Discontinued and intermittent National Film Awards

The National Film Awards are presented every year by the National Film Development Corporation of India. Following is the list of discontinued and intermittent National Film Awards. Throughout the year various awards have been discontinued and given intermittently. The awards, instituted 1953, on the 40th anniversary of Indian Cinema, are given for feature films, non-feature films and best writing on cinema, and were once officially known as the State Awards for Films. In addition to the regular National Film Awards, several discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards have been presented throughout the years.

Following are the discontinued National Film Awards from feature films category:

The All India Certificate of Merit was one of the National Film Awards given by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and Directorate of Film Festivals, India. It was instituted in 1954 and awarded at 1st National Film Awards^[1] and was lastly awarded in 1957 at 4th National Film Awards.^[2] It was given along with National Film Award for Best Feature Film and two films per year were awarded with this award.

List of films, showing the year (award ceremony), language(s), producer(s) and director(s)
Year	Film(s)	Language(s)	Producer(s)	Director(s)	Refs.
1953 (1st)	Do Bigha Zamin	Hindi	Bimal Roy	Bimal Roy	[1]
	Bhagavan Sri Krishna Chaitanya	Bengali	Debaki Bose	Debaki Bose
1954 (2nd)	Neelakuyil	Malayalam	Chandrathara Productions	• P. Bhaskaran  • Ramu Kariat	[3]
	Biraj Bahu	Hindi	Hiten Chaudhary Productions	Bimal Roy
1955 (3rd)	Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje	Hindi	Rajkamal Kalamandir	V. Shantaram	[4]
	Shirdi Che Sai Baba	Marathi	Nandadeep Chitra	Kumarsen Samarth
1956 (4th)	Bandhan	Hindi	Sircar Productions	Hem Chunder	[2]
	Tenali Ramakrishna	Telugu	Vikram Productions	B. S. Ranga
1957 (5th)	Mother India	Hindi	Mehboob Productions	Mehboob Khan	[5]

The National Film Award for Third Best Feature Film was one of the National Film Awards given by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and Directorate of Film Festivals, India. It was instituted in 1958 and awarded at 6th National Film Awards and lastly awarded in 1965 at 13th National Film Awards and discontinued after that.^[6][7]

List of films, showing the year (award ceremony), language(s), producer(s) and director(s)
Year	Film(s)	Language(s)	Producer(s)	Director(s)	Refs.
1958 (6th)	School Master	Kannada	B. R. Panthulu	B. R. Panthulu	[6]
1959 (7th)	Sujata	Hindi	Bimal Roy	Bimal Roy	[8]
1960 (8th)	Deivapiravi	Tamil	Kamal Brothers Pvt Ltd	• R. Krishnan  • S. Panju	[9]
1961 (9th)	Prapanch	Marathi	Indian National Pictures	Madhukar Pathak	[10]
1962 (10th)	Sautela Bhai	Hindi	Alok Bharati	Mahesh Kaul	[11]
1963 (11th)	Mahanagar	Bengali	R. D. Bansal	Satyajit Ray	[12]
1964 (12th)	Unnaipol Oruvan	Tamil	Aasiya Jyothi films	D. Jayakanthan	[13][14]
1965 (13th)	Chhoti Chhoti Baten	Hindi	Rajvanshi Productions	Motilal Rajvansh	[7]

The National Film Award for Best Story was one of the National Film Awards given by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and Directorate of Film Festivals, India. It was instituted in 1962 and awarded at 10th National Film Awards and lastly awarded in 1975 at 23rd National Film Awards^[15] and discontinued after that.

In the first year, for the 10th National Film Awards, award winners were awarded only with Certificate of Merit. Later on, all the award winners were awarded with Silver Lotus and cash prize of ₹ 10,000.

List of award recipients, showing the year (award ceremony), film(s) and language(s)
Year	Recipient(s)	Film(s)	Language(s)	Refs.
1962 (10th)	Not Available	Four Centuries Ago	English	[16]
1964 (12th)	Balai Chand Mukhopadhyay	Aarohi	Bengali	[13][14]
1965 (13th)	Motilal	Chhoti Chhoti Baten	Hindi	[7]
	B. K. Dutt	Shaheed	Hindi
	Din Dayal Sharma
1973 (21st)	Ismat Chughtai	Garm Hava	Hindi	[17]
	Kaifi Azmi
1974 (22nd)	Ritwik Ghatak	Jukti Takko Aar Gappo	Bengali	[18]
1975 (23rd)	K. Shivaram Karanth	Chomana Dudi	Kannada	[15]

The National Film Award for Best Film Based On High Literary Work was one of the National Film Awards given by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and Directorate of Film Festivals, India. It was instituted in 1966 and awarded only at 14th National Film Awards.^[19]

List of films, showing the year (award ceremony), language(s), producer(s) and director(s)
Year	Film(s)	Language(s)	Producer(s)	Director(s)	Refs.
1966 (14th)	Chutti	Bengali	Arundhati Devi	Arundhati Devi	[19]

Following are the discontinued National Film Awards from non-feature films category:

The National Film Award for Best Experimental Film was one of the National Film Awards given by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and Directorate of Film Festivals, India. It was instituted in 1966 and awarded at 14th National Film Awards^[19] and lastly awarded in 1983 at 31st National Film Awards^[20] and discontinued after that.

List of films, showing the year (award ceremony), language(s), producer(s), director(s) and citation
Year	Film(s)	Language(s)	Producer(s)	Director(s)	Citation	Refs.
1966 (14th)	Homosaps	English	–	–	–	[19]
1967 (15th)	Through the Eyes of a Painter	English	J. S. Bhownagary for Films Division	M. F. Husain (as a Creator)	–	[21]
1968 (16th)	And I Make Short Films	English	K. L. Khandpur for Films Division	S. N. S. Sastry	–	[22]
1969 (17th)	No Award					[23]
1970 (18th)	No Award					[24]
1971 (19th)	No Award					[25]
1972 (20th)	No Award					[26]
1973 (21st)	Homi Bhabha — A Scientist in Action	English	Jagat Murari	Viswanathan K	–	[17]
1974 (22nd)	No Award					[18]
1975 (23rd)	Awashesh	Hindi	FTII	K. G. Girish	–	[15]
1976 (24th)	Murder at Monkey Hill	Hindi	FTII	Vidhu Vinod Chopra	–	[27]
1977 (25th)	Samadhi	Music only	FTII	John Sankaramangalam	For achieving a mellifluous blending of the spirit and philosophy of Yoga, with a wealth of detail of practical exercises in an atmosphere of calm contemplation, ennobling music and recitations from the sacred texts.	[28]
1978 (26th)	No Award					[29]
1979 (27th)	Child On a Chess Board	Music only	Films Division	Vijay B Chandra	–	[27]
1980 (28th)	Arrival	English	Films Division	Mani Kaul	For searing imagery and outstanding soundtrack.	[30]
1981 (29th)	No Award					[31]
1982 (30th)	Chakkar Chandu Ka Chameliwala	Hindi	FTII	N. C. Thade	For being a romantically mysterious film which successfully dispenses with the normal time-space framework and chronological sequence.	[32]
1983 (31st)	The Clown and The Dog	English	FTII	Sunny Joseph	For its attempt to unfold the intellectual yearnings of youth for freedom if thought and action, interpreted in a brilliantly photographed stylised form.	[20]

The National Film Award for Best Filmstrip was one of the National Film Awards given by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and Directorate of Film Festivals, India. It was instituted in 1963 and awarded only at 11th National Film Awards.^[12]

List of films, showing the year (award ceremony), language(s), producer(s) and director(s)
Year	Film(s)	Language(s)	Producer(s)	Director(s)	Refs.
1963 (11th)	Historical Monuments of Delhi	Hindi	G. K. Athalye	G. K. Athalye	[12]

The National Film Award for Best Industrial Film was one of the National Film Awards given by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and Directorate of Film Festivals, India. It was instituted in 1984 and awarded at 32nd National Film Awards^[33] and lastly awarded in 1988 at 36th National Film Awards^[34] and discontinued after that.

List of films, showing the year (award ceremony), language(s), producer(s), director(s) and citation
Year	Film(s)	Language(s)	Producer(s)	Director(s)	Citation	Refs.
1984 (32nd)	Krishi Jantrapati	Hindi	Ghanashyam Mahapatra	Ghanashyam Mahapatra	–	[33]
1985 (33rd)	Safety Measures in Handling Agriculture Machinery	English	D. Gautaman	Gurbir Singh Grewal	For its clear instructional value.	[35]
1986 (34th)	The Story of Glass	English	S. Kumar	Buddhadeb Dasgupta	For its comprehensive and engaging treatment of glass-making in our country.	[36]
1987 (35th)	Golden Muga Silk - The Cultural Heritage of Assam	English	Director (NE), Central Silk Board, Assam	Siba Prasad Thakur	For its exhaustive and well researched analysis of Assam's traditional sericulture industry and factors that have contributed to its survival and growth.	[37]
	Looking Back	English	Drishtikon Productions for Films Division	Prakash Jha	For depicting the highly technical area of the contemporary industrial scene with sophistication and style.
1988 (36th)	The Duo	English	Sanat Kumar Dasgupta	Sanat Kumar Dasgupta	For capturing with economy and precision the mass production of ceramic and glassware in exquisite photographic detail.	[34]

The National Film Award for Best News Review was one of the National Film Awards given by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and Directorate of Film Festivals, India. It was instituted in 1975 and awarded at 23rd National Film Awards^[15] and lastly awarded in 1988 at 36th National Film Awards^[34] and discontinued after that.

List of films, showing the year, language(s), producer(s), director(s) and citation
Year	Film(s)	Language(s)	Producer(s)	Director(s)	Citation	Refs.
1975 (23rd)	Indian News Review No. 1399	–	N. V. K. Murthy	–	–	[15]
1976 (24th)	Indian News Review No. 1559	–	–	–	–	[27]
1977 (25th)	Unprecedented Havoc (Indian News Review No. 1520)	English	Films Division	–	For a vivid, visual documentation of the havoc wrought by the cyclonic storm which hit the coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh on November 19, 1977.	[28]
1978 (26th)	Uttar Pradesh Samachar 24	Hindi	Director of Information and Public Relations, U.P.	–	For its genuine effort to make disturbing human document out of the chaos of a frequent natural calamity.	[29]
1979 (27th)	Indian News Review No. 1592	English	–	–	–	[38]
1980 (28th)	Day of the Dark Sun (News Magazine 3)	–	Films Division	–	For capturing the high drama of an historic event — the total solar eclipse.	[30]
1981 (29th)	News Magazine 12	–	Vijay B. Chandra for Films Division	–	For its overall technical competence.	[31]
1982 (30th)	Asiad 82 - News 1	–	N. S. Thapa for Films Division	–	For an evocative and stirring record of one of the most colorful events of our time.	[32]
1983 (31st)	Shelter	English	FTII	–	For its brave and sympathetic visual coverage and journalistic report of a controversial issue affecting the lives of the pavement dwellers of Bombay.	[20]
1984 (32nd)	The Rickshaw Drivers of Madhya Pradesh	English	Madhya Pradesh Media	Naren Kondra	–	[33]
1985 (33rd)	Taranath Shenoy (News Magazine 59)	English	• P. B. Pendharkar  • Pritam S. Arshi	• M. S. Gangadhar  • Ashok Patil	For an in-depth coverage of the strong determination of Taranath Shenoy, the handicapped swimmer, who crossed the English channel.	[35]
1986 (34th)	The Pope Meets India (News Magazine 70)	English	• P. B. Pendharkar  • P. S. Arshi for Films Division	Camera Team for Films Division	For the excellently co-ordinated team work in making the coverage of the Pope's visit to India more than mere news.	[36]
1987 (35th)	Colours of Life (News Magazine 100)	English	Pritam S. Arshi for Films Division	• Mahesh P. Sinha  • Sant Lal Prasad (Cameraman)	For bringing out the message that the disabled can also live and work like others through narration of the successful human story of a handicapped artist Jayantilal Shihora, who paints holding brush in his mouth.	[37]
1988 (36th)	More Than a Success Story (News Magazine 129)	English	Biren Das for Films Division	K. B. Nair	For going beyond the limitations of the news film format to tell the inspiring and moving stories of those who triumphed over their socic-economic circumstances and physical disabilities.	[34]

The National Film Award for Best Newsreel Cameraman was one of the National Film Awards given by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and Directorate of Film Festivals, India. It was instituted in 1975 and awarded at 23rd National Film Awards and lastly awarded in 1983 at 31st National Film Awards and discontinued after that.^[15][20]

List of films, showing the year (award ceremony), language(s), producer(s) and citation
Year	Film(s)	Language(s)	Producer(s)	Citation	Refs.
1975 (23rd)	Flood Havocs (Indian News Review No. 1399)	English	• A. S. Agnihotri  • Abinashi Ram  • A. R. Saroef	–	[15]
1976 (24th)	Indian News Review No. 1462	English	–	–	[27]
1977 (25th)	Indian News Review No. 1508	English	C. L. Kaul	For the breathtaking sweep of his camerawork portraying the faith and emotions of the pilgrims on the hazardous route to the Amarnath Cave, culminating in the final Darshan.	[28]
1978 (26th)	Dawn Over Gurais (Indian News Review No. 1568)	English	C. L. Kaul	For the lyrical realism of the camera with its perfectly matched tone and texture.	[29]
1979 (27th)	Mission To China (INR NO - 1585)	–	–	–	[38]
1980 (28th)	Tragedy of Gendi (Indian News Review No. 1657)	English	• Mahesh Pratap Sinha  • Rajgopal Rao	For displaying a keen news sense.	[30]
1981 (29th)	No Award				[31]
1982 (30th)	No Award				[32]
1983 (31st)	Tragedy of Gendi (Indian News Review No. 1799)	English	• C. Ramani  • Uday Shankar  • S. L. Prasad	For their well planned team work (in Indian News Review No. 1799) covering the scientific, technical, ceremonious and human aspects of a great event of national importance recording sensitive emotions of expectation and fulfilment during the launching of SLV-3.	[20]

The National Film Award for Best Bodo Feature Film is one of the National Film Awards given by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and Directorate of Film Festivals, India. Till now, it is only awarded twice: once at 33rd National Film Awards in 1985,^[35] and lately at 63rd National Film Awards in 2015.^[39] Per Constitution of India, Bodo language is among the languages other than those specified in the Schedule VIII of the Constitution.

List of films, showing the year (award ceremony), producer(s), director(s) and citation
Year	Film(s)	Producer(s)	Director(s)	Citation	Refs.
1985 (33rd)	Alayaron	Bodosa Film Productions	Jwngdao Bodosa	For pioneering a film in the language which faithfully brings out the socio-economic life of Bodo community.	[35]
2015 (63rd)	Dau Huduni Methai	Shankarlal Goenka	Manju Borah	An honest attempt to document the dilemma of the common man, helplessly victimised during the times of insurgency in the north east.	[39]

The National Film Award for Best Dogri Feature Film is one of the National Film Awards given by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and Directorate of Film Festivals, India for Dogri cinema. Till now, it is only awarded at 59th National Film Awards in 2011.^[40] Per Constitution of India, Dogri language is among the languages specified in the Schedule VIII of the Constitution.

List of films, showing the year (award ceremony), producer(s), director(s) and citation
Year	Film(s)	Producer(s)	Director(s)	Citation	Refs.
2011 (59th)	Dille Ch Vasya Koi	Sanjeev Rattan	Sanjeev Rattan	For a very simple yet innocent portrayal of the emotional dilemmas of young people growing up in the idyllic landscape of Himachal Pradesh. The director brings us a love story untouched by the vicissitudes of Bollywood formulas to touch upon some core human values and relationships.	[40]

The National Film Award for Kashmiri Best Feature Film is one of the National Film Awards given by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and Directorate of Film Festivals, India. Till now, it is only awarded at 12th National Film Awards in 1964.^[41] Per Constitution of India, Kashmiri language is among the languages specified in the Schedule VIII of the Constitution.

List of films, showing the year (award ceremony), producer(s) and director(s)
Year	Film(s)	Producer(s)	Director(s)	Refs.
1964 (12th)	Mainz-Raat	M. R. Seth	• Shyam  • Jagiram Paul	[41]

The National Film Award for Best Maithili Feature Film is one of the National Film Awards given by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and Directorate of Film Festivals, India for Maithili cinema. Till now, it is only awarded at 63rd National Film Awards in 2015. Per Constitution of India, Sanskrit language is among the languages specified in the Schedule VIII of the Constitution.

List of films, showing the year (award ceremony), producer(s), director(s) and citation
Year	Film(s)	Producer(s)	Director(s)	Citation	Refs.
2015 (63rd)	Mithila Makhaan	• Neetu Chandra  • Samir Kumar	Nitin Chandra	A back-to-the-roots story told with great sincerity, about a courageous youthful rescue effort, happening in Bihar.	[39]

The National Film Award for Best Sanskrit Feature Film is one of the National Film Awards given by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and Directorate of Film Festivals, India for Sanskrit cinema. Till now, it is only awarded at 63rd National Film Awards in 2015. Per Constitution of India, Sanskrit language is among the languages specified in the Schedule VIII of the Constitution.

List of films, showing the year (award ceremony), producer(s), director(s) and citation
Year	Film(s)	Producer(s)	Director(s)	Citation	Refs.
2015 (63rd)	Priyamanasam	Baby Mathew Somatheeram	Vinod Mankara	For an artistic and culturally vibrant portrayal of the mind of a poet during the time he creates his masterpiece Nalacharitam.	[39]

The National Film Award for Best Urdu Feature Film is one of the National Film Awards given by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and Directorate of Film Festivals, India. Till now, it is only awarded thrice at 41st National Film Awards in 1993,^[42] at 44th National Film Awards in 1996,^[43] and lately at 60th National Film Awards in 2012.^[44] Per Constitution of India, Urdu language is among the languages specified in the Schedule VIII of the Constitution.

List of films, showing the year (award ceremony), producer(s), director(s) and citation
Year	Film(s)	Producer(s)	Director(s)	Citation	Refs.
1993 (41st)	Muhafiz	Wahid Chowhan	Ismail Merchant	A breath-taking film, uniting the various film arts, crafts and technical skills into an integrated experience, with lasting images of a dying culture, in which a humanistic vision of life is being undermined by encroachment from acquisitive commercialism.	[42]
1996 (44th)	Sardari Begum	• Amit Khanna  • Mahesh Bhatt	Shyam Benegal	For excellent recreation of an era and showing dedication of an artist to music that defies all orthodox and conservative values.	[43]
2012 (60th)	Harud	• Aamir Bashir  • Shankar Raman	Aamir Bashir	The ruination brought about by the militant insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir and its deleterious repercussion on the social fabric of the state is well documented in this movie.	[44]
2018 (66th)	Hamid	Saregama India Limited	Aijaz Khan	A child’s perspective of religion and life, as he searches for his lost father.	[45]

The National Film Award for Best Bhojpuri Feature Film is one of the National Film Awards given by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and Directorate of Film Festivals, India. Till now, it is only awarded at 53rd National Film Awards in 2005.^[46] Per Constitution of India, Bhojpuri language is among the languages other than those specified in the Schedule VIII of the Constitution.

List of films, showing the year (award ceremony), producer(s), director(s) and citation
Year	Film(s)	Producer(s)	Director(s)	Citation	Refs.
2005 (53rd)	Kab Hoi Gawna Hamar	• Deepa Narayan	Anand D. Ghatraj	For a family drama that harks back to traditional values and modern day sensibilities.	[46]

The National Film Award for Best Garo Feature Film is one of the National Film Awards given by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and Directorate of Film Festivals, India. Till now, it is only awarded at 66th National Film Awards in 2018.^[45] Per Constitution of India, Garo language is among the languages other than those specified in the Schedule VIII of the Constitution.

List of films, showing the year (award ceremony), producer(s), director(s) and citation
Year	Film(s)	Producer(s)	Director(s)	Citation	Refs.
2018 (66th)	Ma.ama	Anna Films	Dominic Sangma	The film follows an old man's relentless quest for a reunion with his dead wife.	[45]

The National Film Award for Best Haryanvi Feature Film is one of the National Film Awards given by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and Directorate of Film Festivals, India. Till now, it is only awarded thrice at 62nd (2014) and 63rd National Film Awards (2015) and 67th National Film Awards (2019).^[47][39] Per Constitution of India, Haryanvi language is among the languages other than those specified in the Schedule VIII of the Constitution.

List of films, showing the year (award ceremony), producer(s), director(s) and citation
Year	Film(s)	Producer(s)	Director(s)	Citation	Refs.
2014 (62nd)	Pagdi The Honour	V R Entertainers	Rajeev Bhatia	For capturing honestly the abrasive fabric of a patriarchal society that places an inordinate premium on honour, and also offering the possibility of liberation through an acknowledgement of others pain.	[47]
2015 (63rd)	Satrangi	Punam Deswal Sharma	Sundeep Sharma	The film earnestly tries to address the social issue of neglect of the girl child in the state of Haryana and the eventual empowering of the girl.	[39]
2019 (67th)	Chhoriyan Chhoron Se Kam Nahi Hoti	• Essel Vision Productions Limited  • Satish Kaushik Entertainment	Rajesh Amar Lal Babbar	The film entertainingly emphasizes the importance of education and equality for a girl child.	[48]

The National Film Award for Best Jasari Feature Film is one of the National Film Awards given by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and Directorate of Film Festivals, India. Till now, it is only awarded at 65th National Film Awards in 2017. Per Constitution of India, Jasari language is among the languages other than those specified in the Schedule VIII of the Constitution.

List of films, showing the year (award ceremony), producer(s), director(s) and citation
Year	Film(s)	Producer(s)	Director(s)	Citation	Refs.
2017 (65th)	Sinjar	Shibu G. Suseelan	Pampally	–

The National Film Award for Best Khasi Feature Film is one of the National Film Awards given by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and Directorate of Film Festivals, India. Till now, it is only awarded four times at 32nd National Film Awards in 1984, at 61st National Film Awards in 2013, 63rd National Film Awards in 2015 and lately at 67th National Film Awards in 2019.^[33] Per Constitution of India, Khasi language is among the languages other than those specified in the Schedule VIII of the Constitution.

List of films, showing the year (award ceremony), producer(s) and director(s)
Year	Film(s)	Producer(s)	Director(s)	Citation	Refs.
1984 (32nd)	Manik Raitong	Rishan Rapsang	Ardhendu Bhattacharya	–	[33]
2013 (61st)	Ri: Homeland of Uncertainty	Kurbah Films	Pradip Kurbah	A complex tale of insurgency and reconciliation set in the turbulent North-East state of Meghalaya.	[49]
2015 (63rd)	Onaatah	• Pomu Das  • Marjina Kurbah	Pradip Kurbah	A sensitive portrayal of a rape victim in the course of her revival, in the healing background of the tribal setting.	[39]
2019 (67th)	Iewduh	Shiven Arts	Pradip Kurbah	A wonderful portrayal of a collage of characters in Iewduh stressing on a community living with human values.	[48]

The National Film Award for Best Kodava Feature Film is one of the National Film Awards given by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and Directorate of Film Festivals, India. Till now, it is only awarded at 41st National Film Awards in 1993.^[42] Per Constitution of India, Kodava language is among the languages other than those specified in the Schedule VIII of the Constitution.

List of films, showing the year (award ceremony), producer(s), director(s) and citation
Year	Film(s)	Producer(s)	Director(s)	Citation	Refs.
1993 (41st)	Mandhara Phu	B. N. Ravi	S. R. Rajan	For depicting how unusual parental love affects children's life adversely too.	[42]

The National Film Award for Best Kokborok Feature Film is one of the National Film Awards given by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and Directorate of Film Festivals, India. Till now, it is only awarded at 56th National Film Awards in 2008.^[50] Per Constitution of India, Kokborok language is among the languages other than those specified in the Schedule VIII of the Constitution.

List of films, showing the year (award ceremony), producer(s), director(s) and citation
Year	Film(s)	Producer(s)	Director(s)	Citation(s)	Refs.
2008 (56th)	Yarwng	Joseph Kizhakechennadu	Joseph Pulinthanath	For a meaningful story of displaced people looking to rebuild their lives.	[50]

The National Film Award for Best Ladakhi Feature Film is one of the National Film Awards given by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and Directorate of Film Festivals, India. Till now, it is only awarded at 65th National Film Awards in 2017. Per Constitution of India, Ladakhi language is among the languages other than those specified in the Schedule VIII of the Constitution.

List of films, showing the year (award ceremony), producer(s), director(s) and citation
Year	Film(s)	Producer(s)	Director(s)	Citation	Refs.
2017 (65th)	Walking With The Wind	Mahesh Mohan	Praveen Morchhale

The National Film Award for Best Mishing Feature Film is one of the National Film Awards given by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and Directorate of Film Festivals, India. Till now, it is awarded at 60th and 67th National Film Awards in 2012 and 2019 respectively.^[44] Per Constitution of India, Mishing language is among the languages other than those specified in the Schedule VIII of the Constitution.

List of films, showing the year (award ceremony), producer(s), director(s) and citation
Year	Film(s)	Producer(s)	Director(s)	Citation	Refs.
2012 (60th)	Ko:Yad	Manju Borah	Manju Borah	A stark and realistic film with a strong subtext about a driftwood collector makes compelling viewing.	[44]
2019 (67th)	Anu Ruwad	Obonori Pictures	Dilip Kumar Doley	A realistic narration of schematic witch hunting and unfortunate child deaths among the Mishing people.	[48]

The National Film Award for Best Mizo Feature Film is one of the National Film Awards given by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and Directorate of Film Festivals, India for Sanskrit cinema. Till now, it is only awarded at 63rd National Film Awards in 2015. Per Constitution of India, Mizo language is among the languages other than those specified in the Schedule VIII of the Constitution.

List of films, showing the year (award ceremony), producer(s), director(s) and citation
Year	Film(s)	Producer(s)	Director(s)	Citation	Refs.
2015 (63rd)	Kima’s Lode Beyond the Class	Children's Film Society	Zualaa Chhangte	For an adventurous coming-of-age story of a boy, set in the pristine environments of Mizoram.	[39]

The National Film Award for Best Monpa Feature Film is one of the National Film Awards given by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and Directorate of Film Festivals, India. Till now, it is only awarded at 53rd National Film Awards in 2005.^[46] Per Constitution of India, Monpa language is among the languages other than those specified in the Schedule VIII of the Constitution.

List of films, showing the year (award ceremony), producer(s), director(s) and citation
Year	Film(s)	Producer(s)	Director(s)	Citation	Refs.
2005 (53rd)	Sonam	Garima Films	Ahsan Muzid	For picturesque effective portrayal of the contemporary tribal life.	[46]

The National Film Award for Best Pangchenpa Feature Film is one of the National Film Awards given by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and Directorate of Film Festivals, India. Till now, it is only awarded at 66th National Film Awards in 2018.^[45] Per Constitution of India, Pangchenpa language is among the languages other than those specified in the Schedule VIII of the Constitution.

List of films, showing the year (award ceremony), producer(s), director(s) and citation
Year	Film(s)	Producer(s)	Director(s)	Citation	Refs.
2018 (66th)	In the Land of Poison Women	Aaas Productions	Manju Borah	The film is a depiction of an individual's effort to break the myth of 'poison women' in a remote part of Arunachal Pradesh.	[45]

The National Film Award for Best Rabha Feature Film is one of the National Film Awards given by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and Directorate of Film Festivals, India. Till now, it is only awarded at 62nd National Film Awards in 2014.^[47] Per Constitution of India, Rabha language is among the languages other than those specified in the Schedule VIII of the Constitution.

List of films, showing the year (award ceremony), producer(s), director(s) and citation
Year	Film(s)	Producer(s)	Director(s)	Citation	Refs.
2014 (62nd)	Orong	• Suraj Kr. Duwarah  • Aucto Creation	Suraj Kr. Duwarah	For its sensitive portrayal of a young man as he drifts through a life that offers little promise or excitement.	[47]

The National Film Award for Best Sherdukpen Feature Film is one of the National Film Awards given by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and Directorate of Film Festivals, India. Till now, it is awarded twice at 61st National Film Awards in 2013^[49] and 66th National Film Awards in 2018.^[45] Per Constitution of India, Sherdukpen language is among the languages other than those specified in the Schedule VIII of the Constitution.

List of films, showing the year (award ceremony), producer(s), director(s) and citation
Year	Film(s)	Producer(s)	Director(s)	Citation	Refs.
2013 (61st)	Crossing Bridges	TNT Films Production	Sange Dorjee Thongdok	A well-crafted film that tells the tale of a young man who comes back from Mumbai to his remote village in Arunachal Pradesh to find his roots.	[49]
2018 (66th)	Mishing	BB Entertainment Trade Private Limited	Bobby Sarma Baruah	The film explores the alternate reality of a remote village in Arunachal Pradesh.	[45]

The National Film Award for Best Tiwa Feature Film is one of the National Film Awards given by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and Directorate of Film Festivals, India for the films made in Tiwa language. Till now, it is awarded once at the 70th National Film Awards.

List of films, showing the year (award ceremony), producer(s), director(s) and citation
Year	Film(s)	Producer(s)	Director(s)	Citation	Refs.
2022 (70th)	Sikaisal	Imaging Media	Bobby Sarma Baruah	–	[51]

The National Film Award for Best Tulu Feature Film is one of the National Film Awards given by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and Directorate of Film Festivals, India. Till now, it is awarded six times.^[42][50] Per Constitution of India, Tulu language is among the languages other than those specified in the Schedule VIII of the Constitution.

List of films, showing the year (award ceremony), producer(s), director(s) and citation
Year	Film(s)	Producer(s)	Director(s)	Citation	Refs.
1993 (41st)	Bangar Patler	Richard Castellano	Richard Castellano	For depicting how money-power can take away everything from a simple and innocent community of villagers, using muscle power and political force.	[42]
2006 (54th)	Kotti Channaya	R. Dhanaraj	Anand P. Raj	For promoting caste reform and integration.	[52]
2008 (56th)	Gaggara	M. Durganand	Shivadhwaj Shetty	For its attempt to preserve traditional folk forms.	[50]
2016 (64th)	Madipu	Aastha Production	Chetan Mundadi	For highlighting the hollowness of orthodoxical traditions.	[53]
2017 (65th)	Paddayi	Nithyananda Pai	Abhaya Simha		[54]
2019 (67th)	Pingara	DMR Productions	R. Preetham Shetty	The film poetically and sensitively reveals how innocent people fall prey to blind faith circulated intentionally by the witch and powerful.	[48]
2020 (68th)	Jeetige	AR Productions	Santhosh Mada	For highlighting the evils of immigration in the light of the pandemic.	[55]

The National Film Award for Best Wancho Feature Film is one of the National Film Awards given by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and Directorate of Film Festivals, India for Sanskrit cinema. Till now, it is only awarded at 63rd National Film Awards in 2015. Per Constitution of India, Wancho language is among the languages other than those specified in the Schedule VIII of the Constitution.

List of films, showing the year (award ceremony), producer(s), director(s) and citation
Year	Film(s)	Producer(s)	Director(s)	Citation	Refs.
2015 (63rd)	The Head Hunter	Splash Films Private Limited	Nilanjan Datta	For a cinematic contemplation on the lives of the Wancho tribe, regarding the balance required in modernising tribal environment, while intruding and displacing their lifestyles.	[39]

The National Film Award – Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Book on Cinema) is one of the National Film Awards given by Directorate of Film Festivals, India. It is instituted in 2000 and awarded at 48th National Film Awards.^[56] The award aims at encouraging study and appreciation of cinema as an art form and dissemination of information and critical appreciation of this art-form through publication of books, articles, reviews etc. All the award winners are awarded with a Certificate of Merit.

List of recipients, showing the year (award ceremony), language(s) and citation
Year	Recipient(s)	Language(s)	Citation	Refs.
2000 (48th)	Ratnottama Sengupta	English	For consistency and variety in her knowledgeable reporting on cinema.	[56]
2001 (49th)	C. S. Venkiteswaran	Malayalam	For his serious approach in understanding the celluloid idiom and its social implications.	[57]
2002 (50th)	Ashok Rane	Marathi	For his objective evaluation of trends in cinema in India as well as abroad.	[58]
2003 (51st)	Vasiraju Prakasam	Telugu	For introducing film personalities of parallel cinema in the parched atmosphere of Telugu filmdom.	[59]
2006 (54th)	Utpal Dutta	Assamese	For his sensitive interpretation of films and trends in cinema.	[52]
2012 (60th)	Piyush Roy	–	For his in-depth knowledge of cinema and easy, informative style.	[44]
2017 (65th)	Sunil Mishra	Hindi	Sunil Mishra's articles on cinema, written in eloquent Hindi, are delightful readings ranging from biography of an individual to critical analysis of the films. His insightful writings on varied subjects of Indian cinema are useful for all cine lovers.
2018 (66th)	Amborish Roychoudhury	English	For his book In A Cult Of Their Own: Bollywood Beyond Box Office.	[45]

Official websites

• Official page for Directorate of Film Festivals of India
• National Film Awards Archives