THE FEATURE FILM JURY
OF THE 50TH NATIONAL FILM AWARDS-2003 RECOMMENDS THE FOLLOWING
AWARDS: -
MONDO
MEYER UPAKHYAN
SWARNA KAMAL AND A CASH PRIZE OF RS. 50,000/- TO THE
SWARNA KAMAL AND A CASH PRIZE OF RS. 50,000/- TO THE
THE AWARD FOR THE BEST FEATURE FILM OF 2002 IS GIVEN TO THE BENGALI FILM MONDO MEYER UPAKHYAN FOR ITS POETIC EXPLORATION OF HUMAN AND SOCIAL
REALITIES CONCERNING PEOPLE ON THE FRINGES OF SOCIETY.
2. INDIRA GANDHI AWARD FOR THE BEST FIRST
FILM
OF A DIRECTOR
PATAL
GHAR AND PROHOR
SWARNA KAMAL AND A CASH PRIZE OF RS. 12,500/- EACH TO THE
THE INDIRA GANDHI AWARD FOR THE BEST FIRST FILM
OF A DIRECTOR OF 2002 IS GIVEN JOINTLY TO TWO BENGALI FILMS : PATALGHAR AND PROHOR, THE FIRST FOR ITS CRAFTSMANSHIP AND FINE BLENDING OF THE
CONVENTIONS OF SCIENCE FICTION AND AN
INDIGENOUS NARRATIVE FORM AND THE SECOND FOR ITS USE OF SENSITIVE IDIOM TO
PORTRAY THE TRAUMA OF A BRUTALISED WOMAN.
2.
BEST
POPULAR FILM PROVIDING WHOLESOME ENTERTAINMENT
DEVDAS
SWARNA KAMAL AND A CASH PRIZE OF RS.40,000/- TO THE
SWARNA KAMAL AND A CASH PRIZE OF RS.40,000/- TO THE
THE AWARD FOR THE BEST POPULAR FILM OF 2002
PROVIDING WHOLESOME ENTERTAINMENT IS
GIVEN TO THE HINDI FILM DEVDAS FOR ITS
TECHNICAL FINESSE AND ITS MODERN REINTERPRETATION OF AN ENDURING CLASSIC.
3.
NARGIS DUTT AWARD FOR BEST FEATURE FILM ON
NATIONAL INTEGRATION
MR. & MS.
IYER
RAJAT KAMAL AND A CASH
PRIZE OF RS. 30,000/- TO THE
PRODUCER N.
VENKATESAN
RAJAT KAMAL AND A CASH
PRIZE OF RS. 30,000/- TO THE
DIRECTOR APARNA
SEN
THE NARGIS DUTT AWARD FOR THE BEST FEATURE
FILM OF 2002 ON NATIONAL
INTEGRATION IS GIVEN TO THE ENGLISH
LANGUAGE FILM MR & MRS IYER FOR
ITS HUMANE DEPICTION OF THE BONDING BETWEEN TWO INDIVIDUALS OF DIFFERENT
RELIGIOUS BACKGROUNDS IN THE MIDST OF COMMUNAL TENSION.
5.
BEST
FILM ON FAMILY WELFARE
NO
AWARD
6. BEST FILM ON OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES SUCH AS PROHIBITION, WOMEN
AND CHILD WELFARE, ANTI-DOWRY, DRUG ABUSE, WELFARE OF THE HANDICAPPED ETC.
SWARAAJ
RAJAT KAMAL AND A CASH PRIZE OF RS. 30,000/- TO THE
RAJAT KAMAL AND A CASH PRIZE OF RS. 30,000/- TO THE
THE AWARD FOR THE BEST FILM ON OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES SUCH AS
PROHIBITION, WOMEN AND CHILD WELFARE, ANTI-DOWRY, DRUG ABUSE, WELFARE OF THE
HANDICAPPED ETC. OF 2002 IS GIVEN TO THE HINDI FILM SWAARAJ, FOR ITS STRONG AND COMPETENT DEPICTION OF WOMEN'S
EMPOWERMENT IN RURAL INDIA.
7.
BEST
FILM ON ENVIRONMENT CONSERVATION/ PRESERVATION
NO AWARD
8.
BEST
CHILDREN’S FILM
BAAJA
SWARNA KAMAL AND A CASH PRIZE OF RS.30,000/- TO THE
SWARNA KAMAL AND A CASH PRIZE OF RS.30,000/- TO THE
THE AWARD FOR THE BEST CHILDREN'S FILM OF 2002 IS GIVEN TO THE
HINDI FILM BAAJA FOR ITS POIGNANT,
PORTRAYAL OF THE MATURING OF A YOUNG MIND.
9. BEST
DIRECTION
APARNA SEN
SWARNA KAMAL AND A CASH PRIZE OF RS. 50,000/- TO
DIRECTOR
APARNA SEN
THE AWARD FOR THE BEST DIRECTION OF 2002 IS
GIVEN TO APARNA SEN FOR HER
EFFECTIVE AND SUBTLE HANDLING OF PEOPLE CAUGHT IN A TRYING AND DIFFICULT TIMES.
10. BEST ACTOR
RAJAT KAMAL AND A CASH PRIZE OF RS. 10,000/- TO
THE AWARD FOR THE BEST
ACTOR OF 2002 IS GIVEN TO AJAY DEVGAN FOR HIS ROLE IN THE LEGEND OF BHAGAT SINGH FOR ENTERING INTO THE SPIRIT OF THE
LEGENDARY CHARACTER AND FOR LIVING UP
TO THE CHALLENGE OF HISTORY.
11. BEST ACTRESS
KONKONA SEN SHARMA
RAJAT KAMAL AND A CASH PRIZE OF RS. 10,000/- TO THE
ACTRESS
KONKONA SEN SHARMA
THE AWARD FOR THE BEST ACTRESS OF 2002 IS GIVEN TO KONKONA
SEN SHARMA OF MR AND MRS IYER FOR HER STRONG AND EFFECTIVE PORTRAYAL OF A
TAMIL BRAHMIN WOMAN CAUGHT BETWEEN AN ORTHODOX MINDSET AND HUMAN COMPASSION.
12.
BEST
SUPPORTING ACTOR
CHANDRASEKHAR
RAJAT KAMAL AND A CASH PRIZE OF RS. 10,000/- TO THE
SUPPORTING
ACTOR CHANDRASEKHAR
THE AWARD FOR THE BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR OF 2002
IS GIVEN TO CHANDRASEKHAR FOR HIS TOUCHING AND ABSORBING PORTRAYAL OF A PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED MAN IN
THE TAMIL FILM NANBA NANBA.
13. BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
RAKHI
RAJAT KAMAL AND A CASH PRIZE OF RS. 10,000/- TO THE
THE AWARD FOR THE BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS OF
2002 GOES TO RAKHI IN SHUBHO
MUHURAT FOR HER FINELY BALANCED
PORTRYAL OF AN ENIGMATIC AND UNLIKELY DETECTIVE AGAINST A SIMPLE MIDDLE CLASS
BACKGROUND.
14. BEST CHILD ARTIST
SHWETA PRASAD AND KEERTANA
RAJAT KAMAL AND A CASH PRIZE OF RS. 5,000/- EACH TO
SHWETA PRASAD AND KEERTANA
CHILD
ARTIST SHWETA PRASAD AND KEERTANA
CITATION
THE AWARD FOR THE BEST CHILD ARTISTE OF 2002 IS
GIVEN JOINTLY TO SHWETA PRASAD IN THE HINDI FILM MAKDEE FOR HER SPONTANNEOUS AND LIVELY
PORTRAYAL OF TWIN SISTERS AND TO KEERTANA
IN THE TAMIL FILM KANNATHIL MUTHAMITHAL
FOR HER HEART VENDING PORTRAYAL OF A GIRL IN SEARCH OF HER MOTHER.
15.
BEST
MALE PLAYBACK SINGER
UDIT
NARAYAN
RAJAT KAMAL AND A CASH PRIZE OF RS. 10,000/- TO UDIT
NARAYAN
MALE
PLAYBACK SINGER UDIT NARAYAN
THE AWARD FOR THE BEST MALE PLAYBACK SINGER OF
2002 IS GIVEN TO UDIT NARAYAN FOR HIS MELODIOUS RENDERING OF THE TITLE SONG CHHOTE CHOOTE SAPNE IN THE
HINDI FILM ZINDAGI KHOOBSURAT HAI.
16.
BEST
FEMALE PLAYBACK SINGER
SHREYA
GHOSAL
RAJAT KAMAL AND A CASH PRIZE OF RS. 10,000/- TO SHREYA GHOSAL
FEMALE
PLAYBACK SINGER SHREYA GHOSAL
THE AWARD FOR THE BEST
FEMALE PLAYBACK SINGER OF 2002 IS GIVEN TO SHREYA
GHOSAL FOR HER SOULFUL RENDERING OF
THE SONG BAIRI PIYA FOR THE HINDI
FILM DEVDAS.
17.
BEST
CINEMATOGRAPHY
ABHIK MUKHOPADHYAYA
RAJAT KAMAL AND A CASH PRIZE OF RS. 10,000/- THE
CAMERAMAN ABHIK
MUKHOPADHYAYA
RAJAT KAMAL AND A CASH PRIZE OF RS. 10,000/- TO
THE AWARD FOR BEST
CINEMATOGRAPHY OF 2002 IS GIVEN TO ABHIK
MUKHOPADHYAYA FOR CREATING THE
DISTINCTIVE AND ELEGANT VISUAL AMBIENCE OF THE FILM THAT IS EXCELLENTLY IN TUNE
WITH THE MOOD OF THE STORY.
18.
BEST
SCREENPLAY
APARNA SEN
RAJAT KAMAL AND A CASH PRIZE OF RS. 10,000/- TO
THE AWARD FOR THE BEST SCREENPLAY FOR 2002 IS
GIVEN TO APARNA SEN FOR HER ENGLISH LANGUAGE FILM MR AND MRS IYER FOR ITS
FLUID NARRATION OF THE NUANCES OF AN AMBIGUOS RELATIONSHIP IN TROUBLED TIMES.
19.
BEST
AUDIOGRAPHY
A.S. LAXMI NARAYANAN
RAJAT KAMAL AND A CASH
PRIZE OF RS. 10,000/- TO
RE-RECORDIST OF THE FINAL MIXED TRACK A.S.
LAXMI NARAYANAN
THE AWARD FOR THE BEST
AUDIOGRAPHY OF 2002 IS GIVEN TO A.S. LAXMI NARAYANAN FOR THE TAMIL FILM KANNATHIL MUTHAMITTAL FOR CREATING A SOUNDSCAPE THAT HEIGHTENS THE
DRAMATIC CONFLICTS OF THE STORY.
20. BEST EDITING
SREEKAR PRASAD
RAJAT KAMAL AND A CASH PRIZE OF RS. 10,000/- TO THE
EDITOR SREEKAR PRASAD
THE
AWARD FOR BEST EDITING FOR THE YEAR 2002 IS GIVEN TO SREEKAR PRASAD FOR THE
TAMIL FILM KANNATHIL MUTHAMITTAL FOR
CREATING A SOUNDSCAPE THAT HEIGHTENS THE XRAMATIC CONFLICTS OF THE STORY.
21. BEST ART DIRECTION
NITIN CHANDRAKANT DESAI
RAJAT KAMAL AND A CASH
PRIZE OF RS. 10,000/- TO
THE
AWARD FOR THE BEST ART DIRECTION OF 2002 IS GIVEN TO NITIN CHANDRAKANT DESAI FOR
THE HINDI FILM DEVDAS FOR CREATING
AN EVOCATIVE VISUAL SETTING FOR THE ROMANTIC DRAMA.
22. BEST
COSTUME DESIGNER
NEETA LULLA, ABU JANI AND
SANDEEP KHOSLA
RAJAT KAMAL AND A CASH PRIZE OF RS. 3,333/- EACH TO
THE AWARD FOR THE BEST COSTUME DESIGNER OF 2002 IS GIVEN TO NEETA
LULLA, ABU JANI AND SANDEEP KHOSLA FOR
THE HINDI FILM DEVDAS FOR THEIR
RESEARCHED , INVENTIVE, DESIGNING OF COSTUMES ENHANCING THE PERSONA OF THE
VARIOUS CHARACTERS.
23. BEST MUSIC DIRECTION
A. R. REHMAN
RAJAT KAMAL AND A CASH PRIZE OF RS. 10,000/- TO THE
MUSIC DIRECTOR (SONGS AND
BACKGROUND MUSIC SCORE) A.
R. REHMAN
THE AWARD FOR THE BEST MUSIC DIRECTION OF 2002 IS GIVEN TO A.
R. REHMAN FOR THE TAMIL FILM 'KANNATHIL MUTHAMITTAL' FOR HIS
ORIGINAL MUSICAL SCORE HIGHLIGHTING THE CULTURAL CONFLICTS AND PERSONAL ANGUISH
IN THE STORY.
24. BEST LYRICS
VAIRAMUTHU
RAJAT KAMAL AND A CASH PRIZE OF RS. 10,000/- TO THE
LYRICIST VAIRAMUTHU
THE AWARD FOR THE BEST
LYRICS OF 2002 IS GIVEN TO VAIRAMUTHU
IN
THE TAMIL FILM KANNATHIL MUTHAMITTAL
FOR RISING ABOVE THE CONVENTIONS OF FILM SONGS TO REACH THE REALMS OF POETRY.
25. SPECIAL JURY AWARD
PRAKASH RAJ
RAJAT KAMAL AND A CASH PRIZE OF RS. 25,000/- TO
ACTOR PRAKASH RAJ
THE SPECIAL JURY AWARD OF 2002 IS GIVEN TO PRAKASH RAJ FOR THE IMPRESSIVE POWER
AND VERSATILITY, WHICH HE HAS CONTRIBUTED TO FILMS IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES.
26. BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS
M/S. INDIAN ARTISTS FOR THE FILM '
MAGIC MAGIC'
RAJAT KAMAL AND A CASH PRIZE OF RS. 10,000/- TO THE
CREATOR M/S.
INDIAN ARTISTS FOR MAGIC MAGIC
CITATION
THE AWARD
FOR THE BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS OF 2002 IS GIVEN TO M/S. INDIAN ARTISTS, CHENNAI FOR THE TAMIL FILM MAGIC MAGIC FOR THE SKILFUL USE OF
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY TO CREATE A WORLD OF FANTASY AND MAGIC.
27. BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
SAROJ
KHAN
RAJAT KAMAL AND A CASH PRIZE OF RS. 10,000/- TO THE
CHOREOGRAPHER SAROJ KHAN
CITATION
THE AWARD FOR THE BEST CHOREOGRAPHY OF 2002 IS GIVEN TO SAROJ KHAN FOR THE NUMBER ' DOLA RE DOLA' IN HINDI FILM DEVDAS FOR HER CREATION OF CAPTIVATING DANCE MOVEMENTS TO REFLECT
THE SPIRIT OF THE CHARACTERS AND THE PERIOD.
28. BEST FEATURE FILM IN EACH OF THE LANGUAGE
SPECIFIED IN THE SCHEDULE VIII OF THE CONSTITUTION
I)
BEST
FEATURE FILM IN ASSAMESE
KONIKAR RAMDHENU
RAJAT KAMAL AND A CASH
PRIZE OF RS. 20,000/- TO THE
PRODUCER
SAILADHAR BAROOAH AND JAHNU
BARUA
RAJAT KAMAL AND A CASH
PRIZE OF RS. 20,000/- TO THE
DIRECTOR
JAHNU BARUA
CITATION
THE AWARD FOR THE BEST
FEATURE FILM IN ASSAMESE OF 2002 IS GIVEN TO KONIKAR RAMDHENU FOR ITS SENSITIVE
PORTRYAL OF CHILD ABUSE.
II)
BEST FEATURE FILM IN BENGALI
SHUBHO MUHURAT
RAJAT KAMAL AND A CASH
PRIZE OF RS. 20,000/- TO THE
PRODUCER BISHU CHAKRABORTY AND
INDRA KUMAR GHOSH
RAJAT KAMAL AND A CASH
PRIZE OF RS. 20,000/- TO THE
DIRECTOR RITUPARNO GHOSH
CITATION
THE AWARD FOR THE BEST
FEATURE FILM IN BENGALI FOR THE YEAR 2002 IS GIVEN TO SHUBHO MUHURAT FOR ITS INTELLIGENT HANDLING OF CHARACTERS IN A
DETECTIVE STORY.
III)
BEST
FEATURE FILM IN HINDI
THE LEGEND OF BHAGAT SINGH
RAJAT KAMAL AND A CASH
PRIZE OF RS. 20,000/- TO THE
PRODUCER RAMESH S. TAURANI AND KUMAR S. TAURANI
RAJAT KAMAL AND A CASH
PRIZE OF RS. 20,000/- TO THE
DIRECTOR
RAJ KUMAR SANTOSHI
CITATION
THE
AWARD FOR THE BEST FEATURE FILM IN HINDI OF 2002 IS GIVEN TO THE LEGEND OF BHAGAT SINGH FOR ITS
GRIPPING PORTRAYAL OF THE LIFE AND TIMES OF A LEGENDARY MARTYR.
IV)
BEST
FEATURE FILM IN MALAYALAM
NIZHALKOOTHU
RAJAT KAMAL AND A CASH
PRIZE OF RS. 20,000/- TO THE
PRODUCER ADOOR GOPALAKRISHNAN
RAJAT KAMAL AND A CASH
PRIZE OF RS. 20,000/- TO THE
DIRECTOR ADOOR GOPALAKRISHNAN
CITATION
THE AWARD FOR THE BEST
FEATURE FILM IN MALAYALAM OF 2002 IS GIVEN TO NIZHALKOOTHU FOR ITS
EXPLORATION OF THE MIND OF A HANGMAN.
V)
BEST
FEATURE FILM IN MARATHI
VASTUPURUSH
RAJAT KAMAL AND A CASH
PRIZE OF RS. 20,000/- TO THE
PRODUCER NATIONAL FILM
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LIMITED
RAJAT KAMAL AND A CASH
PRIZE OF RS. 10,000/- EACH TO THE TWO
DIRECTORS SUMITRA BHAVE AND
SUNIL SUKHTANKAR
CITATION
THE
AWARD FOR THE BEST FEATURE FILM IN MARATHI OF 2002 IS GIVEN TO VASTUPURUSH FOR ITS COMPETENT HANDLING OF A FEUDAL FAMILY CAUGHT IN THE VORTEX
OF SOCIAL CHANGE IN POST-INDEPENDENCE INDIA.
VI)
BEST
FEATURE FILM IN TAMIL
KANNATHIL MUTHAMITTAL
RAJAT KAMAL AND A CASH
PRIZE OF RS. 20,000/- EACH TO THE
PRODUCER MANI RATNAM AND G.
SRENIVASAN
RAJAT KAMAL AND A CASH
PRIZE OF RS. 20,000/- TO THE
DIRECTOR MANI RATNAM
CITATION
THE AWARD FOR THE BEST
FEATURE FILM IN TAMIL OF 2002 IS GIVEN TO KANNATHIL
MUTHAMITTAL FOR ITS SUPERB CRAFTMANSHIP AND COMMITMENT TO A CONTEMPORATY
TRAGEDY.
VII)
BEST
FEATURE FILM IN KANNADA
SINGARAVVA
RAJAT KAMAL AND A CASH
PRIZE OF RS. 20,000/- TO THE
PRODUCER SANDESH
NAGARAJ
RAJAT KAMAL AND A CASH
PRIZE OF RS. 20,000/- TO THE
DIRECTOR T. S. NAGABHARANA
CITATION
THE AWARD FOR THE BEST
FEATURE FILM IN KANNADA OF 2002 IS GIVEN TO
SINGARAVVA FOR ITS STYLISED TREATMENT OF A FOLK TALE.
NO
AWARDS RECOMMENDED FOR GUJARATI,
PUNJABI, ORIYA AND TELUGU.
29. BEST FEATURE FILM IN EACH OF THE LANGUAGES
OTHER THAN
THOSE SPECIFIED IN SCHEDULE VIII OF THE CONSTITUTION.
I) BEST FEATURE FILM IN ENGLISH
STUMBLE
RAJAT
KAMAL AND A CASH PRIZE OF RS. 20,000/- TO THE
RAJAT
KAMAL AND A CASH PRIZE OF RS. 20,000/- TO THE
DIRECTOR
PRAKASH BELAWADI
THE AWARD FOR THE BEST
FEATURE FILM IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE OF 2002 IS GIVEN TO STUMBLE FOR ITS INTELLIGENT HANDLING OF CORRUPTION PREVAILING IN
THE WORLD OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.
NO AWARDS RECOMMENDED FOR AWADHI
SPECIAL MENTION: BHAVUM
THE
JURY MAKES A SPECIAL MENTION OF
JYOTIRMOYEE FOR HER REMARKABLE
PERFORMANCE IN THE MALAYALAM FILM BHAVUM.