The 18th

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were held in

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, India in November 1971 by the Indian Ministry of Information and Broadcasting for

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released in 1970. The awards were presented by then

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Juries

The award winners were chosen by four juries, one each for the Bombay, Calcutta and Madras regions and a central jury for all India. For the 18th National Film Awards the central jury was headed by Justice G. D. Khosla. * Jury Members: Central ** G. D. Khosla (

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V. K. Narayana Menon V. K. Narayana Menon (Thrissur Vadakke Kurupath Narayana Menon) (1911–1997) was a scholar of classical Indian dance and Indian classical music. He was one of the prominent art critics of India and a Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship. Educati ...

Ashis Burman

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Din Dayal

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U. Visweswar Rao

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* Regional Jury: Bombay **

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(Chair)Firoze RangoonwallaBikram Singh K. K. HebbarIrene Heredia

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L. G. JogGopinath Talwalkar

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Shatrujit Paul

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* Regional Jury: Calcutta **

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Awards

Awards were given to feature films and non-feature films. The top national award in each category was the President's Gold Medal and, at the regional level, the President's Silver Medal.

Lifetime Achievement Award

Feature films

The

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'' Samskara'' won the President's Gold Medal for the All India Best Feature Film. Three award each went to the

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'', and to the

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All India Award

Award recipients:

Regional Award

The awards were given to the best films made in the regional languages of India. For feature films in Assamese,

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, Oriya and

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, the resident's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film was not given. The producer and director of the film were awarded with 5,000 and a Silver medal, respectively.

Non-Feature films

The award recipients were:

Short films

Awards not given

The following awards not given: * Best Story Writer * Best Film on Family Welfare * Best Children's Film * Lyric Writer of the Best Film Song on National Integration * Best Information Film (Documentary) * Best Educational / Instructional Film * Best Promotional Film * Best Experimental Film * Best Animation Film * President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Assamese * President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in English * President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Oriya * President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Punjabi

References

External links

National Film Awards Archives

Official Page for Directorate of Film Festivals, India
{{National Film Awards National Film Awards (India) ceremonies 1970 in Indian cinema