15th National Film Awards

Indian ceremony celebrating cinema of 1967

15th National Film Awards

Awarded for| Best of Indian cinema in 1967
Awarded by| Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Presented by| Zakir Husain
(President of India)
Announced on| 31 October 1968 (1968-10-31)
Presented on| 25 November 1968 (1968-11-25)
Site| Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi
Official website| dff.nic.in
Highlights
Best Feature Film| Hatey Bazarey
Most awards|  • Chiriyakhana
• Hamraaz
• Upkar (2)

* <- 14th
* National Film Awards
* 16th ->

The 15th National Film Awards, presented by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India to felicitate the best of Indian Cinema released in 1967.[1][2] Ceremony took place at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi on 25 November 1968 and awards were given by then President of India, Zakir Husain.

With 15th National Film Awards, format of awards has been changed, which includes introduction of new awards and categorisation. Unlike earlier, films then categorised into feature films and short films. Feature films awards were continued with All India Awards and Regional Awards but couple of more awards were introduced at the all India level to honour artists and technicians.

Major awards introduced for feature films starting with 15th National Film Awards includes awards for Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Music Direction, Best Playback Singer of the Year and Best Screenplay.

Starting 15th National Film Awards, Short films had their own share of awards which introduced seven new awards for various types/genre of short films made in the country, including Best Promotional Film, Best Educational / Instructional Film, Best Film on Social Documentation etc.

Certificate of Merit in all the categories is discontinued with 15th National Film Awards, which also led to discontinuation of second and third film/documentary, again in all the categories, except Second Best Feature Film.

## Juries

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Six different committees were formed based on the film making sectors in India, mainly based in Bombay, Calcutta and Madras along with the award categories. Another committee for all India level was also formed which included some of the members from regional committee. For 15th National Film Awards, central committee was headed by R. K. Nehru.[1]

* Jury Members: Central
* R. K. Nehru (Chairperson) • Ammu Swaminathan • Adya Rangacharya • Ardhendu Mukerjee • B. V. Singaracharya • Roshan Lal Malhotra • Sunder Lal Nahata • Jainendra Kumar • Ali Sardar Jafri • M. Mujeeb
* Jury Members: Documentary
* Padmaja Naidu (Chairperson) • Muriel Wasi • J. D. Singh • R. S. Sharma • Len Chatwin
* Jury Members: Short Films
* Krishna Kriplani (Chairperson) • Tara Ali Baig • Shiv S. Kapur • Ebrahim Alkazi • Usha Bhagat • Fali Bilimoria
* Jury Regional: Bombay
* V. A. Naik (Chairperson) • Aloo J. Chibber • Anant Kanekar • R. Srinivasan • Ram Joshi • K. J. Khambatta • Bhanu Prasad Pandya • Pannalal Maheshwary • Sadashiv J. Row Kavi • Bany Talwar
* Jury Regional: Calcutta
* S. N. Ray (Chairperson) • Premendra Mitra • Rita Ray • R. P. Gupta • Jamuna Baruah • Sachidananda Raut Ray • Asim Pal • D. K. Sircar • Durgadas Mitra
* Jury Regional: Madras
* C. R. Pattabhiraman (Chairperson) • A. N. Krishna Rao • Devaki Gopidas • K. Subramaniam • S. K. Nayar • D. V. S. Raju • T. E. Vasudevan • V. C. Subburaman • B. Ananthaswami • D. N. Rao

## Awards

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Awards were divided into feature films and non-feature films.

President's Gold Medal for the All India Best Feature Film is now better known as National Film Award for Best Feature Film, whereas President's Gold Medal for the Best Documentary Film is analogous to today's National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film. For children's films, Prime Minister's Gold Medal is now given as National Film Award for Best Children's Film. At the regional level, President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film is now given as National Film Award for Best Feature Film in a particular language. Certificate of Merit in all the categories is discontinued over the years.

### Feature films

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Feature films were awarded at All India as well as regional level. For 15th National Film Awards, a Bengali film Hatey Bazarey won the President's Gold Medal for the All India Best Feature Film, whereas a Bengali film Chiriyakhana and two Hindi films, Hamraaz and Upkar won the maximum number of awards (two). Following were the awards given in each category:[1]

#### All India Award

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Following were the awards given:[1]

Award  | Film  | Language  | Awardee(s)  | Cash Prize

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Best Feature Film | Hatey Bazarey | Bengali | Producer: Asim Dutta  | Gold Medal, ₹20,000 and a plaque
Director: Tapan Sinha | ₹5,000 and a plaque
Second Best Feature Film | Upkar | Hindi | Producer: R. N. Goswami  | ₹5,000 and a plaque
Director: Manoj Kumar | Silver Medal
Best Actor | Antony Firingee | Bengali  | Uttam Kumar | A figurine
Chiriyakhana
Best Actress | Raat Aur Din | Hindi  | Nargis | A figurine
Best Cinematography (Black and White)  | Bambai Raat Ki Bahon Mein | Hindi  | Ramachandra  | ₹5,000 and a plaque
Best Cinematography (Color)  | Hamraaz | Hindi  | M. N. Malhotra  | ₹5,000 and a plaque
Best Direction | Chiriyakhana | Bengali  | Satyajit Ray | ₹5,000 and a plaque
Best Music Direction | Kandan Karunai | Tamil | K. V. Mahadevan | ₹5,000 and a plaque
Best Playback Singer of the Year | Upkar
(For the song "Mere Desh Ki Dharti") | Hindi  | Mahendra Kapoor | A plaque
Best Screenplay | Agniputhri | Malayalam | S. L. Puram Sadanandan | ₹10,000

#### Regional Award

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The awards were given to the best films made in the regional languages of India. For feature films in Assamese, English, Gujarati, Kashmiri and Oriya language, President'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 | Arogya Niketan | Aurora Film Corp Pvt Ltd.  | Bijoy Bose
Best Feature Film in Hindi | Hamraaz | B. R. Chopra | B. R. Chopra
Best Feature Film in Kannada | Bangarada Hoovu | B. A. Arasa Kumar  | B. A. Arasa Kumar
Best Feature Film in Malayalam | Anveshichu Kandethiyilla | Ravi  | P. Bhaskaran
Best Feature Film in Marathi | Santh Wahate Krishnamai | Sahakari Chitrapath Sanstha Ltd.  | M. G. Pathak
Best Feature Film in Oriya | Arundhati | Dhiren Patnaik  | Prafulla Sengupta
Best Feature Film in Punjabi | Sutlej De Kande | P. P. Maheshwary  | P. P. Maheshwary
Best Feature Film in Tamil | Aalayam | M/s. Sunbeam, Madras  | Thirumalai
Mahalingam
Best Feature Film in Telugu | Sudigundalu | Chakravarthi Chitra  | Adurthi Subba Rao

### Non-Feature films

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Following were the awards given:[1]

#### Short films

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Award  | Film  | Language  | Awardee(s)  | Cash Prize

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Best Information Film (Documentary) | India '67 | Music only  | Producer: P. Sukhdev  | ₹5,000
Director: P. Sukhdev
Best Educational / Instructional Film | Akbar | English | Producer: J. S. Bhownagary for Films Division | ₹5,000
Director: Shanti S. Varma  | ₹2,000
Best Film on Social Documentation | I am 20 | English  | Producer: J. S. Bhownagary for Films Division | ₹5,000
Producer: K. L. Khandpur for Films Division
Director: S. N. S. Sastry  | ₹2,000
Best Promotional Film (Commercial) | The Brown Diamond | English  | Producer: M/s. Krishnaswamy Associates  | Silver Medal
Director: S. Krishnaswamy
Best Promotional Film (Non-Commercial) | Sandesh | Hindi | Producer: J. S. Bhownagary for Films Division | Silver Medal
Producer: K. L. Khandpur for Films Division
Director: Omprakash Sharma
Best Experimental Film | Through The Eyes of a Painter | English  | Producer: J. S. Bhownagary for Films Division | ₹5,000
Creator: M. F. Husain | ₹2,000
Best Animation Film | Inquiry | Music only  | Producer: C. T. Baptista  | ₹5,000
Director: C. T. Baptista

### Awards not given

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Following were the awards not given as no film was found to be suitable for the award:[1]

* Best Feature Film on National Unity and Emotional Integration
* Prime Minister's Gold Medal for the Best Children's Film
* President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Assamese
* President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in English
* President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Oriya

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g "15th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 July 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
2. ^ The Times of India, Entertainment. "National Awards Winners 1967: Complete list of winners of National Awards 1967". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 24 March 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

## External links

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

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Lifetime Achievement|

* Dadasaheb Phalke Award

Feature Films|

| Golden Lotus Awards|

* Best Feature Film
* Best Director
* Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment
* Best Children's Film
* Best Debut Film of a Director
* Best Animated Film

|

Silver Lotus Awards|

* Best Actor
* Best Actress
* Best Supporting Actor
* Best Supporting Actress
* Best Child Artist
* Best Music Direction
* Best Male Playback Singer
* Best Female Playback Singer
* Best Lyrics
* Best Production Design
* Best Audiography
* Best Choreography
* Best Cinematography
* Best Costume Design
* Best Editing
* Best Make-up
* Best Screenplay
* Best Special Effects

* Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation
* Best Film on Family Welfare
* Best Film on National Integration
* Best Film on Other Social Issues

* Special Jury Award
* Special Mention

Silver Lotus Awards
(Regional)|

Languages specified in the Eighth schedule of the Constitution of India:

* Assamese
* Bodo
* Bengali
* English
* Dogri
* Gujarati
* Hindi
* Kannada
* Kashmiri
* Konkani
* Maithili
* Malayalam
* Meitei
* Marathi
* Odia
* Punjabi
* Sanskrit
* Tamil
* Telugu
* Urdu

Languages other than those specified in the Eighth schedule of the Constitution:

* Bhojpuri
* Garo
* Haryanvi
* Jasari
* Khasi
* Kodava
* Kokborok
* Ladakhi
* Mishing
* Mizo
* Monpa
* Pangchenpa
* Rabha
* Sherdukpen
* Tulu
* Wancho

Discontinued Awards|

* Second Best Feature Film
* Third Best Feature Film
* Best Story
* Best Film Based on High Literary Work

Non-Feature Films|

| Golden Lotus Awards|

* Best Non-Feature Film
* Best Director

|

Silver Lotus Awards|

* Best First Film of a Director
* Best Audiography
* Best Cinematography
* Best Editing
* Best Music Direction
* Best Narration / Voice Over

* Best Agriculture Film
* Best Animation Film
* Best Anthropological / Ethnographic Film
* Best Arts / Cultural Film
* Best Biographical Film
* Best Educational / Motivational / Instructional Film
* Best Environment/Conservation/Preservation Film
* Best Exploration / Adventure Film
* Best Film on Family Welfare
* Best Historical Reconstruction / Compilation Film
* Best Investigative Film
* Best Promotional Film
* Best Scientific Film
* Best Short Fiction Film
* Best Film on Social Issues

* Special Jury Award
* Special Mention

Discontinued Awards|

* Best Experimental Film
* Best Filmstrip
* Best Industrial Film
* Best News Review
* Best Newsreel Cameraman

Writing on Cinema|

| Golden Lotus Awards|

* Best Book on Cinema
* Best Film Critic

|

Special Awards|

* Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Book on Cinema)
* Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Film Critic)

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| 1953–1960|

* 1953 (1st)
* 1954 (2nd)
* 1955 (3rd)
* 1956 (4th)
* 1957 (5th)
* 1958 (6th)
* 1959 (7th)
* 1960 (8th)

|

1961–1980|

* 1961 (9th)
* 1962 (10th)
* 1963 (11th)
* 1964 (12th)
* 1965 (13th)
* 1966 (14th)
* 1967 (15th)
* 1968 (16th)
* 1969 (17th)
* 1970 (18th)
* 1971 (19th)
* 1972 (20th)
* 1973 (21st)
* 1974 (22nd)
* 1975 (23rd)
* 1976 (24th)
* 1977 (25th)
* 1978 (26th)
* 1979 (27th)
* 1980 (28th)

1981–2000|

* 1981 (29th)
* 1982 (30th)
* 1983 (31st)
* 1984 (32nd)
* 1985 (33rd)
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2001–2020|

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2021–present|

* 2021 (69th)
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