Best India's "National Film Award" Winning Best Picture (1989-Present)
The National Film Awards is the most prominent film award ceremonies in India. Established in 1954, it has been administered, along with the International Film Festival of India and the Indian Panorama, by the Indian government's Directorate of Film Festivals since 1973.
Which of these past winners of India's National Film Award for Best Picture is the best in your opinion?
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(1953-88) << Best India's "National Film Award" Winning Best Picture
Which of these past winners of India's National Film Award for Best Picture is the best in your opinion?
After voting, you may discuss the poll here.
(1953-88) << Best India's "National Film Award" Winning Best Picture
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- DirectorBuddhadev DasguptaStarsPawan MalhotraM.V. Vasudeva RaoArchanaBagh Bahadur is a 1989 Bengali drama film directed and written by Buddhadev Dasgupta. The film is about a man who paints himself as a tiger and dances in a village in Bengal. The movie conveys a strong message as it illustrates the hardships of rural village life in Bengal.
- DirectorK.S. SethumadhavanStarsAchamilai GopiJayabharathiRadhaAn estranged son visits his ailing father and tries to figure out the reason behind the latter's silent remorse. When he learns about his father's past, he makes a decision that may help his father.
- DirectorSatyajit RayStarsUtpal DuttDipankar DeyMamata ShankarA well-off family is paid an unexpected, and rather unwanted, visit by a man claiming to be the woman's long-lost uncle. The initial suspicion with which they greet the man slowly dissolves as he regales them with stories of his travels.
- DirectorG.V. IyerStarsNeena GuptaSurya Mohan KulshreshthaGopi ManoharThe Gita is set in a narrative framework of a dialogue between Pandava prince Arjuna and his guide and charioteer Lord Krishna.
- DirectorBuddhadev DasguptaStarsShankar ChakrabortyIndrani HaldarRajit KapoorA bird catcher's empathy for the birds interferes with his livelihood.
- DirectorRituparno GhoshStarsAparna SenDebashree RoyDipankar DeyPotrays a sentimental mother daughter relation. How a female dancer sets her priority and became famous but loses her relationship with her daughter on the way .
- DirectorAdoor GopalakrishnanStarsVishwanathanMini NairAranmulla PonnammaAgainst the history of Kerala, we see a young man grow up without a father, relate to the working class people employed in his feudal household, become an intellectual, land in prison, and find a cure for the stuttering that afflicts him.
- DirectorBuddhadev DasguptaStarsChampaRaisul Islam AsadSunetra BanerjeeDr. Nabin Datta is a prominent dentist in Calcutta, 47, disengaged, with little affect, and fearful that his hands and feet are turning to metal. His wife leaves him to live alone. His son, who is away at school, will not talk to him. He searches for meaning: he seeks the help of a jolly but dismissive physician; he talks to an underworld thug about having his wife murdered; he delves into the life of his driver, the happy-go-lucky Dinu, who has two wives and a mistress, all three of whom love Dinu, all three of whom Dinu cherishes; last, he returns in his mind to the magical possibilities of his childhood, when he could open doors using only a nursery rhyme.
- DirectorGirish KasaravalliStarsJayamalaSuresh Heblikar
- DirectorShyam BenegalStarsRajeshwari SachdevRajit KapoorRavi JhankalIndia's caste system depicted in film within a film
- DirectorShaji N. KarunStarsMohanlalSuhasiniMattanoor Shankara MararAn illicit relationship between a Kathakali dancer and a young woman from an upper caste family results in an illegitimate child. He faces hardships when she refuses to let him see their child.
- DirectorJayarajStarsSima BisvasKalamandalam GopiMadampu KunjukuttanIn the midst of a raging political strife, a group of individuals learn some life values.
- DirectorGirish KasaravalliStarsSoundaryaAvinashM.V. Vasudeva RaoNagi is the pillar of her small family that includes her husband and her rigid father-in-law. Faced with the possibility of losing her home due to the construction of a dam, Nagi proves her strength.
- DirectorBuddhadev DasguptaStarsSamata DasRituparna SenguptaArpan BasarBased on a short story by Bengali writer Prafulla Roy, the central idea developed by director Dasgupta, tells the story of a girl, Lati, whose mother Rajani is a prostitute living and working in a brothel in rural India. Rajani plans to offer her daughter to an older man, a rich husband and protector to her daughter. Lati, however, wants to return to school and finish her studies. Unwilling to pay such a price for material success, she runs away to Calcutta. The discovery of this new world is described parallel to other stories of emancipation, such as that of three young prostitutes, of an aged couple going nowhere and man's n landing on the moon. In a surrealistic approach typical of the director, a clumsy cat and an intelligent donkey are also present in the film.
- DirectorSandeep SawantStarsArun NalawadeAshwin ChitaleSandeep KulkarniThis story is about how an old man tried to show his grandson the preciousness and beauty of life in a no win situation such as cancer. It is about keeping a positive attitude towards life.
- DirectorMadhur BhandarkarJay Dev BanerjeeStarsKonkona Sen SharmaAtul KulkarniSandhya MridulA look at Mumbai's socialite party circle world through the eyes of a Page 3 journalist.
- DirectorBuddhadev DasguptaStarsMithun ChakrabortyRahul BoseSameera ReddyA man struggles with his memories of his powerful father.
- DirectorPriyanandananStarsMuraliSindhu MenonVineeth Kumar
- DirectorPriyadarshanStarsPrakash RajShreya ReddyShammuA poor silk weaver promises his wife to dress their newborn daughter in a silk saree for her marriage. Facing systemic oppression and the vicissitudes of his fortune, he struggles to keep his word.
- DirectorAniruddha Roy ChowdhuryStarsRahul BoseAparna SenRadhika ApteAbhik loses faith in the people around him and develops an online relationship with Brinda, a young woman who works as a journalist.
- DirectorShaji N. KarunStarsMammoottyKamalinee MukherjeeMeena Kumari PereraKutty Srank is a short-tempered, lonely, but law-abiding boatman whose work leads him to travel the back waters of Kerala. One day, when the local police station discovers an unidentified body washed ashore, three women come forward claiming it to be the dead body of Kutty Srank. Each of the three women - a rich women aspiring to be a Buddhist nun, a convict, and a mute - all claim to be Kutty Srank's wife. Kutty Srank ultimately leaves behind a story of a man who convinced three very different women he was a committed and faithful husband while successfully keeping his other two lives a secret.
- DirectorSalim AhmedStarsSalim KumarSaid AlharbiM.R. GopakumarA poor aging couple struggle to fulfill their lifelong dream of going to Mecca for pilgrimage.
- DirectorUmesh Vinayak KulkarniStarsNana PatekarDilip PrabhawalkarJyoti SubhashKeshya, a simple villager believes that god has arrived in his village but everyone disbelieves him. Later when the politics plays its part things take a drastic change.
- DirectorK.P. SuveeranStarsAswathiAltaf HussainMajeedOne of the best films, Best direction & acting by artists. Focusing on how some traditional rituals (by following blindly) impacts on human life ( especially on women) and their emotions. Sensitive subject so nicely, intelligently presented by director.
- DirectorTigmanshu DhuliaStarsIrrfan KhanMahie GillRajesh AbhayThe story of Paan Singh Tomar, an Indian athlete and seven-time national steeplechase champion who becomes one of the most feared dacoits in Chambal Valley after his retirement.
- DirectorAnand GandhiStarsAydah El-KashefYogesh ShahFaraz KhanThe film explores questions of identity, justice, beauty, meaning and death through an experimental photographer, an ailing monk and a young stockbroker.
- DirectorChaitanya TamhaneStarsVira SathidarVivek GomberGeetanjali KulkarniWhen an aging activist is arrested, the lives of the accused, the lawyers, and the judge intertwine to reveal bigotry that underscores the judicial system.
- DirectorS.S. RajamouliStarsPrabhasRana DaggubatiAnushka ShettyA child from the Mahishmati kingdom is raised by tribal people and one day learns about his royal heritage, his father's bravery in battle and a mission to overthrow the incumbent ruler.
- DirectorSumitra BhaveSunil SukthankarStarsMohan AgasheDevika DaftardarOmkar GhadiA mother sea-turtle has to return to the waters leaving the eggs for nesting on the shore.... The nests are to be protected so that the newborn turtles can go into the deep waters on their own! Nonviolent, non-aggressive turtle is a metaphor and much more.....
- DirectorRima DasStarsBhanita DasBasanti DasBoloram DasIn small-town Assam, the 10-year-old daughter of a widow defies societal norms as she befriends a group of boys and dreams of having her own rock band.
- DirectorAbhishek ShahStarsShraddha DangarJayesh MoreTejal PanchasaraA group of suppressed women from a village in Gujarat find someone in the desert and their lives are changed forever.Added on January 21, 2020.