National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali

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National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali
Type National
Category Indian Cinema
Description Best Bengali Feature Film(s) of the year
Instituted 1954
First awarded 1954
Last awarded 2013
Total awarded 75
Awarded by Directorate of Film Festivals
Cash award ₹100,000 (US$1,500)
Medal Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus)
Previous name(s) President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Bengali (1954–1968)
First awardee(s) Chheley Kaar
Recent awardee(s) Bakita Byaktigato

The National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali 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 feature films and awarded with Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus).

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.

Awards for films in seven regional language (Bengali, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil and Telugu) started from 2nd National Film Awards which were presented on 21 December 1955. Three awards of "President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film", "Certificate of Merit for the Second Best Feature Film" and "Certificate of Merit for the Third Best Feature Film" were instituted. The later two certificate awards were discontinued from 15th National Film Awards (1967).

Directed by Chitta Bose, the 1954 film Chheley Kaar was honoured with the first president's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Bengali. Certificate of Merit for Second and Third Best Feature Films in Bengali were received by Jadu Bhatta and Annapurnar Mandir respectively. Following is the list of Silver Lotus Award (Rajat Kamal) recipient films produced in Bengali language.

Winners

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

Awards legends
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 President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film
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 Certificate of Merit for the Second Best Feature Film
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 Certificate of Merit for the Third Best Feature Film
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 Certificate of Merit for the Best Feature Film
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 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
1954
(2nd)		 Chheley Kaar[1] Charan Chitra Chitta Bose  –
1954
(2nd)		 Jadu Bhatta[1] Sunrise Film Distributors Niren Lahiri  –
1954
(2nd)		 Annapurnar Mandir[1] Chitra Mandir Naresh Mitra  –
1955
(3rd)		 Pather Panchali[2] Government of West Bengal Satyajit Ray  –
1955
(3rd)		 Rani Rashmoni[2] Chalachitra Pratishthan Kali Prasad Ghosh  –
1955
(3rd)		 Rai Kamal[2] Aurora Films Corporation Subodh Mitra  –
1956
(4th)		 Kabuliwala[3] Charuchitra Tapan Sinha  –
1956
(4th)		 Mahakavi Girishchandra[3] Emkeji Productions Madhu Bose  –
1956
(4th)		 Ek Din Ratre[3] R. K. Films  • Sombhu Mitra
 • Amit Maitra		  –
1957
(5th)		 Andhare Alo[4] Sreemati Pictures Haridas Bhattacharya  –
1957
(5th)		 Louha-Kapat[4] L. B. Films International Tapan Sinha  –
1957
(5th)		 Harano Sur[4] Alochaya Productions Ajoy Kar  –
1958
(6th)		 Sagar Sangamey[5] De Luxe Film Distributors Ltd. Debaki Bose  –
1958
(6th)		 Jalsaghar[5] Satyajit Ray Satyajit Ray  –
1958
(6th)		 Daak Harkara[5] Agragami Productions Agragami  –
1959
(7th)		 Bicharak[6] Arundhati Mukherjee Prabhat Mukherjee  –
1960
(8th)		 Devi[7] Satyajit Ray Satyajit Ray  –
1960
(8th)		 Ganga[7] Cine Art Production Pvt Ltd. Rajen Tarafdar  –
1961
(9th)		 Samapti[8] Satyajit Ray Satyajit Ray  –
1961
(9th)		 Saptapadi[8] Uttam Kumar Ajoy Kar  –
1961
(9th)		 Punascha[8] Mrinal Sen Mrinal Sen  –
1962
(10th)		 Kancher Swarga[9] Prokash Chandra Nan Yatrik  –
1962
(10th)		 Nishithe[9] Agragami Productions Agragami  –
1963
(11th)		 Uttar Falguni[10] Uttam Kumar Asit Sen  –
1963
(11th)		 Saat Paake Bandha[10] R. D. Bansal Ajoy Kar  –
1963
(11th)		 Jatu Griha[10] Uttam Kumar Tapan Sinha  –
1964
(12th)		 Aarohi[11] Asim Pal Tapan Sinha  –
1964
(12th)		 Anustup Chhanda[11] B. K. Productions Pijush Bose  –
1965
(13th)		 Akash Kusum[12] Ranjit Basu Mrinal Sen  –
1965
(13th)		 Subarnarekha[12] Radheshyam Ritwik Ghatak  –
1965
(13th)		 Raja Rammohun[12] Aurora Films Corp Pvt Ltd. Bijoy Basu  –
1966
(14th)		  –
1967
(15th)		 Arogya Niketan[13] Aurora Film Corp Pvt Ltd. Bijoy Bose  –
1968
(16th)		 Apanjan[14]  • R. N. Malhotra
 • R. K. Kapur
 • T. M. Shah		 Tapan Sinha  –
1969
(17th)		 Natun Pata[15] M/s Gora Pictures Dinen Gupta  –
1970
(18th)		 Malyadan[16]  • Ajoy Kar
 • Bimal Dey		 Ajoy Kar  –
1971
(19th)
1972
(20th)		 Strir Patra[17] Dhrupadi Purnendu Patri  –
1973
(21st)		 Ashani Sanket[18] Sarbeni Bhattacharya Satyajit Ray  –
1974
(22nd)		 Sonar Kella[19] Information and Public Relations Department, Government of West Bengal Satyajit Ray  –
1975
(23rd)		 Palanka[20] M/s. Filmarts, Calcutta Rajen Tarafdar  –
1976
(24th)
1977
(25th)		 No Award[21]
1978
(26th)		 Dooratwa[22] Buddhadeb Dasgupta Buddhadeb Dasgupta <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For a sensitive depiction of a leftist middle class intellectual's marital conflict waiting for a revolution which does not materialise.
1979
(27th)
1980
(28th)		 Hirak Rajar Deshe[23] Information & Cultural Affairs Department
Government of West Bengal		 Satyajit Ray <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For an allegorical representation of the victory of good over evil, embellished by superb acting and haunting music.
1981
(29th)		 Adalat O Ekti Meye[24] Dhiresh Kumar Chakraborty Tapan Sinha <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For its powerful presentation of the problems of rape and its shattering after-effects in the life of a woman.
1982
(30th)		 Nagmoti[25] Sibaprasad Sen Gautam Chattopadhyay <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For its absorbing portrayal of an ethnic group.
1983
(31st)		 Vasundhra[26] Sanjukta Films Sekhar Chatterjee <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For its sincere attempt to depict the struggle against social injustice.
1984
(32nd)		 Ghare Baire[27] NFDC Satyajit Ray  –
1985
(33rd)		 Paroma[28]  • Nirmal Kumar Guha
 • Niharendu Guha
 • Sukhendu Guha
 • Sarojendu Guha		 Aparna Sen <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For a film which handles sensitively the delicate story of a woman who refuses to accept the feeling of guilt forced on her by society.
1986
(34th)		 Phera[29] Buddhadeb Dasgupta Buddhadeb Dasgupta <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For its depiction of dilemma of a creative artiste in a world of changing values.
1987
(35th)		 Antarjali Jatra[30] NFDC Gautam Ghose <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For creating through an event of the early 19th century a universal parable of exploitation, life and death with an underlying faith in the inevitability of change.
1988
(36th)		 No Award[31]
1989
(37th)		 Ganashatru[32] NFDC Satyajit Ray <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For its brilliant adaptation of Ibsen's "An Enemy of the People" to highlight the dangers of current revivalism.
1990
(38th)		 Atmaja[33] Raj Kumar Jain Nabyendu Chatterjee <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For its masterly depiction of a mother's quest, torn between the hollowness of wealth and the transcendence of human values.
1991
(39th)		 Antardhan[34]  • Nabakumar Chandra
 • Swapan Kumar Mitra
 • Sucheta Mitra		 Tapan Sinha <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For the manner in which the suspense is built and sustained throughout the film.
1992
(40th)		 Tahader Katha[35] NFDC Buddhadeb Dasgupta <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For its most unusual and daring treatment of a very real socio-political issue in a metaphoric manner – the alienation of a freedom fighter from his country, now changed beyond recognition.
1993
(41st)		 Antareen[36] NFDC
Doordarshan		 Mrinal Sen <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For a sensitive exploration of modern man's loneliness and the failure of human communication in a dehumanised civilization.
1994
(42nd)		 Amidini[37]  • NFDC
 • Doordarshan		 Chidananda Dasgupta <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For a stylised and innovative period rendition of complex social relations in 18th century Bengal, integrating performances with camera movements and mise en scene.
1995
(43rd)		 Yugant[38] NFDC Aparna Sen <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For its contemporary form and thematic content, and subtle handling of the complex subject of a broken marriage. The film has universal appeal which has great relevance in today's society.
1996
(44th)		 Sanghat[39] Pinaki Chaudhuri Pinaki Chaudhuri <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For effectively bringing out the trials and tribulations faced by working women in contemporary society.
1997
(45th)		 Dahan[40]  • Bijay Agarwal
 • Kalpana Agarwal		 Rituparno Ghosh <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For the way in which film portrays two young women who undergo the agony of discovering the harsh realities of their situation and society.
1998
(46th)		 Asukh[41] D. Ramanaidu Rituparno Ghosh <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For profiling the dilemma of a film actress, at a delicate point in her life. Rejected by her lover in love with another woman, asukh is an internalised study of an actress coming to terms with multiple pressures in her life.
1999
(47th)		 Paromitar Ek Din[42] Rajesh Agarwal Aparna Sen <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For depicting the changing temper of society and the changing balances of human relationships very sensitively portrayed. The film highlights the changing equations between a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, who begin as adversaries and become confidantes.
2000
(48th)		 Dekha[43] Ramesh Gandhi Gautam Ghose <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
The film through the seen and unseen world of the protagonist tries to explore the existential dilemma of modern times which is reflected in the inexorable flow of time and intertwined into a mixed metaphor of modern allegories.
2001
(49th)		 Hemanter Pakhi[44] NFDC Urmi Chakraborty <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For showing the plight of an educated woman who seeks her own identity within the trappings of her traditional role of mother & wife. A contemporary socially relevant issue has been handled with great sensitivity.
2002
(50th)		 Shubho Muhurat[45] Jagannath Productions Rituparno Ghosh <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For its intelligent handling of characters in a detective story.
2003
(51st)		 Chokher Bali[46]  • Shrikant Mohta
 • Mahendra Soni		 Rituparno Ghosh <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For its operatic play of passions, breaking social norms and taboos.
2004
(52nd)		 Krantikaal[47] Shampa Bhattacharjee Shekhar Das <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For dialectical portrayal of a terrorist’s critical encounter with a decadent Bengali royal culture trapped in a time wrap.
2005
(53rd)		 Herbert[48]  • Kajal Bhattacharjee
 • Abanti Chakraborty		 Suman Mukhopadhyay <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For a refreshingly cinematic idiom as the protagonist of this urban existential tragicomedy veers between the real and the surreal.
2006
(54th)		 Anuranan[49]  • Jeet Banerjee
 • Indrani Mukerjee
 • Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury		 Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For sensitively exploring nuances in relationships.
2006
(54th)		 Podokkhep[49] Nitesh Sharma Suman Ghosh <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For a convincing depiction of an old man coping with loneliness.
2007
(55th)		 Ballygunge Court[50] Ganesh Kumar Bagaria Pinaki Chaudhuri <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For providing a powerful commentary on the travails of ageing in an urban milieu.
2008
(56th)		 Shob Charitro Kalponik[51] Reliance Entertainment Rituparno Ghosh <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For its poetic treatment of an individual's sensitivities in a crisis.
2009
(57th)		 Abohoman[52] Reliance Entertainment Rituparno Ghosh <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For sheer artistry that blends form and content of a provocative subject.
2010
(58th)		 Ami Aadu[53] New Theatres Pvt. Ltd Somnath Gupta <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For the subtle portrayal of an endearing love story in the time of cultural conflicts. It is a sincere attempt to present the personal tragedy of the emigrant commoner caught in the crossfire of international wars.
2011
(59th)		 Ranjana Ami Ar Ashbona[54] Rana Sarkar Anjan Dutt <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For presents pop music as a force that drives, destroys and binds relationships. The film's character's carry forward this one passion in life as in death. Through the film's visual texture and locales, we not only see the world of the protagonist Abani Sem, we also enter his psyche. Anjan Dutt's bitter–sweet work portrays in vivid colours the pop music scene in Bengal today, as well as the on-the-edge lives lived by its practitioners.
2012
(60th)		 Shabdo[55] Brand Value Communications Ltd. Kaushik Ganguly <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
A brilliantly conceived off-beat film on the obsession with ambient sound and its devastating effects on the life of a foleyartist, is a unique cinematic experience.
2013
(61st)		 Bakita Byaktigato[56] Tripod Entertainment Pvt Ltd. Pradipta Bhattacharyya <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
It's Bengal's first found-footage movie
2014
(62nd)		 Nirbashito[57] Kaushik Ganguly Productions Churni Ganguly <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
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