The 37th

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, presented by

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, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India to felicitate the best of

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released in the year 1989. Ceremony took place in May 1990 and awards were given by then

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. Starting with 37th National Film Awards, new award in feature films section was introduced for Environment Conservation/Preservation as

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and awarded with Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus) for producer and director of the film. Another new award was introduced for

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, but not given for 37th National Film Awards. Also,

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has been promoted to Swarna Kamal (Golden Lotus) Award.

Awards

Awards were divided into feature films, non-feature films and books written on Indian cinema.

Lifetime Achievement Award

Feature Films

Feature films were awarded at All India as well as regional level. For 37th National Film Awards, a Bengali film, '' Bagh Bahadur'' won the

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whereas two

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, ''

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'' and ''

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'' won the maximum number of awards (4). Following were the awards given in each category:

Juries

A committee headed by Atma Ram was appointed to evaluate the feature films awards. Following were the jury members: * Jury Members ** Atma Ram (

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)

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Iqbal Masood

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Sitakant Misra MahendranA. Pundarikakshayya

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Dilip Kumar HazarikaBhim SenR. Lakshman

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Saikat Bhattacharya

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All India Award

Following were the awards given:

= Golden Lotus Award

= Official Name: Swarna Kamal All the awardees are awarded with 'Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal)', a certificate and cash prize.

= Silver Lotus Award

= Official Name: Rajat Kamal All the awardees are awarded with 'Silver Lotus Award (Rajat Kamal)', a certificate and cash prize.

Regional Awards

The award is given to best film in the regional languages in India.

Non-Feature Films

Short Films made in any Indian language and certified by the Central Board of Film Certification as a documentary/newsreel/fiction are eligible for non-feature film section.

Juries

A committee headed by Jagat Murari was appointed to evaluate the non-feature films awards. Following were the jury members: * Jury Members ** Jagat Murari (

)Tapan K. Bose

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Ghanashyam MahapatraParesh Mehta

Golden Lotus Award

Official Name: Swarna Kamal All the awardees are awarded with 'Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal)', a certificate and cash prize.

Silver Lotus Award

Official Name: Rajat Kamal All the awardees are awarded with 'Silver Lotus Award (Rajat Kamal)' and cash prize.

Best Writing on Cinema

The awards aim at encouraging study and appreciation of cinema as an art form and dissemination of information and critical appreciation of this art-form through publication of books, articles, reviews etc.

Juries

A committee headed by

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was appointed to evaluate the writing on Indian cinema. Following were the jury members: * Jury Members **

(

)Firooze Rangoonwala

C. Radhakrishnan C. Radhakrishnan (born 15 February 1939) is a writer and film director in Malayalam language from Kerala, India. Life Chakkupurayil Radhakrishnan was born on 15 February 1939 in Chamravattom (a village in Tirur) in Malapuram District, which wa ...

Golden Lotus Award

Official Name: Swarna Kamal All the awardees are awarded with 'Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal)' and cash prize.

Silver Lotus Award

Official Name: Rajat Kamal All the awardees are awarded with 'Silver Lotus Award (Rajat Kamal)' and cash prize.

Awards not given

Following were the awards not given as no film was found to be suitable for the award: * Best Feature Film in Assamese * Best Feature Film in English * Best Feature Film in Manipuri * Best First Non-Feature Film * National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Direction * Best Exploration / Adventure Film

References

External links

National Film Awards Archives

Official Page for Directorate of Film Festivals, India
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