National Film Award for Best Children's Film
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National Film Award for Best Children's Film
| National Film Award for Best Children's Film | ||
| Award Information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | National | |
| Category | Feature Films | |
| Instituted | 1954 | |
| First Awarded | 1954 | |
| Last Awarded | 2011 | |
| Total Awarded | 48 | |
| Awarded by | Directorate of Film Festivals, India | |
| Cash Award |  50,000 (US$997.5) |
|
| Medal | Golden Lotus (Swarna Kamal) | |
| Previous Name(s) | Prime Minister's Gold Medal | |
| First Awardee(s) | Khela Ghar | |
| Last Awardee(s) | Chillar Party | |
The National Film Award for Best Children's Film is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organization set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India. It is one of several awards presented for feature films and awarded with Golden Lotus (Swarna Kamal).
The award was instituted in 1954, at 1st National Film Awards and awarded annually for children's films produced in the year across the country, in all Indian languages.
Winners
Award includes 'Golden Lotus Award' (Swarna Kamal) and cash prize. Following are the award winners over the years:
| Awards legends | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swarna Kamal (Gold Medal) for the Best Children's Film | Certificate of Merit for the Second Best Children's Film | Certificate of Merit for the Third Best Children's Film | Certificate of Merit for the Best Children's Film | ||||
| List of award recipients, showing the year, films(s), producer(s), director(s), language and citation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Language | Producer | Director | Citation |
| 1953 (1st) |
Khela Ghar[1] | Bengali | Aurora Films | – | – |
| 1954 (2nd) |
No Award[2] | ||||
| 1955 (3rd) |
No Award[3] | ||||
| 1956 (4th) |
Jaldeep[4] | Bengali | Children's Film Society | Kidar Sharma | – |
| 1957 (5th) |
Hum Panchhi Ek Dal Ke[5] | Hindi | AVM Productions | P. L. Santoshi | – |
| Janmatithi[5] | Bengali | R. B. Films | Dilip Mukherjee | – | |
| 1958 (6th) |
Virsa and the Magic Doll[6] | English | Little Cinema Pvt Ltd. | Santi P. Chowdhury | – |
| 1959 (7th) |
Banyan Deer[7] | English | Films Division | Ahmed Lateef, Shanti Verma and G. G. Saraiya | – |
| 1960 (8th) |
Phool Aur Kaliyan[8] | Hindi | Rajkamal Kalamandir | Ram Gabale | – |
| Idd Mubarak[8] | Hindi | Children's Film Society | Khwaja Ahmad Abbas | – | |
| Delhi Ki Kahani[8] | Hindi | Children's Film Society | Rajendra Kumar | – | |
| 1961 (9th) |
Hattogol Vijay[9] | Hindi | Hari S. Dasgupta Productions | Buju Das Gupta and Raghunath Goswami | – |
| Savitri[9] | Hindi | Children's Film Society | Phani Majumdar | – | |
| Nanhe Munne Sitare[9] | Hindi | Ajay Kumar Chakravarty | Ajay Kumar Chakravarty | – | |
| 1962 (10th) |
Raju Aur Gangaram[10] | Hindi | Children's Film Society | Ezra Mir | – |
| 1963 (11th) |
Panch Puthliyan[11] | Hindi | Children's Film Society | Amit Bose | – |
| 1964 (12th) |
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| 1965 (13th) |
The Adventure of A Sugar Doll[12] | English | Children's Film Society | Kantilal Rathod | – |
| As You Like It[12] | English | Children's Film Society | S. Shankar | – | |
| 1966 (14th) |
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| 1967 (15th) |
No Award[13] | ||||
| 1968 (16th) |
Heerer Prajapati[14] | Bengali | Children's Film Society | Shanti P. Chowdhury | – |
| 1969 (17th) |
No Award[15] | ||||
| 1970 (18th) |
No Award[16] | ||||
| 1971 (19th) |
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| 1972 (20th) |
No Award[17] | ||||
| 1973 (21st) |
No Award[18] | ||||
| 1974 (22nd) |
No Award[19] | ||||
| 1975 (23rd) |
No Award[20] | ||||
| 1976 (24th) |
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| 1977 (25th) |
Safed Haathi[21] | Hindi | R. A. Jalan, Pratap Agarwal | Tapan Sinha | For a film with which a quiet realism evokes the fascination and mystery of the jungle; for its mature emphasis on the harmonious relationship between man and nature; for the personal empathy portrayed between a child and creatures of the forest; for a story of lyrical charm and gripping adventure which educates even as it entertains children and grown-ups alike. |
| 1978 (26th) |
Joi Baba Felunath[22] | Bengali | R. D. Bansal | Satyajit Ray | For the wit and craftsmanship used to synthesise a child's world of fantasy with an adult story of crime and detection. |
| 1979 (27th) |
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| 1980 (28th) |
No Award[23] | ||||
| 1981 (29th) |
No Award[24] | ||||
| 1982 (30th) |
No Award[25] | ||||
| 1983 (31st) |
Bhombal Sardar[26] | Bengali | Government of West Bengal | Nripen Ganguly | For its lively and lyrical description of a world seen through the eyes of a boy. |
| 1984 (32nd) |
My Dear Kuttichathan[27] | Malayalam | M. C. Punnoose | Jijo Punnoose | ' |
| 1985 (33rd) |
Aazadi Ki Ore[28] | Hindi | Sangeethalaya | P. S. Prakash | For exploring man's cruelty to and exploitation of animals and, through an interesting story, inculcating in the minds of children the love of animals. |
| 1986 (34th) |
No Award[29] | ||||
| 1987 (35th) |
Swamy[30] | Hindi | T. S. Narasimhan | Shankar Nag | For the delightful recreation of childhood and growing up in an Indian villiage during the freedom movement. |
| 1988 (36th) |
Manu Uncle[31] | Malayalam | Joy Thomas | Dennis Joseph | For endearing and hilarious picturisation which promotes a sense of adventure among children. |
| 1989 (37th) |
Ankur Maina Aur Kabootar[32] | Hindi | Children's Film Society | Madan Bawaria | For its involvement of children in the fight for preservation of wildlife in the exotically shot isle of Mauritius. |
| Jamboo Savari[32] | Kannada | K. S. L. Swame (Lalitha Ravee) | K. S. L. Swame (Lalitha Ravee) | For the way in which it establishes the conflict between a child's instinctive love for a wild animal and the reality of man-animal relationships in the modern world, along with the resolution of that conflict. | |
| 1990 (38th) |
No Award[33] | ||||
| 1991 (39th) |
Abhayam[34] | Malayalam | Children's Film Society | Sivan | For its outstanding qualities as a film that entertains children and adults alike. |
| 1992 (40th) |
Mujhse Dosti Karoge[35] | Hindi | National Center of Films for Children and Young People | Gopi Desai | For its gentle handling of a child who has exciting adventures in his own social dream world. |
| 1993 (41st) |
Lavanya Preeti[36] | Oriya | National Center of Films for Children and Young People | A. K. Bir | For its subtle and delicate exposition of the growing-up process from childhood to adolescence through the use of myths and striking visuals. |
| 1994 (42nd) |
Kochaniyan[37] | Malayalam | Bushura Shahudeen | Satheesh Vengannoor | For a simple but effective tale of a middle class Kerala family told through the experiences and dreams of a young boy. |
| Abhay[37] | Hindi | National Center of Films for Children and Young People | Annu Kapoor | For an entertaining film advocating humane love between a child and a ghost advocating a rational outlook to life. | |
| 1995 (43rd) |
Halo[38] | Hindi | National Center of Films for Children and Young People | Santosh Sivan | For its refreshing approach to the subject and in bringing out the impact of urban insensitivity from a child's point of view leading to a memorable finale. |
| 1996 (44th) |
Damu[39] | Bengali | Art Films | Raja Sen | For charming story of a simpleton who keeps his word given to a child. |
| 1997 (45th) |
Ramayanam[40] | Telugu | M. S. Reddy | Gunasekhar | For presenting the classical Indian epic in an entertaining narrative style with child actors playing all the legendary characters with ease and verve. The film provides an opportunity for children to keep in touch with the country's cultural heritage. |
| 1998 (46th) |
Kabhi Pass Kabhi Fail[41] | Hindi | National Center of Films for Children and Young People | Virendra Saini | For weaving an enchanting tale that can be enjoyed by children of all ages and drawing memorable performances from its large cast of characters. |
| 1999 (47th) |
Goal[42] | Hindi | Children's Film Society | Gul Bahar Singh | For stressing the sportsmanship of a small town coach who supports, without any bias, the raw talent of an underprivileged aspirant with no education and with a social stigma. |
| 2000 (48th) |
Gharaksharangal[43] | Malayalam | Salim Padiyath | Salim Padiyath | For depicting, through the eyes of a child love and respect for our mother tongue and culture tackling many social issues pertaining to education, agriculture and general empowerment, for a civic society. |
| 2001 (49th) |
No Award[44] | ||||
| 2002 (50th) |
Baaja[45] | Hindi | Children's Film Society | A. K. bir | For its poignant, portrayal of the maturing of a young mind. |
| 2003 (51st) |
Tora[46] | Assamese | Children's Film Society | Jahnu Barua | For showing how a child brings down the boundaries and barriers created by adults. |
| 2004 (52nd) |
Chutkan Ki Mahabharat[47] | Hindi | Children's Film Society | Sankalp Meshram | The film is phantasanagonic story of a boy whose dreams start coming true suddenly. All hell breaks loose when a Nautanki comes to village to play Mahabharata and suddenly its story changes. The warring Kaurvas and Pandavas bury their differences and become friends even before the war has begun. |
| 2005 (53rd) |
The Blue Umbrella[48] | Hindi | UTV Motion Pictures | Vishal Bhardwaj | For its poetic and visually stunning interpretation of a story highlighting the values of selflessness and compassion. |
| 2006 (54th) |
Care of Footpath[49] | Kannada | Shylaja Shrikanth | Kishan Shrikanth | For articulating the burning desire for education in a slumdweller. The issue is particularly relevant, as the film is directed by a nine-year-old boy. |
| 2007 (55th) |
Foto[50] | Hindi | Children's Film Society | Virendra Saini | For unfolding a magic world of images and sound to a talented young child by highlighting the milestones of cinema history in a lucid manner. |
| 2008 (56th) |
Gubbachigalu[51] | Kannada | Media House Studio | Abhaya Simha | For imaginative portrayal of a magic world that exists in the minds of children. |
| 2009 (57th) |
Putaani Party[52] | Kannada | Children's Film Society | Ramchandra P. N. | For the novel idea of empowering children to work as a Panchayat to combat alcoholism that destroys their future. |
| Keshu[52] | Malayalam | Children’s Film Society | Sivan | For the sensitivity that explores the lonely world of a specially abled child and the inability of adults to recognize the genius in him. | |
| 2010 (58th) |
Hejjegalu[53] | Kannada | Basanta Kumar Patil | P. R. Ramadas Naidu | A little girl cheerfully takes on the challenge to preserve the fabric of her family. |
| 2011 (59th) |
Chillar Party[54] | Hindi | UTV Software Communications, Salman Khan | Vikas Bahl and Nitesh Tiwari | For its skilful mediation on complex issues related to political corruption, media, child labour, and love for animals via an adorable group of children located in an apartment block of Mumbai. The director playfully and innovatively moves towards instilling a sense of responsibility and values both amongst children and adults. The result is a rare film that addresses our contemporary times with humor, wit, innocence and intelligence. |
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External links
- Official Page for Directorate of Film Festivals, India
- National Film Awards Archives
- National Film Awards at IMDB
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