National Film Award for Best Punjabi Feature Film

National Film Award for Best Punjabi Feature Film
Description	Best Punjabi feature film of the year
Sponsored by	National Film Development Corporation of India
Formerly called	President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Punjabi (1962–1964) National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Punjabi (1967–2021)
Reward(s)	Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus) ₹2,00,000
First award	1962
Most recent winner	Godday Godday Chaa (2023)

The National Film Award for Best Punjabi Feature Film is one of the National Film Awards of India presented annually by the National Film Development Corporation of India. It is one of several awards presented for feature films and awarded with Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus). Since the 70th National Film Awards, the name was changed to "Best Punjabi Feature Film". ^[1]

The National Film Awards, established in 1954, are the most prominent film awards in India that merit the best of the Indian cinema. The ceremony also presents awards for films in various regional languages.^{[ citation needed ]}

Produced and directed by Krishnan Kumar, the 1962 film Chaudhari Karnail Singh was honoured with the first president's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Punjabi.

Winners

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

Awards legends
*	President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film
*	Certificate of Merit for the Second Best Feature Film
*	Certificate of Merit for the Third Best Feature Film
*	Certificate of Merit for the Best Feature Film
*	Indicates a joint award for that year

List of award films, showing the year (award ceremony), producer(s) and director(s)
Year	Film(s)	Producer(s)	Director(s)	Refs.
1962 (10th)	Chaudhari Karnail Singh	Krishnan Kumar	Krishnan Kumar	[2]
1964 (12th)	Jagga	K. B. Chadha	Jugal Kishore	[3]
1964 (12th)	Sassi Punnu	M/s. Filmistan Pvt. Ltd.	S. P. Bakshi	[4]
1967 (15th)	Sutlej De Kande	P. P. Maheshwary	P. P. Maheshwary	[5]
1969 (17th)	Nanak Nam Jahaz Hai	Pannalal Maheshwary	Ram Maheshwary	[6]
1980 (28th)	Chann Pardesi	Swarn Sedha, Baldev Gill And J. S. Cheema	Chitrartha Singh	[6]
1989 (37th)	Marhi Da Deeva	NFDC	Surinder Singh	[7]
1993 (41st)	Kachehri	Vijay Tandon	Ravindra Peepat	[8]
1997 (45th)	Main Maa Punjab Dee	Devender Walia	Balwant Dullat	[9]
1998 (46th)	Shaheed-E-Mohabbat	Manjeet Maan	Manoj Punj	[10]
2004 (52nd)	Des Hoyaa Pardes	Manjeet Maan	Manoj Punj	[11]
2005 (53rd)	Baghi	Gaj Deol	Sukhminder Dhanjal	[12]
2006 (54th)	Waris Shah: Ishq Daa Waaris	Sai Productions	Manoj Punj	[13]
2011 (59th)	Anhe Ghore Da Daan	NFDC	Gurvinder Singh	[14]
2012 (60th)	Nabar	Jasbir Singh and Sonu Kaur	Rajeev Sharma	[15]
2014 (62nd)	Punjab 1984	Gunbir Sidhu and Manmord Sidhu	Anurag Singh	[16]
2015 (63rd)	Chauthi Koot	NFDC Kartikeya Singh	Gurvinder Singh	[17]
2018 (66th)	Harjeeta	Villagers Film Studio	Vijay Kumar Arora	[18]
2019 (67th)	Rabb Da Radio 2	Vehli Janta Films	Sharandeep Singh	[19]
2022 (70th)	Bhagi Di Dhee	G-Next Media	Mukesh Gautam	[20]
2023 (71st)	Godday Godday Chaa	VH Entertainment Zee Studios	Vijay Kumar Arora	[21]

References

1. Under Secretary to the Government of India (14 December 2023). "Report on Rationalization of Awards Conferred by the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting | Ministry of Information and Broadcasting | Government of India". Ministry of Information and Broadcasting . Retrieved 28 August 2024.
2. "10th National Film Awards". International Film Festival of India . Retrieved 9 September 2011.
3. "12th National Film Awards". International Film Festival of India . Retrieved 14 September 2011.
4. "13th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals . Retrieved 15 September 2011.
5. "15th National Film Awards (PDF)" (PDF). International Film Festival of India . Retrieved 21 September 2011.
6. "17th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals . Retrieved 26 September 2011.
7. "37th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals . Retrieved 29 January 2012.
8. "41st National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals . Retrieved 3 March 2012.
9. "45th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals . Retrieved 11 March 2012.
10. "46th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals . Retrieved 12 March 2012.
11. "52nd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals . Retrieved 28 January 2012.
12. "53rd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals . Retrieved 19 March 2012.
13. "54th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals . Retrieved 24 March 2012.
14. "59th National Film Awards for 2011 - Feature Films" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals . Retrieved 2 April 2012.
15. "60th National Film Awards Announced" (PDF) (Press release). Press Information Bureau (PIB), India. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
16. "62nd National Film Awards" (PDF) (Press release). Directorate of Film Festivals. 24 March 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
17. "63rd National Film Awards" (PDF) (Press release). Directorate of Film Festivals. 28 March 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
18. "66th National Film Awards" (PDF) (Press release). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
19. "67th National Film Awards, 2019" (Press release). Press Information Bureau. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
20. "70th National Film Awards for the year 2022 announced; Aattam bags the Best Feature Film award". PIB. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
21. "71st National Film Awards for the year 2023 announced". Press Information Bureau . 1 August 2025. Retrieved 3 August 2025.

External links

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