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{{Short description|Indian film award}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox film award
{{Infobox award
| name = National Film Award for Best Scientific Film
| name = National Film Award for Best Scientific Film
| image =
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| alt =
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| caption =
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| subheader = National award for contributions to short film
| subheader = National award for contributions to short film
| awarded_for =
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| sponsor = [[Directorate of Film Festivals]]
| sponsor = [[Directorate of Film Festivals]]
| firstawarded = 1984
| firstawarded = 1984
| lastawarded = 2013
| lastawarded = 2021
| reward = {{ubl|Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus)|{{INRConvert|50|k}}}}
| reward = {{ubl|Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus)|{{INR|50,000}}}}
| former name = Best Scientific Film (including Environment and Ecology) (1984–90)
| former name = Best Scientific Film (including Environment and Ecology) (1984–90)
| holder_label = Most recent winner
| holder_label = Most recent winner
| holder = ''The Pad Piper''
| holder = ''Ethos of Darkness''
| award1_type = Total awarded
| award1_type = Total awarded
| award1_winner = 21
| award1_winner = 21
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| award2_winner = ''Aranya Aamar''
| award2_winner = ''Aranya Aamar''
}}
}}
The '''National Film Award for Best Scientific Film''' is one of the [[National Film Awards]] presented annually by the [[Directorate of Film Festivals]], the organisation set up by [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India]]. It is one of several awards presented for non-feature films and awarded with Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus).
The '''National Film Award for Best Scientific Film''' was one of the [[National Film Awards]] presented annually by the [[Directorate of Film Festivals]], the organisation set up by [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India]]. It was one of several awards presented for non-feature films and awarded with Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus).


The award was instituted in 1984, at [[32nd National Film Awards]] and awarded annually for the short films produced in the year across the country, in all Indian languages.
The award was instituted in 1984, at [[32nd National Film Awards]] and awarded annually for the short films produced in the year across the country, in all Indian languages. At the [[70th National Film Awards]], the award is discontinued and clubbed with [[National Film Award for Best Investigative Film]], [[National Film Award for Best Promotional Film]], [[National Film Award for Best Educational/Motivational/Instructional Film]], [[National Film Award for Best Exploration/Adventure Film]], [[National Film Award for Best Anthropological/Ethnographic Film]], [[National Film Award for Best Agriculture Film]] and [[National Film Award for Best Film on Social Issues]] and [[National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Environment/Conservation/Preservation Film]], and two new categories were created; Best Documentary and Best Non Feature Film Promoting Social and Environmental Values.<ref>{{cite web |author=Under Secretary to the Government of India |date=14 December 2023 |title=Report on Rationalization of Awards Conferred by the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting {{!}} Ministry of Information and Broadcasting {{!}} Government of India |url=https://mib.gov.in/filmsdocuments/report-rationalization-awards-conferred-ministry-information-broadcasting |access-date=25 August 2024 |publisher=[[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Ministry of Information and Broadcasting]]}}</ref>


== Winners ==
== Winners ==
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! colspan="2" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;"| Awards legends
! colspan="2" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;"| Awards legends
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| {{small|Awarded as Best Scientific Film / Best Environment / Conservation / Preservation Film}}
|-
| style="background-color:#EBEBE0;width:20px;"| {{center|*}}
| {{small|Indicates a joint award for that year}}
| {{small|Indicates a joint award for that year}}
|}
|}


{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="width:100%"
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="width:100%"
! colspan="7" | List of films, showing the year, language(s), producer(s), director(s) and citation
! colspan="6" | List of films, showing the year, language(s), producer(s) and director(s)
|-
|-
! scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:10%;"| Year
! scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:10%;"| Year
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! scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:20%;"| Producer(s)
! scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:20%;"| Producer(s)
! scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:20%;"| Director(s)
! scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:20%;"| Director(s)
! scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:20%;" class="unsortable"| Citation
! scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:3%;" class="unsortable" |{{Tooltip|Refs.|Reference}}
! scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:3%;" class="unsortable" |{{Tooltip|Refs.|Reference}}
|-
|-
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| West Bengal Ministry of Forest
| West Bengal Ministry of Forest
| [[Tarun Majumdar]]
| [[Tarun Majumdar]]
| {{dash}}
| align="center" |
| align="center" |
|-<ref name="32ndawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/32nd_nff_1985.pdf|title=32nd National Film Awards|format=PDF|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=6 January 2012}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | [[33rd National Film Awards|1985<br>{{small|(33rd)}}]]
| align="center" | [[33rd National Film Awards|1985<br>{{small|(33rd)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''Power to the People''
! scope="row" | ''Power to the People''
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| B. N. Mehra
| B. N. Mehra
| K. Balakrishnan Nair
| K. Balakrishnan Nair
| {{hidden||''For its convincing portrayal of the importance of a people's movement for scientific attitude towards social change.''}}
| align="center" |<ref name="33rdawardPDF">{{cite web|url=https://www.dff.gov.in/images/Documents/84_33rdNfacatalogue.pdf|title=33rd National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=29 March 2022}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref name="33rdawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/33nfa.pdf|title=33rd National Film Awards|format=PDF|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=7 January 2012}}</ref>
|-
|-
| align="center" | [[34th National Film Awards|1986<br>{{small|(34th)}}]]
| align="center" | [[34th National Film Awards|1986<br>{{small|(34th)}}]]
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| {{•}}Radha Narayanan<br/>{{•}}Mohi-Ud-Din Mirza
| {{•}}Radha Narayanan<br/>{{•}}Mohi-Ud-Din Mirza
| Mohi-Ud-Din Mirza
| Mohi-Ud-Din Mirza
| {{hidden||''For its very effective use of cinematographic medium for covering modern scientific methods of cattle breeding.''}}
| align="center" |<ref name="34thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=https://www.dff.gov.in/images/Documents/83_34thNfacatalogue.pdf|title=34th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=29 March 2022}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref name="34thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/34th_NFF.pdf|title=34th National Film Awards|format=PDF|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=7 January 2012}}</ref>
|-
|-
| align="center" | [[35th National Film Awards|1987<br>{{small|(35th)}}]]
| align="center" | [[35th National Film Awards|1987<br>{{small|(35th)}}]]
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| English
| English
| Eco Media Pvt Ltd
| Eco Media Pvt Ltd
| {{•}}[[Romulus Whitaker]]<br/>{{•}}Shekar Dattatri
| {{•}}[[Romulus Whitaker]]<br/>{{•}}[[Shekar Dattatri]]
| {{hidden||''For informative portrayal of concepts such as the use of traditional skills and knowledge existing in a tribal society for the common good, indirectly spreading a scientific temper all around.''}}
| align="center" |<ref name="35thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=https://www.dff.gov.in/images/Documents/82_35thNfacatalogue.pdf|title=35th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=29 March 2022}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref name="35thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/35th_nff_1988.pdf|title=35th National Film Awards|format=PDF|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=9 January 2012}}</ref>
|-
|-
| align="center" | [[36th National Film Awards|1988<br>{{small|(36th)}}]]
| align="center" | [[36th National Film Awards|1988<br>{{small|(36th)}}]]
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| Jal Mehta
| Jal Mehta
| Anil Revankar
| Anil Revankar
| {{hidden||''For its meticulous and credible account of the reconstructive surgery on disfigured and disabled hands, evoking confidence in the scientific method and in indigenous endeavour.''}}
| align="center" |<ref name="36thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=https://www.dff.gov.in/images/Documents/81_36thNfacatalogue.pdf|title=36th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=29 March 2022}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref name="36thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/36nfa.pdf|title=36th National Film Awards|format=PDF|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=9 January 2012}}</ref>
|-
|-
| align="center" | [[37th National Film Awards|1989<br>{{small|(37th)}}]]
| align="center" | [[37th National Film Awards|1989<br>{{small|(37th)}}]]
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| Jal Mehta
| Jal Mehta
| Vishram Revankar
| Vishram Revankar
| {{hidden||''For a well made specialised film effectively communicating the course of treatment in a serious disease.''}}
| align="center" |<ref name="37thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=https://www.dff.gov.in/images/Documents/80_37thNfacatalogue.pdf|title=37th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=29 March 2022}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref name="37thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/37nfa.pdf|title=37th National Film Awards|format=PDF|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=29 January 2012}}</ref>
|-
|-
| align="center" | [[38th National Film Awards|1990<br>{{small|(38th)}}]]
| align="center" | [[38th National Film Awards|1990<br>{{small|(38th)}}]]
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| Gul Bahar Singh for [[Films Division of India|Films Division]]
| Gul Bahar Singh for [[Films Division of India|Films Division]]
| Nishith Banerjee
| Nishith Banerjee
| {{hidden||''For trading through new horizons of the futuristic, yet scientifically realisable possibilities at the threshold of a new era, with technical finesse.''}}
| align="center" |<ref name="38thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=https://www.dff.gov.in/images/Documents/79_38thNfacatalogue.pdf|title=38th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=29 March 2022}}</ref>
| align="center" | <ref name="38thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/38th_nff_1991.pdf|title=38th National Film Awards|format=PDF|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=9 January 2012}}</ref>
|-
|-
| align="center" | [[39th National Film Awards|1991<br>{{small|(39th)}}]]
| align="center" | [[39th National Film Awards|1991<br>{{small|(39th)}}]]
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| English
| English
| Eco Media Pvt Ltd
| Eco Media Pvt Ltd
| {{•}}Shekar Dattatri<br/>{{•}}Revati Mukherjee
| {{•}}[[Shekar Dattatri]]<br/>{{•}}Revati Mukherjee
| {{hidden||''For its painstaking and inspiring presentation of the ecological heritage and the threat to the environment.''}}
| align="center" |<ref name="39thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=https://www.dff.gov.in/images/Documents/78_39ndNfacatalogue.pdf|title=39th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=29 March 2022}}</ref>
| align="center" | <ref name="39thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/39nd_nff_1985.pdf|title=39th National Film Awards|format=PDF|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=27 February 2012}}</ref>
|-
|-
| align="center" | [[40th National Film Awards|1992<br>{{small|(40th)}}]]
| align="center" | [[40th National Film Awards|1992<br>{{small|(40th)}}]]
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| D. G. Information and Public Relations, [[Government of Maharashtra]]
| D. G. Information and Public Relations, [[Government of Maharashtra]]
| Dinkar Chowdhary
| Dinkar Chowdhary
| {{hidden||''For its daring presentation in a befitting manner of the most dangerous disease of present times – AIDS.''}}
| align="center" |<ref name="40thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=https://www.dff.gov.in/images/Documents/77_40thNfacatalogue.pdf|title=40th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=29 March 2022}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref name="40thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/40th_nff_1993.pdf|title=40th National Film Awards|format=PDF|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=2 March 2012}}</ref>
|-
|-
| align="center" | [[41st National Film Awards|1993<br>{{small|(41st)}}]]
| align="center" | [[41st National Film Awards|1993<br>{{small|(41st)}}]]
| bgcolor="#F5A9A9" align="center" colspan="5" | No Award
| colspan="4" bgcolor="#F5A9A9" align="center" | No Award
| align="center" |<ref name="41stawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/41st_nff_1994.pdf|title=41st National Film Awards|format=PDF|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=3 March 2012}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref name="41stawardPDF">{{cite web|url=https://www.dff.gov.in/images/Documents/76_41stNfacatalogue.pdf|title=41st National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=29 March 2022}}</ref>
|-
|-
| align="center" | [[42nd National Film Awards|1994<br>{{small|(42nd)}}]]
| align="center" | [[42nd National Film Awards|1994<br>{{small|(42nd)}}]]
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| Comet Media Foundation
| Comet Media Foundation
| Chandita Mukherjee
| Chandita Mukherjee
| {{hidden||''For being at once precise and warm in its approach to teaching processes.''}}
| align="center" |<ref name="42ndawardPDF">{{cite web|url=https://www.dff.gov.in/images/Documents/75_42ndNfacatalogue.pdf|title=42nd National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=29 March 2022}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref name="42ndawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/42nd_nff_1995.pdf|title=42nd National Film Awards|format=PDF|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=5 March 2012}}</ref>
|-
|-
| align="center" | [[43rd National Film Awards|1995<br>{{small|(43rd)}}]]
| align="center" | [[43rd National Film Awards|1995<br>{{small|(43rd)}}]]
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| Y. N. Engineer for Films Division
| Y. N. Engineer for Films Division
| Y. N. Engineer for Films Division
| Y. N. Engineer for Films Division
| {{hidden||''For presenting the total solar eclipse in all its captivating beauty, while providing relevant scientific information.''}}
| align="center" |<ref name="43rdawardPDF">{{cite web|url=https://www.dff.gov.in/images/Documents/74_43rdNfacatalogue.pdf|title=43rd National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=29 March 2022}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref name="43rdawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/43rd_nff_1996.pdf|title=43rd National Film Awards|format=PDF|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=6 March 2012}}</ref>
|-
|-
| align="center" | [[44th National Film Awards|1996<br>{{small|(44th)}}]]
| align="center" | [[44th National Film Awards|1996<br>{{small|(44th)}}]]
| bgcolor="#F5A9A9" align="center" colspan="5" | No Award
| colspan="4" bgcolor="#F5A9A9" align="center" | No Award
| align="center" |<ref name="44thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/44th_nff_1997.pdf|title=44th National Film Awards|format=PDF|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=9 January 2012}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref name="44thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=https://www.dff.gov.in/images/Documents/73_44thNfacatalogue.pdf|title=44th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=29 March 2022}}</ref>
|- style="background-color:#EBEBE0"
|- style="background-color:#EBEBE0"
| align="center" rowspan="2" | [[45th National Film Awards|1997<br>{{small|(45th)}}]]
| align="center" rowspan="2" | [[45th National Film Awards|1997<br>{{small|(45th)}}]]
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| D. Gautaman for Films Division
| D. Gautaman for Films Division
| Bhanumurthy Alur
| Bhanumurthy Alur
| {{hidden||''For an effective depiction of our ancient ayurvedic transition, and its reabsorption into mainstream medicine.''}}
| align="center" rowspan="2" |<ref name="45thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=https://www.dff.gov.in/images/Documents/72_45thNfacatalogue.pdf|title=45th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=29 March 2022}}</ref>
| align="center" rowspan="2" |<ref name="45thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/45th_NFA.pdf|title=45th National Film Awards|format=PDF|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=11 March 2012}}</ref>
|- style="background-color:#EBEBE0"
|- style="background-color:#EBEBE0"
! scope="row" style="background-color:#E0E0D1" | ''Cancer''
! scope="row" style="background-color:#E0E0D1" | ''Cancer''
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| Bhanumurthy Alur for Films Division
| Bhanumurthy Alur for Films Division
| C. K. M. Rao
| C. K. M. Rao
| {{hidden||''The film shatters many outdated beliefs about cancer and gives useful information about its prophylactic and curative treatment.''}}
|-
|-
| align="center" | [[46th National Film Awards|1998<br>{{small|(46th)}}]]
| align="center" | [[46th National Film Awards|1998<br>{{small|(46th)}}]]
| bgcolor="#F5A9A9" align="center" colspan="5" | No Award
| colspan="4" bgcolor="#F5A9A9" align="center" | No Award
| 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}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref name="46thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=https://www.dff.gov.in/images/Documents/71_46thNfacatalogue.pdf|title=46th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=29 March 2022}}</ref>
|-
|-
| align="center" | [[47th National Film Awards|1999<br>{{small|(47th)}}]]
| align="center" | [[47th National Film Awards|1999<br>{{small|(47th)}}]]
| bgcolor="#F5A9A9" align="center" colspan="5" | No Award
| colspan="4" bgcolor="#F5A9A9" align="center" | No Award
| align="center" |<ref name="47thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/47th_nff_2000.pdf|title=47th National Film Awards|format=PDF|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=13 March 2012}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref name="47thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=https://www.dff.gov.in/images/Documents/70_47thNfacatalogue.pdf|title=47th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=29 March 2022}}</ref>
|-
|-
| align="center" | [[48th National Film Awards|2000<br>{{small|(48th)}}]]
| align="center" | [[48th National Film Awards|2000<br>{{small|(48th)}}]]
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| Bhanumurthy Alur for Films Division
| Bhanumurthy Alur for Films Division
| K. Jagjivan Ram for Films Division
| K. Jagjivan Ram for Films Division
| {{hidden||''For presenting a scientific method of Mathematical calculations, existing in the Vedas and relating the relevance of this knowledge to the present times.''}}
| align="center" |<ref name="48thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=https://www.dff.gov.in/images/Documents/69_48thNfacatalogue.pdf|title=48th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=29 March 2022}}</ref>
| 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}}</ref>
|-
|-
| align="center" | [[49th National Film Awards|2001<br>{{small|(49th)}}]]
| align="center" | [[49th National Film Awards|2001<br>{{small|(49th)}}]]
| bgcolor="#F5A9A9" align="center" colspan="5" | No Award
| colspan="4" bgcolor="#F5A9A9" align="center" | No Award
| 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}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref name="49thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=https://www.dff.gov.in/images/Documents/68_49thNfacatalogue.pdf|title=49th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=29 March 2022}}</ref>
|-
|-
| align="center" | [[50th National Film Awards|2002<br>{{small|(50th)}}]]
| align="center" | [[50th National Film Awards|2002<br>{{small|(50th)}}]]
| bgcolor="#F5A9A9" align="center" colspan="5" | No Award
| colspan="4" bgcolor="#F5A9A9" align="center" | No Award
| 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}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref name="50thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=https://www.dff.gov.in/images/Documents/67_50thNfacatalogue.pdf|title=50th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=29 March 2022}}</ref>
|-
|-
| align="center" | [[51st National Film Awards|2003<br>{{small|(51st)}}]]
| align="center" | [[51st National Film Awards|2003<br>{{small|(51st)}}]]
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| Savithri Divakaran
| Savithri Divakaran
| P. Balan
| P. Balan
| {{hidden||''For using the novel method of elephants narrating their own story (in human voice) to raise a cry against "man centric" concept of development. The film also succeeds in raising bigger issues of ecological balance, and cruelty to animals.''}}
| align="center" |<ref name="51stawardPDF">{{cite web|url=https://www.dff.gov.in/images/Documents/66_51stNfacatalogue.pdf|title=51st National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=29 March 2022}}</ref>
| 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}}</ref>
|-
|-
| align="center" | [[52nd National Film Awards|2004<br>{{small|(52nd)}}]]
| align="center" | [[52nd National Film Awards|2004<br>{{small|(52nd)}}]]
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| [[Riverbank Studios]]
| [[Riverbank Studios]]
| Gautam Pandey
| Gautam Pandey
| {{hidden||''For venturing to explore the most enigmatic creature, very scientific and analytic manner effectively urging mankind to conserve this unique species.''}}
| align="center" |<ref name="52ndawardPDF">{{cite web|url=https://www.dff.gov.in/images/Documents/50_52thNfacatalogue%20-%20.pdf|title=52nd National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=29 March 2022}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref name="52ndawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/52nd_nff_2005.pdf|title=52nd National Film Awards|format=PDF|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=28 January 2012}}</ref>
|-
|-
| align="center" | [[53rd National Film Awards|2005<br>{{small|(53rd)}}]]
| align="center" | [[53rd National Film Awards|2005<br>{{small|(53rd)}}]]
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| Nilanjan Bhattacharya
| Nilanjan Bhattacharya
| Nilanjan Bhattacharya
| Nilanjan Bhattacharya
| {{hidden||''For a thought provoking film on environmental diversity with excellent Cinematography, Music, Editing and Sound Design.''}}
| align="center" |<ref name="53rdawardPDF">{{cite web|url=https://www.dff.gov.in/images/Documents/49_53Nfacatalogue-%20.pdf|title=53rd National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=29 March 2022}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref name="53rdawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/53rd_nff_2006.pdf|title=53rd National Film Awards|format=PDF|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=19 March 2012}}</ref>
|-
|-
| align="center" | [[54th National Film Awards|2006<br>{{small|(54th)}}]]
| align="center" | [[54th National Film Awards|2006<br>{{small|(54th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''Kalpavriksha: Legacy Of Forests''{{dagger}}
! scope="row" | ''Kalpavriksha: Legacy of Forests''{{dagger}}
| English
| English
| [[Mike Pandey]]
| [[Mike Pandey]]
| Nina Subramani
| Nina Subramani
| {{hidden||''For bringing out the symbiotic relationship between forests and human life and underlining the need for conserving the rich bio diversity still existing in our remaining forests.''}}
| align="center" |<ref name="54thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=https://www.dff.gov.in/images/Documents/48_54sthNfaArchives.pdf|title=54th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=29 March 2022}}</ref>
| align="center" | <ref name="54thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/54th_nff_2006.pdf|title=54th National Film Awards|format=PDF|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=24 March 2012}}</ref>
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| align="center" | [[55th National Film Awards|2007<br>{{small|(55th)}}]]
| align="center" | [[55th National Film Awards|2007<br>{{small|(55th)}}]]
| bgcolor="#F5A9A9" align="center" colspan="5" | No Award
| colspan="4" bgcolor="#F5A9A9" align="center" | No Award
| align="center" |<ref name="55thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/55th_nff_2007.pdf|title=55th National Film Awards|format=PDF|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=26 March 2012}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref name="55thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=https://www.dff.gov.in/images/Documents/47_55Nfacatalogue-%20.pdf|title=55th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=29 March 2022}}</ref>
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| align="center" | [[56th National Film Awards|2008<br>{{small|(56th)}}]]
| align="center" | [[56th National Film Awards|2008<br>{{small|(56th)}}]]
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| [[Film and Television Institute of India|FTII]]
| [[Film and Television Institute of India|FTII]]
| Emmanuel Palo
| Emmanuel Palo
| {{hidden||''For the film with a simple, almost lighthearted, treatment evolves into a powerful message of conservation. Using an unconventional music track and animation, the film jolts the viewer to relook at waste and pollution.''}}
| align="center" |<ref name="56thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=https://www.dff.gov.in/images/Documents/46_56thNfacatalogue%20-%20.pdf|title=56th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=29 March 2022}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref name="56thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/56th_nff_2008.pdf|title=56th National Film Awards|format=PDF|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=27 March 2012}}</ref>
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|-
| align="center" | [[57th National Film Awards|2009<br>{{small|(57th)}}]]
| align="center" | [[57th National Film Awards|2009<br>{{small|(57th)}}]]
| bgcolor="#F5A9A9" align="center" colspan="5" | No Award
| colspan="4" bgcolor="#F5A9A9" align="center" | No Award
| align="center" |<ref name="57thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/57thNFA.pdf|title=57th National Film Awards|format=PDF|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=28 March 2012}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref name="57thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=https://www.dff.gov.in/images/Documents/45_57thNfacatalogue%20-%20.pdf|title=57th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=29 March 2022}}</ref>
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|-
| align="center" | [[58th National Film Awards|2010<br>{{small|(58th)}}]]
| align="center" | [[58th National Film Awards|2010<br>{{small|(58th)}}]]
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| Rotary Club of Imphal
| Rotary Club of Imphal
| Bachaspatimayum Sunzu
| Bachaspatimayum Sunzu
| {{hidden||''For a very well constructed reality with an engaging dramatic sensibility, that depicts the grimness of natural health maladies. It guides the viewer through emotions and playful spirit of the child. With the help of medical science, it enlightens the viewer with awareness of Congenital Heart Defect and its promising treatment.''}}
| align="center" |<ref name="58thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=https://www.dff.gov.in/images/Documents/44_58thNfacatalogue%20-%20.pdf|title=58th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=29 March 2022}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref name="58thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/58_NFA.pdf|title=58th National Film Awards|format=PDF|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=29 March 2012}}</ref>
|-
|-
| align="center" | [[59th National Film Awards|2011<br>{{small|(59th)}}]]
| align="center" | [[59th National Film Awards|2011<br>{{small|(59th)}}]]
| bgcolor="#F5A9A9" align="center" colspan="5" | No Award
| colspan="4" bgcolor="#F5A9A9" align="center" | No Award
| align="center" |<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}}</ref>
| align="center" |<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}}</ref>
|-
|-
| align="center"| [[60th National Film Awards|2012<br>{{small|(60th)}}]]
| align="center"| [[60th National Film Awards|2012<br>{{small|(60th)}}]]
| bgcolor="#F5A9A9" align="center" colspan="5" | No Award
| colspan="4" bgcolor="#F5A9A9" align="center" | No Award
| align="center" |<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=17 April 2014}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref name="60thaward">{{cite press_release|title=60th National Film Awards Announced|url=http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/2013/mar/d2013031801.pdf|publisher=Press Information Bureau (PIB), India|access-date=17 April 2014}}</ref>
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|-
| align="center"| [[61st National Film Awards|2013<br>{{small|(61st)}}]]
| align="center"| [[61st National Film Awards|2013<br>{{small|(61st)}}]]
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| Akanksha Sood Singh
| Akanksha Sood Singh
| Akanksha Sood Singh
| Akanksha Sood Singh
| {{hidden||''For its portrayal of a sensitive man with a profound belief in appropriate technology who came up with a simple piece of engineering – an affordable sanitary napkin that has had an extraordinary impact on the health of millions of poor women.''}}
| align="center" |<ref name="61staward">{{cite web|title=61st National Film Awards|url=http://www.dff.nic.in/List%20of%20Awards.pdf|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|date=16 April 2014|access-date=16 April 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140416181218/http://www.dff.nic.in/List%20of%20Awards.pdf|archive-date=16 April 2014}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref name="61staward">{{cite web|title=61st National Film Awards|url=http://www.dff.nic.in/List%20of%20Awards.pdf|format=PDF|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|date=16 April 2014|access-date=16 April 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140416181218/http://www.dff.nic.in/List%20of%20Awards.pdf|archive-date=16 April 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
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| align="center" | [[62nd National Film Awards|2014<br>{{small|(62nd)}}]]
| align="center" | [[62nd National Film Awards|2014<br>{{small|(62nd)}}]]
| bgcolor="#F5A9A9" align="center" colspan="5" | No Award
| colspan="4" bgcolor="#F5A9A9" align="center" | No Award
| align="center" |<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}}</ref>
| align="center" |<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|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|date=24 March 2015|access-date=24 March 2015}}</ref>
|-
|-
| align="center" | [[63rd National Film Awards|2015<br>{{small|(63rd)}}]]
| align="center" | [[63rd National Film Awards|2015<br>{{small|(63rd)}}]]
| bgcolor="#F5A9A9" align="center" colspan="5" | No Award
| colspan="4" bgcolor="#F5A9A9" align="center" | No Award
| align="center" | <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}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref name="63rdaward">{{cite press_release|title=63rd National Film Awards|url=http://dff.nic.in/writereaddata/Winners_of_63rd_NFA_2015.pdf|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|date=28 March 2016|access-date=28 March 2016}}</ref>
|-
|-
| align="center"| [[64th National Film Awards|2016<br>{{small|(64th)}}]]
| align="center"| [[64th National Film Awards|2016<br>{{small|(64th)}}]]
| bgcolor="#F5A9A9" align="center" colspan="5" | No Award
| colspan="4" bgcolor="#F5A9A9" align="center" | No Award
| 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|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref name="64thaward">{{cite press_release|title=64th National Film Awards|url=http://www.dff.nic.in/writereaddata/NFA64PressNote2016.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>
|-
|-
| align="center"| [[66th National Film Awards|2018<br>{{small|(66th)}}]]
| align="center" | [[65th National Film Awards|2017<br/>{{small|(65th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''G D Naidu The Edison Of India''
| colspan="4" bgcolor="#F5A9A9" align="center" | No Award
| align="center" |
|-
| align="center" | [[66th National Film Awards|2018<br/>{{small|(66th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''G. D. Naidu: The Edison of India''
| English
| English
| [[Films Division of India]]
| [[Films Division of India]]
| K. Ranjith Kumar
| K. Ranjith Kumar
| align="center" | <ref>{{Cite web |title=66th National Film Awards for 2018 announced |url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=192564 |accessdate=5 October 2024 |website=pib.gov.in}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | [[67th National Film Awards|2019<br/>{{small|(67th)}}]]
| colspan="4" bgcolor="#F5A9A9" align="center" | No Award
| align="center" | <ref>{{Cite web |date=22 March 2021 |title=67th National Film Awards announced |url=https://pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1706663 |access-date=9 October 2024 |website=[[Press Information Bureau]]}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | [[68th National Film Awards|2020<br/>{{small|(68th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''On the Brink Season 2 {{Ndash}}'' ''Bats''
| English
| The Gaia People
| Akanksha Sood Singh
| align="center" | <ref>{{Cite web |date=22 July 2022 |title=68th National Film Awards announced |url=https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1843932 |access-date=7 February 2025 |website=[[Press Information Bureau]]}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | [[69th National Film Awards|2021<br/>{{small|(69th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''Ethos of Darkness''
|
|
|-
| Sri Ganesh Productions
| align="center" | [[65th National Film Awards|2017<br>{{small|(65th)}}]]
| Avijit Banerjee
| bgcolor="#F5A9A9" align="center" colspan="5" | No Award
| align="center" | <ref>{{Cite web |date=24 August 2023 |title=69th National Film Awards for the year 2021 announced |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1951758 |access-date=9 October 2024 |website=[[Press Information Bureau]]}}</ref>
| align="center" |
|}
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== References ==
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National Film Award for Best Scientific Film
National award for contributions to short film
Sponsored byDirectorate of Film Festivals
Formerly calledBest Scientific Film (including Environment and Ecology) (1984–90)
Reward(s)
  • Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus)
  • ₹50,000
First awarded1984
Last awarded2021
Most recent winnerEthos of Darkness
Highlights
Total awarded21
First winnerAranya Aamar

The National Film Award for Best Scientific Film was one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India. It was one of several awards presented for non-feature films and awarded with Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus).

The award was instituted in 1984, at 32nd National Film Awards and awarded annually for the short films produced in the year across the country, in all Indian languages. At the 70th National Film Awards, the award is discontinued and clubbed with National Film Award for Best Investigative Film, National Film Award for Best Promotional Film, National Film Award for Best Educational/Motivational/Instructional Film, National Film Award for Best Exploration/Adventure Film, National Film Award for Best Anthropological/Ethnographic Film, National Film Award for Best Agriculture Film and National Film Award for Best Film on Social Issues and National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Environment/Conservation/Preservation Film, and two new categories were created; Best Documentary and Best Non Feature Film Promoting Social and Environmental Values.[1]

Winners[edit | edit source]

Award includes 'Rajat Kamal' (Silver Lotus) and cash prize. Following are the award winners over the years:

Awards legends
Indicates a joint award for that year
List of films, showing the year, language(s), producer(s) and director(s)
Year Film(s) Language(s) Producer(s) Director(s) Refs.
1984
(32nd) 		Aranya Aamar Bengali West Bengal Ministry of Forest Tarun Majumdar
1985
(33rd) 		Power to the People English B. N. Mehra K. Balakrishnan Nair [2]
1986
(34th) 		Kaamdhenu Redeemed English  • Radha Narayanan
 • Mohi-Ud-Din Mirza 		Mohi-Ud-Din Mirza [3]
1987
(35th) 		A Cooperative for Snake Catchers English Eco Media Pvt Ltd  • Romulus Whitaker
 • Shekar Dattatri 		[4]
1988
(36th) 		Reconstructive Surgery Leprosy (Hand) English Jal Mehta Anil Revankar [5]
1989
(37th) 		Neuropathic Foot in Leprosy English Jal Mehta Vishram Revankar [6]
1990
(38th) 		Biotechnology: Some Possibilities English Gul Bahar Singh for Films Division Nishith Banerjee [7]
1991
(39th) 		Silent Valley: An Indian Rain forest English Eco Media Pvt Ltd  • Shekar Dattatri
 • Revati Mukherjee 		[8]
1992
(40th) 		Chunauti Marathi D. G. Information and Public Relations, Government of Maharashtra Dinkar Chowdhary [9]
1993
(41st) 		No Award [10]
1994
(42nd) 		Another Way of Learning English Comet Media Foundation Chandita Mukherjee [11]
1995
(43rd) 		A Celestial Tryst
(N. M. No. 291) 		English Y. N. Engineer for Films Division Y. N. Engineer for Films Division [12]
1996
(44th) 		No Award [13]
1997
(45th) 		Ayurveda English D. Gautaman for Films Division Bhanumurthy Alur [14]
Cancer Hindi Bhanumurthy Alur for Films Division C. K. M. Rao
1998
(46th) 		No Award [15]
1999
(47th) 		No Award [16]
2000
(48th) 		Vedic Mathematics English Bhanumurthy Alur for Films Division K. Jagjivan Ram for Films Division [17]
2001
(49th) 		No Award [18]
2002
(50th) 		No Award [19]
2003
(51st) 		The 18 Elephant: Three Monologuesdagger Malayalam Savithri Divakaran P. Balan [20]
2004
(52nd) 		Timeless Traveller-The Horseshoe Crabdagger English Riverbank Studios Gautam Pandey [21]
2005
(53rd) 		Under This Sundagger Bengali Nilanjan Bhattacharya Nilanjan Bhattacharya [22]
2006
(54th) 		Kalpavriksha: Legacy of Forestsdagger English Mike Pandey Nina Subramani [23]
2007
(55th) 		No Award [24]
2008
(56th) 		Trip English FTII Emmanuel Palo [25]
2009
(57th) 		No Award [26]
2010
(58th) 		Heart to Heart Manipuri and English Rotary Club of Imphal Bachaspatimayum Sunzu [27]
2011
(59th) 		No Award [28]
2012
(60th) 		No Award [29]
2013
(61st) 		The Pad Piper English Akanksha Sood Singh Akanksha Sood Singh [30]
2014
(62nd) 		No Award [31]
2015
(63rd) 		No Award [32]
2016
(64th) 		No Award [33]
2017
(65th) 		No Award
2018
(66th) 		G. D. Naidu: The Edison of India English Films Division of India K. Ranjith Kumar [34]
2019
(67th) 		No Award [35]
2020
(68th) 		On the Brink Season 2 – Bats English The Gaia People Akanksha Sood Singh [36]
2021
(69th) 		Ethos of Darkness Sri Ganesh Productions Avijit Banerjee [37]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Under Secretary to the Government of India (14 December 2023). "Report on Rationalization of Awards Conferred by the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting | Ministry of Information and Broadcasting | Government of India". Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  2. ↑ "33rd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "34th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  4. ↑ "35th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  5. ↑ "36th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  6. ↑ "37th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  7. ↑ "38th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  8. ↑ "39th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  9. ↑ "40th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  10. ↑ "41st National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  11. ↑ "42nd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  12. ↑ "43rd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  13. ↑ "44th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  14. ↑ "45th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  15. ↑ "46th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  16. ↑ "47th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  17. ↑ "48th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  18. ↑ "49th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  19. ↑ "50th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  20. ↑ "51st National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  21. ↑ "52nd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  22. ↑ "53rd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  23. ↑ "54th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  24. ↑ "55th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  25. ↑ "56th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  26. ↑ "57th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  27. ↑ "58th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  28. ↑ "59th National Film Awards for the Year 2011 Announced". Press Information Bureau (PIB), India. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
  29. ↑ "60th National Film Awards Announced" (PDF) (Press release). Press Information Bureau (PIB), India. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  30. ↑ "61st National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. 16 April 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
  31. ↑ "62nd National Film Awards" (PDF) (Press release). Directorate of Film Festivals. 24 March 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  32. ↑ "63rd National Film Awards" (PDF) (Press release). Directorate of Film Festivals. 28 March 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  33. ↑ "64th National Film Awards" (PDF) (Press release). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  34. ↑ "66th National Film Awards for 2018 announced". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  35. ↑ "67th National Film Awards announced". Press Information Bureau. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  36. ↑ "68th National Film Awards announced". Press Information Bureau. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  37. ↑ "69th National Film Awards for the year 2021 announced". Press Information Bureau. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2024.

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