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{{Short description|Indian ceremony celebrating cinema of 1956}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2016}}
{{Infobox film awards
| number = 4
| award = National Film Awards
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| awarded_for = Best of Indian cinema in 1956
| award_org = [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Ministry of Information and Broadcasting]]
| presenting_org = [[Rajendra Prasad]]<br/>{{small|([[President of India]])}}
| announced_date =
| presented_date = {{Start date|df=yes|1957|04|28}}
| site = [[Vigyan Bhavan]], [[New Delhi]]
| host =
| website = [http://dff.nic.in/ dff.nic.in]
| lifetime_achievement =
| best_feature = ''[[Kabuliwala (1957 film)|Kabuliwala]]''
| best_non_feature =
| most_wins = {{*}}''Kabuliwala''<br/>{{*}}''[[Tenali Ramakrishna (film)|Tenali Ramakrishna]]'' (2)
| last = 3rd
| next = 5th
}}

The '''4th [[National Film Awards]]''', then known as '''State Awards for Films''', presented by [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India]] to felicitate the best of [[Cinema of India|Indian Cinema]] released in the year 1956.<ref name="4thaward">{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm4thNFAAward.aspx|title=4th National Film Awards|publisher=[[International Film Festival of India]]|access-date=2 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020054101/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm4thNFAAward.aspx|archive-date=20 October 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="4thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/4th_Nff.pdf|title=4th National Film Awards (PDF)|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|access-date=2 September 2011}}</ref> Ceremony took place at [[Vigyan Bhavan]], [[New Delhi]] on 28 April 1957 and awards were given by then [[President of India]], Dr. [[Rajendra Prasad]].

== Awards ==

Awards were divided into feature films and non-feature films.

President's gold medal for the All India Best Feature Film is now better known as [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film]], whereas President's gold medal for the Best Documentary Film is analogous to today's [[National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film]]. For children's films, Prime Minister's gold medal is now given as [[National Film Award for Best Children's Film]]. 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.

=== Feature films ===

Feature films were awarded at All India as well as regional level. For the 4th National Film Awards, in this category, ''[[Kabuliwala (1957 film)|Kabuliwala]]'', a [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali film]], along with a [[Cinema of Andhra Pradesh|Telugu film]], ''[[Tenali Ramakrishna (film)|Tenali Ramakrishna]]'' won the maximum number of awards (two), with former also winning the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film|President's gold medal for the All India Best Feature Film]]. Following were the awards given:<ref name="4thaward"/><ref name="4thawardPDF"/>

==== All India Award ====

For 4th National Film Awards, none of the films were awarded from Children's films category as no film was found to be suitable. Only Certificate of Merit for Children's films was given. Following were the awards given in each category:<ref name="4thaward"/><ref name="4thawardPDF"/>

{|class="wikitable sortable" style="width:95%"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:33%;"|Award
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:20%;"|Film
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:10%;"|Language
! scope="col" colspan="2" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:32%;"|Awardee(s)
|-
!scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;" | Producer
!scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;" | Director
|-
|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film|President's gold medal for the All India Best Feature Film]]
|''[[Kabuliwala (1957 film)|Kabuliwala]]''
|[[Bengali language|Bengali]]
|Charuchitra
|[[Tapan Sinha]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards#All India Certificate of Merit|All India Certificate of Merit]]
|''Bandhan''
|[[Hindi language|Hindi]]
|Sircar Productions
|Hem Chunder
|-
|''[[Tenali Ramakrishna (film)|Tenali Ramakrishna]]''
|[[Telugu language|Telugu]]
|Vikram Productions
|[[B. S. Ranga]]
|-
|[[National Film Award for Best Children's Film|All India Certificate of Merit for Best Children's Film]]
|''Jaldeep''
|Bengali
|[[Children's Film Society, India|Children's Film Society]]
|[[Kidar Sharma]]
|}

==== Regional Award ====

The awards were given to the best films made in the [[Languages of India|regional languages of India]]. For 4th National Film Awards, President's silver medal for Best Feature Film was not given in [[Hindi language|Hindi]], [[Kannada]] and [[Tamil language]]; instead Certificate of Merit was awarded in each particular language, whereas no award was given for [[Assamese language|Assamese]], [[Malayalam]] and [[Marathi language]] films.<ref name="4thaward"/><ref name="4thawardPDF"/>

{|class="wikitable sortable" style="width:95%"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:33%;"|Award
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:30%;"|Film
! scope="col" colspan="2" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:32%;"|Awardee(s)
|-
!scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;" | Producer
!scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;" | Director
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|colspan="4"|'''''[[Cinema of West Bengal|Feature Films in Bengali]]'''''
|- style="background-color:#FCFCFC"
|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali|President's silver medal for Best Feature Film in Bengali]]
|''[[Kabuliwala (1957 film)|Kabuliwala]]''
|Charuchitra
|[[Tapan Sinha]]
|- style="background-color:#FCFCFC"
|rowspan="3"|Certificate of Merit
|''Mahakavi Girishchandra''
|Emkeji Productions
|Madhu Bose
|- style="background-color:#FCFCFC"
|rowspan="2"|''[[Jagte Raho|Ek Din Ratre]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[R. K. Films]]
|[[Sombhu Mitra]]
|-
|Amit Maitra
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|colspan="4"|'''''[[Bollywood|Feature Films in Hindi]]'''''
|- style="background-color:#FCFCFC"
|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi|Certificate of Merit]]
|''[[Basant Bahar (film)|Basant Bahar]]''
|Shri Vishwa Bharati Films
|R. Chandra
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|colspan="4"|'''''[[Cinema of Karnataka|Feature Films in Kannada]]'''''
|- style="background-color:#FCFCFC"
|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada|Certificate of Merit]]
|''[[Bhakta Vijaya]]''
|Jagannath Productions
|A. K. Pattabhi
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|colspan="4"|'''''[[Tamil cinema|Feature Films in Tamil]]'''''
|- style="background-color:#FCFCFC"
|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil|Certificate of Merit]]
|''[[Kula Deivam (1956 film)|Kula Dheivam]]''
|S. K. Pictures
|[[Krishnan–Panju]]
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|colspan="4"|'''''[[Cinema of Andhra Pradesh|Feature Films in Telugu]]'''''
|- style="background-color:#FCFCFC"
|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu|President's silver medal for Best Feature Film in Telugu]]
|''[[Tenali Ramakrishna (film)|Tenali Ramakrishna]]''
|Vikram Productions
|[[B. S. Ranga]]
|- style="background-color:#FCFCFC"
|Certificate of Merit
|''[[Edi Nijam]]''
|Pratibha Productions
|[[S. Balachander]]
|}

=== Non-Feature films ===

Non-feature film awards were given for the documentaries made in the country. Following were the awards given:<ref name="4thaward"/><ref name="4thawardPDF"/>

==== Documentaries ====

{|class="wikitable sortable" style="width:95%"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:33%;"|Award
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:20%;"|Film
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:10%;"|Language
! scope="col" colspan="2" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:32%;"|Awardee(s)
|-
!scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;" | Producer
!scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;" | Director
|-
|[[National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film|President's gold medal for the Best Documentary Film]]
|''[[Gotoma the Buddha|Gotama The Buddha]]''
|English
|Bimal Roy Productions<br/>{{small|(for [[Films Division of India|Films Division]])}}
|Rajbans Khanna
|-
|rowspan="2"|Certificate of Merit
|''Khajuraho''
|English
|Films Division
|M. Wadhwani
|-
|''A Village In Travancore''
|English
|Art Films of Asia Private Ltd.<br/>{{small|(for Burmah-Shell)}}
|Fali Billimoria
|}

=== Awards not given ===

Following were the awards not given as no film was found to be suitable for the award:<ref name="4thaward"/><ref name="4thawardPDF"/>

{{colbegin}}
* [[National Film Award for Best Children's Film|Prime Minister's gold medal for the Best Children's Film]]
* [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Assamese|President's silver medal for Best Feature Film in Assamese]]
* [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi|President's silver medal for Best Feature Film in Hindi]]
* [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada|President's silver medal for Best Feature Film in Kannada]]
* [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam|President's silver medal for Best Feature Film in Malayalam]]
* [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi|President's silver medal for Best Feature Film in Marathi]]
* [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil|President's silver medal for Best Feature Film in Tamil]]
{{colend}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

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

{{National Film Awards}}

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EloyNoble34 at 23:42, 15 January 2024