National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Music Direction

National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Music Direction
National award for contributions to short film
Sponsored by	Directorate of Film Festivals
Reward(s)	Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus) ₹50,000 (US$630)
First awarded	1993
Last awarded	2017
Most recent winner	Ramesh Narayanan
Highlights
Total awarded	18
First winner	Rajat Dholakia

The National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Music Direction is 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 is one of several awards presented for short films and awarded with Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus).

The award was instituted in 1993, at 41st National Film Awards and awarded annually for films produced in the year across the country, in all Indian languages.

Winners

Award includes 'Rajat Kamal' (Silver Lotus) and cash prize. Following are the award winners over the years:

List of award recipients, showing the year (award ceremony), film(s), language(s) and citation
Year	Recipient(s)	Film(s)	Language(s)	Citation	Refs.
1993 (41st)	Rajat Dholakia	Sunday	Hindi	For contributing significantly to the mood of fantasy which pervades the film through refreshing music, with innovative use of the human voice.	[1]
1994 (42nd)	K. P. Udayabhanu	The Myth to the Tree, The Serpent and The Mother	Malayalam	For his interesting juxtaposition of different strains of music and sound.	[2]
1995 (43rd)	Shubha Mudgal	Amrit Beeja	•English  • Kannada	For providing suitable support with a mix of classical and folk music.	[3]
1996 (44th)	No Award				[4]
1997 (45th)	No Award				[5]
1998 (46th)	Biswadeb Dasgupta	A Painter of Eloquent Silence: Ganesh Pyne	English	For enriching the visuals with a contemplative sense of rhythm.	[6]
1999 (47th)	No Award				[7]
2000 (48th)	Usha Khanna	Ajeeb Ghar	Hindi	For rendering a melodious and vibrant tune, that keeps the story moving and engrossing.	[8]
2001 (49th)	Bhaskar Chandavarkar	Chaitra	Marathi	For creating traditional music that blends aesthetically with the theme of the film.	[9]
2002 (50th)	Raja Mitra	Kalighat Paintings And Drawings	English	For a simple yet engaging music track that brings alive the Kalighat paintings in the film of the same title.	[10]
2003 (51st)	Julius Packiam	Fiddlers on the Thatch	English	For creating an ambiance of music that effectively works also as part of the main narrative.	[11]
2004 (52nd)	Dhwani	Ek Sagar Kinaree... A Seaside Story	•Marathi  •English	For a short film which is extremely enhanced by the accompaniment of very throbbing and engaging music.	[12]
2005 (53rd)	No Award				[13]
2006 (54th)	Ramakant Gundecha	Raga of River Narmada	Music Only	For creating a music score which becomes an invocation of the spirit of the holy river Narmada.	[14]
	Umakant Gundecha
2007 (55th)	Zubeen Garg	Echoes of Silence	•English  • Khasi	For the emptiness of Pori’s world is enhanced through the effective use of music, which is understated yet powerful, thus blending seamlessly into the narrative.	[15]
2008 (56th)	Vipin Mishra	Narmeen	•Hindi  • Punjabi	For a sensitive and evocative musical score, with an amazing use of the violin ensemble, which is both a deeply personal and universal experience.	[16]
2009 (57th)	No Award				[17]
2010 (58th)	No Award				[18]
2011 (59th)	Dhruba Jyoti Phukan	Panchakki	Hindi	For creating minimal but mesmerising music track with traditional elements that complements the mystical quality of the film.	[19]
2012 (60th)	No Award				[20]
2013 (61st)	Anuraag Saikia	Yugadrashta	Assamese	For its spectacular blending of folk elements with a rich and nuanced classicism that conveys an enthralling period feel.	[21]
2014 (62nd)	No Award				[22]
2015 (63rd)	Aravind–Shankar	A Far Afternoon: A Painted Saga	•Hindi  •English	For the harmony of notes enhancing the brush strokes breathing life through the canvas.	[23]
2016 (64th)	Tanuj Tiku	Leeches		Music becomes a character of its own in subtly heightening the drama and the tragedy of the central character.	[24]
2017 (65th)	Ramesh Narayanan	Shored of Liberty		An evocative musical score that does justice to the era of the film.
2018 (66th)	Kedar Divekar	Jyoti		For its use of folk and traditional verse and music to suitably build on this 19th century tale of women’s education.

References

1. "41st National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
2. "42nd National Film Awards (PDF)" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
3. "43rd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
4. "44th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
5. "45th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
6. "46th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
7. "47th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
8. "48th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
9. "49th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
10. "50th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
11. "51st National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
12. "52nd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
13. "53rd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
14. "54th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
15. "55th National Film Awards (PDF)" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
16. "56th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
17. "57th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
18. "58th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
19. "59th National Film Awards for the Year 2011 Announced". Press Information Bureau (PIB), India. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
20. "60th National Film Awards Announced" (PDF) (Press release). Press Information Bureau (PIB), India. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
21. "61st National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. 16 April 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
22. "62nd National Film Awards" (PDF) (Press release). Directorate of Film Festivals. 24 March 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
23. "63rd National Film Awards" (PDF) (Press release). Directorate of Film Festivals. 28 March 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
24. "64th National Film Awards" (PDF) (Press release). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2017.

External links

• Official Page for Directorate of Film Festivals, India
• National Film Awards Archives