16th National Film Awards

Indian ceremony celebrating cinema of 1968 July 2016 July 2016 16 National Film Awards 16th NFA.png 16th National Film Awards Best of Indian cinema in 1968 V. V. Giri(President of India) yes 1970 02 13 Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi dff.nic.in Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne AashirwadGoopy Gyne Bagha ByneKuzhanthaikkagaSaraswatichandraThillaanaa MohanambalThulabharam (2) 15th 17th The 16th National Film Awards, presented by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India to felicitate the best of Indian Cinema released in 1968.http://dff.nic.in/images/Documents/99_16thNfacatalogue.pdf 16th National Film Awards Directorate of Film Festivals 2 September 2020 9 November 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181109153304/https://dff.nic.in/images/Documents/99_16thNfacatalogue.pdf liveTimes of India Entertainment National Awards Winners 1968: Complete list of winners of National Awards 1968 timesofindia.indiatimes.com https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-awards/national-awards-winners/1968/108 11 August 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210511142357/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-awards/national-awards-winners/2005/108 11 May 2021 Ceremony took place at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi on 13 February 1970. With 16th National Film Awards, three new awards were introduced, mainly for Best Film on Family Welfare, Best Child Artist and Best Film Lyric Writer. Moreover, for male and female singers, awards were differentiated with Best Male Playback Singer and Best Female Playback Singer respectively. Juries Six different committees were formed based on the film making sectors in India, mainly based in Bombay, Calcutta and Madras along with the award categories. Another committee for all India level was also formed which included some of the members from regional committee. For 16th National Film Awards, central committee was headed by Justice G. D. Khosla. Jury Members: Central G. D. Khosla (Chairperson)Sitaram KesriSheila BhatiaA. C. JalanEzra MirB. K. KaranjiaTeji BachchanI. S. JoharHaridas BhattacharjeeU. Visweswar RaoSunder Lal NahataM. N. Kapur Jury Members: Documentary D. K. Borooah (Chairperson)Shambu MitraMrinalini SarabhaiG. G. SwellShanta Gandhi Jury Members: Short Films Piloo Mody (Chairperson)Balwant GargiAmita MalikR. 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 Mitra 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. President's Gold Medal for the All India Best Feature Film is now better known as National Film Award for Best Feature Film, whereas 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, Prime Minister's Gold Medal is now given as National Film Award for Best Children's Film. At the regional level, President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film is now given as National Film Award for Best Feature Film in a particular language. Certificate of Merit in all the categories is discontinued over the years. Feature films Feature films were awarded at All India as well as regional level. For 16th National Film Awards, a Bengali film Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne won the President's Gold Medal for the All India Best Feature Film, with also winning the maximum number of awards (two); along with two Hindi films, Aashirwad and Saraswatichandra with a Malayalam film, Thulabharam and a Tamil film, Thillaanaa Mohanambal. Following were the awards given in each category: All India Award Following were the awards given: AwardFilmLanguageAwardee(s)Cash prizeBest Feature FilmGoopy Gyne Bagha ByneBengaliProducer: Nepal DuttaGold Medal and 20,000Producer: Asim DuttaDirector: Satyajit Ray5,000 and a plaqueSecond Best Feature FilmThulabharamMalayalamProducer: M/s. Supriya Pictures5,000 and a medalDirector: A. Vincent2,000 and a plaqueBest Film on Family WelfareAnchal Ke PhoolHindiProducer: M. R. Seth5,000 and a medalDirector: Karunesh Thakur2,000 and a plaqueBest Feature Film on National IntegrationJanmabhoomiMalayalamProducer: M/s. Roopa Rekha5,000 and a medalDirector: John Sankaramangalam2,000 and a plaqueBest Children's FilmHeerer PrajapatiBengaliProducer: Children's Film Society7,500 and a medalDirector: Shanti P. Chowdhury2,500 and a plaqueBest Actor (Bharat Award)AashirwadHindiAshok KumarA figurineBest Actress (Urvashi Award)ThulabharamMalayalamSharadaA figurineBest Child ArtistKuzhanthaikkagaTamilBaby RaniA plaqueBest DirectionGoopy Gyne Bagha ByneBengaliSatyajit Ray 5,000 and a plaqueBest Music DirectionSaraswatichandraHindiKalyanji Anandji 5,000 and a plaqueBest Male Playback SingerMere Huzoor(For the song "Jhanak Jhanak Tori Baaje")HindiManna DeyA plaqueBest Female Playback SingerUyarndha ManithanTamilP. SusheelaA plaqueLyric Writer of the Best Film Song on National IntegrationKuzhanthaikkaga(For the song "Devan Vanthaan")TamilKannadasanA plaqueBest ScreenplayAnokhi RaatHindiPandit Anand Kumar5,000Best Cinematography (Black and White)SaraswatichandraHindiNariman A. Irani5,000 and a plaqueBest Cinematography (Color)Thillaanaa MohanambalTamilK. S. Prasad5,000 and a plaque Regional Award The awards were given to the best films made in the regional languages of India. For feature films in Assamese, English, Gujarati, Kashmiri and Punjabi language, President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film was not given. The producer and director of the film were awarded with 5,000 and a Silver medal, respectively. AwardFilmAwardee(s) Producer DirectorBest Feature Film in BengaliApanjanR. N. MalhotraTapan SinhaR. K. KapurT. M. ShahBest Feature Film in HindiAashirwadN. C. SippyHrishikesh MukherjeeHrishikesh MukherjeeBest Feature Film in KannadaMannina MagaM. V. VenkatachallamGeethapriyaP. AlexanderBest Feature Film in MalayalamAdhyapikaM/s. Neela ProductionsP. SubramaniamBest Feature Film in MarathiEkteeG. ChaugleRaja ThakurBest Feature Film in OriyaStreeParbati GhoseSidharthaBest Feature Film in TamilThillaanaa MohanambalVijayalakshmiA. P. NagarajanBest Feature Film in TeluguVarakatnamN. Trivikrama RaoN. T. Rama Rao Non-Feature films Following were the awards given: Short films AwardFilmLanguageAwardee(s)Cash prizeBest Information Film (Documentary)EverestEnglishProducer: Arun Chowdhury for Films Division5,000 and a medalDirector: N. S. Thapa2,000 and a plaqueBest Educational / Instructional FilmForest and The ManEnglishProducer: K. L. Khandpur for Films Division5,000 and a medalDirector: Neil Gokhale2,000 and a plaqueDirector: P. B. PendharkarBest Film on Social DocumentationWaterEnglishProducer: M/s. Fali Billmoria Productions5,000 and a medalDirector: Fali Billmoria2,000 and a plaqueBest Experimental FilmAnd I Make Short FilmsEnglishProducer: K. L. Khandpur for Films Division5,000 and a medalDirector: S. N. S. Sastry2,000 and a plaqueBest Animation FilmNag Aur KauwaHindiProducer: Children's Film Society5,000 and a medalDirector: S. B. Nayampally2,000 and a plaque Awards not given Following were the awards not given as no film was found to be suitable for the award: Best Story Writer Best Promotional Film President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Assamese President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in English President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Punjabi 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