30th National Film Awards
The 30th National Film Awards, presented by Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India to felicitate the best of Indian Cinema released in the year 1982. Ceremony took place in May 1983 and awards were given by then President of India, Giani Zail Singh. With 30th National Film Awards, new category for Best Non-Feature Film on Family Welfare was introduced. Juries. Three different committees were formed for feature films, short films and books on cinema, headed by veteran director Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Durga Khote and K. K. Nair  respectively. Awards. Awards were divided into feature films, non-feature films and books written on Indian cinema. Feature films. Feature films were awarded at All India as well as regional level. For 30th National Film Awards, a Bengali film, "Chokh" won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film whereas a Telugu film, "Meghasandesam" won the maximum number of awards (four). Following were the awards given in each category: All India Award. Following were the awards given: Regional Award. The awards were given to the best films made in the regional languages of India. For feature films in Gujarati, Kashmiri  and Punjabi language, award for Best Feature Film was not given. Non-Feature films. Following were the awards given: Best Writing on Cinema. Following were the awards given: Awards not given. Following were the awards not given as no film was found to be suitable for the award: