42nd National Film Awards
Golden Lotus Award
Table:
Name of Award

Name of Film

Language

Awardee(s)

Cash Prize

Best Feature Film

Unishe April

Bengali

Producer: Renu Roy

₹ 50,000/-

Director: Rituparno Ghosh

₹ 25,000/-

Citation: For a complex and impeccable rendition of fragmenting family relationships in urban India. The bond between a mother and daughter is extended to a defined space and time, and a drama immaculately constructed.

Best Debut Film of A Director

Mogha Mull

Tamil

Producer: J. Dharmambal
Director: Gnana Rajasekaran

₹ 25,000/- Each

Citation: For an able translation of a literary work of art, for integrating music with melodramatic narrative and for a cinematic simplicity matched with remarkable directorial control.

Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment

Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!

Hindi

Producer: Rajshri Productions

₹ 40,000/-

Director: Sooraj R. Barjatya

₹ 20,000/-

Citation: For revolutionising mass entertainment in India with a family entertainer and a fantasy film that succeeds without recourse to familiar narrative idioms of violence.

Best Children's Film

Kochaniyan

Malayalam

Producer: Bushura Shahudeen

₹ 30,000/-

Director: Sathieesh Vengannoor

₹ 15,000/-

Citation: For a simple but effective tale of a middle class Kerala family told through the experiences and dreams of a young boy.

Abhay

Hindi

Producer: National Center of Films for Children and Young People

₹ 30,000/-

Director: Annu Kapoor

₹ 15,000/-

Citation: For an entertaining film advocating humane love between a child and a ghost advocating a rational outlook to life.

Best Direction

Xagoroloi Bohudoor

Assamese

Jahnu Barua

₹ 50,000/-

Citation: For capturing Assamese life and reality in an original format uniquely associated with the director, and for enriching the spectrum of Indian Cinema thereby.

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