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The 18th National Film Awards were held in Chennai, India in November 1971 by the Indian Ministry of Information and Broadcasting for Indian films released in 1970.[1] The awards were presented by then President of India, V. V. Giri.
18th National Film Awards | |
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Awarded for | Best of Indian cinema in 1970 |
Awarded by | Ministry of Information and Broadcasting |
Presented by | V. V. Giri (President of India) |
Site | Bombay |
Official website | dff.nic.in |
Highlights | |
Best Feature Film | Samskara |
Dadasaheb Phalke Award | B. N. Sircar |
Most awards | • Dastak • Mera Naam Joker • Pratidwandi (3) |
The award winners were chosen by four juries, one each for the Bombay, Calcutta and Madras regions and a central jury for all India. For the 18th National Film Awards the central jury was headed by Justice G. D. Khosla.[1]
Awards were given to feature films and non-feature films.
The top national award in each category was the President's Gold Medal and, at the regional level, the President's Silver Medal.
Award | Image | Awardee(s) | Awarded As | Cash Prize |
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Dadasaheb Phalke Award | B. N. Sircar | Producer | ₹11,000, a shawl and a plaque |
The Kannada film Samskara won the President's Gold Medal for the All India Best Feature Film. Three award each went to the Hindi films, Dastak and Mera Naam Joker, and to the Bengali film Pratidwandi.[1]
Award recipients:[1]
Award | Film | Language | Awardee(s) | Cash Prize |
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Best Feature Film | Samskara | Kannada | Producer: T. Pattabhirami Reddy | Gold Medal and ₹40,000 |
Director: T. Pattabhirami Reddy | ||||
Second Best Feature Film | Pratidwandi | Bengali | Producer: Nepal Dutta | ₹15,000 and a medal |
Producer: Asim Dutta | ||||
Director: Satyajit Ray | ₹5,000 and a plaque | |||
Best Feature Film on National Integration | Thurakkatha Vaathil | Malayalam | Producer: A. Raghunath | ₹30,000 and a medal |
Director: P. Bhaskaran | ₹10,000 and a plaque | |||
Best Actor (Bharat Award) | Dastak | Hindi | Sanjeev Kumar | A figurine |
Best Actress (Urvashi Award) | Dastak | Hindi | Rehana Sultan | A figurine |
Best Child Artist | Mera Naam Joker | Hindi | Rishi Kapoor | A plaque |
Best Direction | Pratidwandi | Bengali | Satyajit Ray | ₹ 5,000 and a plaque |
Best Music Direction | Dastak | Hindi | Madan Mohan | ₹ 5,000 and a plaque |
Best Male Playback Singer | Nishi Padma (For the song "Ja Khushi Ora Bole") |
Bengali | Manna Dey | A plaque |
Mera Naam Joker (For the song "Ae Bhai Zara Dekh Ke Chalo") |
Hindi | |||
Best Female Playback Singer | Nishi Padma (For the song "Ore Sakol Sona Molin Holo") |
Bengali | Sandhya Mukherjee | A plaque |
Jay Jayanti (For the song "Amader Chhuti Chhuti") | ||||
Best Screenplay | Pratidwandi | Bengali | Satyajit Ray | ₹5,000 and a plaque |
Best Cinematography (Black and White) | Uski Roti | Hindi | K. K. Mahajan | ₹5,000 and a plaque |
Best Cinematography (Color) | Mera Naam Joker | Hindi | Radhu Karmakar | ₹5,000 and a plaque |
The awards were given to the best films made in the regional languages of India. For feature films in Assamese, English, Gujarati, Kashmiri, Oriya and Punjabi language, the resident's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film was not given. The producer and director of the film were awarded with ₹5,000 and a Silver medal, respectively.[1]
Award | Film | Awardee(s) | |
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Producer | Director | ||
Best Feature Film in Bengali | Malyadan | Ajoy Kar | Ajoy Kar |
Bimal Dey | |||
Best Feature Film in Hindi | Anand | Hrishikesh Mukherjee | Hrishikesh Mukherjee |
N. C. Sippy | |||
Best Feature Film in Kannada | Naguva Hoovu | R. N. Sudarshan | R. N. K. Prasad |
Best Feature Film in Malayalam | Ezhuthatha Katha | Jai Maruthy Pictures | A. B. Raj |
Best Feature Film in Marathi | Mumbaicha Jawai | Tushar Pradhan | Raja Thakur |
Best Feature Film in Tamil | Raman Ethanai Ramanadi | P. Madhavan | P. Madhavan |
Best Feature Film in Telugu | Desamante Manushuloyi | K. M. K. Naidu | C. S. Rao |
G. K. Naidu |
The award recipients were:[1]
Name of Award | Name of Film | Language | Awardee(s) | Awards |
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Best Film on Social Documentation | Latest | English | Producer: M/s. Film-O-Pub | ₹5,000 and a medal |
Director: Biplab Ray Chaudhari | ₹2,000 and a plaque |
The following awards not given:[1]
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