National Film Award for Best Music Direction

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{{short description|State-instituted annual film awards in India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}}
{{Infobox film award
| name = National Film Award for Best Music Direction
| image = File:The President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam presenting the Best Music Direction Award for the year 2002 to A. R. RAHMN for the Tamil Film Kannathil Muthamittal for his original musical score highlighting the cultural conflicts and.jpg
| image_size =
| alt =
| caption = [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]] presenting the Best Music Direction Award for the year 2002 to [[A.R.Rahman]] for the Tamil Film ''[[kannathil muthamittal]]''.
| subheader = National award for contributions to [[Cinema of India|Indian Cinema]]
| awarded_for = Best Music Direction and background score for a feature film of the year
| sponsor = [[Directorate of Film Festivals]]
| firstawarded = 1967 {{small|(Songs)}} 1994 {{small|(Background Score)}}
| lastawarded = 2017
| reward = {{ubl|Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus)|{{INRConvert|50|k}}}}
| former name =
| holder_label = Most recent winner
| holder = [[D. Imman]] {{small|(Songs)}} Prabuddha Banerjee {{small|(Background Score)}}
| award1_type = Total awarded
| award1_winner = 53 {{small|(Songs)}} 10 {{small|(Background Score)}}
| award2_type = First winner
| award2_winner = [[K. V. Mahadevan]]
| award3_type = Most number of wins
| award3_winner = [[A.R.Rahman]]
{{small|(6 wins)}}
}}
The '''National Film Award for Best Music Direction''' (the Silver Lotus Award) is an honour presented annually at the [[National Film Awards]] by the [[Directorate of Film Festivals]] to a musician who has composed the best score for films produced within the [[Indian film industry]].<ref name=NFA>{{cite web |url=http://dff.nic.in/nfa.asp |title=About National Film Awards |publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals |access-date=15 April 2015 |archive-date=25 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111025223102/http://dff.nic.in/nfa.asp |url-status=live }}</ref> The award was first introduced at the [[15th National Film Awards]] in 1967. At the [[42nd National Film Awards]], an award for "Best Background Score" was instituted. It was however discontinued after that, and it was not until [[57th National Film Awards|2009]] that the category was re-introduced. A total of 51 awards—including award for Best Background score—to 40 different composers.

Although the Indian film industry produces films in around 20 [[Languages of India|languages and dialects]],<ref name=NFA /> the recipients of the award include those who have worked in seven major languages: [[Hindi]] (19 awards), [[Malayalam]] (9 awards), [[Tamil language|Tamil]] (9 awards), [[Telugu language|Telugu]] (7 awards), [[Bengali language|Bengali]] (7 awards), [[Kannada language|Kannada]] (5 awards) and [[Marathi language|Marathi]] (2 awards).

The first recipient of the award was [[K. V. Mahadevan]] who was honoured for his composition in the [[Tamil cinema|Tamil film]] ''[[Kandan Karunai]]'' (1967).<ref>{{cite news |last=Narayanan |first=Arjun |title=Much more than the name of a raga |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/magazine/article82183.ece |access-date=29 April 2014 |newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]] |date=13 December 2009 |archive-date=29 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429214330/http://www.newindianexpress.com/magazine/article82183.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> [[A. R. Rahman]] is the most frequent winner having won 6 awards. Maestro [[Ilaiyaraaja]] has Won it 5 times. [[Jaidev]] and [[Vishal Bhardwaj]] have won it three times each.<ref>{{cite news |last=Parvez |first=Amjad |title=Jaidev and his unforgettable music |url=http://archives.dailytimes.com.pk/infotainment/21-Dec-2010/jaidev-and-his-unforgettable-music |access-date=29 April 2014 |newspaper=[[Daily Times (Pakistan)]] |date=21 December 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429220253/http://archives.dailytimes.com.pk/infotainment/21-Dec-2010/jaidev-and-his-unforgettable-music |archive-date=29 April 2014 }}</ref> Four musicians—[[B. V. Karanth]], [[K.V. Mahadevan]], [[Satyajit Ray]] and [[Johnson (composer)|Johnson]] have won the award twice each. Maestro [[Ilaiyaraaja]] is the only composer to have won the award for achieving in three different languages — Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam. While [[A. R. Rahman]] won the award for performing in two different languages — Tamil and Hindi (including one for his debut film) ''[[Roja (film)|Roja]]'' (1992).<ref>{{cite news |last=Nagarajan |first=Saraswathy |title=Of rhythm and soul |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/of-rhythm-and-soul/article3218488.ece |access-date=29 April 2014 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=16 June 2006 |archive-date=29 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429205751/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/of-rhythm-and-soul/article3218488.ece |url-status=live }}</ref>{{efn| name=Roja| The jury of the [[40th National Film Awards]] were tied between Rahman and Ilaiyaraaja—for ''[[Thevar Magan]]''—before [[Balu Mahendra]], the chairman voted in favour of Rahman.<ref name="Mathai2009">{{cite book |last=Mathai |first=Kamini |title=A.R. Rahman: The Musical Storm |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gfCTmjEAChIC |year=2009 |publisher=Penguin Books India |isbn=978-0-670-08371-8 |pages=99–100 |access-date=31 October 2016 |archive-date=28 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140628050105/http://books.google.com/books?id=gfCTmjEAChIC |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Moviebuzz |title=Everybody wants a piece of ARR! |url=http://www.sify.com/carnaticmusic/season2003/fullstory.php?id=14861752 |publisher=[[Sify]] |date=15 July 2011 |access-date=29 April 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141016170432/http://www.sify.com/carnaticmusic/season2003/fullstory.php?id=14861752 |archive-date=16 October 2014 }}</ref>}}

Johnson won the inaugural "Best Background Score" award—for ''[[Sukrutham]]''—in 1994. When the award was reinstated in 2009, Ilaiyaraaja won it for the Malayalam film ''[[Pazhassi Raja (2009 film)|Pazhassi Raja]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Karthikeyan |first=D. |title=Three gems who changed the course of cinema |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-editorialfeatures/three-gems-who-changed-the-course-of-cinema/article2228531.ece |access-date=29 April 2014 |newspaper=The Hindu |date=15 July 2011 |archive-date=29 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429205501/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-editorialfeatures/three-gems-who-changed-the-course-of-cinema/article2228531.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> The most recent recipients are [[Sanjay Leela Bhansali]] for Best Score for his work in the Hindi film ''[[Padmaavat]]'' and [[Shashwat Sachdev]] for background Score for his work in the Hindi film ''[[Uri: The Surgical Strike]]'', respectively.

== Winners ==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
| style="background:#DDDDFF;width:20px;"| {{dagger}}
|Indicates winner for Best Background Score
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="width:100%"
! colspan="7" | List of award recipients, showing the year (award ceremony), film(s), language(s) and citation
|-
! scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:5%;"| Year
! scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:5%" class="unsortable" |Image
! scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:20%;"| Recipient(s)
! scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:20%;"| Film(s)
! scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:10%;"| Language
! scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:37%;" class="unsortable" | Citation
! scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:3%" class="unsortable" |{{Tooltip|Refs.|Reference}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[15th National Film Awards|1967 {{small|(15th)}}]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 
! scope="row" | [[K. V. Mahadevan]]
| ''[[Kandan Karunai]]''
| [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| {{dash}}
| align="center" |<ref name="15thawardPDF">{{cite web |url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/15th_nff_1967.pdf |title=15th National Film Awards |publisher=International Film Festival of India |access-date=21 September 2011 |format=PDF |archive-date=25 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225231524/http://dff.nic.in/2011/15th_nff_1967.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[16th National Film Awards|1968 {{small|(16th)}}]]
| style="text-align:center;" | {{dash}}
! scope="row" | [[Kalyanji Anandji]]
| ''[[Saraswatichandra (film)|Saraswatichandra]]''
| [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| {{dash}}
| align="center" |<ref name="16thawardPDF">{{cite web |url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/16th_nff_1970.pdf |title=16th National Film Awards |publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals |access-date=22 September 2011 |format=PDF |archive-date=17 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150517061411/http://dff.nic.in/2011/16th_nff_1970.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[17th National Film Awards|1969 {{small|(17th)}}]]
| style="text-align:center;" | {{dash}}
! scope="row" | [[S. Mohinder]]
| ''[[Nanak Nam Jahaz Hai]]''
| [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]
| {{dash}}
| align="center" |<ref name="17thawardPDF">{{cite web |url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/17th_NFF_1971.pdf |title=17th National Film Awards |publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals |access-date=26 September 2011 |format=PDF |archive-date=26 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120226002621/http://dff.nic.in/2011/17th_NFF_1971.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[18th National Film Awards|1970 {{small|(18th)}}]]
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Composer Madan Mohan 2013 stamp of India.jpg|100px]]
! scope="row" | [[Madan Mohan (music director)|Madan Mohan]]
| ''[[Dastak (1970 film)|Dastak]]''
| [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| {{dash}}
| align="center" |<ref name="18thawardPDF">{{cite web |url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/17th_NFF_1971.pdf |title=18th National Film Awards |publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals |access-date=26 September 2011 |format=PDF |archive-date=26 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120226002621/http://dff.nic.in/2011/17th_NFF_1971.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[19th National Film Awards|1971 {{small|(19th)}}]]
| style="text-align:center;" | {{dash}}
! scope="row" | [[Jaidev]]
| ''[[Reshma Aur Shera]]''
| [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| {{dash}}
| align="center" |
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[20th National Film Awards|1972 {{small|(20th)}}]]
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Sachin Dev Burman 2007 stamp of India.jpg|100px]]
! scope="row" | [[Sachin Dev Burman]]
| ''[[Zindagi Zindagi]]''
| [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| {{dash}}
| align="center" |<ref name="20thaward">{{cite web |url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm20thNFAAward.aspx |title=20th National Film Awards |publisher=International Film Festival of India |access-date=26 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105220349/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm20thNFAAward.aspx |archive-date=5 November 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[21st National Film Awards|1973 {{small|(21st)}}]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[File:Satyajit Ray in New York (cropped).jpg|100px]]
! scope="row" | [[Satyajit Ray]]
| ''[[Ashani Sanket]]''
| [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
| {{dash}}
| align="center" |<ref name="21stawardPDF">{{cite web |url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/21st_nff_1973.pdf |title=21st National Film Awards |publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals |access-date=29 September 2011 |format=PDF |archive-date=4 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404122553/http://dff.nic.in/2011/21st_nff_1973.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[22nd National Film Awards|1974 {{small|(22nd)}}]]
| style="text-align:center;" | {{dash}}
! scope="row" | [[Ananda Shankar]]
| ''[[Chorus (1974 film)|Chorus]]''
| [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
| {{dash}}
| align="center" |<ref name="22ndawardPDF">{{cite web |url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/22nd_nff_1974.pdf |title=22nd National Film Awards |publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals |access-date=1 October 2011 |format=PDF |archive-date=4 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404122730/http://dff.nic.in/2011/22nd_nff_1974.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[23rd National Film Awards|1975 {{small|(23rd)}}]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[File:Dr. Bhupen Hazarika, Assam, India.jpg|100px]]
! scope="row" | [[Bhupen Hazarika]]
| ''[[Chameli Memsaab]]''
| [[Assamese language|Assamese]]
| {{dash}}
| align="center" |<ref name="23rdawardPDF">{{cite web |url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/23rd_nff_1975.pdf |title=23rd National Film Awards |publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals |access-date=4 October 2011 |format=PDF |archive-date=24 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724234749/http://dff.nic.in/2011/23rd_nff_1975.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[24th National Film Awards|1976 {{small|(24th)}}]]
| style="text-align:center;" | {{dash}}
! scope="row" | [[B. V. Karanth]]
| ''Rishya Shringa''
| [[Kannada language|Kannada]]
| {{dash}}
| align="center" |<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.in/2002/09/06/stories/2002090600461700.htm |title=Trust plans all round tribute to B.V. Karanth |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=6 September 2002 |access-date=4 July 2012 |author=Murali, Janaki |location=Bangalore |archive-date=1 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001081021/https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-others/tp-states/article28998242.ece |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[25th National Film Awards|1977 {{small|(25th)}}]]
| style="text-align:center;" | {{dash}}
! scope="row" | [[B. V. Karanth]]
| ''[[Ghatashraddha]]''
| [[Kannada language|Kannada]]
| {{hidden||''For employing the resources of sacred and folk music with unerring skill and sensitivity so as to create an atmosphere of subdued pain and loneliness and to lead the poignant theme to its tragic denouement through the tortured process of its unfolding; for the modulation of effects in terms of sound, covering music in all its variegated range within their span, for heightening the mood in each sequence, almost imperceptibly; for creating art at its concealed best.''}}
| align="center" |<ref name="25thawardPDF">{{cite web |url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/25th_nff_1977.pdf |title=25th National Film Awards |publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals |access-date=4 October 2011 |format=PDF |archive-date=19 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170119143000/http://dff.nic.in/2011/25th_nff_1977.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[26th National Film Awards|1978 {{small|(26th)}}]]
| style="text-align:center;" | {{dash}}
! scope="row" | [[Jaidev]]
| ''[[Gaman]]''
| [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| {{hidden||''For using the traditional light classical and folk music of U.P. to convey the nostalgia of rural migrants lost in a city. Music in Gaman is an integral part of the film.''}}
| align="center" |<ref name="26thawardPDF">{{cite web |url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/26th_NFA.pdf |title=26th National Film Awards |publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals |access-date=4 October 2011 |format=PDF |archive-date=24 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424114857/http://dff.nic.in/2011/26th_NFA.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[27th National Film Awards|1979 {{small|(27th)}}]]
| style="text-align:center;" | {{dash}}
! scope="row" | [[K. V. Mahadevan]]
| ''[[Sankarabharanam (1980 film)|Sankarabharanam]]''
| [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| {{dash}}
| align="center" |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://newindianexpress.com/magazine/article82183.ece |title=Much more than the name of a raga |date=13 December 2009 |access-date=3 July 2012 |author=Narayanan, Arjun |archive-date=29 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429214330/http://www.newindianexpress.com/magazine/article82183.ece |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[28th National Film Awards|1980 {{small|(28th)}}]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[File:Satyajit Ray in New York (cropped).jpg|100px]]
! scope="row" | [[Satyajit Ray]]
| ''[[Hirak Rajar Deshe]]''
| [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
| {{hidden||''For brilliant experimentation with different forms and modes of Indian music and for creating a mood of fantasy in a pleasing and harmonious style.''}}
| align="center" |<ref name="28thawardPDF">{{cite web |url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/28th_nff_1981.pdf |title=28th National Film Awards |publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals |access-date=4 October 2011 |format=PDF |archive-date=4 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404123606/http://dff.nic.in/2011/28th_nff_1981.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[29th National Film Awards|1981 {{small|(29th)}}]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[File:Mohammed Zahur Khayyam.jpg|100px]]
! scope="row" | [[Mohammed Zahur Khayyam|Khayyam]]
| ''[[Umrao Jaan (1981 film)|Umrao Jaan]]''
| [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| {{hidden||''For a finely turned score which invokes the spirit of the period and for a felicitous use of music to enrich the central character of the film.''}}
| align="center" |<ref name="29thawardPDF">{{cite web |url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/29th_nff_1982.pdf |title=29th National Film Awards |publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals |access-date=4 October 2011 |format=PDF |archive-date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303223458/http://dff.nic.in/2011/29th_nff_1982.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[30th National Film Awards|1982 {{small|(30th)}}]]
| style="text-align:center;" | {{dash}}
! scope="row" | [[Pasupuleti Ramesh Naidu|Ramesh Naidu]]
| ''[[Meghasandesam]]''
| [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| {{hidden||''For his use of classical music to enhance the aesthetic quality of the film.''}}
| align="center" |<ref name="30thawardPDF">{{cite web |url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/30th_nff_1983.pdf |title=30th National Film Awards |publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals |access-date=4 October 2011 |format=PDF |archive-date=24 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424114806/http://dff.nic.in/2011/30th_nff_1983.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[31st National Film Awards|1983 {{small|(31st)}}]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[File:Ilaiyaraaja BHung.jpg|100px]]
! scope="row" | [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| ''[[Saagara Sangamam]]''
| [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| {{hidden||''For his lively, rich and vigorous recreation of traditional music composition and inventive musical ideas adapted to the visual demands of drama.''}}
| align="center" |<ref name="31stawardPDF">{{cite web |url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/31st_nff_1984.pdf |title=31st National Film Awards |publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals |access-date=9 December 2011 |format=PDF |archive-date=24 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424114953/http://dff.nic.in/2011/31st_nff_1984.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[32nd National Film Awards|1984 {{small|(32nd)}}]]
| style="text-align:center;" | {{dash}}
! scope="row" | [[Jaidev]]
| ''[[Ankahee (1985 film)|Ankahee]]''
| [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| {{dash}}
| align="center" |<ref name="32ndawardPDF">{{cite web |url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/32nd_nff_1985.pdf |title=32nd National Film Awards |publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals |access-date=6 January 2012 |format=PDF |archive-date=29 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029203732/http://dff.nic.in/2011/32nd_nff_1985.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[33rd National Film Awards|1985 {{small|(33rd)}}]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[File:Ilaiyaraaja BHung.jpg|100px]]
! scope="row" | [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| ''[[Sindhu Bhairavi (film)|Sindhu Bhairavi]]''
| [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| {{hidden||''For innovative bleding of folk and classical music which lends strength and power to the story.''}}
| align="center" |<ref name="33rdawardPDF">{{cite web |url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/33nfa.pdf |title=33rd National Film Awards |publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals |access-date=7 January 2012 |format=PDF |archive-date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303222429/http://dff.nic.in/2011/33nfa.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[34th National Film Awards|1986 {{small|(34th)}}]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[File:Pandit balamuralikrishna.jpg|100px]]
! scope="row" | [[M. Balamuralikrishna]]
| ''[[Madhvacharya (film)|Madhvacharya]]''
| [[Kannada language|Kannada]]
| {{hidden||''For the effective use of classical music blended with folk music.''}}
| align="center" |<ref name="34thawardPDF">{{cite web |url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/34th_NFF.pdf |title=34th National Film Awards |publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals |access-date=7 January 2012 |format=PDF |archive-date=29 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029200134/http://dff.nic.in/2011/34th_NFF.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[35th National Film Awards|1987 {{small|(35th)}}]]
| style="text-align:center;" | {{dash}}
! scope="row" | [[Vanraj Bhatia]]
| ''[[Tamas (film)|Tamas]]''
| [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| {{hidden||''For creating a thematic score on a heroic scale through melody and complex harmonic arrangements of a symphonic character to stress the human anguish during the holocaust that followed partition, helping greatly in defining the tragic dimensions of the events.''}}
| align="center" |<ref name="35thawardPDF">{{cite web |url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/35th_nff_1988.pdf |title=35th National Film Awards |publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals |access-date=9 January 2012 |format=PDF |archive-date=22 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322020437/http://dff.nic.in/2011/35th_nff_1988.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[36th National Film Awards|1988 {{small|(36th)}}]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[File:Ilaiyaraaja BHung.jpg|100px]]
! scope="row" | [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| ''[[Rudraveena (film)|Rudra Veena]]''
| [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| {{hidden||''For creating an innovative score which brings out the splendour of classical tradition and blends it beautifully with modern sensitibilities.''}}
| align="center" |<ref name="36thawardPDF">{{cite web |url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/36nfa.pdf |title=36th National Film Awards |publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals |access-date=9 January 2012 |format=PDF |archive-date=7 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180107085713/http://dff.nic.in/2011/36nfa.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[37th National Film Awards|1989 {{small|(37th)}}]]
| style="text-align:center;" | {{dash}}
! scope="row" | Sher Choudhury
| ''Wosobipo''
| [[Karbi language|Karbi]]
| {{hidden||''For depicting life in interior Assam with a unique background score.''}}
| align="center" |<ref name="37thawardPDF">{{cite web |url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/37nfa.pdf |publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals |title=37th National Film Awards |access-date=29 January 2012 |format=PDF |archive-date=2 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002235001/http://dff.nic.in/2011/37nfa.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[38th National Film Awards|1990 {{small|(38th)}}]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[File:Hridaynath-Mangeshkar-2008.JPG|100px]]
! scope="row" | [[Hridaynath Mangeshkar]]
| ''[[Lekin...]]''
| [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| {{hidden||''For using traditional tunes and instruments creatively, with litting melody and haunting perfection.''}}
| align="center" |<ref name="38thawardPDF">{{cite web |url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/38th_nff_1991.pdf |title=38th National Film Awards |publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals |access-date=9 January 2012 |format=PDF |archive-date=15 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171215163809/http://dff.nic.in/2011/38th_nff_1991.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[39th National Film Awards|1991 {{small|(39th)}}]]
| style="text-align:center;" | {{dash}}
! scope="row" | [[Rajat Dholakia]]
| ''[[Dharavi (film)|Dharavi]]''
| [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| {{hidden||''For using music as an integral part of the film structure, furthering the meaning and dimensions of the theme.''}}
| align="center" |<ref name="39thawardPDF">{{cite web |url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/39nd_nff_1985.pdf |title=39th National Film Awards |publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals |access-date=27 February 2012 |format=PDF |archive-date=15 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171215070453/http://dff.nic.in/2011/39nd_nff_1985.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[40th National Film Awards|1992 {{small|(40th)}}]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[File:A. R. Rahman.jpg|100px]]
! scope="row" | [[A. R. Rahman]]
| ''[[Roja (film)|Roja]]''{{efn|name=Roja}}
| [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| {{hidden||''For the harmonious blend of western and Carnatic classical music in Roja, the separate music systems complementing each other without losing their own identities.''}}
| align="center" |<ref name="40thawardPDF">{{cite web |url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/40th_nff_1993.pdf |title=40th National Film Awards |publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals |access-date=2 March 2012 |format=PDF |archive-date=9 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309053748/http://dff.nic.in/2011/40th_nff_1993.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[41st National Film Awards|1993 {{small|(41st)}}]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[File:Johnson (composer).jpg|100px]]
! scope="row" | [[Johnson (composer)|Johnson]]
| ''[[Ponthan Mada]]''
| [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]]
| {{hidden||''For his music, which exhibits imagination, competence and presentation of the changing contours of music from traditional to modern styles.''}}
| align="center" |<ref name="41stawardPDF">{{cite web |url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/41st_nff_1994.pdf |title=41st National Film Awards |publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals |access-date=3 March 2012 |format=PDF |archive-date=29 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029193800/http://dff.nic.in/2011/41st_nff_1994.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" | [[42nd National Film Awards|1994 {{small|(42nd)}}]]
| style="text-align:center;" | {{dash}}
! scope="row" | [[Ravi (music director)|Ravi]] {{small|(As Bombay Ravi)}}
| {{•}} ''[[Sukrutham]]'' {{•}} ''[[Parinayam (1994 film)|Parinayam]]''
| [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]]
| {{hidden||''For his melodious rendering of his tunes. The music in both the films exhibit originality and creatively highlights the entire mood of the two films, achieving musical harmony.''}}
| align="center" rowspan="2" |<ref name="42ndawardPDF">{{cite web |url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/42nd_nff_1995.pdf |title=42nd National Film Awards (PDF) |publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals |access-date=5 March 2012 |format=PDF |pages=6–7 |archive-date=7 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107015003/http://dff.nic.in/2011/42nd_nff_1995.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#DDDDFF"
| style="text-align:center;" | [[File:Johnson (composer).jpg|100px]]
! scope="row" style="background-color:#D0D0E6" | [[Johnson (composer)|Johnson]] {{dagger}}
|''[[Sukrutham]]''
| [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]]
| {{hidden||''For scoring the background music.''}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[43rd National Film Awards|1995 {{small|(43rd)}}]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[File:Hamsalekha.jpg|100px]]
! scope="row" | [[Hamsalekha]]
| ''[[Sangeetha Sagara Ganayogi Panchakshara Gavai]]''
| [[Kannada language|Kannada]]
| {{hidden||''For his authentic utilisation of classical Indian music in both the Hindustani and Karnatic style and presenting a wholesome musical structure to the film.''}}
| align="center" |<ref name="43rdawardPDF">{{cite web |url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/43rd_nff_1996.pdf |title=43rd National Film Awards |publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals |access-date=6 March 2012 |format=PDF |archive-date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234418/http://dff.nic.in/2011/43rd_nff_1996.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[44th National Film Awards|1996 {{small|(44th)}}]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[File:A. R. Rahman.jpg|100px]]
! scope="row" | [[A. R. Rahman]]
| ''[[Minsara Kanavu]]''
| [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| {{hidden||''For innovative compositions breaking all traditions, entering into new era.''}}
| align="center" |<ref name="44thawardPDF">{{cite web |url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/44th_nff_1997.pdf |title=44th National Film Awards |publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals |access-date=9 January 2012 |format=PDF |archive-date=7 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107013544/http://dff.nic.in/2011/44th_nff_1997.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[45th National Film Awards|1997 {{small|(45th)}}]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[File:M. M. Keeravani at Inji Iduppazhagi Audio Launch.jpg|100px]]
! scope="row" | [[M. M. Keeravani]]
| ''[[Annamayya (film)|Annamayya]]''
| [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| {{hidden||''For the film's rich, classical music scores and its devotional fervor.''}}
| align="center" |<ref name="45thawardPDF">{{cite web |url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/45th_NFA.pdf |title=45th National Film Awards |publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals |access-date=11 March 2012 |format=PDF |archive-date=7 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107004458/http://dff.nic.in/2011/45th_NFA.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[46th National Film Awards|1998 {{small|(46th)}}]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[File:Vishal Bhardwaj 2010 - still 110691 crop.jpg|100px]]
! scope="row" | [[Vishal Bhardwaj]]
| ''[[Godmother (film)|Godmother]]''
| [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| {{hidden||''For the Hindi film Godmother where the narrative of the film and the music bring about an excellent blend of folk and modern music. It retains the fragrance of the soil of Gujarat.''}}
| align="center" |<ref name="46thawardPDF">{{cite web |url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/46_nff_1999.pdf |title=46th National Film Awards |publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals |access-date=12 March 2012 |format=PDF |archive-date=10 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310180429/http://dff.nic.in/2011/46_nff_1999.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[47th National Film Awards|1999 {{small|(47th)}}]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[File:Ismail Darbar at Vestoria fashion show (19).jpg|100px]]
! scope="row" | [[Ismail Darbar]]
| ''[[Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam]]''
| [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| {{hidden||''For an innovative score that blends in the entire spectrum of Indian music form Classical to folk to embellish the musical narrative.''}}
| align="center" |<ref name="47thawardPDF">{{cite web |url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/47th_nff_2000.pdf |title=47th National Film Awards |publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals |access-date=13 March 2012 |format=PDF |archive-date=7 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180107090241/http://dff.nic.in/2011/47th_nff_2000.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[48th National Film Awards|2000 {{small|(48th)}}]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[File:Anu Malik 2009 - still 88210 crop.jpg|100px]]
! scope="row" | [[Anu Malik]]
| ''[[Refugee (2000 film)|Refugee]]''
| [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| {{hidden||''For a score that blends with the story and heightens its narrative. A great effort has been made to ensure that the compositions have all the ingredients of the music of the soul.''}}
| align="center" |<ref name="48thawardPDF">{{cite web |url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/48th_nff_2001.pdf |title=48th National Film Awards |publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals |access-date=13 March 2012 |format=PDF |archive-date=29 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029195537/http://dff.nic.in/2011/48th_nff_2001.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[49th National Film Awards|2001 {{small|(49th)}}]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[File:A. R. Rahman.jpg|100px]]
! scope="row" | [[A. R. Rahman]]
| ''[[Lagaan]]''
| [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| {{hidden||''For a music score, that is both regional in character and popular in appeal bringing out the ethos of Saurashtra region.''}}
| align="center" |<ref name="49thawardPDF">{{cite web |url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/49th_nff_2002.pdf |title=49th National Film Awards |publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals |access-date=14 March 2012 |format=PDF |archive-date=29 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029185814/http://dff.nic.in/2011/49th_nff_2002.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[50th National Film Awards|2002 {{small|(50th)}}]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[File:A. R. Rahman.jpg|100px]]
! scope="row" | [[A. R. Rahman]]
| ''[[Kannathil Muthamittal]]''
| [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| {{hidden||''For his original musical score highlighting the cultural conflicts and personal anguish in the story.''}}
| align="center" |<ref name="50thawardPDF">{{cite web |url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/50nfa.pdf |title=50th National Film Awards |publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals |access-date=14 March 2012 |format=PDF |archive-date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303224027/http://dff.nic.in/2011/50nfa.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[51st National Film Awards|2003 {{small|(51st)}}]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[File:Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy Raymond Weil.jpg|100px]]
! scope="row" | [[Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy]]
| ''[[Kal Ho Naa Ho]]''
| [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| {{hidden||''For its wide range of styles and modes, enriching the themes of the film.''}}
| align="center" |<ref name="51stawardPDF">{{cite web |url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/51st_nff_2004.pdf |title=51st National Film Awards |publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals |access-date=15 March 2012 |format=PDF |archive-date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234942/http://dff.nic.in/2011/51st_nff_2004.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[52nd National Film Awards|2004 {{small|(52nd)}}]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[File:VidyaSagar.jpg|100px]]
! scope="row" | [[Vidyasagar (music director)|Vidyasagar]]
| ''[[Swarabhishekam]]''
| [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| {{hidden||''For the songs that are composed as per the situation and enrich the theme of the film. From the beginning to the end he has maintained traditional classical music and used Indian acoustic instruments thus bringing out the colour and flavour of Indian music.''}}
| align="center" |<ref name="52ndawardPDF">{{cite web |url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/52nd_nff_2005.pdf |title=52nd National Film Awards |publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals |access-date=28 January 2012 |format=PDF |archive-date=29 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029193535/http://dff.nic.in/2011/52nd_nff_2005.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[53rd National Film Awards|2005 {{small|(53rd)}}]]
| style="text-align:center;" | {{dash}}
! scope="row" | [[Lalgudi Jayaraman]]
| ''[[Sringaram]]''
| [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| {{hidden||''For bringing alive an era of great musical and dance tradition through the deft use of Indian musical instruments.''}}
| align="center" |<ref name="53rdawardPDF">{{cite web |url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/53rd_nff_2006.pdf |title=53rd National Film Awards |publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals |access-date=19 March 2012 |format=PDF |archive-date=15 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171215103958/http://dff.nic.in/2011/53rd_nff_2006.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[54th National Film Awards|2006 {{small|(54th)}}]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[File:Ashok Patki.JPG|100px]]
! scope="row" | [[Ashok Patki]]
| ''Antarnad''
| [[Konkani language|Konkani]]
| {{hidden||''For a judicious range of music from the classical to pop, elevating the film.''}}
| align="center" |<ref name="54thawardPDF">{{cite web |url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/54th_nff_2006.pdf |title=54th National Film Awards |publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals |access-date=24 March 2012 |format=PDF |archive-date=29 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029193647/http://dff.nic.in/2011/54th_nff_2006.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[55th National Film Awards|2007 {{small|(55th)}}]]
| style="text-align:center;" | {{dash}}
! scope="row" | [[Ouseppachan]]
| ''[[Ore Kadal]]''
| [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]]
| {{hidden||''For achieving through music the poignancy of the turmoil of unconventional love.''}}
| align="center" |<ref name="55thawardPDF">{{cite web |url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/55th_nff_2007.pdf |title=55th National Film Awards (PDF) |publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals |access-date=26 March 2012 |format=PDF |pages=14–15 |archive-date=29 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029192455/http://dff.nic.in/2011/55th_nff_2007.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[56th National Film Awards|2008 {{small|(56th)}}]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[File:Ajay-Atul 1.jpg|100px]]
! scope="row" | [[Ajay-Atul]]
| ''[[Jogwa]]''
| [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
| {{hidden||''For its well-researched use of traditional and folk music to reinforce the theme of the film.''}}
| align="center" |<ref name="56thawardPDF">{{cite web |url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/56th_nff_2008.pdf |title=56th National Film Awards |publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals |access-date=27 March 2012 |format=PDF |archive-date=19 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019152853/http://dff.nic.in/2011/56th_nff_2008.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" | [[57th National Film Awards|2009 {{small|(57th)}}]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[File:Amit Trivedi.jpg|100px]]
! scope="row" | [[Amit Trivedi]]
| ''[[Dev.D]]''
| [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| {{hidden||''For the innovative composition that blend contemporary and folk sounds.''}}
| align="center" rowspan="2" |<ref name="57thawardPDF">{{cite web |url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/57thNFA.pdf |title=57th National Film Awards |publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals |access-date=28 March 2012 |format=PDF |archive-date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303235404/http://dff.nic.in/2011/57thNFA.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#DDDDFF"
| style="text-align:center;" | [[File:Ilaiyaraaja BHung.jpg|100px]]
! scope="row" style="background-color:#D0D0E6" | [[Ilaiyaraaja]] {{dagger}}
| ''[[Pazhassi Raja (2009 film)|Pazhassi Raja]]''
| [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]]
| {{hidden||''For creating epic grandeur by fusing symphonic orchestration with traditional Indian.''}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" | [[58th National Film Awards|2010 {{small|(58th)}}]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[File:Vishal Bhardwaj 2010 - still 110691 crop.jpg|100px]]
! scope="row" | [[Vishal Bhardwaj]]
| ''[[Ishqiya]]''
| [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| {{hidden||''For blending rustic flavour with the Indian classical tradition.''}}
| align="center" rowspan="2" |<ref name="58thawarddff">{{cite web |title=58th National Film Awards |url=http://dff.nic.in/Press%20Release%20-%2058th%20National%20Film%20Awards%20Winners%202010.pdf |publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals |access-date=29 March 2012 |format=PDF |archive-date=8 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708120534/http://dff.nic.in/Press%20Release%20-%2058th%20National%20Film%20Awards%20Winners%202010.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#DDDDFF"
| style="text-align:center;" | {{dash}}
! scope="row" style="background-color:#D0D0E6" | [[Isaac Thomas Kottukapally]] {{dagger}}
| ''[[Adaminte Makan Abu]]''
| [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]]
| {{hidden||''For minimalistic use of appropriate background score to nurture the essence of the narrative.''}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" | [[59th National Film Awards|2011 {{small|(59th)}}]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[File: Neel Dutt.jpg|100px]]
! scope="row" | [[Neel Dutt]]
| ''[[Ranjana Ami Ar Ashbona]]''
| [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
| {{hidden||''For displaying a variety of contemporary musical forms that rock the city of Kolkata today. He virtually drives the narrative flow composing a variety of songs to portray the world of an ageing rock music performer who suffers from a deep feeling of inadequacy. The songs deal with the emotional and social challenges that beset the film's protagonists.''}}
| align="center" rowspan="2" |<ref name="59thaward">{{cite web |url=http://pib.nic.in/release/rel_print_page.asp?relid=80734 |title=59th National Film Awards for the Year 2011 Announced |publisher=Press Information Bureau (PIB), India |access-date=7 March 2012 |archive-date=31 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031200819/http://pib.nic.in/release/rel_print_page.asp?relid=80734 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#DDDDFF"
| style="text-align:center;" | {{dash}}
! scope="row" style="background-color:#D0D0E6" | Mayookh Bhaumik {{dagger}}
| ''[[Laptop (2012 film)|Laptop]]''
| [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
| {{hidden||''For his original style in narrating the flow of events centred around a laptop. He brings in a new dimension with his unconventional musical renderings, using both live and electronic instruments to counterpoint the urban tragedies that accompany this peripatetic laptop. The music brings in a narrative element that resonates with contemporary problems in Kolkata, a city weighed down by its own contradictions.''}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" | [[60th National Film Awards|2012 {{small|(60th)}}]]
| style="text-align:center;" | {{dash}}
! scope="row" | Shailendra Barve
| ''[[Samhita (film)|Samhita]]''
| [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
| {{hidden||''Versatile and soulful presentation of songs based on Raagas, backed by Indian instrumentation arranged in a manner that enhances the film.''}}
| align="center" rowspan="2" |<ref name="60thaward">{{cite press_release |title=60th National Film Awards Announced |url=http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/2013/mar/d2013031801.pdf |format=PDF |publisher=Press Information Bureau (PIB), India |access-date=18 March 2013 |archive-date=17 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130417215938/http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/2013/mar/d2013031801.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#DDDDFF"
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Bijibal.jpg|100px]]
! scope="row" style="background-color:#D0D0E6" | [[Bijibal]] {{dagger}}
| ''[[Kaliyachan]]''
| [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]]
| {{hidden||''Fusion of native ensemble and percussions in a period setting is a challenge well-met by the background score.''}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" | [[61st National Film Awards|2013 {{small|(61st)}}]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[File:Kabir_Suman_on_Khayal.jpg|thumb|100px]]
! scope="row" | [[Kabir Suman]]
| ''[[Jaatishwar]]''
| [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
| {{hidden||''The music director has presented a rich variety of musical genres of Bengal with appropriate voices, instruments and orchestration..''}}
| align="center" rowspan="2" |<ref name="61staward">{{cite press_release |title=61st National Film Awards Announced |url=http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/2013/mar/d2013031801.pdf |format=PDF |publisher=Press Information Bureau (PIB), India |access-date=18 March 2013 |archive-date=17 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130417215938/http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/2013/mar/d2013031801.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#DDDDFF"
| style="text-align:center;" | [[File:Shantunu_moitra.jpg|100px]]
! scope="row" style="background-color:#D0D0E6" | [[Shantanu Moitra]] {{dagger}}
| ''[[Naa Bangaaru Talli]]''
| [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| {{hidden||''The music composer has kept a balance of music programming and regional acoustic instruments like Saraswati Veena, Mridangam, Ghatam, Morsing and voices to underline the theme of the film.''}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" | [[62nd National Film Awards|2014 {{small|(62nd)}}]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[File:Vishal Bhardwaj 2010 - still 110691 crop.jpg|100px]]
! scope="row" | [[Vishal Bhardwaj]]
| ''[[Haider (film)|Haider]]''
| [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| {{hidden||''For developing the conflict of the inner and outer landscape through haunting music.''}}
| align="center" rowspan="2" |<ref name="62ndaward">{{cite press_release |title=62nd National Film Awards |url=http://dff.nic.in/writereaddata/62nd%20National%20Film%20Awards%202014%20-%20Press%20Release.pdf |format=PDF |publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals |date=24 March 2015 |access-date=24 March 2015 |archive-date=2 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402123148/http://dff.nic.in/writereaddata/62nd%20National%20Film%20Awards%202014%20-%20Press%20Release.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#DDDDFF"
| style="text-align:center;" |
! scope="row" style="background-color:#D0D0E6" | [[Gopi Sundar]] {{dagger}}
| ''[[1983 (film)|1983]]''
| [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]]
| {{hidden||''For maintaining the tempo of the film with an in-sync background score. ''}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" | [[63rd National Film Awards|2015 {{small|(63rd)}}]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[File:M-Jayachandran.jpg|100px]]
! scope="row" | [[M. Jayachandran]]
| ''[[Ennu Ninte Moideen]]''
| [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]]
| {{hidden||''Creating a haunting melodic composition, that resonates the tragic love story''}}
| align="center" rowspan="2" |<ref name="63rdaward">{{cite press_release |title=63rd National Film Awards |url=http://dff.nic.in/writereaddata/Winners_of_63rd_NFA_2015.pdf |format=PDF |publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals |date=28 March 2016 |access-date=28 March 2016 |archive-date=7 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161007194418/http://dff.nic.in/writereaddata/Winners_of_63rd_NFA_2015.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#DDDDFF"
| style="text-align:center;" | [[File:Ilaiyaraaja BHung.jpg|100px]]
! scope="row" style="background-color:#D0D0E6" | [[Ilaiyaraaja]] {{dagger}}
| ''[[Tharai Thappattai]]''
| [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| {{hidden||''For effectively using folk musical instruments and melodies, to give a harmonic layer of meaning to the world of the characters.''}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[64th National Film Awards|2016 {{small|(64th)}}]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[File:Bapu Padmanabha 01.JPG|100px]]
! scope="row" | [[Bapu Padmanabha]] {{dagger}}
| ''[[Allama (film)|Allama]]''
| [[Kannada]]
| {{hidden||''For adding soul to the film through Carnatic ragas.''}}
| align="center" |<ref name="64thaward">{{cite press_release |title=64th National Film Awards |url=http://www.dff.nic.in/writereaddata/NFA64PressNote2016.pdf |format=PDF |publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals |access-date=7 April 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170606051143/http://dff.nic.in/writereaddata/NFA64PressNote2016.pdf |archive-date=6 June 2017 }}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" | [[65th National Film Awards|2017 {{small|(65th)}}]]
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" | [[File:A. R. Rahman.jpg|100px]]
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | [[A. R. Rahman]] {{dagger}}
| ''[[Kaatru Veliyidai]]''
| [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| {{dash}}
| align="center" rowspan="2" |<ref name="65thaward">{{Cite press release |title=65th National Film Awards |url=http://164.100.117.97/WriteReadData/userfiles/65th%20%20NATIONAL%20FILM%20AWARDS%20FOR%202017-%20final%20(1).pdf |access-date=16 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190116085918/http://164.100.117.97/WriteReadData/userfiles/65th%20%20NATIONAL%20FILM%20AWARDS%20FOR%202017-%20final%20(1).pdf |archive-date=16 January 2019 |format=PDF}}</ref>
|-
| scope="row" style="background-color:#D0D0E6"|''[[Mom (film)|Mom]]''
| scope="row" style="background-color:#D0D0E6"| [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| scope="row" style="background-color:#D0D0E6"| {{dash}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" | [[66th National Film Awards|2018 {{small|(66th)}}]]
| style="text-align:center;" |
! scope="row" | [[Sanjay Leela Bhansali]]
| ''[[Padmaavat]]''
| [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| {{hidden||''All the songs lift the mood of the film and give a different dimension to the narrative.''}}
| align="center" rowspan="2" |<ref>{{cite web |title=National Film Awards 2019: Full winners list |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/national-film-awards-2019-full-winners-list-5892272/ |publisher=The Indian Express |date=10 August 2019 |access-date=10 August 2019 |archive-date=10 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190810130258/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/national-film-awards-2019-full-winners-list-5892272/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#DDDDFF"
| style="text-align:center;" | [[File:Shashwat on guitar.jpg|100px]]
! scope="row" style="background-color:#D0D0E6" | [[Shashwat Sachdev]] {{dagger}}
| ''[[Uri: The Surgical Strike]]''
| [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
|{{hidden||''For providing the right atmosphere for the film.''}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" | [[67th National Film Awards|2019 {{small|(67th)}}]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[File: DSC00325 copy-lowres.jpg|100px]]
! scope="row" | [[D. Imman]]
| ''[[Viswasam]]''
| [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|
|align="center" rowspan="2" |
|- bgcolor="#DDDDFF"
| style="text-align:center;" | -
! scope="row" style="background-color:#D0D0E6" | Prabuddha Banerjee {{dagger}}
| ''[[Jyeshthoputro]]''
| [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
|
|-
|}

== Notes ==
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== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://dff.nic.in Official Page for Directorate of Film Festivals, India]
* [http://dff.nic.in/NFA_archive.asp National Film Awards Archives]

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