# 19th National Film Awards

The 19th National Film Awards, presented by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India to felicitate the best of Indian Cinema released in the year 1971.

## Juries

Four different committees were formed based on the film making sectors in India, mainly based in Bombay, Calcutta and Madras along with the central committee for all India level. For 19th National Film Awards.
* Jury Members: Central
* Jury Regional: Bombay
* Jury Regional: Calcutta
* Jury Regional: Madras

## 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.

### Lifetime Achievement Award

| Name of Award | Image | Awardee(s) | Awarded As | Awards |
| Dadasaheb Phalke Award | | Prithviraj Kapoor (Posthumously) | Actor | ₹11,000, a shawl and a plaque |

### Feature films

Feature films were awarded at All India as well as regional level. For 19th National Film Awards, a Bengali film Seemabadha won the President's Gold Medal for the All India Best Feature Film.

#### All India Award

Following were the awards given:
| Name of Award | Name of Film | Language | Awardee(s) | Awards |
| Best Feature Film | Seemabaddha | Bengali | Producer and Director:Satyajit Ray | Gold Medal and ₹40,000 |
| Second Best Feature Film | Anubhav | Hindi | Producer: | ₹15,000 and a medal |
| Second Best Feature Film | Anubhav | Hindi | Director: Basu Bhattacharya | ₹5,000 and a plaque |
| Best Children's Film | Wings of Fire | English | Producer: | ₹30,000 and a medal |
| Best Children's Film | Wings of Fire | English | Director: | ₹5,000 and a plaque |
| Best Feature Film on National Integration | Do Boond Pani | Hindi | Producer: K. A. Abbas | ₹30,000 and a medal |
| Best Feature Film on National Integration | Do Boond Pani | Hindi | Director: K. A. Abbas | ₹10,000 and a plaque |
| Best Actor (Bharat Award) | Rikshakaran | Tamil | M. G. Ramachandran | A figurine |
| Best Actress (Urvashi Award) | Reshma Aur Shera | Hindi | Waheeda Rahman | A figurine |
| Best Child Artist | Ajab Tujhe Sarkar | Marathi | Master Sachin | A plaque |
| Best Direction | Vamsha Vriksha | Kannada | • B. V. Karanth • Girish Karnad | ₹ 5,000 and a plaque |
| Best Music Direction | Reshma Aur Shera | Hindi | Jaidev | ₹ 5,000 and a plaque |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Nimantran | Bengali | Hemanta Mukherjee | A plaque |
| Best Female Playback Singer | Savale Samali | Tamil | P. Susheela | A plaque |
| Best Screenplay | Ekoni | Bengali | Tapan Sinha | ₹5,000 and a plaque |
| Best Cinematography (Black and White) | Anubhav | Bengali | Nandu Battacharya | ₹5,000 and a plaque |
| Best Cinematography (Color) | Reshma Aur Shera | Hindi | Ramachandra | ₹5,000 and a plaque |
| Best Lyrics | Nanak Dhukhia Sab Sansar | Punjabi | Prem Dhavan | ₹10,000 and a certificate |

#### Regional Award

The awards were given to the best films made in the regional languages of India. For feature films in English, Gujarati, Kashmiri, Oriya and Punjabi language, President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film was not given.
| Name of Award | Name of Film | Awardee(s) | Awards |
| Best Feature Film in Assamese | Aranya | Producer: | ₹5,000 |
| Best Feature Film in Assamese | Aranya | Director: | Silver Medal |
| Best Feature Film in Bengali | Nimantran | Producer: | ₹5,000 |
| Best Feature Film in Bengali | Nimantran | Director: Tarun Majumdar | Silver Medal |
| Best Feature Film in Hindi | Phir Bhi | Producer: | ₹5,000 |
| Best Feature Film in Hindi | Phir Bhi | Director: Shivendra Sinha | Silver Medal |
| Best Feature Film in Kannada | Vamsha Vriksha | Producer: G. V. Iyer | ₹5,000 |
| Best Feature Film in Kannada | Vamsha Vriksha | Director: B. V. Karanth and Girish Karnad | Silver Medal |
| Best Feature Film in Malayalam | Karakana Kadhal | Producer: | ₹5,000 |
| Best Feature Film in Malayalam | Karakana Kadhal | Director: | Silver Medal |
| Best Feature Film in Marathi | Shantata! Court Chalu Aahe | Producer: | ₹5,000 |
| Best Feature Film in Marathi | Shantata! Court Chalu Aahe | Director: Arvind Deshpande | Silver Medal |
| Best Feature Film in Tamil | Veguli Pen | Producer: Abdul Kabar | ₹5,000 |
| Best Feature Film in Tamil | Veguli Pen | Director: S. S. Devadass | Silver Medal |
| Best Feature Film in Telugu | Mattilo Manikyam | Producer: Chalam | ₹5,000 |
| Best Feature Film in Telugu | Mattilo Manikyam | Director: B. V. Prasad | Silver Medal |

### Non-Feature films

Following were the awards given:

#### Short films

| Name of Award | Name of Film | Language | Awardee(s) | Awards |
| Best Film on Social Documentation | A Village Smiles | English | Producer: | ₹5,000 and a medal |
| Best Film on Social Documentation | A Village Smiles | English | Director: | ₹2,000 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 Film on Family Welfare
* Best Experimental Film
* Best Animation Film
* President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in English
* President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Oriya
* President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Punjabi