29th National Film Awards
All India Award
Following were the awards given:

29th National Film Awards

Section Title: All India Award
Table Section Text: Following were the awards given:

Name of Award	Name of Film	Language	Awardee(s)	Cash Prize

Best Feature Film	Dakhal	Bengali	Producer: Government of West Bengal	Swarna Kamal and ₹50,000/-

Director: Gautam Ghose	Swarna Kamal and ₹25,000/-

Citation: For the visual eloquence with which it portrays the travails of a daughter of a soil courageously fighting for a social justice in the face of all odds and for the remarkable ability of its young director who writes the screenplay, handles the camera, scores the music and directs the film in a poetic manner.

Second Best Feature Film	Pokkuveyil	Malayalam	Producer: K. Ravindranathan Nair	Rajat Kamal and ₹30,000/-

Director: G. Aravindan	Rajat Kamal and ₹15,000/-

Citation: For visualising in a sustained, poetic manner the gnawing agony of the human mind dangerously hovering on the edge of insanity; for marrying the images superbly with haunting classical music on the sound track and creating an unorthodox, sensitive, deeply moving work of exquisite beauty.

Best Feature Film on National Integration	Sapthapadhi	Telugu	Producer: Bheemavarapu Buchhireddy	Rajat Kamal and ₹30,000/-

Director: Kasinadhuni Viswanath	Rajat Kamal and ₹15,000/-

Citation: For focusing on the problems of the society whose orthodoxy inflicts grave injustice on the under-privileged, for the dilemma faced by a Brahmin disciplinarian in confronting his grand-daughter's love for Harijan, for resolving the problem in a rational manner, worthy of the country's best secular traditions.

Best Debut Film of a Director	Aadharshila	Hindi	Director: Ashok Ahuja	Rajat Kamal and ₹10,000/-

Citation: For making a bold statement on the aspirations and frustrations of the young generation of film-makers he himself represents and for a very sensitive treatment of the relationship between an idealist director and an inscrutable story-write.

Best Direction	36 Chowringhee Lane	English	Aparna Sen	Rajat Kamal and ₹20,000/-

Citation: For effectively orchestrating the creative and technical elements in her first film, for a poignant portrayal of loneliness in old age and for bringing to the screen a true-to-life situation in post-independence India.

Best Screenplay	Thanneer Thanneer	Tamil	K. Balachander	Rajat Kamal and ₹10,000/-

Citation: For translating the suffering of the people in drought-affected areas into a gripping visual narrative.

Best Actor	Arohan	Hindi	Om Puri	Rajat Kamal and ₹10,000/-

Citation: For a very convincing portrayal of a harassed farmer courageously fighting vested interests who seek to block the implementation of land reforms.

Best Actress	Umrao Jaan	Hindi	Rekha	Rajat Kamal and ₹10,000/-

Citation: For appealing portrayal of Umrao Jaan, a real life courtesan and poetess of the 19th century.

Best Child Artist	Imagi Ningtham	Meitei	Leikhendra Singh	Rajat Kamal and ₹5,000/-

Citation: For an endearing portrayal of a child and his yearning for a mother's love.

Best Cinematography (Color)	36 Chowringhee Lane	English	Ashok Mehta	Rajat Kamal and ₹10,000/-

Citation: For the technical excellence, for highlighting the tonality, texture and nuances of the story and for an outstanding work as a cameraman.

Best Cinematography (Black and White)	Mooru Darigalu	Kannada	Shripati R. Bhat	Rajat Kamal and ₹10,000/-

Citation: For projecting the mood of the film in a vivid manner.

Best Audiography	Elippathayam	Malayalam	P. Devadas	Rajat Kamal and ₹10,000/-

Citation: For a brilliantly mixed soundtrack and impressive use of silences to underline the dramatic moments of the film.

Best Editing	Arohan	Hindi	Bhanudas Divakar	Rajat Kamal and ₹10,000/-

Citation: For precision in timing, for excellent juxtaposition of images, for sustained tempo and rhythm and a masterful creation of the deluge sequence.

Best Art Direction	Umrao Jaan	Hindi	Manzoor	Rajat Kamal and ₹7,500/-

Citation: For re-creating the sets of the Lucknow Kothas and aristocratic homes with an unerring sense of the historical period portrayed.

Best Music Direction	Umrao Jaan	Hindi	Khayyam	Rajat Kamal and ₹10,000/-

Citation: For a finely turned score which invokes the spirit of the period and for a felicitous use of music to enrich the central character of the film.

Best Male Playback Singer	Ek Duuje Ke Liye	Hindi	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	Rajat Kamal and ₹10,000/-

Citation: For great feeling and sense of rhythm which he brings to his vocal rendering.

Best Female Playback Singer	Umrao Jaan	Hindi	Asha Bhosle	Rajat Kamal and ₹10,000/-

Citation: For the style with which she invests the rendering of the ghazals that form a part of the texture of the film.

Special Jury Award	Sadgati	Hindi	Satyajit Ray	Rajat Kamal and ₹5,000/-

Citation: For making the strongest of comments in the simplest of languages on the caste system and for probing the complex relationship between a downtrodden tanner and a callous Brahmin priest in a village.

Sentence(s)

For 29th National Film Awards, a Bengali film, Dakhal won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film whereas a Hindi film, Umrao Jaan won the maximum number of awards (four).

final_sentence: For 29th National Film Awards, a Bengali film, Dakhal won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film whereas a Hindi film, Umrao Jaan won the maximum number of awards (four).