National Award National Award[/caption] The National Film Awards is the most prominent film award ceremonies in India. Established in 1954, it has been administered, along with the International Film Festival of India and the Indian Panorama, by the Indian government’s Directorate of Film Festivals since 1973. The 62nd National Film Awards: Complete list of winners for the same are Best Hindi Film: Queen Best Assamese Film: Othello Best Bengali Film: Nirbashito Best Kannada Film: Harivu Best Konkani Film: Nachom – IA Kumpasar Best Malayalam Film: Ain Best Marathi Film: Killa Best Odiya Film: Aadim Vichar Best Punjabi Film: Punjab 1984 Best Tamil Film: Kuttram Kadithal Best Telugu Film: Chandamama Kathalu Best Rabha Film: Orong Best Haryanvi Film: Pagdi The Honour Best Music Direction:
a) Songs – Haider (Hindi)
b) Background Score – Nineteen Eighty Three (Malayalam)
Best Choreography: Bismil for Haider Special Mention Ain (Malayalam) Nachom – IA Kumpasar (Konkani) Killa (Marathi) Bhootnath Returns (Hindi) Best Educational Film: Komal & Behind the Glass Wall Best Exploration/Adventure: Film Life Force – India’s Western Ghats Best Investigative Film: Phum Shang Best Animation Film: Sound of Joy Best Short Fiction Film: Mitraa Best Film Critic: Tanul Thakur Best Writing on Cinema : Silent Cinema: (1895-1930)- Pasupuleti Purnachandra Rao Best Writing on Cinema : G. Dhananjayan for Pride of Tamil Cinema (Special Mention) Best Costume Designer: Dolly Ahluwalia for Haider Best Female Playback Singer: Uttara Unnikrishanan for song Azhagu in Saivam (Tamil) Best Male Playback Singer : Sukhwinder Singh for song Bismil from Haider Best Actress :Kangana Ranaut for Queen Best Supporting Actress: Baljinder Kaur for Pagdi The Honour (Haryanavi) Best Supporting Actor: Bobby Simhaa for Jigarthanda (Tamil) Best Actor: Vijay for Nanu Avanalla Avalu (Kannada) Best Direction: Srijit Mukherji for Chotushkone (Bengali) Best Film On Environment Conservation/ Preservation: Ottaal (Malayalam) Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment: Mary Kom Indira Gandhi Award For Best Debut Film Of A Director: Asha Jaoar Majhe (Bengali) Best Feature Film: Court (Marathi, Hindi, Gujarati & English) Note: For more updates on topics asked in CLAT, keep visiting CLAT Gurukul which is a knowledge sharing initiative of The Knowledge Tree, Patna�s premier coaching institute for CLAT and for other Law entrance exams like AILET, SET, LSAT etc.