran]]<br />Director: [[Gautham Menon]]
|{{INR}} 1,00,000/- Each
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="3"|'''Citation:''' ''For its engaging depiction of a father and son relationship.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu|Best Feature Film in Telugu]]
|''[[1940 Lo Oka Gramam]]''
|Producer: N. C. Narasimham<br />Director: [[Narasimha Nandi]]
|{{INR}} 1,00,000/- Each
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="3"|'''Citation:''' ''For its courageous handling of caste-based prejudices.''
|}

'''Best Feature Film in Each of the Languages Other Than Those Specified In the Schedule VIII of the Constitution'''

{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%"
|-
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:23%;"|Name of award
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:28%;"|Name of film
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:33%;"|Awardee(s)
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:16%;"|Cash prize
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in English|Best Feature Film in English]]
|''[[Land Gold Women]]''
|Producer: Vivek Agrawal<br />Director: [[Avantika Hari]]
|{{INR}} 1,00,000/- Each
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="3"|'''Citation:''' ''For its intense depiction of the issue of honour killing.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards#Best Feature Film in Kokborok|Best Feature Film in Kokborok]]
|''Yarwng''
|Producer: Joseph Kizhakechennadu<br />Director: Joseph Pulinthanath
|{{INR}} 1,00,000/- Each
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="3"|'''Citation:''' ''For a meaningful story of displaced people looking to rebuild their lives.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards#Best Feature Film in Tulu|Best Feature Film in Tulu]]
|''Gaggara''
|Producer: M. Durganand<br />Director: Shivadhwaj Shetty
|{{INR}} 1,00,000/- Each
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="3"|'''Citation:''' ''For its attempt to preserve traditional folk forms.
|}

=== Non-feature films ===
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.

==== Juries ====
A committee headed by [[Aruna Raje|Aruna Raje Patil]] was appointed to evaluate the non-feature films awards. The jury members were:<ref name="56thaward"/><ref name=56thnfapbijuries/>

* [[Aruna Raje|Aruna Raje Patil]] ([[Chairman|Chairperson]]){{•}}Krishnendu Bose{{•}}Anirban Dutta{{•}}Sandeep Marwah{{•}}Reena Mohan{{•}}[[R. V. Ramani]]{{•}}Sarfaraz Siddiqui

==== Golden Lotus Award ====
Official name: Swarna Kamal<ref name="56thaward"/><ref name=56thnfapib/>

All the awardees are awarded with 'Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal)', a certificate and cash prize.

{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
|-
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:24%;"|Name of award
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:20%;"|Name of film
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:10%;"|Language
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:30%;"|Awardee(s)
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:16%;"|Cash prize
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film|Best Non-Feature Film]]
|''AFSPA 1958''
|[[Meitei language|Meitei]] and [[English language|English]]
|Producer: Bachaspa Timayun Sunzu and Haobam Paban Kumar<br />Director: Haobam Paban Kumar
|{{INR}} 1,00,000/- Each
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For a courageous depiction of the non-violent resistance of the people of Manipur to protest against a legislation, which undermines the values of self-respect and the fundamentals of democracy. The documentation process by various crews and the way it is chronicled offers multiple perspectives.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Direction|Best Non-Feature Film Direction]]
|''Three of Us''
|Only Music
|[[Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni]]
|{{INR}} 50,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''With immense sensitivity, the film offers a slice of life of a physically challenged person, which transcends into a telling cinematic practice of minimalism and control. A poetic exploration that breathes the indomitable spirit of these real characters playing themselves, way above its bleak mise-en-scene.''
|}

==== Silver Lotus Award ====
Official name: Rajat Kamal<ref name="56thaward"/><ref name=56thnfapib/>

All the awardees are awarded with 'Silver Lotus Award (Rajat Kamal)' and cash prize.

{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
|-
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:24%;"|Name of award
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:20%;"|Name of film
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:10%;"|Language
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:30%;"|Awardee(s)
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:16%;"|Cash prize
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best First Non-Feature Film of a Director|Best First Non-Feature Film]]
|''Vitthal''
|[[Marathi language|Marathi]]
|Producer: Vinoo Choliparambil and Manu Pushpendran<br />Director: Vinoo Choliparambil
|{{INR}} 1,00,000/- Each
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For a sensitive portrayal of the latent violence building up in a child against the ritualistic social norms which are forced on him. The filmmaker demonstrates maturity and dexterity in handling the script and the actors, bringing out the complexity of a child’s mind trapped in a world of adults.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Anthropological/Ethnographic Film|Best Anthropological / Ethnographic Film]]
|''Boliya Pitaier Sohoki Sootal''
|[[Assamese language|Assamese]]
|Producer: Altaf Mazid, Zabeen Ahmed and Susanta Roy<br />Director: Altaf Mazid
|{{INR}} 50,000/- Each
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For a film which uniquely depicts the long arduous struggle of a community to build check dams using their indigenous engineering skills. An experiential journey which transcends documentation and makes the viewer participate in the process.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Biographical Film|Best Biographical Film]]
|''The Assassination Of Rajiv Gandhi – A Reconstruction''
|[[English language|English]]
|Producer: [[Films Division of India|Films Division]]<br />Director: R. Krishna Mohan
|{{INR}} 50,000/- Each
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For traversing vast stretches of time and geographical space, this film deftly puts together strands of information, perception, evidence and historical contexts to reconstruct a compelling narrative about the gruesome assassination of a world leader.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Arts/Cultural Film|Best Arts / Cultural Film]]
|''Karna Motcham''
|[[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|Producer: MGR Film and TV Institute<br />Director: S. Murali Manohar
|{{INR}} 50,000/- Each
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For using powerful imagery and ironical juxtaposition, the film depicts the life of a Koothu artist. With subtlety, it captures the frustration and the hopelessness of a performer whose art is a misfit in a changing cultural world.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Scientific Film|Best Scientific Film]]
|''Trip''
|English
|Producer: [[Film and Television Institute of India]]<br />Director: Emmanuel Palo
|{{INR}} 50,000/- Each
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For the film with a simple, almost lighthearted, treatment evolves into a powerful message of conservation. Using an unconventional music track and animation, the film jolts the viewer to relook at waste and pollution.
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Promotional Film|Best Promotional Film]]
|''Lost and Found''
|Marathi, English and [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
|Producer: Harshavardhan G. Kulkarni, Kirti Nakhwa and Amitabh Shukla<br />Director: Harshavardhan G. Kulkarni
|{{INR}} 50,000/- Each
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For using a bottle as a metaphor for a journey of discovery, the filmmaker finds an innovative style to explore various locations through people and their experiences, challenging the classical promotional style of selling tourism.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Agriculture Film|Best Agricultural Film]]
|''The Land Of Rupshupas''
|English
|Producer: Films Division<br />Director: A. K. Sidhpuri
|{{INR}} 50,000/- Each
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''With breath taking images of the higher Himalayas and the nomadic people living in this harsh climate and terrain, the film effectively explores the relationship of the Rupshupas with their livestock and how critical it is for their survival.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Historical Reconstruction/Compilation Film|Best Historical Reconstruction / Compilation Film]]
|''The Assassination Of Rajiv Gandhi – A Reconstruction''
|English
|Producer: Films Division<br />Director: R. Krishna Mohan
|{{INR}} 50,000/- Each
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For traversing vast stretches of time and geographical space, this film deftly puts together strands of information, perception, evidence and historical contexts to reconstruct a compelling narrative about the gruesome assassination of a world leader.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="4"|[[National Film Award for Best Film on Social Issues|Best Film on Social Issues]]
|''The Female Nude''
|Hindi
|Producer: Public Service Broadcasting Trust<br />Director: Hemjyotika and Devi Prasad Mishra
|rowspan="4"|{{INR}} 50,000/- Each
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="3"|'''Citation:''' ''For a compelling portrait of a woman who rises above her circumstances in an unconventional way, carving out a position for herself irrespective of how others view her.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|''Buru Gaara''
|Hindi
|Producer: Public Service Broadcasting Trust<br />Director: Shriprakash
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="3"|'''Citation:''' ''For the journey of two adivasi women from Jharkhand, finding their identity and dignity using language - one through poetry and the other through grassroots journalism. The film creates a space where the narratives of the women emerge as powerful tales of their struggle for empowerment.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Educational/Motivational/Instructional Film|Best Educational / Motivational / Instructional Film]]
|''Polio Vs. Polio Victims''
|English, Hindi and Marathi
|Producer: Gulshan Sachdeva<br />Director: Aman Sachdeva
|{{INR}} 50,000/- Each
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For an innovative campaign for the eradication of polio - the film follows the polio afflicted who take the initiative for mass awareness by going door to door.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Exploration/Adventure Film|Best Exploration / Adventure Film]]
|''Shingnaba''
|[[Meitei language|Meitei]]
|Producer: Bachaspa Timayum Sunzu<br />Director: Bachaspa Timayum Sunzu
|{{INR}} 50,000/- Each
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For an inspiring portrayal of an HIV positive person who dramatically transforms his life and becomes a champion body builder. A first person narrative, it provides a new perspective on AIDS and our understanding of sports.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Investigative Film|Best Investigative Film]]
|''Distant Rumblings''
|English
|Producer: Ms. Rongsenkala<br />Director: Bani Prakash Das
|{{INR}} 50,000/- Each
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For evoking painful memories of World War II as experienced by people of North East India, after the Japanese invasion. Through war wreckages found in the jungles and first person accounts, the film stitches together a moving story of affected families long forgotten.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Animation Film|Best Animation Film]]
|''Prince And The Crown Of Stones''
|English
|Producer: [[Children's Film Society, India|Children's Film Society]]<br />Director: Gautam Benegal<br />[[Animator]]: Gautam Benegal
|{{INR}} 50,000/- Each
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For a well knit theme-oriented film, complemented by 2D graphics and a restrained colour palette. A strong message about leadership emerges through the film making it relevant to the contemporary times.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Short Fiction Film|Best Short Fiction Film]]
|''Stations''
|Hindi, Marathi and English
|Producer: Film and Television Institute of India<br />Director: Emmanuel Palo
|{{INR}} 50,000/- Each
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For weaving a complex contemporary form of expression, through fragmented stories of a few sparsely connected lives in transit, over an omnipresent dark urban reality of economic disparity, alienation, and bad faith.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film on Family Welfare|Best Film on Family Welfare]]
|''Appuvin Nayagan - Spotty (My Hero)''
|[[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|Producer: [[A.V.Anoop]]<br />Director: [[Santosh Sethumadhavan]]
|{{INR}} 50,000/- Each
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For scoring with a very tender story that transforms into a moving portrayal of a child's attachment to her toy and her grandfather's dilemma when he loses it. A sensitive film that offers fresh insights into a child's imagination and needs.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="4"|[[National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Cinematography|Best Cinematography]]
|''Three Of Us''
|Only Music
|[[Camera operator|Cameraman]]: Shariqva Badar Khan<br />[[Film laboratory|Laboratory Processing]]: Filmlab, Mumbai
|rowspan="4"|{{INR}} 12,500/- Each
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="3"|'''Citation:''' ''For providing with amazing discipline and sensitivity, an intimate insight into the lives of a small family, living in a confined space, with exquisite use of composition, rhythm, lensing and lighting.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|''When This Man Dies''
|Hindi, English
|[[Camera operator|Cameraman]]: Jayakrishna Gummadi<br />[[Film laboratory|Laboratory Processing]]: [[Reliance MediaWorks Ltd|Adlabs Films Ltd.]]
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="3"|'''Citation:''' ''For using highly sophisticated texture and tonal work, with deep anticipation into the flow and narrative of the film, the cinematography strives to redefine ways of image making and experience.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Audiography|Best Audiography]]
|''Children Of The Pyre''
|Hindi
|[[Re-recording (filmmaking)|Re-recordist]]: Mateen Ahmad
|{{INR}} 50,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''With multiple layers of sound, and the incessant crackle of funeral pyres that cease to sleep, the film grips its audience with a sense of entrapment around the life of children working inside a cremation ground. It is a telling example of digetic sound design keeping its truth to the reality of the location.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Editing|Best Editing]]
|''Stations''
|Hindi, Marathi and English
|Manoj Kannoth
|{{INR}} 50,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For a delicately interwoven edit of three sparsely connected contemporary urban tales of alienation. Developing a rhythm with parallel and simultaneous stories, the cutting sculpts an extremely powerful contemporary form.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Music Direction|Best Music Direction]]
|''Narmeen''
|Hindi and [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]
|Vipin Mishra
|{{INR}} 50,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For a sensitive and evocative musical score, with an amazing use of the violin ensemble, which is both a deeply personal and universal experience.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Narration / Voice Over|Best Narration / Voice Over]]
|''Sana Keithel''
|English
|Elangbam Natasha
|{{INR}} 50,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For a gentle and intimate voice which leads you to a great treasure house of insights on markets run by women in Manipur.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award – Special Jury Award (Non-Feature Film)|Special Jury Award]]
|''Children Of The Pyre''
|Hindi
|Rajesh S. Jala (Director)
|{{INR}} 50,000/-
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''Constrained by the stifling and searing world of children working in cremation grounds, the film helps them to recreate a world of their own. The director captures rare reflexive moments of the children and makes the viewers live their pain, joys and dreams.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award – Special Mention (Non-Feature Film)|Special Mention]]
|''Vitthal''
|Marathi
|Aniket Rumade ([[Child actor]])
|Certificate Only
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For his excellent portrayal of a young boy, Vitthal, dealing with ritualistic norms forced on him and his struggle to contain the anger brewing within.''
|}

=== Best Writing on Cinema ===
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.

==== Juries ====
A committee headed by [[Sunil Gangopadhyay]] was appointed to evaluate the writing on Indian cinema. The jury members were:<ref name="56thaward"/><ref name=56thnfapbijuries/>

*[[Sunil Gangopadhyay]] ([[Chairman|Chairperson]]){{•}}Sudhish Pachauri{{•}}Zia-us Salam

==== Golden Lotus Award ====
Official name: Swarna Kamal<ref name="56thaward"/><ref name=56thnfapib/>

All the awardees are awarded with 'Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal)' and cash prize.

{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:20%;"|Name of award
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:20%;"|Name of book
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:10%;"|Language
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:35%;"|Awardee(s)
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:15%;"|Cash prize
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Book on Cinema|Best Book on Cinema]]
|''Bollywood Melodies''
|[[English language|English]]
|[[Author]]: Ganesh Anantharaman<br />[[Publisher]]: [[Penguin Books|Penguin Books India Pvt. Ltd.]]
|{{INR}} 75,000/- Each
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For sailing down the mainstream of Hindi film music but manages to find rivulets of solace all his own. He blends substance with style, taking care not to appear too profound or flimsy. He brings out the lesser known aspects of popular Hindi film songs thereby infusing them with fresh dignity. Ganesh delves into the ragas of film songs, keeping some space for little banter between artists.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="4"|[[National Film Award for Best Film Critic|Best Film Critic]]
|
|English and [[Assamese language|Assamese]]
|Altaf Mazid
|rowspan="4"|{{INR}} 37,500/- Each
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="3"|'''Citation:''' ''For a straight laced expression marks Altaf Mazid’s works. His simple narration of subjects is backed up by a researcher’s keen eye. He talks of the specific in a universally acceptable manner. No flourishes, he focuses on Assamese film industry with steadfastness and perseverance. Quite appropriately too, for an industry that is now celebrating its Platinum jubilee.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|
|[[Meitei language|Meitei]]
|R. K. Bidur Singh
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="3"|'''Citation:''' ''For taking the readers to a state little known to our film makers. He understands cinema like few others, bringing with him an open mindset that accepts the plurality of thought. He upholds the cause of regional film makers and his ability to focus on cultural relativity does not leave him even when he talks of international cinema. He loves films and it shows in his works.''
|}

==== Special mention ====
All the award winners are awarded with Certificate of Merit.<ref name="56thaward"/><ref name=56thnfapib/>

{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:20%;"|Name of award
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:20%;"|Name of book
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:10%;"|Language
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:35%;"|Awardee(s)
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:15%;"|Cash prize
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award – Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Book on Cinema)|Special Mention (Book on Cinema)]]
|''The Director's Mind''
|[[English language|English]]
|Ujjal Chakraborty
|Certificate Only
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For giving a fresh insight into the works of timeless luminaries. That is no mean achievement considering Ujjal talks of works of some of biggest film makers. Rather than confusing the readers with technical jargon, Ujjal brings to the fore the ethos of film making, revealing the masterpieces of past Masters.''
|}

=== Awards not given ===
The following awards were not given as no film was found to be suitable:<ref name="56thaward"/><ref name=56thnfapib/>

{{col start}} {{col 2}}
* [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Manipuri|Best Feature Film in Manipuri]]
*[[National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Environment/Conservation/Preservation Film|Best Environment / Conservation / Preservation Film]]
{{col 2}}
* [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Oriya|Best Feature Film in Oriya]]
* [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Punjabi|Best Feature Film in Punjabi]]
{{col end}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://dff.nic.in/Archive.aspx National Film Awards Archives]
* [http://dff.nic.in Official Page for Directorate of Film Festivals, India]


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