National Film Award for Best Punjabi Feature Film

National Film Award for Best Punjabi Feature Film
Description	Best feature film of the year in Punjabi
Sponsored by	National Film Development Corporation of India
Formerly called	President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in English (1964) National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Punjabi (1967–2021)
Reward(s)	Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus) ₹2,00,000
First awarded	1962
Last awarded	2022
Highlights
Total awarded	19
First winner	Chaudhari Karnail Singh
Last winner	Baghi Di Dhee

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.

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), director(s) and citation
Year	Film(s)	Producer(s)	Director(s)	Citation	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	For presenting a story of human passion in cinematic terms, representing a departure from the usual trends prevalent in Punjabi cinema.	[6]
1989 (37th)	Marhi Da Deeva	NFDC	Surinder Singh	For its depiction of the pain and tragedy involved in the transformation of feaudalism into capitalism, which entails destruction and degradation of normal human relationships like friendship and love.	[7]
1993 (41st)	Kachehri	Vijay Tandon	Ravindra Peepat	For highlighting the vulnerability of the judicial system, in which sometimes justification prevails over justice.	[8]
1997 (45th)	Main Maa Punjab Dee	Devender Walia	Balwant Dullat	For the film's exploration of a suffering mother who undergoes the trauma created by her own sons and rediscovers her creative talent and rehabilitates herself.	[9]
1998 (46th)	Shaheed-E-Mohabbat	Manjeet Maan	Manoj Punj	For its sensitive depiction of pain and sorrow perpetrated by the partition of India on Boota Singh, excellently portrayed by Gurdas Maan, the films reflects the aftermath of a tragedy delivers a message of love and humanity reaching far beyond the man made borders.	[10]
2004 (52nd)	Des Hoyaa Pardes	Manjeet Maan	Manoj Punj	For its sharp handling of terrorism in Punjab and portrayal of alienation, migration of Punjabi youth to the west of that time.	[11]
2005 (53rd)	Baghi	Gaj Deol	Sukhminder Dhanjal	For graphically delineating the caste divide in modern day Punjab.	[12]
2006 (54th)	Waris Shah: Ishq Daa Waaris	Sai Productions	Manoj Punj	For an evocative portrayal of the rich, musical Sufi tradition.	[13]
2011 (59th)	Anhe Ghore Da Daan	NFDC	Gurvinder Singh	For its haunting portrayal of the lives of people in a village as they battle with the reality of large scale industrial development. The director deploys an inventive storytelling form where sound, space and body operate distinctly to frame the experience of a fragile existence. Each face portrayed in the film carries the signs of persistent trauma. This is an aesthetic tour de force that confidently and successfully reinvents the contours of Indian experimental cinema.	[14]
2012 (60th)	Nabar	Jasbir Singh and Sonu Kaur	Rajeev Sharma	This film lucidly presents the often misplaced craze for the West prevalent among the upwardly mobile Punjabi youth and its consequences.	[15]
2014 (62nd)	Punjab 1984	Gunbir Sidhu and Manmord Sidhu	Anurag Singh	For its searing portrayal of how ordinary lives and simple dreams are shattered in a time of militancy.	[16]
2015 (63rd)	Chauthi Koot	NFDC Kartikeya Singh	Gurvinder Singh	For Effectively capturing the sense of fear psychosis and tension during the times of insurgency in Punjab.	[17]
2018 (66th)	Harjeeta	Villagers Film Studio	Vijay Kumar Arora	A biopic of a Hockey player, who struggles through his rural background and poverty to rise to the top of his game.	[18]
2019 (67th)	Rabb Da Radio 2	Vehli Janta Films	Sharandeep Singh	The film makes a strong statement that the wall of partition in a joint family should be broken to keep the hearts blooming with love and affection.	[19]
2022 (70th)	Bhagi Di Dhee	G-Next Media	Mukesh Gautam		[20]

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 September 9, 2011.
3. "12th National Film Awards". International Film Festival of India . Retrieved September 14, 2011.
4. "13th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals . Retrieved September 15, 2011.
5. "15th National Film Awards (PDF)" (PDF). International Film Festival of India . Retrieved September 21, 2011.
6. "17th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals . Retrieved September 26, 2011.
7. "37th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals . Retrieved January 29, 2012.
8. "41st National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals . Retrieved March 3, 2012.
9. "45th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals . Retrieved March 11, 2012.
10. "46th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals . Retrieved March 12, 2012.
11. "52nd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals . Retrieved January 28, 2012.
12. "53rd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals . Retrieved March 19, 2012.
13. "54th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals . Retrieved March 24, 2012.
14. "59th National Film Awards for 2011 - Feature Films" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals . Retrieved April 2, 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.

External links

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