The 43rd

National Film Awards The National Film Awards is the most prominent film award ceremony in India. Established in 1954, it has been administered, along with the International Film Festival of India and the Indian Panorama, by the Indian government's Directorat ...

, presented by

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, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India to felicitate the best of

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released in the year 1995. Ceremony took place on 6 August 1996 and awards were given by then President of India,

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Awards

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

Lifetime Achievement Award

Feature films

Feature films were awarded at All India as well as regional level. For 43rd National Film Awards, a

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, '' Kathapurushan'' won the

National Film Award for Best Feature Film The National Award for Best Feature Film is one of the categories in the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in India. It is one of se ...

whereas a

, ''

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'' won the maximum number of awards (4). Following were the awards given in each category:

Juries

A committee headed by

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was appointed to evaluate the feature films awards. Following were the jury members: * Jury Members **

(Chairperson) Kiran Shantaram K. G. George Gautam Bora

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R. Lakshman Mahendran

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Narayan ChakrabortyP. A. Saleem Hari Kumar

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Ashok KumarSanjay ChatterjeeK. Ibohal Sharma

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All India Award

Following were the awards given:

= Golden Lotus Award

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

= Silver Lotus Award

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

Regional Awards

The award is given to best film in the regional languages in India. Best Feature Film in Each of the Language Other Than Those Specified in the Schedule VIII of the Constitution

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 Vijaya Mulay was appointed to evaluate the non-feature films awards. Following were the jury members: * Jury Members ** Vijaya Mulay (Chairperson)Kulanda Kumar BhattacharyaNaresh BediPradeep BiswasM. V. Krishnaswamy

Golden Lotus Award

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

Silver Lotus Award

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

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 Aruna Vasudev was appointed to evaluate the writing on Indian cinema. Following were the jury members: * Jury Members ** Aruna Vasudev (Chairperson)Vinod TiwariRangarajan (Sujata)

Golden Lotus Award

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

Special Mention

All the award winners are awarded with Certificate of Merit.

Awards not given

Following were the awards not given as no film was found to be suitable for the award: * Best Feature Film in Punjabi * Best Non-Feature Film Direction * Best Promotional Film * Best Exploration / Adventure Film

References

External links

National Film Awards Archives

Official Page for Directorate of Film Festivals, India
{{National Film Awards National Film Awards (India) ceremonies 1996 Indian film awards