| National Film Award for Best Historical Reconstruction/Compilation Film | |
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| National award for contributions to short film | |
| Sponsored by | Directorate of Film Festivals |
| Reward(s) |
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| First awarded | 1984 |
| Last awarded | 2017 |
| Most recent winner |
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| Highlights | |
| Total awarded | 24 |
| First winner | Nehru |
The National Film Award for Best Historical Reconstruction/Compilation Film was one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India. It was one of several awards presented for non-feature films.
The award was instituted in 1984, at 32nd National Film Awards and awarded annually for non-feature films produced in the year across the country, in all Indian languages. [1] The award is clubbed with National Film Award for Best Biographical Film, with the new category named as Best Biographical / Historical Reconstruction / Compilation Film. [2]
| Awards legends | |
|---|---|
| Indicates a joint award for the year | |
† | Awarded as Best Biographical Film / Best Historical Reconstruction Film |
Award includes 'Rajat Kamal' (Silver Lotus Award) and cash prize. Following are the award winners over the years:
| List of films, showing the year, language(s), producer(s), director(s) and citation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film(s) | Language(s) | Producer(s) | Director(s) | Citation | Refs. |
| 1984 (32nd) | Nehru | English | Yash Chowdhary | • Shyam Benegal •Yuri Aldokhin | – | [1] |
| 1985 (33rd) | No Award | [3] | ||||
| 1986 (34th) | We The People of India | English | N. S. Thapa for Films Division | Bhanumurthy Alur | For creative compilation of historic facts and materials. | [4] |
| 1987 (35th) | The Story of Delhi | English | Serbjeet International for Films Division | Serbjeet Singh | For its aesthetic and innovative presentation of architectural history of a great capital city, giving the viewer the sense of being a participant observer in its evolution and thus a sense of pride in belonging to such a city. | [5] |
| 1988 (36th) | No Award | [6] | ||||
| 1989 (37th) | Chhapakhanar Bangla Haraf | Bengali | •Shreemati Chatterjee •Chandrika Bhattacharjee | Abhijit Chattopadhyay | For achieving a creative blend of research and imagination in depicting the history of Bengali printing. | [7] |
| Kathni Karni Eksi (Jamnalal Bajaj) | Hindi | M/s Climb Films | Bhim Sain | For its authentic recreation of the life and times of the late Shri Jamanalal Bajaj. | ||
| 1990 (38th) | No Award | [8] | ||||
| 1991 (39th) | Anand Bhavan | English | Yash Chaudhary | V. B. Chandra | For chronicling the history of the home of Nehrus in Allahabad as if told by the huge historic house in the first person. | [9] |
| 1992 (40th) | No Award | [10] | ||||
| 1993 (41st) | No Award | [11] | ||||
| 1994 (42nd) | Phalke Children | English | •R. Krishna Mohan •Y. N. Engineer | Kamal Swaroop | For the film which, while documenting the life and work of the subject, critiques the iconocising approach to history. | [12] |
| 1995 (43rd) | Bhalji Pendharkar | English | •C. S. Nair •B. R. Shendge for Films Division | P. B. Pendharkar for Films Division | For its careful reconstruction of the life of a pioneering film maker, vis-a-vis the national movement and post independence scenario. | [13] |
| 1996 (44th) | No Award | [14] | ||||
| 1997 (45th) | Ayyankili: Adhastitharude Vimochakan | Malayalam | •P. Sasidharan •A. Krishna | R. S. Madhu | Besides being meticulously researched, the film also reconstructs the spirit of the first awakening against feudalisms and castes. | [15] |
| 1998 (46th) | Anna Vaazhigirar | Tamil | Tamil Nadu Films Division | Tamil Nadu Films Division | For integrating various cinematic forms to present a strong portrait of Annadurai. | [16] |
| 1999 (47th) | No Award | [17] | ||||
| 2000 (48th) | From the land of Buddhism to the Land of Buddha | English | Kuldip Sinha for Films Division | Shalini Shah for Films Division | For its realistic and pictorial depiction of the culture, traditions and socio-economic conditions of the Tibetans settled in India. | [18] |
| 2001 (49th) | No Award | [19] | ||||
| 2002 (50th) | No Award | [20] | ||||
| 2003 (51st) | Vaidyaratnam P. S. Varrier | English | Kerala State Film Development Corporation | T. Krishnan Unni | For records the life of a pioneer in Ayurvedic medicine Dr. P.S. Varrier. The film also brings out his many faceted personality along with his contribution to performing arts and literature. | [21] |
| 2004 (52nd) | No Award | [22] | ||||
| 2005 (53rd) | Hans Akela: Kumar Gandharva† | Hindi | Films Division | Jabbar Patel | For a film made with a deep sense of understanding of classical Music. This well researched film sensitively evokes the unique personality and contri [23] bution of Kumar Gandharva and shows the human face of his outstanding creativity. | |
| 2006 (54th) | No Award | [24] | ||||
| 2007 (55th) | Antardhwani† | Hindi | Films Division | Jabbar Patel | For creatively bringing out the life and times of Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma in his journey to revive the lost music of the Santoor and place it on the world stage. The pace and rhythm of the film is in tune with the melodious music of the Santoor. | [25] |
| 2008 (56th) | The Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi: A Reconstruction | English | Films Division | R. Krishna Mohan | For traversing vast stretches of time and geographical space, this film deftly puts together strands of information, perception, evidence and historical contexts to reconstruct a compelling narrative about the gruesome assassination of a world leader. | [26] |
| 2009 (57th) | Pancham Unmixed | • Bengali •Hindi •English | Brahmanand S. Siingh | Brahmanand S. Siingh | For an engaging compilation of the tumultuous journey of a legendary and iconic music composer of the Indian Film Industry whose music lives on. | [27] |
| 2010 (58th) | No Award | [28] | ||||
| 2011 (59th) | Vishnupant Damle: Bolpatancha Mook Nayak † | Marathi | Anil Anant Damle | Virendra Valsangkar | For capturing the odyssey of an unsung pioneer of cinema who dared to follow his dreams and enriched the grand canvas experience of the Indian film history. | [29] |
| 2012 (60th) | Celluloid Man † | •English •Hindi • Kannada •Bengali | Shivendra Singh Dungarpur | Shivendra Singh Dungarpur | For capturing, with warmth, the essential impetus of the life of a person whose love for cinema and its diligent archiving has virtually created a cinematic heritage and encouraged generations of filmmakers. And for the film's ability to share the beauty of this impetus with its own creative archiving that makes for a rich multi-layered biography. | [30] |
| 2013 (61st) | The Last Adieu† | English | Films Division | Shabnam Sukhdev | For its insight into the work of an exceptionally passionate documentary filmmaker blended with a frank and moving account of his daughter’s attempt to come to terms with his estrangement from the family. | [31] |
| 2014 (62nd) | Amar Katha: Story of Binodini† | Bengali | Films Division | Tuhinabha Majumder | For its stylistic and poetic portrayal of the 19th century theatre actress Binodini Devi's autobiography. | [32] |
| 2015 (63rd) | Life in Metaphors: A Portrait of Girish Kasaravalli† | •English •Kannada | Reelism Film | O.P. Shrivastava | Philosophical images of life and beyond. | [33] |
| 2016 (64th) | Zikr Us Parivaksha: Begum Akhtar† | English | Sangeet Natak Akademi | Nirmal Chander | This film uses archival recordings, recreations and interviews to take us on a touching musical journey with a lady who broke open social barriers, becoming one of India's most legendary musical maestros. | [34] |
| 2017 (65th) | Naachi se Baanchi† | Films Division of India | Biju Toppo | Tracing the footprints of the global yet rooted leader Padmashree Ram Dayal Munda's inspirational journey through his music, academics and politics. | ||
| Sword of Liberty† | R. C. Suresh | Shiny Jacob Benjamin | An elaborate reconstruction of a Diwan’s life in the erstwhile Travancore State. | |||
| 2018 (66th) | G. D. Naidu: The Edison of India† | Films Division | Ranjith Kumar DFTech | For its portrayal of GD Naidu’s incisive mind and extraordinary life, spotlighting the inspirational range of his scientific inventions. | ||
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