The 50th

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, 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 2002. Awards were announced by the committee headed by

Prakash Jha Prakash Jha (born 27 February 1952) is an Indian film producer, actor, director and screenwriter, mostly known for his political and socio-political films such as “Hip Hip Hurray” (1984), '' Damul'' (1984), ''Mrityudand'' (1997), ''Gangaaj ...

Rajiv Mehrotra Rajiv Mehrotra is an Indian writer, television producer-director, documentary film maker, a personal student of the Dalai Lama for whom he manages as Trustee/Secretary The Foundation for Universal Responsibility (www.furhhdl.org) established with ...

and Udaya Tara Nayar for the feature films, non-feature films and books written on Indian cinema, respectively, on 26 July 2003; whereas the award ceremony took place on 29 December 2003 and awards were given away by then

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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 50th National Film Awards, a Bengali film, ''

Mondo Meyer Upakhyan ''Mondo Meyer Upakhyan'' ( Bengali: ''মন্দ মেয়ের উপাখ্যান'') is a 2002 Indian Bengali-language film directed and written by Buddhadev Dasgupta. The film was also released under the English title ''A Tale of A ...

'' 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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, ''

Kannathil Muthamittal ''Kannathil Muthamittal'' (also released internationally under the translated title ''A Peck on the Cheek'') is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language musical war film produced and directed by Mani Ratnam. It was based on a short story, "Amuthavum Avanum ...

'' won the maximum number of awards (6). Following were the awards given in each category:

Juries

A committee headed by

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

(Chairperson)Amitabh Parashar

Arun Kaul Arun Kaul (12 August 1933 – 21 July 2007) was a noted Kashmiri film maker and screenwriter. His film Diksha (1991), won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie for the year 1992. In the same year, he went on to win the Golden Lotus Award for ...

Biju Viswanath Biju Viswanath is an Indian film director, director of photography, film editor and screenwriter. Across various genres, he has made numerous films in different languages, notably, English, Tamil, Malayalam, Irish, Swahili & Urdu. He has al ...

Biplab Roy Chowdhary

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**Gautam Kaul

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Alex Mathew Mathew Mullasseril Alex (25 May 1959 – 23 June 2015), popularly known as Dr. M. M. Alex was an Indian actor and a Human Life Scientist. He was known for starring in blockbuster Malayalam films, ''Rajavinte Makan'' (1986) and '' Thoovanathumb ...

Manoj TiwariMrinal Kanti Das

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**Nasir Mahmood Quraishi Nirad N. Mohapatra ShyamaprasadRauf Ahmed

S. Theodore Baskaran Sundararaj Theodore Baskaran (born 1940) is a film historian and wildlife conservationist from Tamil Nadu, India. Early life and education Theodore Baskaran was born in Dharapuram, (in present-day Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu) in 1940. He ...

**Saibal Chattopadhyay

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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

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

(Chairperson)Apurba SharmaKanan KrishnamurthySatya NarayanSatya Prakash 'Aseem'

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 Udaya Tara Nayar was appointed to evaluate the writing on Indian cinema. Following were the jury members: * Jury Members ** Udaya Tara Nayar (Chairperson)

Om Thanvi Om Thanvi is a Hindi writer, senior journalist, editor and critic. Thanvi is currently the founding vice-chancellor of Haridev Joshi University of Journalism and Mass Communication. His works include work ''Apne Apne Agyey'', and ''Muanjodaro' ...

Rashmi Doraiswamy

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 Film on Family Welfare * Best Film on Environment / Conservation / Preservation * Best Feature Film in Manipuri * Best Feature Film in Oriya * Best Feature Film in Punjabi * Best Feature Film in Telugu * Best Scientific Film * Best Agricultural Film * Best Historical Reconstruction / Compilation Film * Best Educational / Motivational / Instructional Film * Best Exploration / Adventure Film * Best Investigative Film * Best Animation Film * Best Non-Feature Film Cinematography * Best Non-Feature Film Audiography

References

External links

National Film Awards Archives

Official Page for Directorate of Film Festivals, India
{{National Film Awards National Film Awards (India) ceremonies 2003 Indian film awards