17th National Film Awards

Indian ceremony celebrating cinema of 1969 July 2016 July 2016 17 National Film Awards 17th National Film Awards Best of Indian cinema in 1969 Ministry of Information and Broadcasting yes 1970 08 30 yes 1970 11 21 University Centenary Auditorium, Madras dff.nic.in Devika Rani Bhuvan Shome Bhuvan Shome (3) 16th 18th The 17th National Film Awards were presented by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting of India to facilitate the best of Indian cinema released in 1969.http://dff.nic.in/images/Documents/98_17thNfacatalogue.pdf 17th National Film Awards Directorate of Film Festivals 2 September 2020 25 July 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200725172021/http://dff.nic.in/images/Documents/98_17thNfacatalogue.pdf live The ceremony took place at University Centenary Auditorium, Madras on 21 November 1970. At the 17th National Film Awards, a new award was introduced to honour the father of Indian cinema, Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, better known as Dadasaheb Phalke. Named the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, it was introduced to recognise the contribution of film personalities towards the development of Indian cinema. Starting with the 100th anniversary of the birth of Phalke in 1870, the award was awarded annually for this distinguished contribution. Juries Six different committees were formed based on the filmmaking sectors in India; along with the award categories, they were mainly based in Bombay, Calcutta and Madras. Another committee for the All India level was also formed, which included some of the members from the regional committees. For the 17th National Film Awards, this central committee was headed by Justice G. D. Khosla. Jury Members: Central G. D. Khosla (Chairperson)Sitaram KesriShiela VatsA. C. JalanEzra MirB. K. KaranjiaTeji BachchanI. S. JoharHaridas BhattacharjeeU. Visweswar RaoSunder Lal NahataM. N. Kapur Jury Members: Documentary Tara Ali Baig (Chairperson)Rashid-Ul-TalibKapila VatsyayanUsha BhagatShanta Gandhi Jury Members: Short Films Amrita Pritam (Chairperson)R. G. AnandInder Lal Das Jury Regional: Bombay Nissim Ezekiel (Chairperson)Urmila KapurNavin KhandwallaR. S. PandeFiroze RangoonwallaBikram SinghBal ChhabdaShatrujit PaulBuny TalwarG. P. Shirke Jury Regional: Calcutta Amala Shankar (Chairperson)Roma ChoudhryChintamoni KarK. C. PanigrahiA. K. PramanickUtpal DuttaKanan DeviKartic ChatterjeeDurgadas MitraArti Tagore Jury Regional: Madras C. R. Pattabhiraman (Chairperson)P. Achutha MenonR. K. NarayanMallikarjuna RaoSarojini VaradappanK. ManoharanRajammal AnantharamanV. C. SubburamanD. V. S. RajuB. Ananthaswami Awards Awards were divided into feature films and non-feature films. The President's Gold Medal for the All India Best Feature Film is now better known as the National Film Award for Best Feature Film, whereas the President's Gold Medal for the Best Documentary Film is analogous to today's National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film. For children's films, the Prime Minister's Gold Medal is now given as the National Film Award for Best Children's Film. At the regional level, the President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film is now given as the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in a particular language. Certificates of Merit in all categories have been discontinued over the years. Lifetime Achievement Award AwardImageAwardee(s)Awarded AsCash prizeDadasaheb Phalke Award75pxDevika Rani Chaudhuri RoerichActress11,000, a shawl and a plaque Feature films Feature films were awarded at the All India as well as the regional level. For the 17th National Film Awards, a Bengali film Bhuvan Shome won the President's Gold Medal for the All India Best Feature Film while also winning the maximum number of awards (three). All India awards The awards given at the All India level were as follows: AwardFilmLanguageAwardee(s)Cash prizeBest Feature FilmBhuvan ShomeHindiProducer: Mrinal SenGold Medal and 20,000Director: Mrinal SenSecond Best Feature FilmDibratrir KabyaBengaliProducer: M/s. Nabik Productions5,000 and a medalDirector: Bimal Bhowmick2,000 and a plaqueDirector: Narayan ChakrabortyBest Feature Film on National IntegrationSaat HindustaniHindiProducer: Khwaja Ahmad Abbas5,000 and a medalDirector: Khwaja Ahmad AbbasBest Actor (Bharat Award)Bhuvan ShomeHindiUtpal DuttA figurineBest Actress (Urvashi Award)Dibratrir KabyaBengaliMadhabi MukherjeeA figurineBest DirectionBhuvan ShomeHindiMrinal Sen 5,000 and a plaqueBest Music DirectionNanak Nam Jahaz HaiPunjabiS. Mohinder 5,000 and a plaqueBest Male Playback SingerAradhana(For the song "Safal Hogi Teri Aradhana")HindiSachin Dev BurmanA plaqueBest Female Playback SingerThunaivanTamilK. B. SundarambalA plaqueLyric Writer of the Best Film Song on National IntegrationSaat Hindustani(For the song "Aandhi Aaye Ki Toofan")HindiKaifi AzmiA plaqueBest ScreenplayGejje PoojeKannadaS. R. Puttanna Kanagal5,000 and a plaqueBest Cinematography (Black and White)Sara AkashHindiK. K. Mahajan5,000 and a plaqueBest Cinematography (Color)Shanti NilayamTamilMarcus Bartley5,000 and a plaque Regional awards Some awards were given to the best films made in the various regional languages of India. For feature films in English, the President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film was not given. The producer and director of the winning films were awarded with 5,000 and a Silver medal, respectively. AwardFilmAwardee(s) Producer DirectorBest Feature Film in AssameseDr. BezbarooahM/s Rangghar Cine ProductionsBrajen BaruahBest Feature Film in BengaliNatun PataM/s Gora PicturesDinen GuptaBest Feature Film in GujaratiKankuKantilal RathodKantilal RathodBest Feature Film in HindiSatyakamSher Jeng Singh PuncheeHrishikesh MukherjeeBest Feature Film in KannadaGejje PoojeChithra JyothiS. R. Puttanna KanagalBest Feature Film in MalayalamAdimakalM. O. JosephK. S. SethumadhavanBest Feature Film in MarathiTambdi MatiLilabai Bhalji PendharkarBhalji PendharkarBest Feature Film in OriyaAdina MeghaBabulal DoshiAmit MaitraBest Feature Film in PunjabiNanak Nam Jahaz HaiPannalal MaheshwaryRam MaheshwaryBest Feature Film in TamilIru KodugalN. SelvarajK. BalachanderB. DoraisamyN. KrishanV. GovindarajanBest Feature Film in TeluguAadarsa KutumbamN. Trivikrama RaoAdurthi Subba Rao Non-Feature films Awards were also given to numerous short films. AwardFilmLanguageAwardee(s)Cash prizeBest Information Film (Documentary)Amrita Sher-GilEnglishProducer: B. D. Garga5,000 and a medalDirector: B. D. GargaBest Educational / Instructional FilmLifeEnglishProducer: K. L. Khandpur for Films Division5,000 and a medalDirector: S. Gangooii2,000 and a plaqueBest Animation FilmUmbrellaEnglishProducer: G. K. Gokhale for Films Division5,000 and a medalDirector: B. R. Shendge2,000 and a plaqueBest Promotional Film (Commercial)Weave Me Some FlowersEnglishProducer: Mohan Wadhwani for Films DivisionA medal onlyDirector: P. B. PendharkarA plaque only Awards not given Some awards were not given because no film was considered suitable: Best Story Writer Best Film on Family Welfare Best Children's Film Best Child Artist Best Film on Social Documentation Best Experimental Film Best Promotional Film (Non-Commercial) President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in English References External links National Film Awards Archives Official Page for Directorate of Film Festivals, India Category:National Film Awards (India) ceremonies National Film Awards Category:1970 in Indian cinema