DIRECTORATE OF
FILM FESTIVALS
PRESS RELEASE
Budhadeb Dasgupta’s Kaalpurush (Bengali) and ‘Riding
solo to the top of the world’ by Gaurav Ashvin Jani bag the Swarna Kamal for
Best Feature and Best Non Feature Film, while Rahul Dholakia gets the award for
Best Direction for Parzania at the 53rd National Film Awards. Shri Bardwaj Rangan is the Best Film Critic, while
‘Kundan’ by Sharad Dutt gets the award for Best writing on cinema for the year
2005.
The three juries for feature films, non feature
films and Best writing on cinema were headed by Smt. B Saroja Devi, renowned
actress, Shri Siddharth Kak, noted film director and Shri Khalid Mohammed, film
director and film critic respectively.
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53rd
NATIONAL FILM AWARDS-2005
SWARNA
KAMAL AND A CASH PRIZE OF RS. 50,000/-
TO THE
SWARNA
KAMAL AND A CASH PRIZE OF RS. 50,000/- TO THE
2. INDIRA GANDHI AWARD FOR THE BEST FIRST FILM
OF A DIRECTOR
PARINEETA (HINDI)
SWARNA
KAMAL AND A CASH PRIZE OF RS. 25,000/-
TO
THE INDIRA GANDHI
AWARD FOR THE BEST FIRST FILM OF A DIRECTOR OF 2005 IS GIVEN TO THE HINDI
LANUGAGE FILM PARINEETA FOR THE
COMPETENT DIRECTORIAL STYLE TO RECREATE A CLASSIC NOVEL WITH MODERN CINEMATIC
SENSIBILITIES.
3. BEST
POPULAR FILM PROVIDING WHOLESOME ENTERTAINMENT
RANG DE BASANTI
(HINDI)
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 2005 PROVIDING WHOLESOME ENTERTAINMENT IS GIVEN TO THE HINDI
LANGUAGE FILM RANG DE BASANTI FOR
CREATING POPULAR APPEAL THAT CAPTURES THE ANGST OF THE YOUNGER GENERATION WITH
COMPASSION AND IMAGINATION.
4. NARGIS DUTT AWARD FOR BEST FEATURE FILM ON NATIONAL
INTEGRATION
DAIVANAMATHIL
(MALAYALAM)
RAJAT KAMAL AND A CASH PRIZE OF RS. 30,000/- TO THE
PRODUCER ARYADAN
SHOUKATH
RAJAT KAMAL AND A CASH PRIZE OF RS. 30,000/- TO THE
DIRECTOR JAYARAJ
THE NARGIS DUTT
AWARD FOR THE BEST FEATURE FILM OF 2005 ON NATIONAL INTEGRATION IS GIVEN TO THE MALAYALAM FILM DAIVANAMATTHIL FOR THE POWERFUL REPRESENTATION
OF A BURNING COMMUNAL ISSUE HIGHLIGHTING THE PLIGHT OF WOMEN IN THE TIMES OF
RELIGIOUS INTOLERENCE.
5.
BEST FILM ON FAMILY
WELFARE
DHAVAMAI
DHAVAMIRANTE (TAMIL)
RAJAT
KAMAL AND A CASH PRIZE OF RS. 30,000/- TO THE
RAJAT
KAMAL AND A CASH PRIZE OF RS. 30,000/- TO
THE AWARD FOR BEST FILM ON
FAMILY WELFARE FOR THE YEAR 2005 GOES TO THE TAMIL FILM DHAVAMAI DHAVAMIRANTE
FOR THE EVOCATIVE PORTRAYAL OF A FAMILY CAUGHT IN TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS IN A
SIMPLE NARRATIVE STYLE.
6. BEST FILM ON OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES SUCH AS PROHIBITION, WOMEN
AND CHILD WELFARE, ANTI-DOWRY, DRUG ABUSE, WELFARE OF THE HANDICAPPED ETC.
IQBAL
(HINDI)
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 2005 IS GIVEN TO THE HINDI LANGUAGE FILM IQBAL FOR ITS INSPIRING AND CINEMATICALLY ENERGETIC
PORTRAYAL OF A HEARING IMPAIRED IN HIS ASPIRATION TO BECOME A CHAMPION
CRICKETER.
7.
BEST FILM ON ENVIRONMENT
CONSERVATION/ PRESERVATION
THUTTURI (KANNADA)
RAJAT
KAMAL AND A CASH PRIZE OF RS. 30,000/- TO THE
RAJAT
KAMAL AND A CASH PRIZE OF RS. 30,000/- TO
CITATION
THE AWARD FOR THE BEST FILM
ON ENVIRONMENT CONSERVATION/
PRESERVATION FOR THE YEAR 2005 IS GIVEN TO THE KANNADA FILM THUTTURI FOR ITS
IMAGINATIVE PORTRAYAL OF A GROUP OF YOUNG CHILDREN WHO FIGHT TO PRESERVE A
HEALTHY URBAN ENVIRONMENT.
8. BEST CHILDREN’S FILM
BLUE UMBRELLA (HINDI)
SWARNA KAMAL AND A
CASH PRIZE OF RS.30,000/- TO THE
SWARNA
KAMAL AND A CASH PRIZE OF RS.30,000/- TO
THE
AWARD FOR THE BEST CHILDREN'S FILM OF 2005 IS GIVEN TO THE FILM BLUE UMBRELLA FOR ITS POETIC AND
VISUALLY STUNNING INTERPRETATION OF A STORY HIGHLIGHTING THE VALUES OF
SELFLESSNESS AND COMPASSION.
9. BEST
DIRECTION
RAHUL DHOLAKIA (PARZANIA – ENGLISH)
SWARNA
KAMAL AND A CASH PRIZE OF RS. 50,000/- TO
DIRECTOR RAHUL DHOLAKIA
THE AWARD FOR THE
BEST DIRECTION OF 2005 IS GIVEN TO RAHUL
DHOLAKIA FOR THE COMPELLING DOCUMENTATION OF CONTEMPORARY HUMAN LIVES
TRAPPED IN DIFFICULT TIMES OF COMMUNAL
HATRED AND VIOLENCE IN HIS ENGLISH LANGUAGE FILM PARZANIA.
10. BEST ACTOR
AMITABH BACHCHAN
THE AWARD FOR THE BEST ACTOR OF 2005 IS GIVEN TO AMITABH BACHCHAN IN THE HINDI FILM BLACK FOR HIS DRAMATIC RENDITION OF
REFORMED ALCHOLIC WHO STRUGGLES TO GIVE A PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED CHILD A NEW
LIFE.
11. BEST ACTRESS
SARIKA
RAJAT
KAMAL AND A CASH PRIZE OF RS. 10,000/- TO
ACTRESS SARIKA
THE AWARD FOR THE BEST ACTRESS OF 2005 IS GIVEN TO SARIKA IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE FILM PARZANIA FOR HER RENDITION OF A CRUSADING MOTHER WHO FIGHTS FOR JUSTICE
AGAINST ALL ADVERSITY IN A COMMUNALLY CHARGED ENVIRONMENT.
12.
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
NASEERUDDIN SHAH
RAJAT KAMAL AND A CASH PRIZE OF RS.
10,000/- TO
SUPPORTING ACTOR NASEERUDDIN
SHAH
THE AWARD FOR THE
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR OF 2005 IS GIVEN TO NASEERUDDIN
SHAH IN THE HINDI LANGUAGE FILM IQBAL
FOR HIS COMPETENT DEPICTION OF A
ENDERAING MAN WHO FINDS IT DIFFICULT TO GIVE UP HIS ADDICTION TO ALCHOHOL BUT
STILL EMERGES VICORIOUS AS HIS PROTÉGÉ THE YOUNG VILLAGE LAD CONQUERS HIS
DREAM.
13. BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
URVASHI
RAJAT
KAMAL AND A CASH PRIZE OF RS. 10,000/- TO
THE AWARD FOR THE
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS OF 2005 GOES TO URVASHI IN THE MALAYALAM FILM ACHHUVINTE
AMMA FOR THE HIGHLY CREDIBLE
PERFORMANCE OF A BRAVE WOMAN WHO PLEDGES HER LIFE AND LOVE FOR AN ADOPTED
CHILD.
14. BEST CHILD ARTIST
SAI KUMAR
RAJAT KAMAL AND A CASH
PRIZE OF RS.10,000/- TO
CHILD ARTIST SAI KUMAR
CITATION
THE AWARD FOR THE
BEST CHILD ARTISTE OF 2005 IS GIVEN TO SAI
KUMAR FOR THE TELUGU FILM BOMMALATA
– A BELLYFUL OF DREAMS FOR HIS HAUNTING PERFORMANCE AS A CHILD WHO REALISES
HIS BURNING DESIRE TO ACCESS SCHOOL EDUCATION.
15.
BEST MALE PLAYBACK SINGER
NARESH IYER
RAJAT
KAMAL AND A CASH PRIZE OF RS. 10,000/- TO
MALE PLAYBACK SINGER NARESH IYER
THE AWARD FOR THE
BEST MALE PLAYBACK SINGER OF 2005 IS GIVEN TO
NARESH IYER IN
RANG DE BASANTI, FOR HIS MELODIOUS
RENDERING OF A LILTING SONG “ ROO BA
ROO” THAT ADDS EXUBERENCE TO THE FILM.
16.
BEST FEMALE PLAYBACK SINGER
SHREYA GHOSHAL
RAJAT
KAMAL AND A CASH PRIZE OF RS. 10,000/- TO
FEMALE PLAYBACK SINGER SHREYA GHOSHAL
THE AWARD FOR THE BEST FEMALE PLAYBACK SINGER OF 2005 IS GIVEN TO SHREYA GHOSHAL IN THE HINDI FILM PAHELI FOR
HER EVOCATIVE RENDITION OF A SONG “ APNE
AANSOO PEENE KE LIYE” THAT TREADS THE FINE BALANCE BETWEEN THE CLASSCIAL AND POPULAR GENRE OF HINDI FILM
MUSIC.
17.
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
MADHU AMBAT
RAJAT
KAMAL AND A CASH PRIZE OF RS. 10,000/-
TO
CAMERAMAN MADHU AMBAT
RAJAT
KAMAL AND A CASH PRIZE OF RS. 10,000/- TO
THE
AWARD FOR BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY OF 2005 IS GIVEN TO MADHU AMBAT FOR THE TAMIL
FILM SRINGARAM FOR THE TECHNICAL
BRILLIANCE WHICH IS EVIDENT IN THE FRAMING, LIGHTING AND EXEUCUTION THROUGHT
OUT THE FILM.
18.
BEST SCREENPLAY
APAHARAN (HINDI)
RAJAT
KAMAL AND A CASH PRIZE OF RS.3,333/- EACH TO
19.
BEST AUDIOGRAPHY
RANG DE BASANTI
(HINDI)
RAJAT KAMAL AND A CASH PRIZE OF RS. 10,000/- TO
RE-RECORDISTS OF THE FINAL
MIXED TRACK NAKUL
KAMTE
THE AWARD FOR THE BEST
AUDIOGRAPHY OF 2005 IS GIVEN TO
RE-RECORDIST OF THE FINAL MIXED TRACK NAKUL
KAMTE FOR THE HINDI FILM RANG DE
BASANTI FOR CREATING A VIBRANT SOUND DESIGN THAT EFEFTCIVELY SUPPORTS THE GRAPH
OF THE FILM.
20.
BEST EDITING
RANG DE BASANTI (HINDI)
RAJAT KAMAL AND A CASH PRIZE OF RS. 10,000/- TO
EDITOR P S BHARATHI
THE AWARD FOR BEST EDITING FOR THE YEAR 2005 IS GIVEN TO RANG DE
BASANTI (HINDI) FOR CREATING A COMMENDABLE PACE AND MULTI-LAYERED VISUAL
DESIGN THAT HEIGHTENS THE IMPACT OF THE FILM.
21.
BEST ART DIRECTION
TAJ MAHAL – AN
ETERNAL LOVE STORY
RAJAT
KAMAL AND A CASH PRIZE OF RS. 10,000/-
TO
THE AWARD FOR THE BEST ART
DIRECTION OF 2005 IS GIVEN TO
C B MORE IN TAJ MAHAL FOR EFFECTIVELY
RECREATING THE MUGHAL PERIOD AND RENDERING LIFE TO AN ERA.
22.
BEST COSTUME DESIGNER
ANNA SINGH (FOR TAJ MAHAL- AN ETERNAL LOVE STORY ) & SABYACHI
MUKHERJEE (FOR BLACK)
RAJAT KAMAL AND A CASH PRIZE OF RS.
5,000/- EACH TO
COSTUME DESIGNER ANNA SINGH (FOR TAJ MAHAL) &
SABYACHI MUKHERJEE (FOR BLACK)
THE AWARD FOR
THE BEST COSTUME DESIGNER OF 2005 IS GIVEN TO
ANNA
SINGH
(FOR TAJ MAHAL- AN ETERNAL LOVE STORY)
FOR CREATING COSTUMES TRUE TO THE SPIRIT OF A PERIOD FILM
AND SABYACHI MUKHERJEE (FOR BLACK) FOR HIS IMAGINATIVE CREATIONS THAT ENHANCED
THE MOOD AND ADDED TO AMBEINCE OF THE FILM.
23.
BEST MUSIC DIRECTION
LALGUDI JAYARAMAN FOR
SRINGARAM (TAMIL)
RAJAT KAMAL AND A
CASH PRIZE OF RS. 10,000/- TO
MUSIC
DIRECTORS (SONGS AND BACKGROUND MUSIC
SCORE)
LALGUDI JAYARAMAN
THE AWARD FOR THE BEST MUSIC DIRECTION
OF 2005 IS GIVEN TO
LALGUDI JAYARAMAN FOR THE TAMIL FILM SRINGARAM
FOR BRINGING ALIVE AN ERA OF GREAT MUSICAL AND DANCE TRADITION THROUGH THE DEFT
USE OF INDIAN MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.
24.
BEST LYRICS
BARGURU RAMCHANDRAPPA
RAJAT
KAMAL AND A CASH PRIZE OF RS. 10,000/- TO
LYRICIST BARGURU
RAMCHANDRAPPA
THE AWARD FOR THE BEST LYRICS OF 2005 IS
GIVEN TO BARGURU RAMCHANDRAPPA FOR
THE LYRIC “BARUTHE VE NAV BARUTHE VE” IN THE KANNADA FILM THAAYI WHICH
HEIGHTENED THE EFFECT OF THE ENTIRE FILM.
25.
SPECIAL JURY AWARD
ANUPAM KHER
RAJAT
KAMAL AND A CASH PRIZE OF RS. 25,000/- TO
ACTOR ANUPAM KHER
THE
SPECIAL JURY AWARD OF 2005 IS GIVEN TO ACTOR ANUPAM KHER
IN HINDI FEATURE
FILM
26. BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS
ANNIYAN
RAJAT
KAMAL AND A CASH PRIZE OF RS. 10,000/- TO THE
CREATOR
TATA ELEXI, Mumbai
CITATION
THE AWARD FOR THE
BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS OF 2005 IS GIVEN TO THE TAMIL FEATURE FILM ANNIYAN FOR HIGHLY IMAGINATIVE AND
CREATIVE SPECIAL EFFECTS THAT LIFT THE STYLE OF THE FILM.
27. BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
RAJAT
KAMAL AND A CASH PRIZE OF RS. 10,000/- TO THE
CHOREOGRAPHER SAROJ KHAN
CITATION
THE AWARD FOR THE BEST CHOREOGRAPHY OF 2005 IS GIVEN TO
SAROJ KHAN FOR THE TAMIL FILM SRINGARAM IN ACKNOWLDEGEMENT OF THE
AUTHENTIC RECREATION OF THE DEVDASI TRADITION THAT HAS BEEN BROUGHT OUT WITH IMMENSE
GRACE AND BEAUTY.
28. BEST FEATURE FILM IN EACH OF THE LANGUAGE SPECIFIED IN THE
SCHEDULE VIII OF THE CONSTITUTION
I)
BEST FEATURE FILM IN
ASSAMESE
KADAM TOLE
RAJAT KAMAL AND A CASH PRIZE OF RS. 20,000/- TO THE
PRODUCER SUMAN HARIPRIYA
RAJAT KAMAL AND A CASH PRIZE OF RS. 20,000/- TO THE
DIRECTOR SUMAN HARIPRIYA
CITATION
THE AWARD FOR THE BEST FEATURE FILM IN ASSAMESE OF 2005 IS GIVEN
TO KADAM TOLE
II)
BEST FEATURE FILM IN BENGALI
HARBART
RAJAT KAMAL AND A CASH PRIZE OF RS. 10,000/- EACH TO THE
PRODUCERS KAJAL BHATTACHARJEE &
ABANTI CHAKRABORTY
RAJAT KAMAL AND A CASH PRIZE OF RS. 20,000/- TO THE
DIRECTOR SUMAN MUKHERJEE
CITATION
THE AWARD FOR THE BEST
FEATURE FILM IN BENGALI FOR THE YEAR 2005 IS GIVEN TO HARBART FOR A REFRESHINGLY CINEMATIC IDIOM AS THE PROTAGONIST OF
THIS URBAN EXISTENTIAL TRAGI-COMDEY VEERS BETWEEN THE REAL AND THE SURREAL.
III)
BEST FEATURE FILM IN HINDI BLACK
RAJAT KAMAL AND A CASH PRIZE OF RS. 10,000/- EACH TO THE
PRODUCERS ANSHUMAN SWAMI & SANJAY
LEELA BHANSALI
RAJAT KAMAL AND A CASH PRIZE OF RS. 20,000/- TO THE
DIRECTOR SANJAY LEELA
BHANSALI
CITATION
THE AWARD FOR THE BEST
FEATURE FILM IN HINDI OF 2005 IS GIVEN TO BLACK
FOR A STYLISED AND VISUALLY VIBRANT TALE OF A PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED CHILD
WHO LEARNS TO LIVE AND BECOME AN ACHIEVER AGAINST INSURMOUNTABLE ODDS.
IV)
BEST FEATURE FILM IN
KANNADA
THAAYI
RAJAT KAMAL AND A CASH PRIZE OF RS. 20,000/- TO THE
PRODUCER PRAMEELA JOSHI
RAJAT KAMAL AND A CASH PRIZE OF RS. 20,000/- TO THE
DIRECTOR BARAGURU
RAMCHANDRAPPA
CITATION
THE AWARD FOR THE BEST
FEATURE FILM IN KANNADA OF 2005 IS GIVEN TO
THAAYI FOR ITS CONTEMPORARY
INTERPRETATION OF MAXIM GORKY’S CLASSIC NOVEL AGAINST INJUSTICE AND OPPRESSION.
V)
BEST FEATURE FILM IN
MALAYALAM
THANMATRA
RAJAT KAMAL AND A CASH PRIZE OF RS. 20,000/- TO THE
PRODUCER CENTURY FILMS
RAJAT KAMAL AND A CASH PRIZE OF RS. 20,000/- TO THE
DIRECTOR BLESSY
CITATION
THE AWARD FOR THE BEST
FEATURE FILM IN MALAYALAM OF 2005 IS GIVEN TO THANMATRA FOR THE MOVING DEPICTION OF A MIDDLE – CLASS FAMILY WHICH
STRUGGLES TO LEAD A DIGNIFIED LIFE IN THE FACE OF THE HOUSE HOLDER’S GRADUAL
LOSS OF MEMORY.
VI)
BEST FEATURE FILM IN
MARATHI
DOMBIVALI FAST
RAJAT KAMAL AND A CASH PRIZE OF RS. 20,000/- TO THE
PRODUCER RAMAKANT
R GAIKWAD
RAJAT KAMAL AND A CASH PRIZE OF RS. 20,000/- EACH TO THE
DIRECTOR NISHIKANT KAMAT
CITATION
THE AWARD FOR THE BEST FEATURE FILM IN MARATHI
OF 2005 IS GIVEN TO DOMBIVALI FAST FOR ITS PORTRAYAL OF AN
URBAN MIDDLE CLASS MAN WHO BREAKS DOWN UNDER TREMENDOUS STRESS AND PRESSURES OF
LIFE IN A CORRUPT MODERN CITY.
VII)
BEST FEATURE FILM IN ORIYA
KATHANTARA
RAJAT KAMAL AND A CASH PRIZE OF RS. 20,000/- TO THE
PRODUCER ITI
SAMANTA
RAJAT KAMAL AND A CASH PRIZE OF RS. 20,000/- EACH TO THE
DIRECTOR HIMANSHU KHATUA
CITATION
THE AWARD FOR THE BEST
FEATURE FILM IN ORIYA OF 2005 IS GIVEN TO THE ORIYA FILM KATHANTARA FOR SEEKING TO RE-ESTABLISH INDIAN FAMILY VALUES IN THE
MODERN DAY SITUATION.
VIII) BEST FEATURE FILM IN PUNJABI
BAGHI
RAJAT KAMAL AND A CASH PRIZE OF RS. 20,000/- TO THE
PRODUCER GAJ DEOL
RAJAT KAMAL AND A CASH PRIZE OF RS. 20,000/- TO THE
DIRECTOR
SUKHMINDER DHANJAL
CITATION
THE AWARD FOR THE BEST
FEATURE FILM IN PUNJABI LANGUAGE FOR THE YEAR 2005 IS GIVEN TO BAGHI FOR GRAPHICALLY DELINEATING THE
CASTE DIVIDE IN MODERN DAY PUNJAB.
IX)
BEST FEATURE FILM IN TAMIL
AADUM KOTHU
RAJAT KAMAL AND A CASH PRIZE OF RS. 20,000/- TO THE
PRODUCER LIGHT & SHADOW MOVIE
MAKERS
RAJAT KAMAL AND A CASH PRIZE OF RS. 20,000/- TO THE
DIRECTOR T V
CHANDRAN
CITATION
THE AWARD FOR THE BEST FEATURE FILM IN TAMIL OF 2005 IS GIVEN TO AADUM KOTHU FOR ITS IMAGINATIVE
PORTRAYAL OF A YOUNG GIRL WHO TRAVELS BETWEEN PAST AND PRESENT TIME ZONES.
X)
BEST FEATURE FILM IN TELUGU
BOMMALATA – A
BELLYFUL OF DREAMS
RAJAT KAMAL AND A CASH PRIZE OF RS. 10,000/- EACH TO THE
PRODUCERS R K FILM ASSOCIATES & SPIRIT MEDIA (P)
LTD.GUNNAM GANGA RAJU
RAJAT KAMAL AND A CASH PRIZE OF RS. 20,000/- TO THE
DIRECTOR PRAKASH
KOVELAMUDI
CITATION
THE AWARD FOR THE BEST
FEATURE FILM IN TELUGU OF 2005 IS GIVEN TO
BOMMALATA
– A BELLYFUL OF DREAMS FOR
CINEMATICALLY VIBRANT RENDITION OF THE STORY OF AN UNDERPRIVILEGED THROUGH THE
MEDIUM OF PUPPETRY AND MAGIC.
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
15 PARK AVENUE
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 APARNA SEN
THE
AWARD FOR THE BEST FEATURE FILM IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE OF 2005 IS GIVEN TO 15 PARK AVENUE FOR ITS EFFECTIVE AND
INTENSE PORTRAYAL OF A SCHIZOPHERNIC GIRL WHO SEEKS A DREAM WORLD THAT MAY OR
MAY NOT EVEN EXIST
II) BEST FEATURE FILM IN BHOJPURI
KAB HOI GAWNA HAMAR
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 ANAND D GHATRAJ
THE
AWARD FOR THE BEST FEATURE FILM IN BHOJPURI LANGUAGE FOR THE YEAR 2005 IS GIVEN TO KAB
HOI GAWNA HAMAR FOR A FAMILY DRAMA THAT HARKS BACK TO TRADITIONAL VALUES
AND MODERN DAY SENSIBILITIES.
III) BEST FEATURE FILM IN MONPA
SONAM
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 AHSAN MUZID
THE
AWARD FOR THE BEST FEATURE FILM IN MONPA (ARUNACHALI) LANGUAGE FOR THE YEAR 2005 IS GIVEN TO SONAM FOR PICTURESQUE EEFECTIVE
PORTRAYAL OF THE CONETMPORARY TRIBAL LIFE.
NO AWARDS RECOMMENDED FOR
GUJARATI LANGUAGE
53rd
NATIONAL FILM AWARDS
Awards
for Non Feature category
1. AWARD FOR THE BEST NON-FEATURE FILM
“RIDING SOLO TO THE TOP OF THE WORLD”
(English)
Swarna Kamal and a Cash Prize of Rs. 20,000/- to the
Producer:
Gaurav.A.Jani & P.T.Giridhar Rao of
M/s. Dirtrack
Productions
Swarna Kamal and a cash prize of Rs. 20,000/- to the
Director
: Gaurav.A.Jani
Citation
The Award for the Best Non-feature Film of the
year 2005 is given to “Riding Solo to
the top of the World”. Made in the best tradition of Cinema verite,
personal, vivid and natural. The film leads the viewer from revelation to
revelation giving us an opportunity to come to love and know the “Changpas” and
their unique lifestyle.
2. AWARD FOR THE BEST FIRST NON-FEATURE FILM
OF A DIRECTOR
“JOHN & JANE” (English)
Rajat Kamal and a cash
prize of Rs.10,000/- to
Producer : Ashim Ahluwalia
Rajat Kamal and a cash
prize of Rs. 10,000/- to
Director : Ashim Ahluwalia
Citation
The award for the Best First Non-feature Film
of a Director for the year 2005 is given to John & Jane for an evocative film capturing the essence of call
centres in urban India, its pressures and the
dualities of life in this new reality.
3. AWARD FOR THE BEST ANTHROPOLOGICAL/
ETHNOGRAPHIC FILM
“SPIRIT OF THE GRACEFUL LINEAGE” (English)
Rajat Kamal and a cash
prize of Rs 10,000/- to the
Producer : Bibi Devi Barbarooah
Rajat Kamal and a cash
prize of Rs. 10,000/- to the
Director : Prerana Barbarooah Sharma
Citation
The award for the Best Anthropological/Ethnographic
film of the year 2005 is given to “Spirit
of the Graceful Lineage”. An interesting documentation of the unique
matrilineal society of the Khasis of Meghalaya.
4. AWARD FOR THE BEST BIOGRAPHICAL/HISTORICAL RECONSTRUCTION / COMPILATION FILM
“HANS AKELA-KUMAR GHANDHARVA” (Hindi)
Rajat Kamal and a cash
prize of Rs. 10,000/- to the
Producer : Films Division, Mumbai
Rajat Kamal and a Cash
Prize of Rs. 10,000/- to the
Director : Jabbar Patel
Citation
The award for the Best Biographical Film of the
year 2005 is given to “Hans Akela-Kumar Ghandharva” which
is made with a deep sense of understanding of classical Music. This well researched film sensitively evokes
the unique personality and contribution of Kumar Gandharva
and shows the human face of his outstanding creativity.
5. AWARD FOR THE BEST ARTS/CULTURAL FILM
NAINA JOGIN (Hindi & Maithili)
Rajat Kamal and a cash
prize of Rs. 10,000/- to the
Producer : Praveen Kumar
Rajat Kamal and a Cash
Prize of Rs. 10,000/- to the
Director : Praveen
Kumar
Citation
The Award for the Best Arts/Cultural Film of
2005 is given to Naina Jogin. A
seamless film aesthetically blending fact, fiction and reconstruction with
perceptive interviews bringing out the life of the Madhubani
painters of Bihar.
6. AWARD
FOR THE BEST SCIENTIFIC FILM /ENVIRONMENT CONSERVATION/PRESERVATION FILM
(Including method and process of science, contribution of Scientists, awareness
etc.)
“UNDER THIS SUN” (Bengali)
Rajat Kamal and a Cash
Prize of Rs.10,000/- to the
Producer: Nilanjan Bhattacharya
Rajat Kamal and a Cash
Prize of Rs.10,000/- to the
Director: Nilanjan Bhattacharya
Citation
The award for the Best Scientific Film/
Environment Conservation / Preservation film of 2005 is given to “Under this Sun”. A thought provoking
film on environmental diversity with excellent Cinematography, Music, Editing
and Sound Design.
7. AWARD
FOR THE BEST PROMOTIONAL FILM
(To cover tourism
exports, crafts, industry etc.)
No award is given
8. AWARD FOR THE BEST AGRICULTURE FILM
(To include subjects
related to and allied to agriculture like animal husbandry, dairying etc.)
“SEED KEEPERS” (Telugu/English)
Rajat Kamal and a cash
prize of Rs. 10,000/- to the
Producer : Rajiv Mehrotra, M/s. PSBT
Rajat Kamal and a cash
prize of Rs. 10,000/- to the
Director : Farida Pacha
Citation
The Award for the Best Agriculture Film of 2005
is given to the film Seed Keepers
for its simple, honest portrayal of the lives of the women farmers in Andhra
Pradesh and their need for addressing pertinent issues through self-empowerment
using media and Technology.
9. AWARD FOR THE BEST FILM ON SOCIAL ISSUES
(Such as prohibition,
women and child welfare, and dowry, drug abuse, Welfare of the handicapped
etc.)
“WAY TO DUSTY DEATH” (Hindi/English)
Rajat Kamal and a cash
prize of Rs. 10,000/- to the
Producer : Rajiv Mehrotra, M/s. PSBT
Rajat Kamal and a cash
prize of Rs. 10,000/- to the
Director : Sayed Fayaz
Citation
The award for the Best Film on Social Issues
for the year 2005 is given to “Way to
Dusty Death”. A Film on a little known subject that stirs the conscience
and emotionally involves the viewers in the lives of the workers.
10. AWARD FOR THE BEST EDUCATIONAL/MOTIVATIONAL/
INSTRUCTIONAL
FILM
No award is given
11. AWARD FOR THE BEST EXPLORATION/ADVENTURE
FILM
(To include
sports)
No award is given
12. AWARD FOR THE BEST INVESTIGAVE FILM
Rajat Kamal and a cash
prize of Rs. 10,000/- to the
“THE WHISTLE BLOWERS” (ENGLISH)
Producer : Rajiv Mehrotra, M/s. PSBT
Rajat Kamal and a cash
prize of Rs. 10,000/- to the
Director : Umesh Aggarwal
Citation
The award for the Best Investigative film for
2005 is given to “The Whistle Blowers”.
A small film with a big impact! In the best traditions of Investigative
reportage, the film highlights the burning issue of hazards to health and
pollution norms.
13. AWARD FOR THE BEST ANIMATION FILM
KACHUA AUR KHARGOSH (Hindi)
Rajat Kamal and a cash
prize of Rs. 10,000/- to the
Producer : Ramesh Sharma & Uma Gajapati Raju
Rajat Kamal and a cash
prize of Rs. 10,000/- to the
Director: C.B. Arun
Rajat Kamal and a cash
prize of Rs. 10,000/- to the
Animator: Moving Picture Company Animation team
Citation
The award for the Best Animation film for 2005
is given to Kachua Aur Khargosh for its delightful adaptation and twist to the
well-known Hare and Tortoise story using apt voices, lively dialogues and the
latest 3D animation technique skillfully in an Indian setting.
14. SPECIAL JURY AWARD
FINAL SOLUTION (Hindi/Gujarati/English)
Rajat Kamal and a cash
prize of Rs. 10,000/- to the
Director : Rakesh Sharma
Citation
Special Jury Award for the year 2005 is given
to the film Final solution for its
powerful, hard-hitting documentation with a brutally honest approach lending
incisive insights into the Godhra incident, its
aftermath and the abetment of large-scale violence.
15. AWARD FOR THE BEST SHORT FICTION FILM
THACKKAYIN MEEDHA NAANGU KANGAL (Tamil)
Rajat Kamal and a cash
prize of Rs. 10,000/- to the
Producer : Doordarshan & Ray Cinema
Rajat Kamal and a cash
prize of Rs. 10,000/- to the
Director : Vasanth
Citation
The award for the Best Short Fiction Film of
the Year 2005 is given to Thackkayin Meedha Naangu Kangal for its moving
and realistic depiction of pride, deprivation and emotion in a small coastal
village of Tamil Nadu.
16. AWARD
FOR THE BEST FILM ON FAMILY WELFARE
No award is given
17. AWARD FOR THE BEST DIRECTION
VOICES ACROSS THE OCEAN (English/Hindi)
Swarna Kamal and a Cash
Prize of Rs. 20,000/- to the
Director : Ganesh Shankar Gaikwad
Citation
The award for the Best Direction for the Year
2005 is given to Voices Across the Ocean.
This sensitive film uses simple, masterly non-linear storytelling to take us
through a nostalgic journey of BBC’s association with India’s key defining
moments in the nation’s history.
18. AWARD FOR THE BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Rajat Kamal and a cash
prize of Rs. 10,000/- to the
Cameraman: Paramvir Singh of the film
Parsiwada, Tarapore Present
day (English / Gujarati)
Rajat Kamal and a cash
prize of Rs. 10,000/- to the
Laboratory processing the film
Laboratory : AD Labs
Citation
The Best cinematography award of 2005 is given
to Parsiwada, Tarapore
Present day for its visually poetic depiction of the decadent Parsi community, with imaginative use of great lighting and
compositions.
19. AWARD FOR THE BEST AUDIOGRAPHY
Rajat Kamal and a cash
prize of Rs. 10,000/- to the
Audiographer: Anmol Bhave
for
the film Closer
Citation
The Best Audiography
award of 2005 is given to Closer for
its outstandingly imaginative use of sound design complementing an equally
breath-taking visual wizardry. Closer leaves its audience with a sense of
beauty and awe.
20. AWARD FOR THE BEST EDITING
Rajat Kamal and a cash
prize of Rs. 10,000/- to the
Editor: Vibuti Nathjha for the film Naina Jogin
(Hindi/Maithili)
Citation
The award for the Best Editing for the Year
2005 is given to Naina Jogin for
its skillful editing. It is difficult to make out where one sequence ends and
the other begins!
21. AWARD FOR THE BEST MUSIC DIRECTION
No award is given
22. BEST NARRATION /VOICE OVER
Rajat Kamal and a cash
prize of Rs. 10,000/- to the
Narrator: Ajay Raina for the film
Wapsi (English/Hindi/Urdu/Punjabi/ Kashimiri)
Citation
The best Narration/Voice Over award for 2005 is
given to Wapsi. Spoken
in the first person, the Director literally brings his personal voice into its
making.
SPECIAL
MENTION
The Special Mention for 2005 is made for the
Director (Vibhu Puri)of the
film “Pocket Watch”. A director’s
film with competent execution of a good concept with great art direction,
cinematography and performances.
The Special Mention for 2005 is made for the
Director (Bidyut Kotoky) of the film “Bhraimoman Theatre” for its fascinating
picture of a cultural sub-world of Assam, capturing true moments of emotion and
joy.
53rd NATIONAL FILM AWARDS
NATIONAL
AWARD FOR THE BEST WRITING ON CINEMA
1. AWARD FOR THE BEST BOOK ON CINEMA 2005
KUNDAN
(a) Swarna Kamal and a Cash Prize of
Rs.15,000/- to the
Author of the book Sharad Dutt
(b)
Swarna Kamal and a Cash Prize of Rs.15,000/- to the
Publisher of the book Saransh Prakashan
Citation
The Award is presented t o the book Kundan for its warm and insightful
reconstruction of the life and art of the legendary singer-actor KL
Saigal, as well as its significance as reference material which will be
accessible to students and cineastes of Indian cinema history.
2. AWARD FOR THE BEST FILM CRITIC 2005
BARADWAJ RANGAN
Swarna
Kamal and cash prize of Rs.15,000/- to BARADWAJ RANGAN
Citation: The Award is
presented for intelligent and reader-friendly reviews of popular cinema with a depth of understanding of the form, a
discernible passion for the medium bulwarked consistently by a knowledge of the
trends and touchstones of global cinema.