| National Film Award for Best Film on Family Welfare | |
|---|---|
| National award for contributions to Indian Cinema | |
| Sponsored by | Directorate of Film Festivals |
| Reward(s) |
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| First awarded | 1968 |
| Last awarded | 2008 |
| Highlights | |
| Total awarded | 21 |
| First winner | Anchal Ke Phool |
| Last winner | Little Zizou |
The National Film Award for Best Film on Family Welfare 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 award was instituted in 1968, at 16th National Film Awards and awarded annually for films produced in the year across the country, in all Indian languages Hindi (7 Awards), Bengali (4 Awards), Malayalam (5 awards), Tamil (3 awards), Kannada, English and Gujrati (1 each).
| Indicates a joint award for that year |
Award includes 'Rajat Kamal' (Silver Lotus) and cash prize. Following are the award winners over the years:
| List of films, showing the year (award ceremony), language(s), producer(s), director(s) and citation | ||||||
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| Year | Film(s) | Language(s) | Producer(s) | Director(s) | Citation | Refs. |
| 1968 (16th) |
Anchal Ke Phool | Hindi | M. R. Seth | Karunesh Thakur | – | [1] |
| 1969 (17th) |
No Award | [2] | ||||
| 1970 (18th) |
No Award | [3] | ||||
| 1971 (19th) |
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| 1972 (20th) |
No Award | [4] | ||||
| 1973 (21st) |
No Award | [5] | ||||
| 1974 (22nd) |
No Award | [6] | ||||
| 1975 (23rd) |
No Award | [7] | ||||
| 1976 (24th) |
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| 1977 (25th) |
No Award | [8] | ||||
| 1978 (26th) |
No Award | [9] | ||||
| 1979 (27th) |
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| 1980 (28th) |
No Award | [10] | ||||
| 1981 (29th) |
No Award | [11] | ||||
| 1982 (30th) |
Spandan | Hindi | • Satyanarayanan Misra • Abdul Majid • Durga Nanda |
Biplab Roy Chowdhary |
For its intense and graphic representation of the twin problem of poverty and over-population, which it tackles on the level of both the family and of society.
|
[12] |
| 1983 (31st) |
No Award | [13] | ||||
| 1984 (32nd) |
Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho! | Hindi | Saeed Akhtar Mirza | Saeed Akhtar Mirza | – | [14] |
| 1985 (33rd) |
No Award | [15] | ||||
| 1986 (34th) |
No Award | [16] | ||||
| 1987 (35th) |
No Award | [17] | ||||
| 1988 (36th) |
No Award | [18] | ||||
| 1989 (37th) |
Sandhya Raagam | Tamil | Balu Mahendra (ADoordarshan production) |
Balu Mahendra |
For the humanity with which it traces a character coming to terms with the problem of old age through suffering, resolution and understanding.
|
[19] |
| 1990 (38th) |
No Award | [20] | ||||
| 1991 (39th) |
Durga | Hindi | NFDC | Basu Chatterjee |
For the skilful way in which the message of small family norm is communicated.
|
[21] |
| 1992 (40th) |
Shwet Paatharer Thala | Bengali | Shankar Gope | Prabhat Roy |
For its bold depiction of a widow who defies tradition.
|
[22] |
| 1993 (41st) |
Akashadoothu | Malayalam | Anupama Cinema | Siby Malayil |
For the urgency of family welfare through human love and compassion.
|
[23] |
| 1994 (42nd) |
Karuththamma | Tamil | Vetrivel Art Creations | Bharathiraja |
For extending the pressing social issue of female infanticide onto a melodrama spanning the canvas of rural Tamil Nadu, a dimension that is now uniquely Bharathiraja signature.
|
[24] |
| 1995 (43rd) |
Mini | Malayalam | Madhu | P. Chandrakumar |
For the effective handling of the problem of alcoholism through the determined efforts of a young girl to save her father from self destruction.
|
[25] |
| 1996 (44th) |
Lathi | Bengali | Robin Agarwal | Prabhat Roy |
For focusing on the plight of the seniors in the society and how a determined group of pensioners transform the power relations in a family, in a wholesome manner.
|
[26] |
| 1997 (45th) |
Samaantharangal | Malayalam | Balachandra Menon | Balachandra Menon |
For an original script evolved from personal experience in a film that nurtures family and community life. The protagonist makes sacrifices in order to project the emotional and moral needs of his family members and through them projects a larger picture of the National Interests that bind us all.
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[27] |
| 1998 (46th) |
Atmiyo Swajan | Bengali | Dhatri Films | Raja Sen |
For vividly portraying emotional and moral problems faced by an extended family wearing a rich tapestry of relationships, the film brings forth hope for the aged and celebrates life for the young.
|
[28] |
| 1999 (47th) |
Hari-Bhari | Hindi | Government of India | Shyam Benegal |
For unfolding several aspects of family life in an Indian Town where awareness of women's health and upbringing of girl-child is enveloped in ignorance and blind belief.
|
[29] |
| 2000 (48th) |
Kal Kaa Aadmi | Hindi | Ministry of Health and Family Welfare | Amol Palekar |
For telling the story of Raghunath Karve, who, early in this century, pioneered the debate on sexual and reproductive rights. The film recreates the period in painstaking detail and helps to raise consciousness about issues which are extremely relevant today.
|
[30] |
| 2001 (49th) |
No Award | [31] | ||||
| 2002 (50th) |
No Award | [32] | ||||
| 2003 (51st) |
Paadam Onnu: Oru Vilapam | Malayalam | Aryadan Shaukat | T. V. Chandran |
For raising a voice against early marriage and for its advocacy of women's education in a conservative society.
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[33] |
| 2004 (52nd) |
Hasina | Kannada | Chiguru Chitra | Girish Kasaravalli |
The film deals with a social evil of family planning in a Muslim community. The story of women and her children deserted by a drunkard husband is handled in a unique and subtle way.
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[34] |
| 2005 (53rd) |
Thavamai Thavamirundhu | Tamil | P. Shanmugam | Cheran |
For the evocative portrayal of a family caught in trials and tribulations in a simple narrative style
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[35] |
| 2006 (54th) |
Karutha Pakshikal | Malayalam | • Kaladharan K. V. • Vallabhan K. G. |
Kamal |
For redefining family values in the slums of a city through the life of a man who irons clothes for a living.
|
[36] |
| Faltu | Bengali | Arindam Chaudhuri | Anjan Das |
For delineating the need for family through the predicament of an illegitimate child.
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| 2007 (55th) |
Taare Zameen Par | Hindi | Aamir Khan | Aamir Khan |
For realistically depicting the psychological dialectic between an ordinary family driving their children to educational excellence, thereby neglecting their specially gifted child dealing with the problem of dyslexia in isolation.
|
[37] |
| 2008 (56th) |
Little Zizou | • English • Gujarati |
Jigri Dost Productions | Sooni Taraporevala |
For its witty and intelligent handling of the conflicts and convictions confronting the Parsi community.
|
[38] |
| 2009 (57th) |
No Award | [39] | ||||
| 2010 (58th) |
No Award | [40] | ||||
| 2011 (59th) |
No Award | [41] | ||||
| 2012 (60th) |
No Award | [42] | ||||
| 2013 (61st) |
No Award | [43] | ||||
| 2014 (62nd) |
No Award | [44] | ||||
| 2015 (63rd) |
No Award | [45] | ||||
| 2016 (64th) |
No Award | [46] | ||||
| 2017 (65th) |
No Award | |||||
