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The National Film Awards were constituted in 1953 to recognise and acknowledge the best of Indian cinema in each given year, in all Indian languages. These are Awards given not only for the artistic worth of the films but also for their social value and relevance. Apart from the films themselves, the best contribution in each of the disciplines of film mak- ing are awarded to the contributing artists and technicians. National Film Awards Catalogue Team Kaushalya Mehra, Molly Gambhir, Kishi Garg, Svetlana Naudiyal

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nknklkgc QkYds iqjLdkj fotsrk 2009 18 Dadasahab Phalke Award Winner 2009 DADASHAB PHALKE AWARD

Qhpj fQYe fu.kkZ;d eaMy v/;{k dk vfHker 22 Feature Film Jury Chairperson Overview fu.kkZ;d eaMy lnL; ¼Qhpj fQYe½ 24 Feature Film Jury Members xSj&Qhpj fQYe fu.kkZ;d eaMy % v/;{k dk vfHker 36 Non-Feature Film Jury Chairperson Overview fu.kkZ;d eaMy lnL; ¼xSj&Qhpj fQYe½ 38 Non-Feature Film Jury Members flusek ij loksZÙke ys[ku v/;{k dk vfHker 42 Chairperson of Best Writing on Cinema : Overview

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iqjLdkj % ,d ut+j esa 46 Awards : at a Glance loksZÙke Qhpj fQYe 48 Best Feature Film bfUnjk xka/kh iqjLdkj % funsZ’kd dh igyh loksZÙke fQYe 50 Award for Best Debut Film of a Director yksdfç; ,oa LoLFk euksjatu iznku djus okyh loksZÙke fQYe 52 Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment

ujfxl nÙk iqLdkj % jk”Vªh; ,drk ij loksZÙke fQYe 54 Dutt Award for Best Film on National Integration lkekftd eqíksa ij loksZÙke fQYe 56 Best Film on Social Issues loksZÙke cky fQYe 58 Best Childern’s Film loksZÙke funsZ’ku 62 Best Direction FEATURE FILM AWARDS FILM FEATURE

loksZÙke vfHkusrk 64 Best loksZÙke vfHkus=h 66 Best Actress loksZÙke lg vfHkusrk 68 Best Supporting Actor loksZÙke lg vfHkus=h 70 Best Supporting Actress A STILL FROM THE SWARNA KAMAL WINNING FILM ‘

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loksZÙke cky dykdkj 72 Best Child Artist loksZÙke ik’oZ xk;d 74 Best Male loksZÙke ik’oZ xkf;dk 76 Best Female Playback Singer loksZÙke Nk;kadu 78 Best Cinematography

loksZÙke iVdFkk ¼ewy½ 80 Best Screenplay (Original) loksZÙke iVdFkk ¼:ikarfjr½ 82 Best Screenplay (Adapted) loksZÙke iVdFkk ¼laokn½ 84 Best Screenplay (Dialogue) loksZÙke /oU;kadu ¼yksds’ku lkm.M fjdkWfMZLV½ 86 Best Audiography (Sync Sound) FEATURE FILM AWARDS FILM FEATURE

loksZÙke /oU;kadu ¼lkmaM fMt+kbu½ 88 Best Audiography (Sound Design) loksZÙke /oU;kadu ¼vafre fufeZr VªSd iqulaZ;kstu½ 90 Best Audiography (Re-recording of Final Mixed Track ) loksZÙke lEiknu 92 Best Editing loksZÙke fuekZ.k ifjdYiuk 94 Best Production Design A STILL FROM THE SWARNA KAMAL WINNING FILM ‘PUTTANI PARTY’

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loksZÙke os’kHkw”kk ifjdYiuk 96 Best Costume Design loksZÙke esdvi dykdkj 98 Best Make-up Artist loksZÙke laxhr funsZ’kd ¼xhr½ 100 Best Direction (Songs) loksZÙke laxhr funsZ’kd ¼ik’oZ laxhr½ 102 Best Music Direction (Background Score)

loksZÙke xhr 104 Best Lyrics fu.kkZ;d eaMy dk fo’ks”k iqjLdkj 106 Special Jury Award loksZÙke fo’ks”k izHkko 108 Best Special Effects loksZÙke u`R; funsZ’ku 110 Best Choreography FEATURE FILM AWARDS FILM FEATURE

loksZÙke vlfe;k fQYe 112 Best Assamese Film loksZÙke caxyk fQYe 114 Best Bengali Film loksZÙke fgUnh fQYe 116 Best Hindi Film loksZÙke dUuM+ fQYe 118 Best Film loksZÙke dksad.kh fQYe 120 Best Konkani Film A STILL FROM THE SWARNA KAMAL WINNING FILM ‘KESHU’.

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loksZÙke ey;kye fQYe 122 Best Film loksZÙke ejkBh fQYe 124 Best Marathi Film loksZÙke rfey fQYe 126 Best Tamil Film AWARDS

fo’ks”k mYys[k 128 Special Mention FILM FEATURE

iqjLdkj % ,d ut+j esa 132 Award : At a Glance loksZÙke xSj Qhpj fQYe 134 Best Non-Feature Film funsZ’kd dh igyh loksZÙke xSj Qhpj fQYe 138 Best Debut Non-Feature Film of a Director loksZÙke ladfyr fQYe 142 Best Compilation Film

loksZÙke i;kZoj.kh; fQYe 144 Best Environment Film lkekftd eqíksa ij loksZÙke fQYe 146 Best Film on Social Issues

fu.kkZ;d eaMy dk fo’ks”k iqjLdkj 148 Special Jury Award AWARDS FILM NON FEATURE loksZÙke y?kqdfYir fQYe 150 Best Short Fiction Film A STILL FROM THE SWARNA KAMAL WINNING FILM ‘BILAAL’. Best Film Critic Critic Best Film Best Film Best Film Critic Best Film Best Book on Cinema Best Book on Cinema Best Book on Cinema Special MentionSpecial Mention Special MentionSpecial Mention Special Mention Special Mention Best Narration/Voiceover Best Narration/Voiceover Best Narration/Voiceover Best Cinematography Best Cinematography Best Cinematography Best Audiography Best Audiography Best EditingBest Editing Best Audiography Best Editing 152 154 164 158 168 160 156 166 fo’ks”k mYys[k fo’ks”k mYys[k fo’ks”k mYys[kfo’ks”k mYys[k fo’ks”k mYys[kfo’ks”k mYys[k loksZÙke lEiknuloksZÙke lEiknu loksZÙke lEiknu loksZÙke Nk;kadu loksZÙke Nk;kadu loksZÙke Nk;kadu loksZÙke /oU;kaduloksZÙke /oU;kadu loksZÙke /oU;kadu loksZÙke ik’oZ LojloksZÙke ik’oZ Loj loksZÙke ik’oZ Loj loksZÙke fQYe leh{kdloksZÙke fQYe leh{kd loksZÙke fQYe leh{kd

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To honour the Father of Indian Cinema, Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, the National Film Awards named its most prestigious and coveted award of Indian Cinema after him. He is the man who made the first Indian Feature film, Raja in 1913. Popularly known as Dadasaheb Phalke, he then went on to make 95 films and 26 short films in a span of 19 years. The Dadasaheb Phalke Award was introduced D A D A S A H A B D A S H B in 1969 by the government to recognise the contribution of film personalities towards the development of Indian Cinema. The first recipient of this award was

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1972 1973 1974 SULOCHANA () B. N.

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1975 1976 1977 DHIREN GANGULY

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1978 1979 1980 R. C. BORAL P. JAIRAJ

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1986 1987 1988 B. NAGI REDDY

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1989 1990 1991 A. NAGESWARA RAO B. G. PENDHARKAR

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1992 1993 1994 DR MAJROOH SULTAN PURI

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1997 1998 1999 B. R. CHOPRA HRISHIKESH MUKERJEE

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Director-producer and Dadasaheb Phalke- Veteran Telugu actor and Dadasaheb With seven generations of poets winner Yash Chopra’s fi lms have become Phalke awardee (1991) A Nageswara in his lineage, it was natural for Javed benchmarks in Indian Cinema. Dhool Ka Rao, also known as ANR, has acted in Akhtar to follow suit. His dialogues in Phool, Waqt, Daag, , Trishul, more than 260 fi lms in almost seven , Deewar and Mr. India remain Kabhi Kabhie, Silsila, Chandni, , decades of fi lm career. He started out evergreen even after decades. He also , , Veer-Zaara and acting in street plays when 9. At 17, wrote remarkable fi lms like Trishul, Sagar, many others. In 2005, he was conferred Nageswara Rao starred in his fi rst Telugu Arjun and Lakshya. A fi ve-time National the . He has been the fi lm, Dharmapatni where he was in a Award winner for Best Lyricist Saaz Chairman of the Entertainment Committee supporting role. Some of his prominent (1996), Border (1997), Godmother (1999), of FICCI for several years. As the Chairman fi lms that have achieved both commercial Refugee (2000) and (2001), he of and YRF Studios, and critical successes are Balaraju, was honoured with the Padma Bhushan he heads India’s premier entertainment Anarkali, Iddaru Mithrulu, Donga in 2007. His books on poetry and fi lms conglomerate that has achieved global Ramudu, Megha Sandesam, Tenali Rama include ‘Tarkash’, Talking Films, Talking recognition for its pioneering activities. , Kalidasu and Sri Ramadusu. Songs. He is now a Rajya Sabha MP. He was conferred Padma Bhushan (1988).

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A renowned singer, Jagjit Singh An accomplished Bharatnatyam and was trained by Ustad Jamal Khan of the dancer and noted actress Asha Senia . With more than 80 albums Parekh is remembered for her perform- to his credit, Jagjit Singh has also composed ances in , , Main numerous , gurbanis and kirtans. Tulsi Tere Angan Ki, Mera Gaon Mera His fi rst album was The Unforgettables Desh and Aaan Milo Sajna among others. (1976) with wife, singer Chitra Singh. He She also worked in several Gujarati fi lms has also given music for fi lms like Arth, and later she produced and directed TV Geet, Saath Saath and television serials like Jyoti, Palash ke Phool, Baje serials like Mirza and Kahkashan. Payal, Daal Mein Kala and Kora Kagaz Jagjit Singh was honoured with the Padma for television. She was Chairperson of Bhushan in 2003. Censor Board for Film Certifi cation from 1998 to 2001.

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Dadashab Phalke Award Winner Dr. Daggubati Ramanaidu

he name, Daggubati Marathi, Malayalam, Assamese, Bai, , (actress), Ramanaidu, popularly Gujarati and Bhojpuri. The five , Kamal Hassan, known as D. Ramanaidu, is glorious decade of his career , Rajnikanth and Tsynonymous with the film gave several popular films like Khanna. He launched industry in the South. A Premnagar, Jeevana Tarangalu, the career of numerous directors prolific producer and successful Secretary, Chakravakam and and including his son entrepreneur, D. Ramanaidu’s Asukh (Bengali) to have a few. , , Khushboo, contribution to the industry A one-time politician, he still Karishma Kapoor, remains matchless. No wonder, continues his active association etc. he holds the Guinness World with the film trade with his Born on June 6, 1936, in the Record for producing the three studios – Ramanaidu small town of Karamchedu in highest number of films in his Studio, , Ramanaidu, career. In the last 47 years, D. and Rajeshwari Films. after finishing his schooling Ramanaidu has produced 134 went on to continue his higher films in almost all the major Over the years, he has worked studies at . He forayed Indian languages including with industry stalwarts like N. into the world of films starting Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, English, T. Rama Rao, A. Nageswara as a character actor. Later, in Oriya, Kannada, Bengali, Rao, , Pandari 1963, he finally made his debut as a producer for the N.T. Rama Rao starrer, Ramudu Bheemudu, under the banner of Suresh Productions.He then went on to produce films like Sri Krishna, Tulabharam, Bobbili Raja, Ahana Pallanta and Andhra d.rama Vaibhavam. naidu D A D A S A H E B P H A L K E A W A R D W I N N E R 2009 Jh nXxwcrh jkekuk;Mw tks fd Mh- thouk] rajaxkyq] lsdszVªh] pØokde vkSj dhA ckn esa tc os O;kolk; esa vk;s rks jkekuk;Mw ds uke ls fo[;kr gSa] nf{k.k vlq[kA viuh Lo;a dh pkoy fey LFkkfir dhA Hkkjrh; fQYeksa ds i;kZ; ds :i esa tkus Jh jkekuk;Mw us 'kh"kZ dykdkjksa ds 1963 esa mUgksaus ,u-Vh- jkekjko ds lkFk tkrs gSaA ,d cgqltZd fuekZrk ,oa lQy lkFk dke fd;k ftuesa ,u-Vh-jkekjko] fQYe cuk;hA jkenq&Hkheknq dk fuekZ.k m|eh ds :i esa Mh-jkekuk;Mw dk ;ksxnku ,- ukxs'oj jko] f'kokth x.ks'ku] lqjs'k çksMD'kUl ds cSauj ij gqvkA ;gk¡ vlk/kkj.k gSA ;g cM+k vk'p;Z gS fd ia

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inema reaches out to people (which must have been their intent). as probably no other form There were other good fi lms too from of communication does. these and other regions, and there were CWhether aimed at a niche a few disappointing ones as well, but it or a more broad-based is not possible to go into details of each audience, from the maker’s point of and every one of them. view a fi lm is a very personal form of Among the actors, Amitabh expression. If makers have the freedom Bachchan’s performance in Paa stood to express themselves through their out. But that should in no way take work, then audiences too, especially away from the sterling performances of when they have spent hard-earned Mamooty, , Shahid Kapur money to purchase tickets at the box- and . There was a fair offi ce, have the right to express their amount of debate over the female acting opinions after seeing the very same honours, but in the end the upcoming work. Chatterjee bagged the prize. My personal observation of this Writers, cinematographers, years’ product is a mixed feeling of choreographers, singers, music- highs and lows. While there defi nitely composers and other technicians without was a sense of elation at seeing the whom fi lms can never be what they are, emergence of new talent in the works had many admirers in the jury and it of writer-director whose wasn’t easy fi nding the winners. very fi rst fi lm is not only Chairing the jury for the prestigious delightfully written with an abundance national awards is indeed a very daunting of sharp, witty one-liners, but also task. However much you try, there will boasts of an energetic ensemble of always be those who disagree. But given young boys and girls, aged 5 to 12/13 the guidelines and parameters within years (purely my guesswork), from which one has to carry out this work, a whom he has extracted some really fi nal verdict needs to be arrived at and strong, passionate yet unassuming delivered. We deliberated, sometimes performances. Another debut writer- argued but fi nally, and almost always, director who caught my attention was unanimously agreed upon who the most Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan, whose deserving contender was. fi rst fi lm Lahore made an instant It is important to note that this whole impact. A well-crafted fi lm with fi ne process of judging was made simpler well-rounded performances, this fi lm because of the far more tedious work put is sensitively handled and makes in by the fi ve regional selection juries. a point of the dangers of allowing And most important of all was my politics to enter into the arena of team of esteemed jurors, without whose sport, that there is more to life than vast knowledge, invaluable inputs, keen just winning, and that sometimes sense of judgment and precious votes, losing is winning. I would not have been able to carry Of the more seasoned fi lm-makers, out this formidable task. I thank them , Shaji Karun and R. profusely. Of no less importance were Balki showed through their work that the efforts of the Directorate of Film art and craft can be skilfully blended Festivals (Ministry of Information & with talent that continues to mature Broadcasting). I would also like to thank with time and experience. Equally all those movie-makers and their teams talented is the still young, master of for participating in this most prestigious popular cinema, Raj Kumar Hirani (3 annual event and hope that in the coming Idiots) who holds his audience in the years they and future generations of palm of his hands. Magadheera and motion picture talents will come back Leader, both from Telegu cinema were with even better fi lms to enrich our well-made and well-enacted; perhaps lives. their bent was overtly commercial flusek og l'kä ek/;e gS tks lapkj ds esa jktuSfrd gLr{ksi fdruk ?kkrd gks ldrk ls ç'klad] fu.kkZ;d lfefr ds lnL; Fks exj nwljs reke ek/;eksa dh vis{kk vf/kd çHkkoh gSA ftUnxh esa thrus ls Åij Hkh cgqr dqN gSA lgh fotsrk dk p;u vklku ugha gksrkA

RAMESH SIPPY

Best known for directing one of IndiaÊs most unforgettable films, Sholay, Ramesh Sippy, son of the renowned film-maker, G. P. Sippy, began his career at the age 21 as the executive producer of the super-hit, Bhramachari. He de- buted as a director in 1971 with Andaaz, which was well-received JURY MEMBER JURY by both the public and the critics. He continued his success with and then capped it with Sholay in 1975. Later, he made television serials like Buniyaad and Gatha. He produced Shaan, Shakti, Saagar, Taxi No. 9211, Chandni Chowk to China.

MS SATHYU

Theatre artist, art director and di- rector of films like Garam Hawa, Ijjodu, M.S SathyuÊs first work was as an independent art direc- tor for Chetan AnandÊs Haqeeqat. He was actively involved in theatre and worked as a designer and director with theatre troupes such as Hindustan Theatre, Habib TanvirÊs Okhla Theatre, Kannadi Bharati and others. His multitask- ing was evident in filmmaking as well where he worked as an art director, camera man, screen- writer, producer and director. His filmography includes 15 documen- taries, 8 feature films. 25

T.S NAGABHARANA

Nine-time National Award win- ner T.S.Nagabharana delivered Kannada hits like Janumada Jodi, , Chinnari Mutta and Naaviddeve Echharike. Fourteen out of his 30 films have won coveted awards at both the state and National level. His films are known for showcasing the splendour of the countryÊs herit- MEMBER JURY age and its folklore. The stories also usually deal with concern for women and children.

PINAKI CHAUDHURI

Director and producer of National Award winning film Sanghat and , Pinaki Chaud- huri has served as a jury member of Indian Panorama in 2004. He has directed numerous telefilms and serials for . His latest film, Aarohan, has been selected for the Montreal World Festival 2010. 26

B LENIN

Two-time National Award Winner, Lenin started his career in 1966 as an assistant director and editor for his illustrious father Bhim Singh. Initially he edited numerous short films and feature films and has so far directed five feature films, four short films and two short videos. His Na- JURY MEMBER JURY tional Award-winning non-feature Knock Out won many accolades and awards abroad, including the Islamia Critic Awards for Short Film in Cairo Festival. His second short film, Culprit won the National Award for Best Editing.

SUSHMA SETH

One of the most popular faces in Indian films and television, she is still remembered for her role in IndiaÊs first soap opera Hum Log. She later also starred as the matriarch of the Divan family in the famous television series Dekh Bhai Dekh. This Fine Arts gradu- ate from the Carnegie Mellon, US, has worked in some of the biggest hits in the industry includ- ing Prem Rog, Chandni, Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham and Kal ho Na ho. She is also involved in theatre and has worked with D. R. Ankur and Ramgopal Bajaj. 27

BHANU ATHAIYA

IndiaÊs only woman Academy Award Winner for Best Costume for Richard AttenboroughÊs Gan- dhi, has worked with several veteran directors like Dutt, Raj Kapoor, Yash Chopra, B R Chopra, and among others. The -born designer graduated from the prestigious MEMBER JURY J J School of Arts with a gold medal. After passing out, she worked as a fashion illustrator in EveÊs Weekly. Gradually, she for- ayed into films and won National Awards for Best Costume for Lekin and Lagaan among others.

MAITHILI RAO

Distinguished film reviewer and film columnist, Maithili Rao has written for Cinema in India, Independent, Sunday Observer, , and earlier Illus- trated Weekly of India, besides New York-based Film Comment and International Film Guide. 28

HARI KUMAR

Hari Kumar is the award winning director of films like Sukrutham (National Award, 1995), Pularvettom and Ayanam. Apart from feature films, he also directs films for television and documen- taries. JURY MEMBER JURY

FEROZ KHAN

Theatre and is known for his plays that range from the profound to the exhilarating. Receiving appreciation among them, both at home and abroad, are The Royal Hunt of the Sun and Mahatma Vs Gandhi. He made his entry into filmmaking with the critically acclaimed Gandhi, My Father, which won him three National Awards. 29

SAROSH ITALIAA

A physics graduate from St. XavierÊs College, , Italiaa has worked as sound editor for numerous films, serials and com- mercials in his career spanning more than 34 years. He has worked with major production houses and directors like Kamal Amrohi (Pakeezah, Razia Sultan), , Hrishikesh Mukher- jee (Khoj) and . At present, he is working at a senior executive position for a private television channel. 30

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1 SUSHMA SETH 2 BIRENDRA NATH TIWARI 3 RAMA VIJ

One of the most popular faces in Indian This sound-engineer turned fi lmmaker A prominent television fi gure during the fi lms and television, she is still remem- worked with B R Films for 22 long years late 80s and 90s, Rama Vij was a familiar bered for her role in India’s fi rst soap as the chief sound recording engineer for face in popular serials like Nukkad, opera Hum Log. She later also starred as Deewar, Kabhi Kabhi, Laawaris, Shaan , Katha Sagar, Rishtey and the matriarch of the Divan family in the and hundreds others during his tenure Circus. She has also worked with fi lm famous television series Dekh Bhai Dekh. with B R Films. Later, he started making directors like B. R. Chopra, Syed Mirza, This Fine Arts graduate from the Carnegie fi lms in a number of languages including Kundan Shah, Hrishikesh Mellon, US, has worked in some of the Hindi, Marathi and Bhojpuri. He has also and Mammohan Singh. Acclaimed for biggest hits in the industry including Prem produced numerous documentaries and her roles in the National Award-winning Rog, Chandni, Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham television serials. Punjabi fi lm, Chan Pardesi and Kachehri, and Kal ho Na ho. She is also involved in she has also acted in Hindi, Punjabi, theatre and her worked with D. R. Ankur Bhojpuri and English fi lms. and Ramgopal Bajaj.

4 SARYU V DOSHI 5 APURWA YAGNIK

A recipient and distinguished Apurwa Yagnik, an FTII graduate, is the art historian, curator & scholar Saryu editor of , Katha, Rukhsat and V Doshi, has been a visiting professor Meri Kahani. After working in Mumbai at University of , University of for some time, she left for her hometown, Berkeley and University of Michigan. . There she came across community- Her keen interest cinema, theatre, dance based organisations like The Barefoot and photography eventually led her to the College, for whom she made numerous Order of Star from the Italian Government documentaries. She also made a three- and an award for her life-time contribution fi lms set, Village Voices, that chronicle to promotion and popularisation of Indian the lives of the people in Rajasthani arts and culture by the Arts Society of villages. She arranges fi lm festivals and India. conducts workshops in various villages in . 31

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1 MS SATHYU 2 RAMDAS PHUTANE 3 RANJEET

Theatre artist, art director and director Writer, fi lmmaker, poet and painter, One of the most known faces of Hindi of fi lms like Garam Hawa, Ijjodu, M.S Ramdas Phutane has been actively cinema during the 70s and 80s, Ranjeet, Sathyu’s fi rst work was as an independent involved in the promotion of Marathi fi lm whose real name is Gopal Bedi, was art director for ’s Haqeeqat. and literature. His fi lm, Samna (1975), probably among the few actors who He was actively involved in theatre and won three National Awards and was also made negative characters popular. Having worked as a designer and director with selected in the competition section of worked in over 400 fi lms, television theatre troupes such as Hindustan Theatre, the . His other fi lms shows and theatre shows, he then went on ’s Okhla Theatre, Kannadi include Sarvasakshi (1979) and Survanta to direct & produce fi lms as well. Bharati and others. His multitasking was (1995). evident in fi lmmaking as well where he worked as an art director, camera man, screenwriter, producer and director.

4 KULDIP SUD 5 FOWZIA FATHIMA

Kuldip Sud started his career as a faculty Currently heading cinematography at FTII, the same institution from where he department at Satyajit Ray Institute of Film completed his course in sound recording and Television, Fowzia Fathima’s teaching and engineering. He went on to work career has spanned several years. She was with reputed directors like , the Director of Photography in Mudhal Satyajit Ray, Mrinal Sen, V Shantaram, Mudhal Mudhal Varai (Tamil), Silanthi, , , Raj In the Shadow of the Cobra and National Kapoor and Yash Chopra. His forty year Award winning, Mitr. Besides, she has long cinematic journey began with the also worked for numerous commercials legendary Sholay followed by Kranti, and fi lms in several languages including Hum, Khuda Gawah and the very recent Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Shanti Om, still continues. English. 32

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1 T S NAGABHARANA 2 AHATHIAN 3 R SARATH

Nine-time National Award winner An acclaimed director, Ahathian's Tamil A National Award-winning fi lm maker T.S.Nagabharana delivered Kannada fi lm Kaadhal Koattai won three National and a former journalist, R. Sarath fi rst hits like Janumada Jodi, Nagamandala, Awards in 1996, including one for best started his career in the visual medium Chinnari Mutta, Naaviddeve Echharike. direction. He made the Hindi remake by directing documentaries and later Fourteen out of his 30 fi lms have won of this award winning fi lm in 1999, Sirf short fi lms. He turned into a feature fi lm coveted awards at both the state and Tum. director with Sayahnam, which won the National level. His fi lms are known for Indira Gandhi National Award for best showcasing the splendour of the country’s debut director. His other fi lms Sthithi and heritage and its folklore. The stories also Seelabathi also garnered a lot of accolades usually deal with concern for women and in India and abroad. children.

4 SANJEEV SIVAN 5 PREM SAGAR

Sanjeev studied direction for four years at FTII Gold medalist and son of legendary the New York Film Academy. He prefers fi lm and television personality, Ramanand to be called a storyteller and is fascinated Sagar. Prem Sagar began his career, with unravelling of the myriad moods of assisting his father in almost 25 fi lms people and the “strangeness of being” including Aarzoo, Ankhen, Geet, through his fi lms. His fi lmography Charas and Bhagwat. He debuted as a includes Aparichitan, Gubban Moopan’s cinematographer with his father’s fi lm Dream and Mannikan (Tamil). His recent Lalkaar and fi nally donned the director’s documentary, Underground Inferno was cap with the and lauded by the critics. He received the starrer Hum Tere Ashiq Hain. Emerging Master’s Award at the Seattle Film Festival. 33

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1 PINAKI CHAUDHURI 2 CHANDRASIDDARTH 3 V. N. LAXMINARAYANA

Director & producer of National Award Telugu producer and director A man of many interests, Laxminarayana, winning fi lma Sanghat and Ballygunge Chandrasiddarth’s 1995 fi lm, Nirantaram, is a fi lm critic and writes extensively on Court, Pinaki Chaudhuri has served as was selected for the prestigious Cairo and fi lm criticism, aesthetics and grammar. a jury member of Indian Panorama in Locarno Film Festivals. His only English Associated with the Mysore Film Society, 2004. He has directed numerous telefi lms fi lm The Inscrutable Americans, based on he has also been a fi lm society activist and serials for Doordarshan. His latest Anurag Mathur’s novel of the same name since 1976. A retired English professor, he fi lm, Aarohan, has been selected for the was also selected for numerous noted has authored both fi ction and non-fi ction Montreal World Festival 2010. festivals abroad like Milano, New York books in Kannada. Other than cinema, among others. his interests lie in Indian and Western Classical music, Indian Philosophy and theatre.

4 5 PRABODH PARIKH

Suresh Krishna has been a part of fi lm Prabodh Parikh currently heads the industry for about 25 years, directing fi lms International Art, literature and culture in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and department of a leading fi lm school Hindi. He has worked as assistant director in Mumbai. This former philosophy to legendary fi lm makers K. Balachander, professor writes fi ction and poetry in L. V. Prasad and . Gujarati and is a visiting professor at Actors like , Rajnikant, prestigious universities like Sorbonne, Chiranjeevi, Venkatesh and Prabhu have Paris where he talks on Indian literature, worked in his fi lms. His forthcoming cinema and paintings. release is Tamil fi lm Illangyan. His popular fi lms include Prema and Dharma Chakram. 34

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1 B. LENIN 2 MAKHONMANI MONGSABA 3 ANIRUDDHA ROY CHOWDHURY

Two-time National Award Winner, Lenin A Doctorate in Literature, Makhonmani Anuranan the Bengali debut fi lm of started his career in 1966 as an assistant Mongsaba is an actor, theatre artist, this fi lmmaker won the National Award director and editor for his illustrious father script-writer and author. He produces for Best fi lm in 2006. A commerce Bhim Singh. Initially he edited numerous and directs documentary and telefi lms for graduate, Aniruddha has been involved short fi lms and feature fi lms. He has so Doordarshan. He was one of the major in fi lm making since 1987. He started far directed fi ve feature fi lms, four short protagonists in Aribam Shyam Sharma’s off directing and designing television fi lms and two short videos. His National fi lm, Shingnaba. His fi lm Chatledo Eidee software and slowly graduated to Award-winning non-feature Knock Out won him the National Award for Best producing and directing fi lms. The critical won many accolades and awards abroad, Regional Film in 2001. Later he directed and commercial success of Anuranan including the Islamia Critic Awards for Laibakthibi and the children’s fi lm, continued with his next venture Antaheen Short Film in Cairo Festival. His second Yenning Amadi Likla which were screened which got him four National Awards short fi lm, Culprit won the National Award at the Indian Panorama, 2007. including one for Best Feature Film. for Best Editing.

4 VIDYA RAO NAIR 5 JEROO MULLA

This popular actress and producer of fi lms Head of the Department of Social from has been the leading lady in Communications Media Department of six National Award-winning fi lms like Sophia Polytechnic, Mumbai, Jeroo Mulla Sakuntala and Pratidhani. She has also has been teaching fi lm appreciation for the acted in Bengali fi lms and shared space last three decades. She completed her post with actors like Sumitra Mukherjee, Uttam graduation in Educational Media from Kumar and Dilip Kumar among others. Fairfi eld University in Connecticut and She was an important part of the Mobile holds a diploma in Mass communication Theatre, Kohinoor, in Assam during the from the Institution of Communication 1980s. Arts, now known as Xavier School of Communication.

36 CHAIRPERSON SPEAKS MIKE PANDEY, NON-FEATURES

he face of cinema has changed This year 114 non feature and short fi lm Tforever. entries were received for the competition. Human imagination fuelled by The topics and themes were relevant, digital cutting edge technology has not many dealing with serious issues. But only redefi ned the limits and creative some failed to engage and hold interest. boundaries of the human mind, it has It was sad to see fi lms fall due to sloppy entered a new dimension opening the craftsmanship, and weak storytelling. doors to another level of visual and Some were simply stretched too long and sensory…. experience and perception, this diluted the focus. creating new milestones till now Why were some fi lmmakers in such unimaginable. a hurry? There was no build up. The Indian cinema too, is moving ahead, ideas were abruptly disclosed and keeping pace with the moving times crudely treated. Even some of the and has improved tremendously. Our most experienced organisations had crafts men are amongst some of the best produced stodgy unimaginative fare.The cinema professionals of the world. reconstructions of historical incidents India produces the highest number were shabby. of fi lms in the world. Yet we have The documentary is a genre which failed to make our mark. Is it lack of can be a powerful instrument of change, craftsmanship, poor story telling or of communication and of information. technique? It is possible to be riveted by a good Every year many Indian fi lms are documentary fi lm. There is a major sent to compete in the foreign fi lm revival across the world and short fi lms category for the as and documentaries are being archived, offi cial entries for the coveted Oscars, treated as visual documentation part of a with no success. nation’s history and National Treasure. The redeeming factor is that some of I have always rooted for the our technicians have picked the Oscar documentary. for their individual craft even while This is why I am concerned about the pitted against the mainstream entries. quality of the entries this year. If this was This raises many questions. We need a selection of the best fi lms... then we to do some soul searching. have cause for alarm. If we are to compete in a competitive Are we short of ideas? Is there a drought global arena we have to be at par of talent? Or are our training schools and match story telling techniques, turning into assembly lines, churning out craftsmanship and presentation. We substandard professionals? need to ponder and look at ourselves In a rapidly developing country like clinically… analyze why we are still ours, illiteracy is still a major hurdle. struggling. Television networks can be most effective The short fi lms and non-feature fi lm in carrying visual information to the makers in India too are going through people and even educate the grassroots a rough phase and affl icted with short and change attitudes. comings. Digital technology has made visual While watching the entries for the documentation cheaper and accessible to National Awards, it was heartening all. A little more commitment, care and to see some well-crafted, simply told, we can revive the structure; improve the powerful stories emerge as winners. calibre and quality, setting a pace for the On the other hand it was disturbing to rest of the world to follow. see a steep drop in the number of good fi lms this year. flusek dk Lo:i cny jgk gSA rduhdh us ns[krs gq, dbZ izdkj ds vuqHko gq,A ,d dk jk"Vzh; /kjksgj ds :i esa izys[khdj.k euq"; dh dYiuk ,oa jpukRedrk dks foLrkj vksj rks ljy fdarq vfHkO;fDr esa l’kDr ,oa vfHkys[khdj.k gks jgk gSA bl o"kZ dh fn;k gSA ,oa lqxfBr fQYesa Fkha] rks nwljh vksj vPNh izfof"V;ksa dh fuEu xq.koRrk okLro esa fpark le; dh xfr ds lkFk Hkkjrh; flusek fQYeks esa deh dks ns[k dj nq%[k gqvkA dk fo"k; gSA Hkh fodkl ds iFk ij vxzlj gSA fuLlansg bl o"kZ izfrLi/kkZ ds fy, 114 izfof"V;ksa D;k gekjs ikl fopkjksa dh deh gS] ;k gekjs flusek f’kYih fo’oLrjh; gSaA gekjs ns’k izkIr gqbZaA fQYeksa ds fo"k; lkFkZd ,oa xaHkhj izfrHkk dhA D;k gekjs Vzsfuax Ldwy viuk esa fo’o dh lokZf/kd fQYesa curh gSaA fQj FksA fdarq dqN fQYesa #fpdj ugha Fkh] vr% dk;Z Bhd ls ugha dj ik jgs gSaA laHkor% Hkh ge viuh Nki NksM+us esa vlQy jgs gSaA cka/k dj j[kus esa vlQy jghaA [ksn gS fd FkksM+k FkksM+k lc dqNA tks Hkh gks gesa bls deh dgkWa jgh & f’kYi esa] dFkkud esa ;k cgqr lh fQYesa detksj dFkkud vkSj uk pkfg, vkSj bldh tM+ rd rduhd esa \

MIKE PANDEY

Renowned nature jusified film- maker, Mike Pandey, is the first Asian his documentary to win the Green Oscar for The Last Mi- gration-Wild Elephant Capture in Sarguja. He went on to win two more Green Oscars for Shores of Silence-Whale Sharks in India (National Award, 2005) and The Vanishing Giants. He is also the producer of popular programmes like Earth Matters and Khullam Khulla on Door darkan. In 2009, TIME magazine named him one of the Heroes of the Environment. NON-FEATURE FILM JURY NON-FEATURE

M R RAJAN

M R Rajan is the award winning director of documentaries like Minukku (National Award, 2008), Nottam (National Award, 1999), Ethihasathinte Sparsam (National Award, 1998), Unarvinte Kalam (National Award, 1998) and Pakarnnatam (National Award, 1996). He assisted during the making of Idiot in 1991. Currently, he is the Chief Producer for Asianet Communica- tions. 39

JOY

Joy Bimal Roy, son of the legen- dary filmmaker Bimal Roy, assist- ed Shyam Benegal in three of his films and few of his short films. He has also been an executive producer for a private channel and an artist and repertoire manager for a global music company. His other interests include interior and fashion design. NON-FEATURE FILM JURY NON-FEATURE

VIBHU PURI

Writer, lyricist, director, Vibhu Puri graduated in Film Direction team FTII, Pune. His diploma film Chabiwali Pocket Watch won special mention in the National Awards (2007) and Emerging Filmmaker of the World Award in Cannes. He has worked as an assistant director and co-writer for Sanjay Leela BhansaliÊs Saawariya. His directorial debut, Chenab Gandhi, is awaiting release. He also runs a production house which makes television commercials. 40

RAJESH JALA

In the last 14 years of his career Rajesh Jala has made around 100 documentaries films and television series for lead- ing national and international channels. His documentaries have been selected for over 40 International Film Festivals. His filmography includes Children of the Pyre (National Award, 2008) and Floating Lamp of the Shadow Valley (2006). NON-FEATURE FILM JURY NON-FEATURE

B PRAKASH DAS

A filmmaker from Assam, Bani Prakash Das has been associ- ated with films for the last two decades. He has directed and produced several documentaries, docu-features, news and cultural magazines for Doordarshan. His films include From the Dawn Lit Mountains-The Nishis, and Dis- tant Rumblings (National Awards, 2008), a documentary on the World War II. 41

MAYA JAIDEEP

A former television news journal- ist, Maya Jaideep has produced, directed news and documentary programmes for television, devel- opment sector and corporate in a career spanning 20 years. Some of her documentaries include Music in the Woods, The Dying Art of Puppetry, Life on a Roll. At present, she is the producer-di- rector at In Fact Films, a company she co-founded with K G Vasuki in 2003. 42 CHAIRPERSON SPEAKS SAMIK BANDOPADHYAY, BEST WRITING ON CINEMA

ne assumes that the exercise mostly collections of fi lm reviews in flusek esa vkLokn vkSj le> dks c<+kok nsus of a yearly evaluation the daily newspapers, rarely rising dh n`f"V ls ;g ekuk tkrk gS fd ,d fu/kkZfjr of books on cinema and above the level of smart pieces with le;kof/k esa mlds ewY;k¡du ,oa fo'ys"k.kkRed critical writing on cinema quick judgement for an indifferent O ys[ku dh fujUrjrk dks tkjh j[kus ds fy, published in periodicals in readership. Several of these reviewers India has been conceived as part of have mastered the skill of putting çksRlkfgr djuk ,d egRoiw.kZ ,ts.Mk gksuk an agenda aiming at raising the level the fi lm story across with exemplary pkfg,A fiNys n'kd cgqr gh de fdrkcksa of appreciation and understanding precision, which the popular fi lms too dh çfof"V;k¡ çkIr gqbZa tks fd fQYeksa dks of cinema, and in the process an lack. Indian cinema deserves better csgrj ifjHkkf"kr lUnHkksaZ esa ,sfrgkfld improvement of the general quality professional editorial values in the of cinema. Given the valorization of making of publications in the fi eld. It rduhd ;k dykRedrk esa ns[ksa ,oa mudk in the media at the cost is a shame that there were very few ckjhdh ls v/;;u çLrqr djsaA nks rjg dh of the more central cinematic values books that were properly edited and fdrkcksa us viuk opZLo cuk, j[kk gS] igyh over the last decade in particular, designed and even ‘proofed’! ftuesa vlko/kkuhiwoZd laxzghr ,oa csgrjhu there were very few books in the Once one has gone through such an rjhds ls vkdfYir dkWQhVscy fdrkcsa gSa year’s entries that attempted to locate exercise, one feels frustrated at the fi lms in a well defi ned context- sense of sheer inaccessibility of what vkSj nwljh lk/kkj.k rFkk vis{kkd`r de historical, technological or artistic- an enormous body of fi lm watchers O;ofLFkr

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1 SAMIK BANDYOPADHYAY2 R.K BIDUR SINGH 3 SHARAD DUTT

Academician, writer, Samik Bandyopadhyay, Rajkumar Bidur Singh is a fi lm society Writer, director Sharad Dutt has produced has been actively involved in the fostering of activist and theatre & fi lm critic from more than 100 documentaries, ranging cinema, arts, culture in various universities Manipur. He writes extensively on the state from renowned personalities to issues of and educational institutes in India and of Manipur’s cinema, theatre, music and the importance. He has been with associated abroad. He was also the Vice-Chairman of arts and cultural scions. His articles featured with numerous television serials and is well- the National School of . in various magazines. He won the National known for his biographies on K L Saigal Award for Best Critic, 2009. and musician Biswas. He is a former director of Delhi Doordarshan.

A W A R D S F O R F E A T U R E F I L M S

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AWARDS FOR FEATURE FILMS AWARDS NATIONAL FILM

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The list of award winners for the 57th National Film Awards. the awardees and the films. ABOHMN Special Jury Award – SreekarPrasad Best CostumeDesign– Harikrishnan Best Screenplay (Original) –PFMathews and &, RelianceMediaworks Best Cinematography &Laboratory – Anjuli Shukla Best Feature Film K UTYSRAN K ESHU Best Children’sFilm K ERLAVMPZHSIJ K AMINEY D EVD. D ELHI6 Best Malayalam Film Special Jury Award –SreekarPrasad Best Music Direction(Background Score) –Ilayaraja and AmritPritam Dutta Best Audiography (Sound Design)–Resool Pookutty Best KannadaFilm Kasaravalli and Gopalkrishna Pai, Best Screenplay (Adapted) –Girish Special Jury Award -SreekarPrasad Recordist) -SubhashSahoo, Best Audiographer (Location Sound Best FemalePlaybackSinger-NilanjanaSarkar. K ANSEMBUDRYI H OUSEFL Best BengaliFilm. Best Editor-Arghyakamal Mitra Best Actress-, Best Director-Rituparno Ghosh, Best Music Direction(songs) - . Amit - Direction(songs) Music Best Best ProductionDesign-SamirChanda. Best FilmonNationalIntegration, Nargis DuttAwardfor Best AssameseFilm. B ASUNDHR Jaya kumar P A Best Male Playback Singer-RupamIslam 3 IDOTS M AHNGR@KOLKT W ELDONAB Best Children’sFilm Best Konkani Film Best Hindi Film Tinsley and DominieTill, Best Make-up Artist–Christien hati Naag, Best SupportingActress–Arund- Best Actor–AmitabhBachchan, Best Marathi Film P UTANIRY P ALTDCHOMUNIS Best Lyrics – Final Mixed Track) –Anup Dev, Best Audiography (Re-recordistofthe ing Wholesome Entertainment, Award forBestPopular Film Provid- Best Tamil Film – Pandiraj, Best Screenplay (Dialogues) and DSKishore, Best ChildArtist–Sreeraam N ATRG Best Choreography –KSivasankar Best SpecialEffects–RCKamalakannan Best SupportingActor–Farooque Shaikh Film ofaDirector, Indira Gandhi Award forBestDebut S PECIALMNTO P ASNG Best Film onSocialIssues M AGDHER L AHORE A W A R D S N O T G I V E N

Best Film on Environment th2009 Best Bhojpuri Film 57 Best Gujarati Film NATIONAL FILM Best Konkani Film Best Manipuri Film AWARDS Best Punjabi Film Best Telugu Film The list of award winners for the 57th National Film Awards. the awardees and films. awards list A total of 20 films were awarded in the Feature Film category at the National Awards. Kutty Srank, which was also adjudged the best film, also bagged the maximum number of awards, 5. Abohoman, Paa and Kerela Verma Pazhassi Raja followed closely; with 4 awards each. 48

Best Feature Film /loksZRre Q+hpj fQ+Ye Swarna Kamal and cash prize of ` 2,50,000/-

KUTTY SRANK CITATION

Duration : 127 Minutes For its vision and cinematic craft that director Shaji N. Karun Language : Malayalam express the different perspectives of producer Reliance BIG Pictures Colour three women about the truth of the screenwriter P.F.Mathews & man in their lives. Harikrishnan cinematographer Anjuli Shukla rhu fL=;ksa dh dgkuh] tks ;FkkFkZ vkSj thou ds editor Sreekar Prasad fofHkUu vk;keksa esa vius thoV dk ifjp; nsrh gSA cast , Padmapriya, fQYe fcEc vkSj cqukoV esa bl çHkko dks c[kwch Kumari Perera, Kamalini Mukherjee n'kkZrh gSA

SYNOPSIS OF An unidentified body is discovered at the ,d vutkuh yk'k leqæ ds fdukjs feyh beach. Subsequently three women turn THE FILM gSA rhu efgyk;sa vius&vius k¡drh gS] ftudh ftUnxh esa ,d dqêh FkkA views of the three women in his life, each experiencing a different Kutty. 49

Best Feature Film /loksZRre Q+hpj fQ+Ye Swarna Kamal and cash prize of ` 2,50,000/-

Reliance Big Pictures

Filmography Kites (2010), (2010), Shob Charitro Kalponik (2009), Paa (2009), 3 Idiots (2009), Ghajini (2008)

PROFILE Reliance BIG Pictures is a part of Reliance BIG Entertainment Limited, a media and entertainment arm of the conglomerate, Reliance Anil Group. Over the years, Reliance BIG Pictures has established its presence as a significant Indian film production house. It markets and distributes films in Hindi, English and several other languages worldwide. It has tie-ups and projects with major production houses and Indian directors from both the mainstream and the art house genre.

Shaji N. Karun

Filmography Kutty Srank (2009), Nishad (2002), (1999), Swaham (1994), (1988)

PROFILE Film director and cinematographer, Shaji N Karun’s debut film Piravi (1988) created waves. Apart from receiving a special mention at the Camera d’Or at Cannes, the film also won the Sir Charles Chaplin Award (UK), the Eastman Kodak Award (US), Silver Leopard, Locarno Film Festival and was voted as the outstanding film in the Film Festival. His second film, Swaham (1994), was sent for competition at the Cannes the same year. It was also awarded the Best Film at Innsbruck Film Festival, Austria. 50

Indira Gandhi Award for Best Film of a Director/funsZ'kd dh izFke loksZÙke fQYe ds fy, bafnjkxk¡/kh iqjLdkj Swarna Kamal and cash prize of ` 1,25,000/-

LAHORE CITATION

Duration : 136 Minutes For excellent control over the medium director Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan Language : Hindi and using sports as the metaphor to producer Khatkar Colour tell a compelling story. screenwriter Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan and cinematographer Neelaabh Kaul [ksyksa ds ek/;e ls dgkuh dh LoksZÙke vfHkO;fä editor Sandeep Singh Bajeli ds fy,A cast Aanaahad, Shraddha Das, Farouque Shaikh, Sabyasachi Chakraborty

SYNOPSIS OF Lahore is a sports film which tries to blend ykgkSj] [ksy dh nqfu;k dh dgkuh gS] ftlesa in human emotions, politics and patriotism THE FILM ekuoh; laonsuk;sa] jktuhfr ,oa ns'kçse lekfgr within its storytelling. It revolves primarily gSA fQYe rhu f[kykfM+;ksa /khjsUnz rFkk ohjsUnz around three sportspersons – the Indian brother duo Dheerendra and Virendra and ,oa ikfdLrkuh eqDdsckth ds flrkjs uwj Pakistani boxing star Noor Mohammed. eksgEen ds bnZ&fxnZ ?kwerh gSA /khjsUnz ,d Dheerendra is a pugilist while Virendra I;qftfyLV gS] tcfd ohjsUnz ,d fØdsVj tks is a cricketer about to be selected to the fd Hkkjrh; Vhe esa p;fur gksuk pkgrk gSA bl Indian National team. The story is set dgkuh dk fu/kkZj.k nks iM+ksfl;ksa esa 'kkafr dh during a time when both the neighbours are at peace with each other, times when fLFkfr;ksa ds chp fd;k x;k gS] tc nksuksa ns'kksa the governments of both the countries dh ljdkj erHksn jfgr] lqjf{kr Hkfo"; dh are looking forward to a conflict-free and laHkkouk ryk'k jgs gSaA secure future. 51

Indira Gandhi Award for Best Film of a Director/funsZ'kd dh izFke loksZÙke fQYe ds fy, bafnjkxk¡/kh iqjLdkj Swarna Kamal and cash prize of ` 1,25,000/-

Vivek Khatkar

PROFILE Vivek Khatkar, 24, is a professionally qualified electronics and telecommunication engineer from Mumbai. He started working on Lahore, his debut film as a producer, in 2007 while he was still in his third year engineering. Khatkar hopes to contribute more towards the growth of cinema in the country by producing good films in the coming years.

Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan

PROFILE Cinephile Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan is a sportsman. He did not have any formal training in film making or direction. Whatever he has learned, he has by watching films. It was in 2006 when he left his career behind and shifted base to Mumbai from Delhi to take his film making ambition more seriously. This led to Lahore. 52

Popular film Providing Wholesome Entertainment/yksdfiz; ,oa LoLFk euksjatu iznku djus okyh loksZÙke fQYe Swarna Kamal and cash prize of ` 2,00,000/-

3 Idiots CITATION

Duration : 160 Minutes For an intelligent entertainer that director , Language : Hindi touches upon the contemporary producer , Colour concerns of society with great humour screenwriter , Rajkumar and engaging performances. Hirani and Vidhu Vinod Chopra, cinematographer C.K.Muraleedharan, ,d çcq) euksjatd fQYe] tks jaxdeZ ds ek/;e editor Rajkumar Hirani ls lkekftd fo"kerkvksa vkSj foæwirkvksa ij pksV cast Aamir Khan, R Madhavan, djrh gSA Sharman Joshi, , Boman Irani

SYNOPSIS OF Farhan, Raju and Rancho are three rhu nksLr Qjgku] jktw] jsapks ,d bathfu;fjax roommates and friends in an engineering THE FILM dkWyst esa ,d gh dejs esa jgrs gSaA fQYe college. The film revolves around Farhan dh dgkuh eqä fopkjksa okys jsapks dks [kkstus and Raju’s search for the irrepressible free-thinker Rancho who had one day okys Qjgku ,oa jktw ds bnZ&fxnZ gh ?kwerh gS] suddenly vanished. While in the quest, D;ksafd jsapks ,d fnu xk;c gks tkrk gSA bl they recall the life lived, the isolated [kkst esa chrh gqbZ ;knsa] Hkwyh gqbZ 'krZ] 'kknh dk incidents like a long-forgotten bet, a fdLlk vkSj tukts esa jsapks dh gjdrsa fnypLi wedding they must crash and a funeral çlax gSA jsapks dk vpkud xk;c gksuk fQYe that goes impossibly out of control. Rancho had inspired them to think ds ewy esa gS] tks vkf[kj rd mRlqdrk cuk;s creatively and independently, even as j[krk gSA ;g fQYe rhu ;qokvksa] nqfu;k ftUgsa the conformist world called them “idiots”. csodwQ dgrh gS] ds Hkhrj dh laosnukvksa dks In the garb of a laugh riot, the film Hkh cM+s euksoSKkfud

Popular film Providing Wholesome Entertainment/yksdfiz; ,oa LoLFk euksjatu iznku djus okyh loksZÙke fQYe Swarna Kamal and cash prize of ` 2,00,000/-

Vidhu Vinod Chopra

Filmography 2009 3 Idiots (Producer), 2007 Eklavya The Royal Guard (Director, Producer & Screenplay), 2006 (Producer, Screenplay Associate & Lyricist)

PROFILE Vidhu Vinod Chopra is the critically acclaimed director and producer of films like , 1942: A Love Story and the Munna Bhai Series. He pursued the film direction course in FTII. One of his films made during his student years, Murder at Monkey Hill, won the National Film Award for the Best Short Experimental Film. Next, his short film, An Encounter with Faces, got him an Academy Award nomination in the short fiction film category. Currently, he heads Vinod Chopra Productions.

Raj Kumar Hirani

Filmography 3 Idiots (2009), Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006), Munna Bhai M.B.B.S (2003)

PROFILE FTII alumni, Hirani is best known as the creator of the Munna Bhai series. He started his career as a film editor in Mumbai and gradually established himself as a director and producer of advertising films. His second film Laage Raho Munna Bhai won him the prestigious National Award, 2006. 54

Nargis Dutt Award for Best Film on National Integration/jk"Vªh; ,drk ij loksZÙke fQYe ds fy, ufxZl nÙk iqjLdkj Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 1,50,000/-

Delhi 6 CITATION

Duration : 141 Minutes For its uncompromising stance director , Language : Hindi towards communal divide and producer Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra Colour offering a humanistic solution of and UTV Motion Pictures, taking individual responsibility. screenwriter Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, Kamlesh Pandey, Prasoon, dkSeh caVokjs ds f[kykQ] uSfrd n`f"Vdks.k rFkk Joshi, cinematographer Binod Pradhan blds fujkdj.k ds ekuoh; igyqvksa ij vk/kkfjr editor P.S.Bharathi ,d Js"B fQYeA cast , , , Atul Kulkarni

SYNOPSIS OF , an Indian American, returns to ,d izoklh Hkkjrh;] jks'ku viuh nknh ek¡ India to leave his old grandmother in the THE FILM dks NksM+us fnYyh vkrk gS D;ksafd nknh vius walled city of old Delhi as she aspires to thou ds vafre dqN fnu vius x`guxj esa live the last few days of her life, here in her hometown. It is during his stay in the fcrkuk pkgrh gSA ;gkW jgrs gq, jks'ku dks Hkh neighbourhood that Roshan discovers Hkkjr dh fo'ks"krkvksa ds ckjs esa tkudkjh gksrh India’s other facets which were until then gS tks fd igys ugha FkhA ifjfLFkfr;k¡ dkys unknown to him. However, things take a canj ds vkØe.k ds lkFk gh fujk'kkiw.kZ n`'; bleaker turn with the rise of the attack of [kM+s djrh gS bl dq:i psgjs dk inkZQk'k the “Black Monkey”, unveiling the ugly face of an otherwise endearing and ever- vklikl ds yksxksa dks u dsoy g¡lkrk gS laughing people around him. Set against cfYd vkuUn Hkh çnku djrk gSA ,d iqjkus the backdrop of the walled city, the film 'kgj dk ifjn`'; fy;s ;g fQYe ladh.kZrkvksa is a dark comedy that points at the caste vkSj iqjkuh Hkwyksa ds lkFk&lkFk lkekftd and religious divide still existent in India’s social fabric. lejlrk ds mu rRoksa dks Hkh [kkstrh gS vkSj çkIr djrh gS] tks veweu utj ugha vkrsA 55

Nargis Dutt Award for Best Film on National Integration/jk"Vªh; ,drk ij loksZÙke fQYe ds fy, ufxZl nÙk iqjLdkj Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 1,50,000/-

UTV Motion Pictures

Filmography Rajneeti (2010), Harishchandrachi Factory (2009), (2009), Oye Lucky, Lucky Oye! (2009), Fashion (2008), A Wednesday (2008), (2007) The Blue Umbrella (2007)

PROFILE UTV Motion Pictures, a subsidiary of the UTV Software Communications Limited, is one of the largest studios in the industry. Over the years, it has produced, marketed and distributed numerous award-winning films-international, national and regional, worldwide. UTV Motion Picture’s business spreads across the integrated model of creative development, production, marketing, distribution, merchandising and syndication all over the world. The company has an exclusive distribution arrangement for India with The Walt Disney Company.

Rakeysh Mehra

Filmography Delhi 6 (2009), (2007), Aks – The Reflection (2001)

He started as an enterpreneur , moved to advertising and PROFILE eventually launched his own production house, “Flicks India”. So far, he is credited with directing over 200 ad films. His first music video was ’s Eir Bir Patte with whom he later made his debut film Aks - The Reflection. However, he was noticed for his second film, Rang De Basanti. His next film is based on Indian sportsman Milkha Singh. 56

Best Film on Social Issues/lkekftd eqn~nksa ij loksZÙke fQ+Ye Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 1,50,000/-

Well Done Abba CITATION

Duration : 144 Minutes A socio-political satire about a director Shyam Benegal Language : Hindi common man’s fight for justice producer Reliance BIG Pictures Colour against an all-pervasive corrupt screenwriter system. cinematographer Rajen Kothari editor Aseem Sinha ,d vke vkneh dh Hkz"V ljdkjh ra= ls yM+kbZ ij cast Boman Irani, Minisha Lamba, dsfUær ,d lkekftd&jktuSfrd O;aX;A Sammir Dattani, Kishan,

SYNOPSIS OF Arman Ali, a chauffeur working for a eqEcbZ esa ,d vf/kdkjh dk Mªk;oj vjeku senior executive in Mumbai, takes leave THE FILM vyh ,d ekg dh Nqêh ysdj viuh csVh ds for a month in order to find a husband fy, oj

Best Film on Social Issues/lkekftd eqn~nksa ij loksZÙke fQ+Ye Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 1,50,000/-

Reliance BIG Pictures

Filmography Kites (2010) Raavan (2010), 3 Idiots (2009) Paa (2009), Shob Charitro Kalponik (2009), Ghajini (2008)

PROFILE Reliance BIG Pictures is a part of Reliance BIG Entertainment Limited, a media and entertainment arm of the conglomerate, Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group. Over the years, Reliance BIG Pictures has established its presence as a significant Indian film production house. It markets and distributes films in Hindi, English and several other languages worldwide. It has tie-ups and projects with major production houses and Indian directors from both the mainstream and the art house genre.

Shyam Benegal

Filmography (2008) (2001), (1996), Mammo (1994) , (1993) Mandi (1983), Kalyug (1981) Junoon (1978), Bhumika (1977), (1976) Ankur (1975)

PROFILE One of the most prolific directors of our times, Shyam Benegal is the man behind films like Ankur, Nishant, Manthan, Bhumika, Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda, Arohan and Mandi. His films have been nominated to the Palme D’or at the Cannes and won numerous National Awards. He was also honoured with the Dada Saheb Phalke Award. 58

Best Children's Film/loksZÙke cky fQ+Ye Swarna Kamal and cash prize of ` 75,000/-

Putaani Party CITATION

Duration : 78 Minutes For the novel idea of empowering director Ramchandra P N Language : Kannada children to work as a Panchayat to producer Children’s Film Society, Colour combat alcoholism that destroys India their future. screenwriter Ramchandra P N cinematographer Sameer Mahajan cPpksa ds Hkfo"; dks fcxkM+us okyh 'kjkc[kksjh ds editor Arunabha Mukerjee f[kykQ+ ,d cky iapk;r ds :i esa ,dtqV gksdj cast Sharat Anchatehri, Pawan la?k"kZ djus ds uwru fopkj ds fy, Hanchinaal, Bhavani Prakash, Ranjita Jadhav, Gurudutta Joshi, Deepak Joshi

SYNOPSIS OF Four young school children are tired of pkj Ldwyh cPps vius vfHkHkkodksa vkSj their alcoholic parents and neighbours. THE FILM eksgYys okyksa ds 'kjkc ihus ls ijs'kku gSaA In their fight against the vice, they are mudh f'kf{kdk uhyw mUgsa izksRlkgu vkSj lq>ko supported by their teacher Neelu who encourages and guides them in forming nsrh gS fd os viuh ckr iapk;r vf/kdkjh rd a Samiti through which they plan to igq¡pk;asA cPpksa dh f'kdk;rksa dks iqfyl vkSj present their plight to the Panchayat iapk;r vf/kdkjh utjvankt djrs gSaA ysfdu official Deshpande. The police and cPps bl yM+kbZ dks tkjh j[krs gSA vkf[kjdkj Deshpande turn a blind eye to the iapk;r vf/kdkjh ns'kik.Ms vkSj mlds leFkZd happenings around them but the children and Neelu continue their efforts. In order f'kf{kdk uhyw dks bLrhQk fnykdj xk¡o ls to stop them, Deshpande along with his ckgj dj nsrs gSA ,d fnu cPpksa dk ç;kl jax supporters make Neelu resign from the ykrk gS vkSj ea=h xk¡o esa vkdj cPpksa dks oks school and leave the village. But one ekSdk nsrs gS] ftudh mUgsa ryk'k FkhA day, the Minister arrives in the village, giving the children the opportunity they were looking for. 59

Best Children's Film/loksZÙke cky fQ+Ye Swarna Kamal and cash prize of ` 75,000/-

Children's Film Society, India

Filmography Foto (2007), Chota Sipahi (2004), Paari (2000), Karamati Coat (1993), Aasman Se Gira (1991), Kaya Palat (1983) Kala Parvat (1970),Dak Ghar (1965)

PROFILE Established in 1955, CFSI is mandated to provide wholesome, value-based entertainment for children through film and television. The organisation aims to broaden the horizon of children and justify their right to entertainment. It engages in production, acquisition, distribution, exhibition and promotion of children’s films. CFSI eventually started bringing out animation, documentary, short films and puppet films on subjects of special interest to children. At the same time, it is dedicated to expanding the children’s film movement here and abroad.

Ramachandran P N

Filmography Suddha - The Cleansing Rites (2006, Tulu), Mani Bhai Pass Hogaya (Hindi), Out of Tune (English), Heart Troubles of Ramchand Yavathmal Tiruchi- napalli Azamghar (Hindi and English) Shaky Souls, Empty Chairs, Testing Times (Hindi, Kan- nada, English) Udupi-born filmmaker, Ramchandran P N’s inclination towards the arts started from college when he participated as an actor or PROFILE backstage worker for Kannada theatre directors. Ramchandran was actively involved with the film societies in his hometown during his early 20s. In 1987. Ramchandran enrolled in the Film Direction and Screenplay writing course in FTII. He shifted his base to Mumbai in 1990 and has been making films since then. 60

Best Children's Film/loksZÙke cky fQ+Ye Swarna Kamal and cash prize of ` 75,000/-

Keshu CITATION

Duration : 93 Minutes For the sensitivity that explores the director Sivan Language : Malayalam lonely world of a differently-abled producer Children's Film Society, Colour child and the inability of the adults to India recognise the genius in him. screenwriter Sivan cinematographer Manoj Pillai ,d laosnu'khy fQYe] ftlesa fodykax cPpksa dh editor K.Srinivas {kerkvksa vkSj lEHkkoukvksa dks euksoSKkfud us dh dksf'k'k dh xbZ gSA

SYNOPSIS OF Keshu, a mischievous young kid, is born ds'kq ,d 'kjkjrh cPpk gS] tks tUe ls lquus with a hearing and speech impairment. THE FILM vkSj cksyus esa vleFkZ gSA og vius ekek ds Looked after by his strict maternal uncle. ikl jgrk gS] tks LoHkko ls l[r gSA ds'kq dh Keshu's only friend is the maid, Devu. However, things begin to change with ,dek= nksLr gS nsowA Ldwy dh v/;kfidk the arrival of , a school teacher, 'kkfyuh ds'kq ds ?kj esa jgus vkrh gS vkSj who starts living with them. Keshu ds'kq viuh O;Fkk mlds lkFk ck¡Vrk gSA og extends his devilry to Shalini who takes ds'kq dks çsfjr djrh gS fd og vius ekek ls it in good stride. She inspires him to mls Ldwy esa nkf[ky djkus dks dgsA ds'kq dks draw and convinces the uncle to get him into a special school. Keshu wins an viuh isafVax ds fy, ,d vUrjkZ"Vªh; iqjLdkj international award for his painting but Hkh feyrk gSA ,d fnu ds'kq nq[kh gks tkrk his world suddenly turns gloomy when gS] tc mls ;g irk pyrk gS fd v/;kfidk Shalini’s wedding is fixed and she has to 'kkfyuh dk fookg r; gks x;k gSA og ?kj return home. But his world of colour and paints eventually returns. ykSV tkrh gSA ij ds'kq dh jaxksa ds lkFk fe=rk cuh jgrh gSA 61

Best Children's Film/loksZÙke cky fQ+Ye Swarna Kamal and cash prize of ` 75,000/-

Sivan

Filmography Abhayam (1992) Mohiniyattom (1990), Yagam (1981), Aham Brahmasmi (1979), Swapnam (1972)

PROFILE

Sivan started his career as a stage artiste and continued in the profession for a decade. Then, as a photo-journalist he was the personal photographer of , Dr. and V V Giri among others, during their visit to . As a photo journalist, he has contributed to publications like Life, News Week, Span, TIME. In 1959, four years after serving as Government’s photo artist, he quit to launch Sivan Studios. His debut documentary was An Invitation to Nature’s Paradise. He has since then, scripted, directed, composed music and shot 22 documentaries in several Indian languages. His debut feature film was Swapnam. His other award winning films include Yagam (1981), Mohiniyattom (1990) and Abhayam (1992). 62

Best Direction Film/loksZÙke funsZ'ku Swarna Kamal and cash prize of ` 2,50,000/-

Abohomaan CITATION

Duration : 122 Minutes For the many-layered narrative of director Rituparno Ghosh, Language : Bengali emotional conflict, rich texture and producer Reliance BIG Pictures, Colour ensemble performances. screenwriter Rituparno Ghosh, cinematographer Avik Mukhopadhay, editor Arghyakamal Mitra, HkkoukRed fojks/kkHkkl ,oa erHksn ds lEiUu ,oa sound Dipankar Chaki, Anirban HkO; çLrqfrdj.k ds fy,A Sengupta, cast Deepankar De, Ananya Chatterjee, , Mamata

fQYe fuekZrk vfudsr caxky dk loksZÙke SYNOPSIS OF The family of filmmaker Aniket, one of Bengal’s finest filmmakers, is on the fQYe fuekZrk gSA mldk vkn'kZ ifjokj ftlesa THE FILM verge of breaking down with the arrival fd mldh iRuh nhfIr] ,d iwoZ vfHkus=h of a young actress Shikha who comes vkSj ,dykSrk csVk gaS] VwVus dh dxkj ij to audition for a leading role in Aniket’s film. As always, Aniket's wife Deepti gSA D;ksafd f'k[kk uked ;qok vfHkus=h buds is enthusiastic about his project and chp vk pqdh gSA vfudsr dh fQYe esa eq[; starts coaching this young actress. She Hkwfedk ds fy, f'k[kk vkWMh'ku nsus vkrh gSA coaches her so perfectly well that Shikha nhfIr vfudsr ds bl dke ds fy, f'k[kk dks starts looking like young Deepti to Aniket çf'k{k.k nsuk 'kq: djrh gSA /khjs&/khjs f'k[kk and the fifty five year old falls in love with this girl who is the same age as his son. nhfIr dh txg ys ysrh gS vkSj v/ksM+ vfudsr For the first time, a scandal of cinematic vius csVs ds mez dh bl yMdh ds lkFk I;kj proportions touches their lives; Deepti dj cSBrk gSA nhfIr ç.k djrh gS fd vçfre swears revenge and begins to shape dks ,d fQYe fuekZrk cukdj mls vius gh Apratim’s career vowing to make him a rival filmmaker to his father. firk ds fo:) [kM+k djsxhA 63

Best Direction Film/loksZÙke funsZ'ku Swarna Kamal and cash prize of ` 2,50,000/-

Rituparno Ghosh

Filmography Shob Charitro Kalponik (2009) (2007) Dosar (2006), Antarmahal (2005) Raincoat (2004), Chokher Bali (2003) Bariwali (1999), Dahan (1997) (19th April) (1994)

PROFILE

An economics graduate from Jadavpur University, Rituparno started his career in advertising and eventually debuted as a filmmaker with Hirer Angti (1992). Within three years he made his mark, with Unishe April (National Award 1995). In his career spanning almost two decades, he has won numerous national and international awards for his works like Chokher Bali, Antarmahal (Best Film Award, Locarno Film Fest), Shubho Mahurat (National Award, 2003) and The Last Lear (National Award, 2007). 64

Best Actor/loksZÙke vfHkusrk Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 50,000/-

Paa CITATION

Duration : 123 Minutes For a rare performance that fuses the director R Balki Language : Hindi art and craft of an actor to create a producer Reliance BIG Pictures, AB Colour character that lives with you long Corp, Sunil Manchanda after the film is over. screenwriter R Balki cinematographer P C Sreeram ,d vn~Hkqr çLrqfr] tks vfHkusrk ds dyk ,oa f'kYi editor Anil Naidu ds lkFk fefJr gksdj ,d ,sls fdjnkj dk l`tu cast Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek djrh gS tks fQYe lekIr gksus ds i'pkr~ vkids Bachchan, , Arundhati lkFk yEcs le; rd jgrh gSA Naag

ik 13 o"khZ; vksjks dh dgkuh gS] tks fd SYNOPSIS OF Paa is about 13 year old Auro who suffers from an extremely rare genetic disease, ,d cgqr fcjyh ykbykt chekjh çkstsfj;k ls THE FILM progeria. The disease accelerates xzflr gSA ;g chekjh o`)koLFkk dh vksj rsth ageing, making him look five times ls ys tkrh gS] ftlds dkj.k og viuh vly older than his real age. Auro lives with his single mother Vidya. His father is a mez ls ik¡p xquk vf/kd fn[krk gSA fQYe young, idealist politician Amol Arte who ,d firk ,oa iq= ds lEcU/k dks [kkstrh gSA is out to prove the world that “politics” is vksjks viuh ek¡ fo|k ds lkFk jgrk gSA mlds not just about dirty tricks. Encompassing firk ,d ;qok nk'kZfud jktusrk gSA bldk various themes, the film essentially uke veksy vrsZ gS tks nqfu;k dks lkfcr dj explores a father-son relationship. nsuk pkgrk gS fd jktuhfr ek= xans [ksyksa dk uke ugha gSA 65

Best Actor/loksZÙke vfHkusrk Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 50,000/-

Amitabh Bachchan

Selected Filmography The Last Lear (2008), Nishabd (2006), (2005), Black (2005), Bunty Aur Babli (2005), Baghban (2003), Coolie (1983), Satte Pe Satta (1982), Laawaris (1981), Dostana (1984), (1969), Anand (1969), Zanjeer (1992), Deewar (1975), Mili (1975), Sholay (1975), Kabhi Kabhi (1976), (1978)

PROFILE

Amitabh Bachchan’s four decade long career has been capped by his sterling performance in over 100 films including Saat Hindustani (National Award 1970), Deewar, Sholay, Kabhi Kabhie, Trishul, Silsila, Shakti, Agneepath (National Award 1990), Black (National Award 2005), Sarkar and The Last Lear among others. He debuted on television as the host of the popular game show, Kaun Banega Crorepati. Awarded Padma Shri (1984) and Padma Bhushan (2001), Bachchan was honoured with Ordre National de la Légion d'honneur (National Order of the Legion of Honour) by the French Government. 66

Best Actress/loksZÙke vfHkusrh Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 50,000/-

Abohomaan CITATION

Duration : 122 Minutes For the exquisite detailing of a complex director Rituparno Ghosh Language : Bengali character through different stages of producer Reliance BIG Pictures Colour the professional and personal life of screenwriter Rituparno Ghosh an actress. cinematographer Avik Mukhopadhay editor Arghyakamal Mitra ,d vfHkus=h ds O;olk;h ,oa O;fäxr thou ds sound Dipankar Chaki, Anirban fofHkUu nkSjksa dks foLrkj nsrs gq, tfVy fdjnkj dks Sengupta fuHkkus ds fy,A cast Deepankar De, Ananya Chatterjee, Jisshu Sengupta,

SYNOPSIS OF The family of filmmaker Aniket, one of fQYe fuekZrk vfudsr caxky dk loksZÙke Bengal’s finest filmmakers, is on the THE FILM fQYe fuekZrk gSA mldk vkn'kZ ifjokj ftlesa verge of breaking down with the arrival fd mldh iRuh nhfIr] ,d iwoZ vfHkus=h of a young actress Shikha who comes to audition for a leading role in Aniket’s vkSj ,dykSrk csVk gaS] VwVus dh dxkj ij film. As always, Aniket's wife Deepti gSA D;ksafd f'k[kk uked ;qok vfHkus=h buds is enthusiastic about his project and chp vk pqdh gSA vfudsr dh fQYe esa eq[; starts coaching this young actress. She Hkwfedk ds fy, f'k[kk vkWMh'ku nsus vkrh gSA coaches her so perfectly well that Shikha nhfIr vfudsr ds bl dke ds fy, f'k[kk dks starts looking like young Deepti to Aniket and the fifty five year old falls in love with çf'k{k.k nsuk 'kq: djrh gSA /khjs&/khjs f'k[kk this girl who is the same age as his son. nhfIr dh txg ys ysrh gS vkSj v/ksM+ vfudsr For the first time, a scandal of cinematic vius csVs ds mez dh ,d yMdh ds lkFk I;kj proportions touches their lives; Deepti dj cSBrk gSA nhfIr ç.k djrh gS fd vçfre swears revenge and begins to shape Apratim’s career vowing to make him a dks ,d fQYe fuekZrk cukdj vius gh firk rival filmmaker to his father. ds fo:) [kM+k djsxhA 67

Best Actress/loksZÙke vfHkusrh Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 50,000/-

Ananya Chatterjee

PROFILE

Leading television actress in Bengal, Ananya Chatterjee stepped into the world of films with the lead role in Rituparno Ghosh’s film Abohomaan. She has also featured in the films Dwando, Angshumaner Chhobi-both of which were selected in the Indian Panorama 2009. She is also starring in 's forthcoming film, Iti Mrinalini. Apart from acting she is also an accomplished dancer. 68

Best Supporting Actor/loksZÙke lg vfHkusrk Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 50,000/-

Lahore CITATION

Duration : 136 Minutes For the consummate ease with which director Sanjay Puran Singh Language : Hindi he persuades and inspires everyone Chauhan Colour around him while retaining his producer Vivek Khatkar integrity and dignity. screenwriter Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan and Piyush Mishra viuh xfjek dks cuk;s j[krs gq,] ljyrk ls vius cinematographer Neelaabh Kaul vklikl ds yksxksa dks çsfjr djus ds fy, editor Sandeep Singh Bajeli cast Aanaahad, Shraddha Das, Farooque Shaikh, Sabyasachi Chakraborty

ykgkSj] [ksy dh nqfu;k dh dgkuh gS] ftlesa SYNOPSIS OF Lahore is a sports film which tries to blend in human emotions, politics and patriotism ekuoh; laonsuk;sa] jktuhfr ,oa ns'kçse lekfgr THE FILM within its storytelling. It revolves primarily gSA fQYe rhu f[kykfM+;ksa /khjsUnz rFkk ohjsUnz around three sportspersons – the Indian ,oa ikfdLrkuh eqDdsckth ds flrkjs uwj brother duo Dheerendra and Virendra and Pakistani boxing star Noor Mohammed. eksgEen ds bnZ&fxnZ ?kwerh gSA /khjsUnzj ,d Dheerendra is a pugilist while Virendra I;qftfyLV gS] tcfd ohjsUnz] ,d fØdsVj tks is a cricketer about to be selected to the fd Hkkjrh; Vhe esa p;fur gksuk pkgrk gSA bl Indian National team. The story is set dgkuh dk fu/kkZj.k nks iM+ksfl;ksa esa 'kkafr dh during a time when both the neighbours fLFkfr;ksa ds chp fd;k x;k gS] tc nksuksa ns'kksa are at peace with each other, times when the governments of both the countries dh ljdkj erHksn jfgr] lqjf{kr Hkfo"; dh are looking forward to a conflict-free and laHkkouk ryk'k jgs gSaA secure future. 69

Best Supporting Actor/loksZÙke lg vfHkusrk Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 50,000/-

Farooque Shaikh

Selected Filmography Garam Hawa (1973), Noorie (1979), Umrao Jaan (1981), Chashme Buddoor (1981), Baazar (1982), Saath Saath (1982), Katha (1983), Biwi Ho Toh Aisi (1988), Maya Memsaab (1992)

PROFILE

Farooque Shaikh graduated from FTII, Pune and then continued in theatre for some years before starring in films like Satyajit Ray’s Shatranj ke , Sai Paranjpe’s Chashme Baddoor, Noorie, Kisise Maat Kehna, and Saath Saath among others during the 70s and 80s. The actor started to act in fewer films since the 90s. In 2008, he acted in the comedy Saas Bahu and Sensex and 2010 found him in debutant director, Sanjay Puran Singh’s Lahore as the Indian Kick boxing team’s coach. 70

Best Supporting Actress/loksZÙke lg vfHkus=h Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 50,000/-

Paa CITATION

Duration : 133 Minutes For the restraint with which she director R Balki Language : Hindi conveys strength, compassion and producer Reliance BIG Pictures, AB Colour understanding to her daughter, a Corp, Sunil Manchanda single mother, bringing up a son screenwriter R Balki stricken with a rare degenerative cinematographer P C Sreeram disease. editor Anil Naidu cast Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek viuh csVh] tks ,d fojy chekjh ls xzflr cPps Bachchan, Vidya Balan, Arundhati dk vdsys ikyu dj jgh gS] dks fgEer ,oa lkaRouk Naag nsus ,oa /kS;Z cuk, j[kus ds fy,

ik 13 o"khZ; vksjks dh dgkuh gS] tks fd SYNOPSIS OF Paa is about 13 year old Auro who suffers from an extremely rare genetic disease, ,d cgqr fcjyh ykbykt chekjh çkstsfj;k ls THE FILM progeria. The disease accelerates xzflr gSA ;g chekjh o`)koLFkk dh vksj rsth ageing, making him look five times ls ys tkrh gS] ftlds dkj.k og viuh vly older than his real age. Auro lives with his single mother Vidya. His father is a mez ls ik¡p xquk vf/kd fn[krk gSA fQYe young, idealist politician Amol Arte who ,d firk ,oa iq= ds lEcU/k dks [kkstrh gSA is out to prove the world that “politics” is vksjks viuh ek¡ fo|k ds lkFk jgrk gSA mlds not just about dirty tricks. Encompassing firk ,d ;qok nk'kZfud jktusrk gSA bldk various themes, the film essentially uke veksy vrsZ gS tks nqfu;k dks lkfcr dj explores a father-son relationship. nsuk pkgrk gS fd jktuhfr ek= xans [ksyksa dk uke ugha gSA 71

Best Supporting Actress/loksZÙke lg vfHkus=h Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 50,000/-

Arundhati Naag

PROFILE

Arundhati Naag started her theatre career at the young age of 16 with the ’s Theatre Association under the guidance of eminent artists like , and A K Hangal. She has acted in plays in various languages ranging from Hindi to Marathi to Kannada, Gujarati and English. Her filmography includes films like Golibar, Accident, Jogi (Kannada), Sapnay and Dil Se. 72

Best Child Artist/loksZÙke cky dykdkj Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 50,000/-

Pasanga CITATION

Duration : 150 Minutes For the spirited performance of a director Pandiraj Language : Tamil protagonist and an antagonist who producer M Sasikumar Colour are incomplete without each other. screenwriter Pandiraj The two young shoulders carry the cinematographer C Premkumar narrative through a delightful journey. editor Yoga Bhaskar cast Sreeraam, D S Kishore, N nks cky dykdkjksa ds mRlkgh vfHku; ds fy,] Narayanasamy, Vega Tamotia, V ftuesa ls ,d dh lksp ldkjkRed gS rks nwljk mldk , A izfr}U}h gS] fQj Hkh ,d nwljs ds iwjd gSaA

SYNOPSIS OF Pasanga, which means Kids in Tamil, iklaxk dk rfey esa vFkZ gS cPpsA ;g dgkuh tells the story of two ten year olds - Anbu THE FILM gS nl o"khZ; nks cPpksa vucw ,oa thok dhA and Jeeva. Marital discord leads to vucw ç'kkldh; vf/kdkjh cuus dh reUuk Anbu's father moving to a new place for a change. Here Anbu joins a new school j[krk gS] tcfd thok xq.Mk gSA tYn gh and meets Jeeva. Soon, Anbu becomes a vucw vius f'k{kdksa ,oa lgikfB;ksa dk pgsrk favourite of his teachers and classmates. gks tkrk gS vkSj vucw dh bl fnuksa&fnu c<+rh This irks Jeeva and heightens his hatred çfl)h thok ds fy, vlguh; cu tkrh gS as he finds Anbu’s increasing popularity rFkk og vius vki dks misf{kr eglwl djrk unbearable. Things get worse when their rivalry starts affecting the ties between gSA ifjfLFkfr;k¡ vkSj fcxM+ tkrh gS tc nksuksa their fathers. Meanwhile, Anbu’s uncle ds firkvksa ds chp çfr}afnrk vkSj vf/kd c<+ and Jeeva’s sister fall in love with each tkrh gS] bl chp vucw ds pkpk vkSj thok other. The families eventually agree on dh cgu çse lEcU/k esa iM+ tkrs gSA nksuksa the wedding. But will Jeeva accept being Anbu’s relative? ifjokj fookg dk fu.kZ; ysrs gS] D;k thok vucw dk lEcU/kh gksuk Lohdkjsxk\ 73

Best Supporting Actress/loksZÙke lg vfHkus=h Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 50,000/-

Sreeraam

PROFILE Sreeraam, 14, made his debut as a child artist in the Tamil film, Katrathu (2007). In the following year, he auditioned for the role of Jeeva in Pasanga and was selected. Since the release of the film, Sreeraam has received a number of awards for his performance. He is in the ninth grade and is interested in learning karate, silambu, and dancing. His other works include Tamil Padam and Theeratha Villatu Pillai. Recently, he also directed a short film, Arjun.

D S Kishore

PROFILE Kishore has more in his mind and hands than many other chil- dren his age. He dreams of becoming a ‘superpower’ in life, seeks inspiration from Dr. Kalam and balances between music, dance and martial arts. Friendly, warm and sportive, Kishore grew up in BHEL Kailasapuram, Trichy. Inspired and enriched with Pasanga experience, Kishore now aspires to be a hero both on and off the screen. But that of course comes after fulfilling his IIT dream. 74

Best Male Playback Singer/loksZÙke xk;d Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 50,000/-

Mahanagar@ CITATION

Kolkata For the deeply felt emotional director Mukhopadhyay Duration : 95 Minutes resonance and a haunting lilt that producer Pawan Kanodia Language : Bengali evokes the thematic ambience of the screenwriter Suman Mukhopadhyay Colour film. cinematographer Indranil Mukhopadhyay xgu HkkoukRed LiUnu ,oa ;knxkj fp=.k ds fy, editor Arghyakamal Mitra tks fd fQYe ds fo"k;d HkO; ifjos'k dks mtkxj cast , Arun djrk gSA Mujhopadhyay, Chandan Roy Sanyal, Rituparna Sengupta

fQYe egkuxj dksydkrk egkuxjh; thou SYNOPSIS OF @ delves into various @ facets of city-life through three intertwining ds fofHkUu vk;keksa] psgjksa dks rhu vkil THE FILM stories. Manmatha, spending an entire esa Vdjkrh dgkfu;ksa dks n'kkZrh gSA euer night in a hospital’s emergency ward, ,d vLirky ds vkikrdkyhu okMZ esa lkjh meets whose footballer son is fighting a fatal injury. A jobless youth, jkr fcrkrs gq, txnh'k ls feyrk gS] ftldk Biren’s worst fears come alive. Rohit, a QqVckWyj csVk xaHkhj :i ls ?kk;y gS] ,d prosperous youth, suffering from acute csjkstxkj ;qok] ohjsUæ ftlds eu ds lcls hypertension is currently separated from Hk;kog Mj ftank gks x;s gSaA jksfgr ,d lEiUu his wife. Three set of people from varied ;qok mPp jäpki ls xzflr viuh choh ls background, through their stories, show the existence underlying in Kolkata. fQygky nwj gSA bu rhuksa dh dgkfu;k¡ tks fd fofHkUu okrkoj.k ls gS] dksydkrk ds vuns[ks otwn dks n'kkZrh gSA 75

Best Male Playback Singer/loksZÙke xk;d Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 50,000/-

Rupam Islam

PROFILE

Born in a family of musicians gave his first performance when he was merely four years old, with his parent’s Choir band, ‘Jhankar Shilpi Goshthhi’. By the time he was nine, he was already an empanelled child artiste for Aakashvani and Doordarshan. He graduated in English from Calcutta University and went on to pursue a Bachelors in Education. Later, he taught at a primary school children for 11 years. In 1998, two major breakthroughs occurred, first, he released his first solo album ‘Tor Bhorshate’ and then his band, FOSSILS. Within five years, the band became one of the most popular rock bands in Kolkata. Rupam, as the lyricist, singer and composer is the face of the band. 76

Best Female Playback Singer/loksZÙke xkf;dk Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 50,000/-

Houseful CITATION

Duration : 140 Minutes For the haunting texture of her voice director Bappaditya Bandopadhyay Language : Bengali that blends the melody, words and producer Debasish Saha and Sima Colour rhythm. Saha screenwriter Bappaditya Bandopadhyay vfeV Nki NksM+us okyh vkokt ds fy, cinematographer Rana Dasgupta tks /kqu] 'kCn] y; ds lkFk c[kwch fefJr gksrh gSA editor Deepak Mandal cast , Rimjhim Gupta, Nitya Ganguly, Rwita Datta Chakraborty

SYNOPSIS OF 's films are a disaster at fuf[ky cSuthZ dh fQYesa ckWDl vkWfQl ij ,oa the box office and at the festival circuit. THE FILM fQYeksRlo ij =klnh lkfcr gksrh gS] fQj Hkh Yet, he watches his own film at an empty os viuh fQYesa [kkyh fFk;sVj esa ns[krs gS] ;g theatre as the theatre owner threatens to pull the film away on the day following /kedh feyus ij fd fFk;sVj dk ekfyd fQYe its release. Creditors make threatening ugha pyus nsxk] ysunkjksa ds /kedh Hkjs Qksu calls and bank's henchmen cart his car dkWYl] cSadksa }kjk mudh dkj mBk ys tkus dh away as he remains silent, carrying cans /kedh ds ckn Hkh os 'kkar cus jgrs gSaA viuh of his film from the theatre in local trains fQYe ds fy, vutkus fuekZrk dks lkFk ys ysrs with his distributor for company. As he bags a shady producer for his new film gSa] bl 'krZ ij fd og viuh uohu fQYe esa on the condition that he will have to cast fuekZrk }kjk p;fur yM+dh dks vfHkus=h dh the girl the producer asks him to, he Hkwfedk nsxkA mudks vkHkkl gksrk gS fd viuh discovers to his surprise, that the story of fiNyh fQYeksa dh dgkfu;ksa dks os vius thou his earlier film is actually being replicated in real life. dh ijNkb;ksa esa ns[k ldrs gSA 77

Best Female Playback Singer/loksZÙke xkf;dk Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 50,000/-

Nilanjana Sarkar

PROFILE

Kolkata-based singer Nilanjana, prior to the launch of her singing career, was a radio jockey and has won acclaim for both. She has performed at the Carnegie Hall and Ozawa Hall in the US. She debuted into playback singing with the song, ‘Bishh’ from Houseful. 78

Best Cinematography/loksZÙke Nk;akdu Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 50,000/-

Kutty Srank CITATION

Year Of Production : 2009 For the breathtaking sweep that director Shaji N. Karun Duration Of Film : 127 Minutes captures the magical mystery of a producer Reliance Big Pictures Language : Malayalam multi-layered narrative. screenwriter P.F.Mathews & Colour Harikrishnan cinematographer Anjuli Shukla ,d cgqLrjh; dFkkud dk foLe;dkjh çHkko tks editor Sreekar Prasad peRdkjh jgL; dks cka/k ldus esa ;k viuh fxj¶r cast Mammootty, Padmapriya, Meena esa ysus esa lQy gksrk gSA Kumari Perera, Kamalini Mukherjee

SYNOPSIS OF An unidentified body is discovered at the ,d vutkuh yk'k leqæ ds fdukjs feyh beach subsequently three women turn up THE FILM gSA rhu efgyk;sa vius&vius k¡drh gS] ftudh ftUnxh esa ,d dqêh FkkA views of the three women in his life, each experiencing a different Kutty. 79

Best Cinematography/loksZÙke Nk;akdu Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 50,000/-

Reliance MediaWorks Limited

PROFILE Reliance MediaWorks Limited, formerly known as Adlabs Films Limited, is the country’s largest film and entertainment services company owned by the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group. This is the thirteenth National Awards and the sixth consecutive win for the company.

Anjuli Shukla

PROFILE -born cinematographer Anjuli Shukla makes her debut with Shaji N Karun’s Kutty Srank. Her FTII diploma film was selected in the competition section of the Camerimage film festival in Poland. Anjuli started her career assisting acclaimed director- cinematographer and was a part of projects like Before the Rains, Mistress of Spices, Anandabhadram , , Prarambh, Raavan and Kerala tourism film. 80

Best Screenplay (Original) / loksZÙke iVdFkk ¼ekSfyd½ Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 50,000/-

Kutty Srank CITATION

Duration : 127 Minutes The mysterious narrative that weaves director Shaji N. Karun Language : Malayalam together multiple perspectives to producer Reliance Big Pictures Colour create a coherent whole and yet screenwriter P.F.Mathews & leaves a haunting ambiguity. Harikrishnan cinematographer Anjuli Shukla cgqvk;keh ifjn`';ksa dks ,d lkFk cquus okyk jgL;e;h editor Sreekar Prasad dFkkud tks lEcð lef"V dk fuekZ.k djrk gSA ekul cast Mammootty, Padmapriya, Perera, Kamalini Mukherjee n'kZd iVy ij vusdkFkZ NksM+ tkrk gSA

,d vutkuh yk'k leqæ ds fdukjs feyh SYNOPSIS OF An unidentified body is discovered at the beach. Subsequently three women turn gSA rhu efgyk;sa vius&vius k¡drh gS] ftudh ftUnxh esa ,d dqêh FkkA views of the three women in his life, each experiencing a different Kutty. 81

Best Screenplay (Original) / loksZÙke iVdFkk ¼ekSfyd½ Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 50,000/-

Harikrishnan

PROFILE Journalist Harikrishnan is a columnist on film and music. With Kutty Srank he made his debut as a screenplay writer. Currently he works as an assistant editor with the Malayala group. He is the author of two books and a new one is underway. An ardent cinema lover, he has won several honours in journalism. The science post graduate is planning to work with film-makers with similar views in the future.

P.F. Mathews

Filmography Kutty Srank (screen play) 2009 Puthran (screen play) 1994 Thanthram (story) 1986

PROFILE Author and screenplay writer, P.F. Mathews also writes for television serials, films and documentaries. Some of the books penned by him are Chaavunilam, Njayarazhcha Mazha Peyyukayayirunnu and Jalakanyakayum Gandarvanum. His first screenplay was for a documentary film Keep the City Clean. In 1991 he was awarded Best Scriptwriter for his tele-serial Sararaanthal. His second state award for Mikhayelinte Santhathikal in 1993. 82

Best Screenplay (Adapted) / loksZÙke iVdFkk ¼:ikUrfjr½ Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 50,000/-

Kanasemba CITATION

Kudureyaneri For linking the theme of death and director its inevitability through a narrative producer Basantkumar Patil Duration : 110 Minutes style that presents two versions of screenwriter Gopalakrishna Pai and Language : Kannada the same event, not necessarily in a Girish Kasaravalli Colour chronological order. cinematographer H M Ramachandra e`R;q dh vfuok;Zrk dks o.kZukRed 'kSyh esa izLrqr editor M N Swamy djus ds fy,A fQYe ,d gh ?kVuk ds nks igyqvksa cast Vaijyanath Biradar, , dks izLrqr djrh gSA ;|fi ;g vko';d ugha fd Sadashiv Brahamavar, Pavitra ?kVukpdz dkydzekuqlkj gh gksA , Baby

SYNOPSIS OF The film tells the story of Irya, the b;kZ xk¡o esa dcz [kksnus dk dke djrk gravedigger of the village who can predict THE FILM gS vkSj e`R;q dh Hkfo";ok.kh djus deaths. Whenever he dreams of Siddha, esa l{ke gSA tc Hkh og vius xq: his guru, someone in the village is sure to die. He has premonitions of the ailing fl)k dk liuk ns[krk gS] rc&rc xk¡o esa village landowner Gowda’s imminent fdlh dh e`R;q iDdh gksrh gSA mls xk¡o death and so he prepares his grave. ds ,d cM+s vkneh vkSj tehankj xkSM+k dh But when Gowda’s caretaker appears vpkud e`R;q dk vkHkkl gks tkrk gS vkSj ignorant of any such death, Irya begins og mldh dcz [kksnuk 'kq: dj nsrk gS] tc to doubt his ability.The following day his wife Rudri too dreams of Siddha visiting xkSM+k dh ns[kjs[k djus okyk vkneh mldh the village, which again is negated. Both ckr ij /;ku ugha nsrk rks b;kZ dks viuh bl are devastated and balk at their dreams dkcfy;r ij 'kd gksus yxrk gSA D;k b;kZ failing them. Irya is shattered believing ftanxh ls rax vkdj dcz [kksnus dk dke that this power has vanished. Would a frustrated Irya give up digging graves NksM nsxk\ and take to another vocation? 83

Best Screenplay (Adapted) / loksZÙke iVdFkk ¼:ikUrfjr½ Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 50,000/-

Girish Ka saravalli

Filmography (2008) Nayineralu (2006) Hasina (2005) (2002) Thayi Saheba (1997) Tabarana Kathe (1987) (1977)

PROFILE An FTII graduate, Girish Kasaravalli is the only South Indian and the fourth director to be awarded the Swarna Kamal four times, after Satyajit Ray, Mrinal Sen and Budddhadeb Dasgupta. In a career spanning three decades, he has directed 12 films. All his films have received accolades and praise from both national and international audience and critics, particularly for his debut film, Ghatashraddha. So far, his films have won 21 national and international awards including the top award of Best International film at KARA film festival, Karachi for his film Nayi Neralu. Ha has also adapted the Kannada literary classic Grihabhanga for television.

Gopalkrishna Pai

Filmography Kutty Srank (screen play) 2009 Puthran (screen play) 1994 Thanthram (story) 1986

PROFILE Gopalkrishna Pai is a well-known Kannada writer who debuts as a screenwriter with the award-winning Kanasembu Kudureyeneri. His critically acclaimed novel, Swapna Sarasvata, is now getting translated into English, Marathi, Hindi, Konkani and Malayalam. 84

Best Screenplay (Dialogue) / loksZÙke iVdFkk ¼laokn½ Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 50,000/-

Pasanga CITATION

For the conversational quality with director Pandiraj Duration : 150 Minutes producer M Sasikumar Language : Tamil its cutting edge wit and life like screenwriter Pandiraj Colour freshness. cinematographer C Premkumar editor Yoga Bhaskar lEHkk"k.kh; Js"Brk rFkk thoUr rktxh fy, gq, cast Sreeraam, D.S.Kishore, dq'ky vfHkO;fä ds fy,A N.Narayanasamy, Vega Tamotia, V.Jayaprakash, A.Sivakumar

SYNOPSIS OF Pasanga, which means Kids in Tamil, iklaxk dk rfey esa vFkZ gS cPpsA ;g dgkuh tells the story of two ten year olds - Anbu THE FILM gS nl o"khZ; nks cPpksa vucw ,oa thok dhA and Jeeva. Marital discord leads to vucw ç'kkldh; vf/kdkjh cuus dh reUuk Anbu's father moving to a new place for a change. Here Anbu joins a new school j[krk gS] tcfd thok xq.Mk gSA tYn gh and meets Jeeva. Soon, Anbu becomes a vucw vius f'k{kdksa ,oa lgikfB;ksa dk pgsrk favourite of his teachers and classmates. gks tkrk gS vkSj vucw dh bl fnuksa&fnu c<+rh This irks Jeeva and heightens his hatred çfl)h thok ds fy, vlguh; cu tkrh gS as he finds Anbu’s increasing popularity rFkk og vius vki dks misf{kr eglwl djrk unbearable. Things get worse when their rivalry starts affecting the ties between gSA ifjfLFkfr;k¡ vkSj fcxM+ tkrh gS tc nksuksa their fathers. Meanwhile, Anbu’s uncle ds firkvksa ds chp çfr}afnrk vkSj vf/kd c<+ and Jeeva’s sister fall in love with each tkrh gS] bl chp vucw ds pkpk vkSj thok other. The families eventually agree on dh cgu çse lEcU/k esa iM+ tkrs gSA nksuksa the wedding. But will Jeeva accept being Anbu’s relative? ifjokj fookg dk fu.kZ; ysrs gS] D;k thok vucw dk lEcU/kh gksuk Lohdkjsxk\ 85

Best Screenplay (Dialogue) / loksZÙke iVdFkk ¼laokn½ Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 50,000/-

Pandiraj

PROFILE

Making his directorial debut and materializing his dreams with Pasanga is Pandiraj, who started as an office boy with the famous director Bagyaraj, has come a long way since then. During his early years, he wrote several short stories for the famous Tamil Bagya. Gradually, his interest in film making increased and after struggling a great deal, he got the chance to be an assistant director to filmmaker . Later, he teamed up with other famous directors like Thangar Bachan and Chimbu Deven. Pasanga is a dedication to his childhood memories. The film has proved to be commercially successful as well as critically acclaimed. He is at present scripting his second venture. 86

Best Audiography (Sync Sound) / loksZÙke /oU;kadu ¼flad lkmaM½ Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 50,000/-

Kaminey CITATION

Excellent live sound quality with the director Bhardwaj Duration : 136 Minutes producer UTV Motion Pictures Language : Hindi right tonal balance, capturing all the screenwriter Supratik Sen, Abhishek Colour ambient sounds. Chaubey, Sabrina Dhawan, lHkh ifjos'kh /ofu;ksa ds lekos'k }kjk mRd`"V] cinematographer Tassaduq Hussain thoUr] mfpr ,oa larqfyr /oU;kadu ds fy,A editor Sreekar Prasad, Meghna Manchanda Sen cast Shahid Kapoor, , Amol Gupte

SYNOPSIS OF Identical twins, Charlie and Guddu, pkyhZ vkSj xqìw tqM+ok HkkbZ gS] ftudk cksyuk each have speech defects. Charlie lisps THE FILM =qfViw.kZ gSA pkyhZ rqrykrk gS] tcfd xqìw while Guddu stutters. The two brothers gdykrk gSA ;s nksuksa ,d&nwljs dsk vk¡[kksa ugha cannot stand the sight of each other, until one fateful night when their lives cross. lqgkrs gS] ijUrq ,d jkr nksuksa ds thou esa Charlie becomes involved in a get-rich- cnyko ys vkrh gSA cl ;gh ls nksuksa HkkbZ;ksa quick scheme while Guddu comes to ds fy, MªXl ¼u'kk½] canwd vkSj iSlksa dh nqfu;k know that his girlfriend, Sweety has dh euksjatd lokjh 'kq: gks tkrh gSA MªXl unknowingly put a price on his head. ds Bsdsnkjksa] xSaxLVlZ ¼xq.Mk rRoksa½] foæksgh] / From then on, it is a dark, comic ride for the brothers in a world of drugs, guns and kuyksyqiksa] jktuhfrKksa ,oa taxyh iqfylokyksa money. Enmeshed with the lives of the ds tky esa Qalus ds ckn nksuksa HkkbZ vius drug lords, gangsters, rebel mercenaries, vkidks] vius [okcksa dks vkSj vius I;kj dks deceitful politicians and crooked cops, cpkus ds fy, Hkkxrs gaS vkSj vUrr% ,d&nwljs the brothers need to run for protecting themselves and their dreams ultimately dh vko';drk dks eglwl djrs gSaA realising that they need each other. 87

Best Audiography (Sync Sound) / loksZÙke /oU;kadu ¼flad lkmaM½ Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 50,000/-

Subash Sahoo

PROFILE

Subhash Sahoo served as an electronics engineer in Bhubaneswar before he enrolled for the post graduate diploma in sound recording and sound engineering at FTII, Pune. He made his debut as a sound designer with the award winning Oriya film Nilamasterani. In the last 15 years, Sahoo has designed sound for almost 40 feature films and numerous advertisement films, television serials and documentaries. He has worked with acclaimed directors like Shyam Benegal, Vishal Bharadwaj, Pankaj Parashar, and among others. Some of his recent films include Once Upon a Time in Mumbai, Basra, Manorama Six Feet Under and Omkara (National Award, 2006). 88

Best Audiography (Sound Design) / loksZÙke /oU;kadu ¼lkmaM fMt+kbu½ Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 50,000/-

Kerala Varma CITATION

Pazhassi Raja creating an outstanding aural director T. Duration : 194 Minutes landscape that transports you to a producer A.M.Gopalan ( Language : Malayalam historical era. Gopalan) Colour screenwriter M.T.Vasudevan Nair cinematographer Ramanath Shetty vizfre ifjn`'; dh jpuk ds fy, tks fd vkidks editor Sreekar Prasad ,sfrgkfld ;qx dk vkHkkl djkrh gSA cast Mammootty, Kannika, Manoj K. , Padmapriya

SYNOPSIS OF Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja, king of dksêk;e ds dsjyk oekZ iM+Llh jktk fczfV'k fights against the British East bZLV bafM;k ds fo:) ;q) djrk gSA ok;kukn THE FILM India Company. During ’s ds Vhiw lqYrku ds dwp ds nkSjku iM+Llh jktk invasion of Wayanad, Pazhassi Raja’s family helps the British in crumbling ds ifjokj us vaxzstksa dks Vhiw lqYrku ds bl Sultan’s efforts. However, soon ç;kl dks rksM+us esa enn dh FkhA cgqr tYn afterwards, the British start imposing vaxzstksa us ok;kukn ds yksxksa ij Hkkjh dj Fkksiuk high taxes on the people of Wayanad. 'kq: dj fn;kA vkxs pydj vaxzst iM+Llh Later, the British along with Pazhassi jktk ,oa muds pkpk jktk ohj oekZ ,oa mlds Raja's uncle Raja Veeravarma and Pazhassi's old companion Chandhu, iqjkus nksLr pUnw ls feydj Vhiw lqYrku ds conspire against him. ultimately, the fo:) tkrs gSaA vk[khjdkj jktk ok;kukn ds King escapes to the forest of Wayanad taxyksa esa Hkkxdj fNi tkrk gS] tgk¡ vius where he, with the support of his army lsukifr dqadu ,oa thtk dk;Fksjh vEcw ds chief Kunkan and brother-in-law Kaitheri lkFk vaxzstksa ds f[kykQ xqfjYyk j.kuhfr ls Ambu starts the guerrilla war against the British. The film depicts the tale of this ;q) 'kq: djrk gSA fQYe ,d egku ;ks)k ds great warrior until his death. e`R;q i;aZr dgkuh dks çnf'kZr djrh gSA 89

Best Audiography (Sound Design) / loksZÙke /oU;kadu ¼lkmaM fMt+kbu½ Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 50,000/-

Amrit Pritam Dutta

Filmography Endhiran The Robot (2010) Dreaming Lhasa (2007) Kal Ho Na Ho (2005) Matrubhumi (2003) Maqbool (2004) Ek Hasina Thi (2004) Aab Tak Chappan (2004)

PROFILE A physics graduate from Jorhat, Assam, Amrit Pritam Dutta came to Mumbai in 2002 after completion of his Sound Engineering course. After struggling for a year he started as a sound editor where he honed his editing skills and worked for over 40 films in a span of 5 and a half years. He won much acclaim for his works in Ghajini, Blue, Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja, Endhiran The Robot, Black and Omkara. Currently, he is working as Chief Sound Editor and Sound Designer in a private sound studio.

Resul Pookutty

Filmography Ghajini (2008) (2008) Dus Kahaniyaan (2007) Saawariya (2007) Gandhi, My Father (2007) Black (2005), Amu (2005)

PROFILE ’s first film as a sound designer was Private Detective: Two Plus Two Plus One (1997). Since then, Pookutty has went on to design for critically and commercially acclaimed films like Black (2005), Gandhi, My Father (2007), Ghajini (2008) and Slumdog Millionaire (2008) for which he also won the Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing. The honoured him with the Padma Shri in 2010. 90

Best Audiography (Re-recording of final mixed track) Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 50,000/-

3 Idiots CITATION

For the fine amalgamation of different director Rajkumar Hirani Duration : 160 Minutes producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra Language : Hindi elements of sound to create the right screenwriter Abhijat Joshi, Rajkumar Colour ambience and perspective of the film image. Hirani and Vidhu Vinod Chopra cinematographer C.K.Muraleedharan fQYe esa mfpr ifjizs{; mRiUu djus okys /ofu ds editor Rajkumar Hirani fofHkUu rRoksa dk yfyr lfEeJ.k djus ds fy,A cast Aamir Khan, R Madhavan, Sharman Joshi, Kareena Kapoor, Boman Irani

Statement The moment I was asked to work on the re-recording of 3 Idiots I instinctively knew that this would be a difficult. It was difficult and challenging because of the range of emotion and visuals it exhibited. The director, the writer, the actors, the cameraman, the editor all had performed brilliantly, now it was my turn. The thought itself was overwhelming, but the fact that I had gained so much having worked earlier on quite a few films with Aamir Khan gave me the comfort of knowing exactly what to do. Before I actually started working on 3 Idiots I had already mentally designed the final soundtrack. Director Raj Kumar Hirani’s inputs also further enhanced the impact of the final soundtrack. If you recall, you can observe that each and every dialogue in the film was prominent above all the other soundtracks, but it did not mean playing down the sound and music effect altogether. I did not want the sound to anyway disrupt the smoothness of all the emotions ranging from the humorous to the romantic to tragic to poignant and hence used the right levels for dramatic impact. Some scenes stand out, like the scene between Sharman Joshi and Boman Irani when Sharman jumps from the window, the pre-climax sequence and the number of elements playing up, physical as well as emotional everything had to be worked out very carefully for the final impact, and then the film finishes with a humorous tone. 91 loksZÙke /oU;kadu ¼fj&fjdkfMZax vkWQ n Qkbuy feDLM VSd½ Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 50,000/-

Anup Dev

Filmography Wanted (2009) (2005) Soldier (1998) Shappath Khare Sangen (1985)

PROFILE

In almost three decades of his career, Anup Dev has made his mark for re-recordings in films like Soldier, Aitraaz, Black, Paheli and Moksh (National Award, 2001). He is also an alumnus of FTII, Pune and since his graduation, has worked with various sound studios as Chief Sound Engineer. 92

Best Editing/loksZÙke laiknu Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 50,000/-

Abohomaan CITATION

For a very precise juxtaposition of director Rituparno Ghosh Duration : 122 Minutes producer Reliance BIG Pictures Language : Bengali time and space, allowing every frame screenwriter Rituparno Ghosh Colour to unravel the story with a keen sense of rhythm and space. cinematographer Avik Mukhopadhay editor Arghyakamal Mitra le; vkSj LFkku ds lqLi"V lkfu/; dks ,d Ýse dk sound Dipankar Chaki, Anirban mi;ksx djrs gq, y; ,oa LFkku dks /;ku esa j[krs Sengupta gq, dgkuh izLrqr djus ds fy,A cast Deepankar De, Ananya Chatterjee, Jisshu Sengupta, Mamata Shankar

SYNOPSIS OF The family of filmmaker Aniket, one of fQYe fuekZrk vfudsr caxky dk loksZÙke Bengal’s finest filmmakers, is on the THE FILM fQYe fuekZrk gSA mldk vkn'kZ ifjokj ftlesa verge of breaking down with the arrival fd mldh iRuh nhfIr] ,d iwoZ vfHkus=h of a young actress Shikha who comes to audition for a leading role in Aniket’s vkSj ,dykSrk csVk gaS] VwVus dh dxkj ij film. As always, Aniket's wife Deepti gSA D;ksafd f'k[kk uked ;qok vfHkus=h buds is enthusiastic about his project and chp vk pqdh gSA vfudsr dh fQYe esa eq[; starts coaching this young actress. She Hkwfedk ds fy, f'k[kk vkWMh'ku nsus vkrh gSA coaches her so perfectly well that Shikha nhfIr vfudsr ds bl dke ds fy, f'k[kk dks starts looking like young Deepti to Aniket and the fifty five year old falls in love with çf'k{k.k nsuk 'kq: djrh gSA /khjs&/khjs f'k[kk this girl who is the same age as his son. nhfIr dh txg ys ysrh gS vkSj v/ksM+ vfudsr For the first time, a scandal of cinematic vius csVs ds mez dh ,d yMdh ds lkFk I;kj proportions touches their lives; Deepti dj cSBrk gSA nhfIr ç.k djrh gS fd vçfre swears revenge and begins to shape Apratim’s career vowing to make him a dks ,d fQYe fuekZrk cukdj vius gh firk rival filmmaker to his father. ds fo:) [kM+k djsxhA 93

Best Editing/loksZÙke laiknu Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 50,000/-

Arghyakamal Mitra

Filmography Antaheen (2009) Krishnakanter Will (2007) Raincoat (2004) Shubho Mahurat (2003) (2000) Paromitar Ek Din (2000) Asukh (1999) Dahan (1997)

PROFILE

An alumnus of FTII, Arghyakamal Mitra is one of the most sought- after editors in the Bengali . He has edited award winning Bengali films of Rituparno Ghosh, Aparna Sen, Urmi Chakroborty, Raja Sen, Moloy Bhattacharya and Anup Singh. As a student, he assisted director during the making of his film Holi. Recently, he dabbled into film direction with the first part of the six part Bengali feature film Ek Mutho Chhobi. 94

Best Production Design/loksZÙke izksMD'ku fMt+kbu Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 50,000/-

Delhi 6 CITATION

For a very convincing match of actual director : Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra Duration : 122 Minutes producer : Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra Language : Bengali locations with detailed, recreated screenwriter Rakeysh Omprakash Colour sets. Mehra, Kamlesh Pandey, okLrfod LFkkuksa dk iqufuZfer fogaxe lsV~l ds lkFk cinematographer Binod Pradhan izHkkoh feJ.k djus ds fy,A editor P.S.Bharathi cast Abhishek Bachchan, Sonam Kapoor, Waheeda Rehman, Atul Kulkarni

SYNOPSIS OF Roshan, an Indian American, returns to ,d izoklh Hkkjrh;] jks'ku viuh nknh ek¡ India to leave his old grandmother in the THE FILM dks NksM+us fnYyh vkrk gS D;ksafd nknh vius walled city of old Delhi as she aspires to thou ds vafre dqN fnu vius x`guxj esa live the last few days of her life, here in her hometown. It is during his stay in the fcrkuk pkgrh gSA ;gkW jgrs gq, jks'ku dks Hkh neighbourhood that Roshan discovers Hkkjr dh fo'ks"krkvksa ds ckjs esa tkudkjh gksrh India’s other facets which were until then gS tks fd igys ugha FkhA ifjfLFkfr;k¡ dkys unknown to him. However, things take a canj ds vkØe.k ds lkFk gh fujk'kkiw.kZ n`'; bleaker turn with the rise of the attack of [kM+s djrh gS bl dq:i psgjs dk inkZQk'k the “Black Monkey”, unveiling the ugly face of an otherwise endearing and ever- vklikl ds yksxksa dks u dsoy g¡lkrk gS laughing people around him. Set against cfYd vkuUn Hkh çnku djrk gSA ,d iqjkus the backdrop of the walled city, the film 'kgj dk ifjn`'; fy;s ;g fQYe ladh.kZrkvksa is a dark comedy that points at the caste vkSj iqjkuh Hkwyksa ds lkFk&lkFk lkekftd and religious divide still existent in India’s social fabric. lejlrk ds mu rRoksa dks Hkh [kkstrh gS vkSj çkIr djrh gS] tks veweu utj ugha vkrsA 95

Best Production Design/loksZÙke izksMD'ku fMt+kbu Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 50,000/-

Samir Chanda

PROFILE

A fine arts graduate, Samir Chanda has been associated with the film making and advertising industry for almost three decades. Introduced to the world of production designing by the renowned designer Nitish Roy, he soon started as an independent Production Designer and Art Director. He has been instrumental in developing the Post Graduate Diploma in Production Design and Art Direction at the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune and currently is a part of the Faculty for Art Direction at a renowned film institute in Mumbai. 96

Best Costume Designer/loksZÙke os'kHkw"kkdkj Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 50,000/-

Kutty Srank CITATION

For capturing the essence of period director Shaji N. Karun Duration : 127 Minutes producer Reliance Big Pictures Language : Malayalam and characters with the right blend of screenwriter P.F.Mathews & Colour colour, style and texture. Harikrishnan cinematographer Anjuli Shukla jax ,ao 'kSyh ds lq:fpiw.kZ xBu }kjk dky ,oa editor Sreekar Prasad pfj= ds ewy rRo ij idM+ cuk, j[kus ds fy,A cast Mammootty, Padmapriya, Meena Kumari Perera, Kamalini Mukherjee

SYNOPSIS OF An unidentified body is discovered at the ,d vutkuh yk'k leqæ ds fdukjs feyh beach. Subsequently three women turn THE FILM gSA rhu efgyk;sa vius&vius k¡drh gS] ftudh ftUnxh esa ,d dqêh FkkA views of the three women in his life, each experiencing a different Kutty. 97

Best Costume Designer/loksZÙke os'kHkw"kkdkj Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 50,000/-

Jayakumar

Filmography Bhoothakannadi (1997) Piravi (1988) Sukratham (1994) Oru Cherupunchiri (2000) Kuttappan Sakshi (2002) Akg Ramanam

PROFILE

Jayakumar has designed costumes for Bhoothakannadi, Piravi, Sukratham and Kuberan which fetched him his first-ever award for best designer. Kerala-born Jayakumar, who sports the alias Jayan, was guided into the world of costume by the noted film artist, Indrans when he was asked to assist him in the project ‘Principal Olivill’. In a career spanning two decades, Jayakumar has worked in over 250 films with eminent directors like Lohithadas, Shaji N Karun, M T Vasudeva Nair, Pavitran and M.P Nair. Besides, he has also designed for numerous commercials.

Statement

My previous experience of designing for period like Aks, Bhoothakannadi and Kuttappan Sakshi, helped me in creating and designing costumes for Kutty Srank. Besides, my history background during pre-university days along with three months of intensive research played a huge role in getting us the reward. While working on the sets of Kutty Srank, I had a foresight that the way the film was unfolding it would end up in reaching a state or National award. 98

Best Make-up Artist/loksZÙke esdvi dykdkj Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 50,000/-

Paa CITATION

For authentic, detailed creation of a director R.Balki Duration : 133 Minutes producer Reliance BIG Pictures, AB Language : Hindi heart-warming character stricken by Corp, Sunil Manchanda Colour a fatal disease. screenwriter R Balki cinematographer P C Sreeram ykbykt chekjh ls xzflr ,d eeZLi'khZ fdjnkj dh editor Anil Naidu ekSfyd ,oa izHkko'kkyh :i&lTtk ds fy, gSA cast Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Vidya Balan, Arundhati Naag

ik 13 o"khZ; vksjks dh dgkuh gS] tks fd SYNOPSIS OF Paa is about 13 year old Auro who suffers from an extremely rare genetic disease, ,d cgqr fcjyh ykbykt chekjh çkstsfj;k ls THE FILM progeria. The disease accelerates xzflr gSA ;g chekjh o`)koLFkk dh vksj rsth ageing, making him look five times ls ys tkrh gS] ftlds dkj.k og viuh vly older than his real age. Auro lives with his single mother Vidya. His father is a mez ls ik¡p xquk vf/kd fn[krk gSA fQYe young, idealist politician Amol Arte who ,d firk ,oa iq= ds lEcU/k dks [kkstrh gSA is out to prove the world that “politics” is vksjks viuh ek¡ fo|k ds lkFk jgrk gSA mlds not just about dirty tricks. Encompassing firk ,d ;qok nk'kZfud jktusrk gSA bldk various themes, the film essentially uke veksy vrsZ gS tks nqfu;k dks lkfcr dj explores a father-son relationship. nsuk pkgrk gS fd jktuhfr ek= xans [ksyksa dk uke ugha gSA 99

Best Make-up Artist/loksZÙke esdvi dykdkj Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 50,000/-

Christien Tinsley

PROFILE Christien Tinsley won the Academy Award for Technical Achievement for the creation of the Tinsley transfers, a technique used for creating and applying 2D & 3D make-up. He was also nominated for the Academy Award, Best Make-up for Passion of the Christ. He has worked for over 50 Hollywood films including Pearl Harbour, Swordfish, Ocean’s 11, Solaris and No Country for Old Men among others. He has also been the make-up artist for popular television shows like Prison Break and Sons of Anarchy.

Dominie Till

PROFILE New Zealander makeup artist, Dominie Till has worked with Peter Jackson for his films like Lord of the Rings and King Kong and is regarded one of the best makeup artists in her country. Her expertise in all areas of make-up, from high fashion to prosthet- ics, are respected and admired by her peers. She has supervised and trained crew from all over the world and has mentored many famous makeup artists. 100

Best Music Direction (Songs)/loksZÙke laxhr funsZ'ku ¼xhr½ Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 50,000/-

Dev. D CITATION

For the innovative composition that director Duration : 138 Minutes producer UTV Motion Pictures Language : Hindi blend contemporary and folk sound. screenwriter & Colour Anurag Kashyap cinematographer Rajeev Ravi vk/kqfud ,oa yksd /kquksa ds feJ.k ls tUes jpukRed editor Aarti Bajaj laxhr ds fy,A cast Abhay Deol, Mahie Gill,

SYNOPSIS OF A modern day adaptation of Sarat 'kjnpUæ pêksik/;k; ds miU;kl nsonkl ds Chandra Chattopadhay’s classic novel, THE FILM uohu ;qx ds vuqlkj çLrqfr gSA rhu eq[; “”, through the three protagonists fdjnkj nso] ikjks vkSj pUnk dks ek/;e cukrs - Dev, Paro and Chanda. The film reflects the sensibilities, conflicts, aggression, gq, fQYe vkt ds ;qokvksa dh laosnuk] erHksn] independence, free-thinking, exuberance Lora=rk] vkØks'k] [kqys fopkj] mYykl le; and recklessness of today’s youth. It ,oa LoPNanrk dks n'kkZrh gSA ;s fQYe Hkkjrh; deals with a generation stuck between ewY;ksa vkSj ik'pkR; laosnukvksa ds chp esa eastern roots and western sensibilities. Qalh vkt dh ih<+h dks n'kkZrh gSA tgk¡ ,d Set in the rustic and colourful Punjab, the film also explores the dingy, morbid, dark vksj jaxhu iatkc gS] ogha nwljh vksj fnYyh dk underbelly of Delhi - from the sprawling nwf"kr dkyk psgjkA mustard fields to a riot of neon. 101

Best Music Direction (Songs)/loksZÙke laxhr funsZ'ku ¼xhr½ Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 50,000/-

Amit Trivedi

Filmography Aisha (2010) Udaan (2010) Wake Up Sid (2009) Dev. D (2009) Aamir (2008) Junoon (2007)

PROFILE

Amit showed interest in music from early childhood. By the time he was twenty, he had already spent three years as a member of a local band. His career started with composing music for theatres, advertisements and non-film albums. During his five years advertising stint, he composed the music for ’s Junoon and eventually made his feature film debut with Aamir (2008). However, it was with his second film Dev D (2009) that he tasted both critical and commercial success. He Recently he has composed music for films like Udaan and Aisha. 102

Best Music Direction (Background Score) Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 50,000/-

Kerala Verma CITATION

Pazasi Raja For creating epic grandeur by fusing director T. Hariharan symphonic orchestration with producer A.M.Gopalan (Gokulam Duration : 194 Minutes traditional Indian instrumentation. Gopalan) Language : Malayalam screenwriter M.T.Vasudevan Nair Colour cinematographer Ramanath Shetty ik'pkR; ok|ksa ,oa Loj laxfr dk Hkkjrh; editor Sreekar Prasad ikjEifjd ok|ksa ds lkFk feJ.k dj HkO;rk dks cast Mammootty, Kannika, Manoj K. jpus ds fy,A Jayan, Padmapriya

SYNOPSIS OF Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja, king of dksêk;e ds dsjyk oekZ iM+Llh jktk fczfV'k Kottayam fights against the British East bZLV bafM;k ds fo:) ;q) djrk gSA ok;kukn THE FILM India Company. During Tipu Sultan’s ds Vhiw lqYrku ds dwp ds nkSjku iM+Llh jktk invasion of Wayanad, Pazhassi Raja’s family helps the British in crumbling ds ifjokj us vaxzstksa dks Vhiw lqYrku ds bl Sultan’s efforts. However, soon ç;kl dks rksM+us esa enn dh FkhA cgqr tYn afterwards, the British start imposing vaxzstksa us ok;kukn ds yksxksa ij Hkkjh dj Fkksiuk high taxes on the people of Wayanad. 'kq: dj fn;kA vkxs pydj vaxzst iM+Llh Later, the British along with Pazhassi jktk ,oa muds pkpk jktk ohj oekZ ,oa mlds Raja's uncle Raja Veeravarma and Pazhassi's old companion Chandhu, iqjkus nksLr pUnw ls feydj Vhiw lqYrku ds conspire against him. ultimately, the fo:) tkrs gSaA vk[khjdkj jktk ok;kukn ds King escapes to the forest of Wayanad taxyksa esa Hkkxdj fNi tkrk gS] tgk¡ vius where he, with the support of his army lsukifr dqadu ,oa thtk dk;Fksjh vEcw ds chief Kunkan and brother-in-law Kaitheri lkFk vaxzstksa ds f[kykQ xqfjYyk j.kuhfr ls Ambu starts the guerrilla war against the British. The film depicts the tale of this ;q) 'kq: djrk gSA fQYe ,d egku ;ks)k ds great warrior until his death. e`R;q i;aZr dgkuh dks çnf'kZr djrh gSA 103

loksZÙke laxhr funsZ'ku ¼ik'oZ½ Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 50,000/-

Ilayaraja

Filmography Nizhalkkuthu (Malayalam, 2002) (1999) (1991) (Tamil, 1991) Rudraveena (Telegu, 1989) (Tamil, 1986) (Hindi, 1983)

PROFILE

Regarded as one of the greatest music composers of India, Ilayaraja is one of the most prominent music composers in South Indian cinema. In his three decade career he has composed music for over 4500 songs & 900 films and is particularly known for his background scores. He played keyrole in introducing western musical sensibilities and fusing folk elements in the music scene in the South. A gold medalist in classical guitar from the Trinity College, London, Ilayaraja was the first Asian to perform a full symphony for the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, London in 1993. The Maestro, as he is called, has so far won five National Awards and has composed music for not just Tamil, Telgu, Malayalam and Kannada films but for Hindi films as well. 104

Best Lyricist/loksZÙke xhrdkj Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 50,000/-

3 Idiots CITATION

For the simplicity and depth of director Rajkumar Hirani Duration : 160 Minutes producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra Language : Hindi feelings conveyed through evocative screenwriter Abhijat Joshi, Rajkumar Colour imagery. Hirani and Vidhu Vinod Chopra cinematographer C.K.Muraleedharan Hkkoukvksa dh ljyrk vkSj xgurk dks xhr ds ek/;e editor Rajkumar Hirani ls mRizsfjr djus ds fy,A cast Aamir Khan, R Madhavan, Sharman Joshi, Kareena Kapoor, Boman Irani

SYNOPSIS OF Farhan, Raju and Rancho are three rhu nksLr Qjgku] jktw] jsapks ,d bathfu;fjax roommates and friends in an engineering THE FILM dkWyst esa ,d gh dejs esa jgrs gSaA fQYe college. The film revolves around Farhan dh dgkuh eqä fopkjksa okys jsapks dks [kkstus and Raju’s search for the irrepressible free-thinker Rancho who had one day okys Qjgku ,oa jktw ds bnZ&fxnZ gh ?kwerh gS] suddenly vanished. While in the quest, D;ksafd jsapks ,d fnu xk;c gks tkrk gSA bl they recall the life lived, the isolated [kkst esa chrh gqbZ ;knsa] Hkwyh gqbZ 'krZ] 'kknh dk incidents like a long-forgotten bet, a fdLlk vkSj tukts esa jsapks dh gjdrsa fnypLi wedding they must crash and a funeral çlax gSA jsapks dk vpkud xk;c gksuk fQYe that goes impossibly out of control. Rancho had inspired them to think ds ewy esa gS] tks vkf[kj rd mRlqdrk cuk;s creatively and independently, even as j[krk gSA ;g fQYe rhu ;qokvksa] nqfu;k ftUgsa the conformist world called them “idiots”. csodwQ dgrh gS] ds Hkhrj dh laosnukvksa dks In the garb of a laugh riot, the film Hkh cM+s euksoSKkfud

Best Lyricist/loksZÙke xhrdkj Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 50,000/-

Swanand Kirkire

PROFILE

An alumnus of , Delhi Swanand Kirkire was associated with theatre for a long time. His association with films started almost a decade back with director Sudhir Mishra. Swanand has been into screenplay writing, dialogue writing, composing lyrics, singing and acting. His prominent works include Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi, Chameli, Sivaji and Lage Raho Munna Bhai among others. 106

Special Jury Award/fu.kkZ;d eaMy dk fo'ks"k iqjLdkj Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 1,50,000/-

KAMINEY DIR : VISHAL BHARDWAJ

KUTTY SRANK DIR : SHAJI N. KARUN

KERALA VARMA PAZHASSI RAJA DIR : T. HARIHARAN 107

Special Jury Award/fu.kkZ;d eaMy dk fo'ks"k iqjLdkj Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 1,50,000/-

Sreekar Prasad

CITATION

For his continued pursuance lEiknu dh dyk ,oa f'kYi jpuk of excellence in the art and ds ek/;e ls fofHkUu :ijs[kkvksa dks craft of editing, covering a vkRelkr djus ds lrr~ ç;klksa ds range of themes and styles. fy,A

PROFILE

A. Sreekar Prasad learned the art of editing from his father. In his career, spanning two decades, he has been associated with more than 300 feature films in several languages including Tamil, Telegu, Kannada, Malayalam, Hindi, Nepali, Bengali, Sinhali, Assamese and Oriya. He has so far won seven National Awards for films Raakh, Raag Biraag, Naukachritiamu, The Terrorist, Vanaprastham, Kannathil Muthamittal and Firaaq. 108

Best Special Effects/loksZÙke fo'ks"k izHkko Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 50,000/-

Magadheera CITATION

For the stunning use of special effects director S.S. Rajamouli Duration : 160 Minutes producer Allu Arvind Language : Telegu to enhance the visual sweep of the screenwriter V Vijayendra Prasad Colour fantastic story telling. cinematographer K.K.Senthil Kumar editor Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao foLe;dkjh fo'ks"k çHkko ds l`tu ds fy, tks fd cast Ramcharan Teja, dgkuh ds foLrkj ds n`'; fo'ks"k dks vkSj çHkkoh cukrs nsrs gaSA

SYNOPSIS OF The incomplete ending to the feud dky HkSjo] mn;fxjh ds jktk vejflag] involving Kalbhairava, warrior of King THE FILM jktdqekjh fe=k ,oa mlds ekek ,oa j.k/khj esas Amarsingh of Udaygiri; the princess, iq'rSuh nq'euh gSA pkj lkS o"kZ i'pkr~ dky Mithra and her maternal uncle, Ranadheer that took place four hundred HkSjo] fe=k ,oa j.k/khj dk iqutZUe g"kkZ] bUnq years ago, resumes after Kalbhairava, vkSj j?kqohj ds :i esa gksrk gSA D;k dky Mithra and Ranadheer are discovered HkSjo viuh bl nq'euh dk cnyk ys ik;sxk\ to have re-incarnated in the present age D;k bl ckj izseh ;qxy fey ik,axs \ as Harsha, Indu and Raghuveer. Will Kalbhairava be able to take his revenge on his enemy finally? Will the lovers be united this time? 109

Best Special Effects/loksZÙke fo'ks"k izHkko Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 50,000/-

R. C. Kamalakannan

PROFILE

Kamalakannan has been a visual effects supervisor for fifteen years. In his career so far, he has supervised number of commercials and twenty-three films including Kushi, Kadalar Dinam, Ramana, Boys, Tagore, Ravana Prabhu and Kunji Koonan. In 2004, he started freelancing as a visual effects supervisor and producer. He previously won the National Award in 2003. 110

Best Choreography/loksZÙke u`R; la;kstu Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 50,000/-

Magadheera CITATION

For breathtaking energy and Director: S.S. Rajamouli Duration : 160 Minutes Producer : Allu Arvind Language : Telegu innovation. Screenwriter : V Vijayendra Prasad Colour Cinematographer : K.K.Senthil Kumar Editor : Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao foLe;dkjh ÅtkZ ,oa jpukRedrk ds fy,A Cast : Ramcharan Teja, Srihari

SYNOPSIS OF The incomplete ending to the feud dky HkSjo] mn;fxjh ds jktk vejflag] involving Kalbhairava, warrior of King THE FILM jktdqekjh fe=k ,oa mlds ekek ,oa j.k/khj esas Amarsingh of Udaygiri; the princess, iq'rSuh nq'euh gSA pkj lkS o"kZ i'pkr~ dky Mithra and her maternal uncle, Ranadheer that took place four hundred HkSjo] fe=k ,oa j.k/khj dk iqutZUe g"kkZ] bUnq years ago, resumes after Kalbhairava, vkSj j?kqohj ds :i esa gksrk gSA D;k dky Mithra and Ranadheer are discovered HkSjo viuh bl nq'euh dk cnyk ys ik;sxk\ to have re-incarnated in the present age D;k bl ckj izseh ;qxy fey ik,axs \ as Harsha, Indu and Raghuveer. Will Kalbhairava be able to take his revenge on his enemy finally? Will the lovers be united this time? 111

Best Choreography/loksZÙke u`R; la;kstu Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 50,000/-

K. Sivasankar

PROFILE

K. Sivasankar has choreographed for films in various languages including Tamil, Telegu, Kannada, Hindi, Malayalam and Japanese; and has won the Government Award thrice. He has also given classical performances in over 200 shows. Some of his most notable films are Arundhati, Ammoru, Mahatma and Allari Pidugu. 112

Best Assamese Film/loksZÙke vlfe;k fQ+Ye Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 1,00,000/-

Basundhara CITATION

For dealing with a pressing, Director: Hiren Bora Duration : 113 Minutes Producer: Hiren Bora Language : Assamese contemporary ecological issue with sincerity. Screenwriter: Hiren Bora, Sagar Sangam Colour Sarkar, Dr. Birinchi Kumar Medhi Cinematographer: Vivek Banerjee vk/kqfud i;kZoj.k ds eqíksa dks lkxzg ,oa lPpkbZ ls Editor: Ashit Basu izLrqr djus ds fy,A Sound: Dipak Datta, Bijay Nath Cast: Bishnu Hazarika, Barsha Rani Bishaya, Saurav Hazarika, Dr. Ifftikar Ahmed, Prithiraj Rabha

SYNOPSIS OF The wild elephants living in the forest lqUnjiqjk ds fuokfl;ksa dks izk;% taxyh terrain of Sundarpur have been making THE F I L M gkfFk;ksa dh ekj lgu djuh iM+rh gSA ,d life difficult for its inhabitants with their Lo;alsoh laLFkk dh lfØ; ;qok olqU/kjk bl frequent attacks. Young NGO activist, ,ts.Ms ds lkFk lqUnjiqjk ig¡qprh gS fd og Basundhara who arrives at Sundarpur with the agenda to change the mind- xzkeh.ktuksa dh lksp i'kq&if{k;ksa ds lja{k.k ds set of villagers towards the need fy, ifjofrZr djsxhA /khjs&/khjs og xzkeh.kksa for conservation of flora and fauna. ds chp viuh lk[k] fo'okl cukus esa lQy Basundhara slowly discovers illegal jgrh gSA olqU/kjk dks ;g irk pyrk gS fd trafficking of ivory and timber by the forest taxy esa gkFkhnk¡r ,oa ydfM+;ksa dk voS/k officials in the village and discovers the O;kikj gks jgk gSA xzkeh.ktuksa dks gkfFk;ksa ds real reason behind driving the elephants ckj&ckj vR;kpkj djus dk dkj.k irk yxrk to attack the village. Basundhara joins the village youth and launches a series gSA ou vf/kdkfj;ksa dk HkkaMkQksM+ djus ds of protests facing repercussions. Does fu'p; ls olqU/kjk xzkeh.k ;qokvksa ds lkFk she survive the ordeal and achieve her feyds ,d vkanksyu 'kq# djrh gSA D;k og goal? vius y{; dks ikus esa lQy gks ikrh gS\ 113

Best Assamese Film/loksZÙke vlfe;k fQ+Ye Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 1,00,000/-

Hiren Bora

PROFILE

Producer, director, scriptwriter and theatre actor Hiren Bora has done it all and continues to explore more roles. He regularly directs and writes for programmes on Doordarshan. His film, Basundhara, has travelled to numerous festivals in the country and abroad. Previously, he assisted directed Probin Bora in Parinam, Angikar and Prem Bhora Chakolu. 114

Best Bengali Film/loksZÙke ckaXyk fQ+Ye Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 1,00,000/-

Abohomaan CITATION

For sheer artistry that blends form Director: Rituparno Ghosh Duration : 122 Minutes Producer: Reliance BIG Pictures Language : Bengali and content of a provocative subject. Screenwriter: Rituparno Ghosh Colour Cinematographer: Avik Mukhopadhay Editor: Arghyakamal Mitra mÙke dykdkjh ds fy, tks ,d mÙkstd eqís dh Sound: Dipankar Chaki, Anirban cukoV ,oa lkexzh dks lfEefJr djrk gSA Sengupta Cast: Deepankar De, Ananya Chatterjee, Jisshu Sengupta, Mamata Shankar

fQYe fuekZrk vfudsr caxky dk loksZÙke SYNOPSIS OF The family of filmmaker Aniket, one of Bengal’s finest filmmakers, is on the fQYe fuekZrk gSA mldk vkn'kZ ifjokj ftlesa THE F I L M verge of breaking down with the arrival fd mldh iRuh nhfIr] ,d iwoZ vfHkus=h of a young actress Shikha who comes vkSj ,dykSrk csVk gaS] VwVus dh dxkj ij to audition for a leading role in Aniket’s film. As always, Aniket's wife Deepti gSA D;ksafd f'k[kk uked ;qok vfHkus=h buds is enthusiastic about his project and chp vk pqdh gSA vfudsr dh fQYe esa eq[; starts coaching this young actress. She Hkwfedk ds fy, f'k[kk vkWMh'ku nsus vkrh gSA coaches her so perfectly well that Shikha nhfIr vfudsr ds bl dke ds fy, f'k[kk dks starts looking like young Deepti to Aniket çf'k{k.k nsuk 'kq: djrh gSA /khjs&/khjs f'k[kk and the fifty five year old falls in love with this girl who is the same age as his son. nhfIr dh txg ys ysrh gS vkSj v/ksM+ vfudsr For the first time, a scandal of cinematic vius csVs ds mez dh bl yMdh ds lkFk I;kj proportions touches their lives; Deepti dj cSBrk gSA nhfIr ç.k djrh gS fd vçfre swears revenge and begins to shape dks ,d fQYe fuekZrk cukdj mls vius gh Apratim’s career vowing to make him a rival filmmaker to his father. firk ds fo:) [kM+k djsxhA 115

Best Bengali Film/loksZÙke ckaXyk fQ+Ye Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 1,00,000/-

Reliance BIG Pictures

Filmography Kites (2010), Raavan (2010) Kutty Srank (2010) Shob Charitro Kalponik (2009) Paa (2009), 3 Idiots (2009) Ghajini (2008)

PROFILE Reliance BIG Pictures is a part of Reliance BIG Entertainment Limited, a media and entertainment arm of the conglomerate, Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group. Over the years, Reliance BIG Pictures established its presence as a significant Indian film production house. It markets and distributes films in Hindi, English and several other languages worldwide. It has tie-ups and projects with major production houses and Indian directors from both the mainstream and the art house genre.

Rituparno Ghosh

Filmography Abohomaan (The Eternal) (2010) Shob Charitro Kalponik (Afterword) (2009), The Last Lear (2007) Dosar (The Companion) (2006) Antarmahal (Views of the Inner Chamber) (2005), Raincoat (2004) Chokher Bali (A Passion Play) (2003)

PROFILE An economics graduate from Jadavpur University, Rituparno started his career advertising and eventually debuted as a filmmaker with Hirer Angti (1992). Within three years he made his mark with Unishe April (National Award, 1995). In his career spanning almost two decades, he has won numerous national and international awards for his works like Choker Bali, Antarmahal (Best Film Award, Locarno Film Fest), Shubho Mahurat (National Award, 2003) and The Last Lear (National Award, 2007). 116

Best Hindi Film/loksZÙke fgUnh fQ+Ye Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 1,00,000/-

Paa CITATION

A heart-rendering yet unsentimental Director : R.Balki Duration : 133 Minutes Producer : Reliance BIG Pictures, AB Language : Hindi portrayal of a family dealing with a Corp, Sunil Manchanda Colour tragedy foretold. Screenwriter : R Balki Cinematographer : P C Sreeram ,d ifjokj dh tks fd ,d =klnh ls xqtj jgk gS] Editor : Anil Naidu dh ân; fonkjd çLrqfr ds fy,A Cast : Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Vidya Balan, Arundhati Naag

ik 13 o"khZ; vksjks dh dgkuh gS] tks fd SYNOPSIS OF Paa is about 13 year old Auro who suffers from an extremely rare genetic disease, ,d cgqr fcjyh ykbykt chekjh çkstsfj;k ls THE F I L M progeria. The disease accelerates xzflr gSA ;g chekjh o`)koLFkk dh vksj rsth ageing, making him look five times ls ys tkrh gS] ftlds dkj.k og viuh vly older than his real age. Auro lives with his single mother Vidya. His father is a mez ls ik¡p xquk vf/kd fn[krk gSA fQYe young, idealist politician Amol Arte who ,d firk ,oa iq= ds lEcU/k dks [kkstrh gSA is out to prove the world that “politics” is vksjks viuh ek¡ fo|k ds lkFk jgrk gSA mlds not just about dirty tricks. Encompassing firk ,d ;qok nk'kZfud jktusrk gSA bldk various themes, the film essentially uke veksy vrsZ gS tks nqfu;k dks lkfcr dj explores a father-son relationship. nsuk pkgrk gS fd jktuhfr ek= xans [ksyksa dk uke ugha gSA 117

Best Hindi Film/loksZÙke fgUnh fQ+Ye Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 1,00,000/-

AB Corp Limited

Filmography Vihir (2009), Antarmahal, Views of the Inner Chamber (2005), Aks (2001),Major Saab (1998), Mrityudaata (1997),Ullasam (1997) (Tamil), Tere Mere Sapne (1996)

PROFILE AB Corp Limited is a company owned by the Bachchan family and is into film Distribution, film production, television software production, audio division, celebrity management & endorsement and events. The company has distributed and Bandit among other films. It has ventured into the business of production of films in Hindi and regional languages. A B Corp has also produced and marketed serials like Dekh Bhai Dekh and Arzoo on Doordarshan, Anand Bhuvan and Gharonda on Colors. Its first major event organised was the Miss World 1996 pagaent.

R. Balakrishnan

Filmography Paa (2009) Cheeni Kum (2007)

PROFILE Filmmaker R. Balakrishnan, popularly known as Balki, is also a famous ad filmmaker and the creative director behind famous campaigns like Daag Achche Hain (Surf Excel), Jaago Re (Tata Tea) and Walk when you Talk (Idea Cellular). His debut film was Cheeni Kum (2007) with Amitabh Bachchan and Tabu. He is currently the Chairman and Chief Creative Officer of Lowe Lintas, India. 118

Best Kannada Film/loksZÙke dUuM+ fQ+Ye Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 1,00,000/-

Kanasemba CITATION

Kudureyaneri For the departure from linear narrative Director : Girish Kasaravalli to unfold the interlinked events in a Producer : Basantkumar Patil Duration : 110 Minutes village and its . Screenwriter : Gopalakrishna Pai and Language : Kannada Girish Kasaravalli Colour Cinematographer : H M Ramachandra ,d xk¡o ds var}U}ksa ,oa va/kfo'oklksa dks mtkxj Editor : M N Swamy djrh gqbZ ,d fooj.kkRed ;k=k ds fy,A Cast : Vaijyanath Biradar, Umashree, Sadashiv Brahamavar, Pavitra Lokesh, Baby Soundarya

SYNOPSIS OF The film tells the story of Irya, the b;kZ xk¡o esa dcz [kksnus dk dke djrk gravedigger of the village who can predict THE FI LM gS vkSj e`R;q dh Hkfo";ok.kh djus deaths. Whenever he dreams of Siddha, esa l{ke gSA tc Hkh og vius xq: his guru, someone in the village is sure to die. He has premonitions of the ailing fl)k dk liuk ns[krk gS] rc&rc xk¡o esa village landowner Gowda’s imminent fdlh dh e`R;q iDdh gksrh gSA mls xk¡o death and so he prepares his grave. ds ,d cM+s vkneh vkSj tehankj xkSM+k dh But when Gowda’s caretaker appears vpkud e`R;q dk vkHkkl gks tkrk gS vkSj ignorant of any such death, Irya begins og mldh dcz [kksnuk 'kq: dj nsrk gS] tc to doubt his ability.The following day his wife Rudri too dreams of Siddha visiting xkSM+k dh ns[kjs[k djus okyk vkneh mldh the village, which again is negated. Both ckr ij /;ku ugha nsrk rks b;kZ dks viuh bl are devastated and balk at their dreams dkcfy;r ij 'kd gksus yxrk gSA D;k b;kZ failing them. Irya is shattered believing ftanxh ls rax vkdj dcz [kksnus dk dke that this power has vanished. Would a frustrated Irya give up digging graves NksM nsxk\ and take to another vocation? 119

Best Kannada Film/loksZÙke dUuM+ fQ+Ye Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 1,00,000/-

Basanta Kumar Patil

PROFILE Former actor Basant Kumar Patil is also an industrialist, hotelier, and entrepreneur. He entered the industry as a leading man and later ventured into other aspects. In the last four decades, he has financed 10 films and distributed more than 400 Kannada films. He was the first person to open an outdoor unit in , helping the Kannada film producers who until then were dependent on Chennai based film units. He received much acclaim as a producer for films like Nayi Neralu and Gulabi Talkies. He has also ventured into television with the popular serial Muthina Thorana. At present he is serving as the President of Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce.

Girish Kasaravalli

Filmography Gulabi Talkies (2008), Nayineralu (2006), Hasina (2005) Dweepa (2002), Thayi Saheba (1997), Tabarana Kathe (1987), Ghatashraddha (1977)

PROFILE An FTII graduate, Girish Kasaravalli is the only South Indian and the fourth director to be awarded the Swarna Kamal four times. In a career spanning three decades, he has directed 12 films. All his films have received accolades and praise from both national and international audience and critics, particularly for his debut film, Ghatashraddha. So far, his films have won 21 national and international awards including the top award of Best International film at KARA film festival, Karachi for his film Nayi Neralu. 120

Best Konkani Film/loksZÙke dksad.kh fQ+Ye Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 1,00,000/-

Paltadcho CITATION

Munis For the simplicity and humanism of Director : Laxmikant Shetgaonkar dealing with a person the world calls Producer : National Film Development Duration : 96 Minutes insane. Corporation Ltd. Language : Konkani Screenwriter : Laxmikant Shetgaonkar Colour Cinematographer : Arup Mondal nqfu;k ftls ikxy le>rh gS] ml fdjnkj dks Editor : Shankalp Meshram lknxh ,oa ekuoh;rk ls izLrqr djus ds fy,qA Cast : Chitranjan Giri, Jamkar, Vasant Josalkar, Prasanthit Alpankar

SYNOPSIS OF In the dense forest of -Karnataka xksok dukZVd lhek ds ,d ?kus taxy esa jgus border, guard Vinayak leads a lonely life. THE F I L M okyk xkMZ fouk;d ,d rugk ftanxh thrk His repeated requests for transfer have gSA vius LFkkukarj.k ds fy, ckj&ckj dh xbZ been rejected and this has left him bitter. As his companions, he only has the vihy dks vLohdkj fd;s tkus ds dkj.k og labourers of the teak plantation and the vkSj Hkh dM+os fetkt dk gks x;k gSA ,d memories of his deceased wife. One day, fnu og vius cjkens esa csgn cqjh voLFkk esa he finds a filthy, dishevelled woman lying iM+h gqbZ L=h dks ikrk gS] og ckj&ckj mls in front of his courtyard. He tries to drive vius ?kj ls nwj dj nsrk gS] ij og vkuk cUn her away but she keeps on returning. Gradually this relationship evokes a ugha djrhA bu nksuksa dk ;g fj'rk fooknksa strong protest when the woman gets esa f?kj tkrk gS] tc og xHkZorh gks tkrh gS pregnant. The village people question rks xk¡o okyksa }kjk fouk;d ds fdlh ikxy Vinayak’s right over an insane and vkSj ykpkj efgyk ds Åij vius vf/kdkjksa helpless woman while for him; she is his companion and the mother of his child. dk loky mBk;k tkrk gS tcfd og mldh lafxuh vkSj mlds gksus okys cPps dh ek¡ gSA 121

Best Konkani Film/loksZÙke dksad.kh fQ+Ye Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 1,00,000/-

National Film Development Corporation Filmography Sanghat (Pinaki Chowdhury, 1996) Death of a Doctor (Tapan Sinha, 1990), (Satyajit Ray, 1989), Ghare Baire (Satyajit Ray, 1984), Jaane Bhi Do Yaron (Kundan Shah, 1983)

PROFILE The National Film Development Corporation has been established by the government to encourage cinema movement in the country. NFDC aims primarily to plan, promote and organise an integrated and efficient development of the film industry and foster excellence in cinema. The NFDC and its predecessor Film Finance Corporation have together funded more than 300 films in various languages. Many of the films have won both national and international recognition.

Laxmikant Shetgaonkar

PROFILE This young filmmaker from Goa has been making short films and documentaries that reflect the social fabric of the state. He has worked as an actor-teacher in the National School of Drama, Delhi. He is a graduate in theatre arts and prior to starting his independent career; he has worked as screenplay writer and assistant director on a number of television and films projects. His short films include Eka Sagar Kinaree and Tales of , Lets Talk About ‘It’. With Paltadacho Munis he debuts as a feature film director. 122

Best Malayalam Film/loksZÙke ey;kye fQ+Ye Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 1,00,000/-

Kerala Varma CITATION

Pazhassi For creating the life and times of the Director : T. Hariharan forgotten unsung hero who gave the Producer : A.M.Gopalan (Gokulam Duration : 194 Minutes first call of freedom from the British Gopalan) Language : Malayalam rule. Screenwriter : M.T.Vasudevan Nair Colour Cinematographer : Ramanath Shetty fczfV'k jkt ds f[kykQ Lora=rk ds fy, igyh Editor : Sreekar Prasad vkokt yxkus okys Hkqyk fn, x, uk;d ds thou Cast : Mammootty, Kannika, Manoj K. ,oa ml ;qx dh jpuk ds fy,A Jayan, Padmapriya

SYNOPSIS OF Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja, king of dksêk;e ds dsjyk oekZ iM+Llh jktk fczfV'k Kottayam fights against the British East THE F I L M bZLV bafM;k ds fo:) ;q) djrk gSA ok;kukn India Company. During Tipu Sultan’s ds Vhiw lqYrku ds dwp ds nkSjku iM+Llh jktk invasion of Wayanad, Pazhassi Raja’s family helps the British in crumbling ds ifjokj us vaxzstksa dks Vhiw lqYrku ds bl Sultan’s efforts. However, soon ç;kl dks rksM+us esa enn dh FkhA cgqr tYn afterwards, the British start imposing vaxzstksa us ok;kukn ds yksxksa ij Hkkjh dj Fkksiuk high taxes on the people of Wayanad. 'kq: dj fn;kA vkxs pydj vaxzst iM+Llh Later, the British along with Pazhassi jktk ,oa muds pkpk jktk ohj oekZ ,oa mlds Raja's uncle Raja Veeravarma and Pazhassi's old companion Chandhu, iqjkus nksLr pUnw ls feydj Vhiw lqYrku ds conspire against him. ultimately, the fo:) tkrs gSaA vk[khjdkj jktk ok;kukn ds King escapes to the forest of Wayanad taxyksa esa Hkkxdj fNi tkrk gS] tgk¡ vius where he, with the support of his army lsukifr dqadu ,oa thtk dk;Fksjh vEcw ds chief Kunkan and brother-in-law Kaitheri lkFk vaxzstksa ds f[kykQ xqfjYyk j.kuhfr ls Ambu starts the guerrilla war against the British. The film depicts the tale of this ;q) 'kq: djrk gSA fQYe ,d egku ;ks)k ds great warrior until his death. e`R;q i;aZr dgkuh dks çnf'kZr djrh gSA 123

Best Malayalam Film/loksZÙke ey;kye fQ+Ye Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 1,00,000/-

A.M Gopalan

Filmography Athisayan (2010)

PROFILE A. M Gopalan, known as Gokulam Gopalan is a self-made successful businessman. He heads the Gokulam Group of companies which owns a medical college and the Sree Gokulam Chains of Hotels, among others. He is also the Chairman of Sree Gokulam Public School.

T. Hariharan

Filmography (2005), Ennu Swantham Janakikutty 1998, Parinayam (1994), Sargam (1992) Oliyambugal (1990), Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha (1989)

PROFILE Malayalam filmmaker, Hariharan’s four decade long career has spawned 60 films including National Award winning films like Nakhakshathangal (1986), Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha, Sargam (1993), Parinayam (1994), Ennu Swantham Janakikutty and Amrithamgamaya. His films depict the societal anguish and relational aspects in present day Kerala. His next film Karnan may be one of the costliest films to come out from the Malayalam industry. 124

Best Marathi Film/loksZÙke ejkBh fQ+Ye Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 1,00,000/-

Natarang

Director : Ravindra Harishchandra Duration : 84 Minutes For depicting the passion of an Jadhav Language : Marathi artiste who, despite social ostracism, Production Designer : Santosh Phutane Colour political oppression and personal failures, pursues his dream. Screenwriter : Ravindra Jadhav Cinematographer : Ravindra Jadhav ,d dykdkj ds tTcs dks n'kkZus ds fy, tks fd Editor : Jathar lekt }kjk cfg"d`r djs tkus] jktuSfrd fojks/kksa Cast : Atul Kulkarni, Sonalee, Kishore ,oa O;fäxr vlQyrk ds ckn Hkh vius liuksa dks Kadam, Vibhawar Deshpande iwjk djus dh tíkstgn esa yxk jgrk gSA

SYNOPSIS OF is set in a small Maharastrian 1970 ds n'kd ds egkjk"Vª ds ,d NksVs ls village of the 1970s. It is about a poor village THE F I L M xk¡o dh dgkuh gS uVjaxA ,d xjhc etnwj labourer Guna’s passion for , a dk ,dek= liuk gS fd ftanxh esa ,dckj theatrical folk art form of . mls rek'ks esa mls jktk dh Hkwfedk fuHkkus dk His only dream is to play the role of a king just once in his life. Through some ekSdk feysA dqN vukisf{kr ?kVukvksa ds pyrs unexpected developments in his life he dqN le; ckn og vius vki dks ,d fFk;sVj finds himself as an owner of a theatre dEiuh ds ekfyd ds :i esa ikrk gSA tks Hkh company. However, its survival depends gks ml fFk;sVj dEiuh dk vfLrRo ukpk dh on Nachya, a man who performs as a mifLFkfr ds Åij fuHkZj djrk gSA og vkneh woman’s role in a theatre. Guna takes tks fFk;sVj esa efgyk dk fdjnkj fuHkkrk gSA up the challenge of doing the role, a decision that puts his life into turmoil, xquk bl fdjnkj dh pqukSrh Lohdkj djrk gS inside out. Natarang looks into the life of vkSj mldh ftanxh mFky&iqFky ls Hkj tkrh an artist, his trials and tribulations. It is a gSA uVjax ,d dykdkj dh ftanxh esa ns[krh tale of hope, conviction and triumph. gS ,oa mlds jkLrs esa vkus okyh vM+puksa ,oa ijs'kkfu;ksa dks n'kkZrh gSA 125

Best Marathi Film/loksZÙke ejkBh fQ+Ye Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 1,00,000/-

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited

Filmography Athisayan (2010)

PROFILE Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) has been in the business of production, distribution and marketing of Marathi films since November 2007. Natarang is the ninth film that ZEELl has marketed & distributed and their first home production. The company has presented and distributed films across various genres like comedy, social drama etc.

Ravi Jadhav

PROFILE A graduate from the Sir J. J. School of Art, Mumbai, Ravi Jadhav, has been associated with a leading advertising agency for the last 12 years. His first script was for Zee Cinema titled Paap Ka Anth and other film was Pyaar Ki Shuruaat. He is said to have pioneered the trend of regional advertising in Marathi. 126

Best Tamil Film/loksZÙke rfey fQ+Ye Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 1,00,000/-

Pasanga

Director : Pandiraj Duration : 150 Minutes For the unconventional, imaginative Producer : M Sasikumar Language : Tamil and energetic joyride of children that Screenwriter : Pandiraj Colour is delightful and uplifting. Cinematographer : C Premkumar Editor : Yoga Bhaskar cPpksa dh ,d mRlkgo)Zd lokjh tks çlUufpÙk Cast : Sreeraam, D.S.Kishore, djrh gS] dhs vikjEifjd jpukRed ,oa ÅtkZiwoZd N.Narayanasamy, Vega Tamotia, çLrqfr ds fy,A V.Jayaprakash, A.Sivakumar

SYNOPSIS OF Pasanga, which means Kids in Tamil, iklaxk dk rfey esa vFkZ gS cPpsA ;g dgkuh tells the story of two ten year olds - Anbu THE F I L M gS nl o"khZ; nks cPpksa vucw ,oa thok dhA and Jeeva. Marital discord leads to vucw ç'kkldh; vf/kdkjh cuus dh reUuk Anbu's father moving to a new place for a change. Here Anbu joins a new school j[krk gS] tcfd thok xq.Mk gSA tYn gh and meets Jeeva. Soon, Anbu becomes a vucw vius f'k{kdksa ,oa lgikfB;ksa dk pgsrk favourite of his teachers and classmates. gks tkrk gS vkSj vucw dh bl fnuksa&fnu c<+rh This irks Jeeva and heightens his hatred çfl)h thok ds fy, vlguh; cu tkrh gS as he finds Anbu’s increasing popularity rFkk og vius vki dks misf{kr eglwl djrk unbearable. Things get worse when their rivalry starts affecting the ties between gSA ifjfLFkfr;k¡ vkSj fcxM+ tkrh gS tc nksuksa their fathers. Meanwhile, Anbu’s uncle ds firkvksa ds chp çfr}afnrk vkSj vf/kd c<+ and Jeeva’s sister fall in love with each tkrh gS] bl chp vucw ds pkpk vkSj thok other. The families eventually agree on dh cgu çse lEcU/k esa iM+ tkrs gSA nksuksa the wedding. But will Jeeva accept being Anbu’s relative? ifjokj fookg dk fu.kZ; ysrs gS] D;k thok vucw dk lEcU/kh gksuk Lohdkjsxk\ 127

Best Tamil Film/loksZÙke rfey fQ+Ye Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 1,00,000/-

M. Sasikumar

PROFILE A graduate in Business Administration, M. Sasikumar, was introduced to the film industry as a clap assistant to in his debut film Sethu. Sasikumar, who always had an avid interest in films and was fascinated by the medium, finally got the chance to be a part of the production team of Aameer’s film, Mounam Pesiyathe. He also assisted Aameer in his next venture, the critically acclaimed Ram. Sasikumar finally made his directorial debut with Subramaniyapuram. Pasanga is his first film as a producer.

Pandiraj

PROFILE Making his directorial debut with Pasanga is Pandiraj, who started as an office boy with the famous director Bagyaraj. During his early years, he wrote several short stories for the famous Tamil Bagya. Gradually, his interest in film making increased and after struggling a great deal, he got the chance to be an assistant director to filmmaker Cheran. Pasanga is a dedication to his childhood memories. The film has proved to be commercially successful as well as critically acclaimed. He is at present scripting his second venture. 128

Special Mention/fo'ks"k mYys[k

Padmapriya CITATION For the range and skill of an actor to portray varied characters in films of different languages.

fofHkUu Hkk"kkvksa dh fQYeksa esa vusd pfj=ksa dks dq'kyrkiwoZd vfHkuhr djus ds fy,A

Select In a career spanning just five years, model and actress, Padmapriya Filmography has starred in almost 30 films. An accomplished Bharatnatyam dancer, her Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja first film was Seenu Vasanthi (2009) (Telegu, 2003). She then went on to act Pachamarathanalil (2008) in numerous Malayalam and Tamil films. Mirugam (2007) Her performance in the Malayalam- films Karutha Pakshikal (2006) Kaazhcha, Karutha Pakshikal and the Vadakkum Nathan (2006) Tamil films Thavamai Thavamirundhu (2005), Naalu Pennungal and Mirugam were critically acclaimed. This Delhi- born actress had won the Miss Andhra Pradesh 2001. Recently, she made her Hindi film debut with Striker and her first Kannada film, Thamasu

A W A R D S F O R N O N - F E A T U R E S

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AWARDS FOR NON-FEATURE FILMS AWARDS NATIONAL FILM

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The list of award winners for the 57th National Film Awards. the awardees and the films. 57 NATIONAL FILM NATIONAL AWARDS A W A R D S N O T G I V E N S N O T G I V E A W A R D Best Exploration/Adventure Film Best Exploration/Adventure Film Best Arts/Cultural Film Best Promotional Film Best Educational/Motivational Film Best Animation A total of 11 films were awarded in the in the awarded were A total of 11 films the National at category Film Non-Feature In Camera both bagged Gaarud and Awards. - 2. of awards number the maximum 134

Best Non-Feature Film/loksZÙke xSj&Qhpj fQ+Ye Swarna Kamal and cash prize of ` 75,000/-

The Postman

Director: B Manohar Duration : 15 Minutes For a charming and heart-warming Screenwriter: B Manohar Language : Tamil tale of a village postman caught in the Editor:Loaeswaran Colour web of the changing times brought in by technology. Cast: Ishwar Srikumar, Rangamma, ,d xk¡o ds iksLVeSu dh dgkuh tks fd cnyrs gq, Late Arumugam, Revathy, Siva le; dh rduhdh ls vkgr gSA mldh ân;Li'khZ ,oa jkspd çLrqfr ds fy,A

SYNOPSIS OF Rama Krishnamurthy, the village jkek d`".kewfrZ og iksLVeSu gS tks fd ckgjh postman acts as the mediator between THE F I L M nqfu;k ,oa xzkeh.kksa ds chp ,d ek/;e dk the villagers and the outside world. dke djrk gSA og xk¡o ds lkekftd ljksdkjksa Somehow, he is an integral part of the social framework of the village. The film dk ,d leUo;d gSA lapkj ds vk/kqfudhdj.k depicts how the changing times and ,oa uohuhdj.k ls dSls ,d lk/kkj.k vkneh newer mades of communication could ds thou esa cnyko vk tkrk gSA very well change the course of life of a simple man. 135

Best Non-Feature Film/loksZÙke xSj&Qhpj fQ+Ye Swarna Kamal and cash prize of ` 75,000/-

L. V. Prasad Film and Television Academy

PROFILE Filmmaker L. V. Prasad, established the L.V. Prasad Film and Television Academy to give the young filmmakers of today a platform to fulfil and hone their aspirations. The institute has three primary diploma courses – direction, cinematography, editing and sound design.

B. Manohar

Academy Projects: Change Hidden God Cow Boy

PROFILE Manohar is a recent pass out from the L. V. Prasad Film and Television Academy. Previously, he assisted the National Award winning editor Sreekar Prasad in films like Malleswari and Arjun. He has also been apprentice director in films Nuvvosthanante Nenodhantana and Powrnami. 136

Best Non-Feature Film/loksZÙke xSj&Qhpj fQ+Ye Swarna Kamal and cash prize of ` 75,000/-

Bilal

Director: Sourav Sarangi Duration : 88 Minutes For showing effectively that disability Producer: Sourav Sarangi Language : Bengali and Hindi is not an impedance to overcome the Editor: Sourav Sarangi Colour trails and tribulations of life. Sound: Sourav Sarangi, Somdev Chatterjee, Pankaj Seal, Ayan thou ds rkSj&rjhdksa] eqf'dyksa vkSj pqukSfr;ksa ls Bhattacharya yM+us ,oa muls mHkjus ds fy, fodykaxrk ,d Production Designer: Sohini :dkoV ugha] ds çHkkoh çn'kZu ds fy,A Bandyopadhyay

SYNOPSIS OF Bilal documents the life of two brothers fcyky nks Hkkb;ksa dh ,d dgkuh gS] ftuds over a period of one year. Born to blid THE F I L M ekrk&firk va/ks gSA dksydkrk ds NksVs ls dejs parents, the Bilal and his younger esa jgus okys nks HkkbZ;ksa esa ls T;s"B fcyky brother can see normally and live a hide egt rhu lky dk gSA nksuksa dh vka[kksa dh and seek life in a 8x10 feet partitioned room in central Kolkata. At the tender T;ksfr nq#Lr gSA mudh vly ftanxh ,d age of three Bilal comes to term with yqdk&fNih dk [ksy gSA fcyky dks vius as well as becomes fully aware of the ekrk&firk dh v;ksX;rk dk iwjk&iwjk ,glkl physical handicap of his parents. He gS] mls ekywe gS fd mls muds lkFk vkoktksa knows how to communicate with them. ,oa Li'kZ ls lapkj LFkkfir djuk gSA mldh His routine involves guiding his blind fu;fer fnup;kZ vius va/ks ekrk&firk dks parents through the traffic and playing VªkfQd esa jkLrk fn[kkus ;k vius NksVs HkkbZ ds with his sibling. lkFk eLrh djrs chrrh gSA 137

Best Non-Feature Film/loksZÙke xSj&Qhpj fQ+Ye Swarna Kamal and cash prize of ` 75,000/-

Sourav Sarangi

Filmography Bhangon (Erosion) (2006) Tusu Katha (The Tale of Tusu) (1997)

PROFILE

Presidency College Kolkata graduate, Sourav Sarangi, is an FTII, Pune alumnus. His debut film Tusukatha received accolades from many leading international film festivals. Since then he has been editing, writing, directing and producing in both fiction and nonfiction genres. He is also popular among student communities in various film schools as an articulate teacher. Currently he is involved in international co-productions as an independent producer and director. Bilal has travelled to more than fifty international festivals winning fifteen top awards. Sourav has also worked extensively in private television channels as the chief programming director. 138

Best Debut Non-Feature Film of a Director Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 37,500/-

Vaishnav Jan Toh For his sensitive handling of a thought-provoking film that reflects Director: Kaushal Oza the strength of non-violence and Screenwriter: Kaushal Oza Duration : 10 Minutes Gandhian values, so relevant even Cinematographer: Language : Hindi today. Editor: Praveen Jain Colour Sound: Avantika Nimbalkar, Bigyna fopkjksa dks mÙksftr djus okyh fQYe tks fd Dahal xka/khoknh laLdkjksa ,oa vfgalk dh 'kfä dks Cast: , Suhasini Mulay, çfrfcfEcr djrh gS ,oa vkt ds nkSj esa mlds lkFkZd Franco, Sikha gksus ds eqís dks laosnu'khyrk ls fodflr djrh gSA

SYNOPSIS OF Pratap, a thief, escapes after shooting fdlh dks xksyh ekjus ds ckn pksj çrki someone and seeks refuge in an elderly THE F I L M Hkkxdj ,d cw<+h ek¡ dh 'kj.k ysrk gSA ;g woman’s house. The event takes place ?kVuk rc gksrh gS] tc egkRek xk¡/kh ml xk¡o during the night when is visiting the village. But the night has yet esa i/kkjrs gSaA ijUrq cw<+h efgyk ck us çrki ds another predicament in store for Ba, the fy, dqN vkSj gh r; dj j[kk Fkk] nwj ls vkrs elderly woman and Pratap. As Vaishnav gh oS".ko tu rks dh çkFkZuk dh vkoktsa vkrh Jan Toh is sung in a distant prayer gS] ftuesa egkRek xk¡/kh dk lans'k fNik gqvk meeting, Ba's own conviction in Mahatma Gandhi’s message is put to test. gSA vkt ck ds bjknksa dh ijh{kk gSA 139

funsZ'kd dh loksZÙke izFke xSj&Qhpj fQ+Ye Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 37,500/-

Kaushal Oza

PROFILE Born and brought up in Mumbai, Kaushal Oza trained with the inter-collegiate theatre circuit during his college years. In 2006, he joined Film & Television Institute of India, Pune, to specialise in Film Direction. Vaishnav Jan Toh… is his first film, made at FTII and realisation of a 7-year old dream. 140

Best Debut Non-Feature Film of a Director Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 37,500/-

Ekti Kaktaliyo

Golpo For a promising debut showing Director: Tathagata Singha Producer: FTII Duration : 10 Minutes imagination and flair to weave a tale Screenwriter: Tathagata Singha Language : Bengali of fantasy. Editor: Sreya Chatterjee Colour Sound: Avantika Nimbalkar ,d dkYifud dgkuh dh lqUnj jpuk ds fy,A Cast: Surya Sengupta, Aritra Kashyapi, Shreyashi Mukherjee

SYNOPSIS OF The narrative revolves around a 13 year ;g dgkuh 13 lky ds yM+ds ckcbZ ds old boy, Babai. An old man, staying in THE F I L M vklikl ?kwerh gSA ckcbZ ds vikVZesaV ds the ground floor flat of his apartment, fupys ekys ij jg jgs ,d cw<+s vkneh us gives Babai a magic marble (which apparently has the power to summon tknqbZ laxejej VqdM+k fn;k] ;g dgrs gq, fd the king of fish). His teacher, also staying og eRL; jktk dks vius vkns'k ij yk ldrk in the same building, takes it away from gSA mlds fcfYaMx esa jg jgk mldk Vhpj og him, asking him to concentrate on his VqdM+k Nhu ys tkrk gSA bl ckr ij yM+ds studies and not fantastical tales. The ds lkjs Loç pwj&pwj gks tkrs gSA izd`fr vius boy's dreams are crushed as he sits by his window with a handmade fishing rod. la;ksxksa ls dgkuh dks vuisf{kr ?kVukvksa dks However, nature with its coincidences Hkj nsrh gSA and surprises brings about an unusual turn of events. 141

funsZ'kd dh loksZÙke izFke xSj&Qhpj fQ+Ye Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 37,500/-

Film and Television Institute of India (FTII)

PROFILE Established in 1960, the Film & Television Institute of India is an autonomous body under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting of the Government of India. The campus was set up in the premises of the former Prabhat Studios, Pune. The Institute is known for imparting quality training in the art of filmmaking and production.

Tathagata Si n gha

Filmography Ekti Kaktaliyo Golpo (2009) Ramoshi (2009)

PROFILE Tathagata Singha is presently a third-year student at FTII, Pune. Back in Kolkata he had been a part of a number of theatre productions some of which he directed. Currently he has made two films as parts of his curriculum in FTII of which Ekti Kaktaliyo Golpo, was screened at IFFI 2009 a part of the Indian Panorama section and at the Indian Panorama Film Festival, Kohima 2010. His documentary Ramoshi, was screened at the 3rd International Documentary and Short Film Festival, Kerala. 142

Best Compilation Film/loksZÙke ladyu fQ+Ye Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 50,000/-

Pancham Unmixed

Director: Brahmanand S Siingh Duration : 113 Minutes For an engaging compilation of the Producer: Brahmanand S Siingh Language : English, Hindi, Bengali tumultuous journey of a legendary Cinematographer: Bimal Biswas and Colour and iconic music composer of the Indian film industry. Satyaprakash Rath Editor: Amitava Singha Hkkjrh; fQYe m|ksx ds egku ,oa çfrHkk’kkyh Sound: Bhaskar Pal laxhrdkj dh lk;kl ;k=k ds vkd"kZd ladyu ds fy,A

SYNOPSIS OF The songs & music of R. D. Burman, the iape vufeDLM % eq>s pyrs tkuk gS --- legendary composer of the Indian film THE F I L M egku laxhrdkj vkj-Mh- ceZu ds xhr ,d industry, remain the most remembered n'kd ckn Hkh lokZf/kd jh&feDl gq, gS] and cherished ones even a decade and a half after his demise. In this compilation, bl ladyu esa funsZ'kd ,oa fuekZrk czEgkuUn director and producer Brahmanand S ,l- flag] ceZu ds laxhr ,oa ml laxhrdkj Siingh explores Burman’s music and dh dyk ,oa mlds rUgk thou esa >k¡drs looks into the composer’s reflective gSaA muds dqN djhch fe=ksa] lgdfeZ;ksa ,oa artistry and his buoyant yet lonely ç'kaldksa dks fpf=r djrs gq, fQYe d#.kjl] inner being. Featuring a host of close friends, colleagues and admirers, the ç'kalk ,oa iqjkuh ;knksa dks txkus dk ç;kl film attempts to evoke awe, admiration djrh gS] tSlk fd ges'kk ls ceZu dk laxhr and nostalgia the way most of his music djrk vk;k gSA does, till date. 143

Best Compilation Film/loksZÙke ladyu fQ+Ye Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 50,000/-

Brahmanand S Siingh

Filmography Ragpickers, Scavengers of a different Graveyard (2005) Uncaging the Body (2004), The Fifth Symphony (2003) Life is Beautiful … again (2002), Evolution to Revolution (2002) Back to Nature (2001), Always in Top Gear (2001) Re-building Lives (2000), Tied for Life (2000) The Grey Challenge (1999), A Burden of Love (1998) Ashgari Bai -- Echoes of Silence (1997)

PROFILE

Mumbai-based writer, filmmaker Brahmanand S Siingh writes screenplays and makes documentaries. His stories, poems and essays have been published extensively in India and abroad. In addition, he has made numerous commissioned corporate documentaries and other short films. Many of his films have been screened at various International film festivals, won awards and have also been screened on national and international television channels. Other than filmmaking, he has a great interest in music and literature. Currently, he is working on two feature films, Surmayee and Ek Aur Bachpan. 144

Best Environment Film/loksZÙke i;kZoj.k fQ+Ye Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 50,000/-

.in for motion For portraying the changing Director: Anirban Datta Duration : 79 Minutes scenario in the urban environment Producer: Amlan Datta Language : English where burgeoning and mindless Cinematographer: Amlan Datta Colour development is swallowing agricultural lands. Editor: Sankha 'kgjh okrkoj.k ds cnyrs fp= dks tgk¡ csfglkc Sound: Shubhadeep Sengupta fodkl d`f"k Hkwfe dks fuxyrk tk jgk gS] çnf'kZr djus ds fy,A

SYNOPSIS OF The world’s largest democracy has vkfFkZd Lora=rk ,oa rduhdh Økafr nksuksa seen dramatic change for the past two THE F I L M us gh ns'k esa lkFk&lkFk dne j[kk] tgk¡ ls decades. Economic liberalization and the vly vkS|ksfxd Økafr 'kq: gqbZA fQYe c<+rs IT revolution took place simultaneously. The film shows how the cities expanded, 'kgjhdj.k dks fpf=r djrh gS] ftlds dkj.k the availability of consumables [kir dh oLrqvksa dh miyC/krk pkj xquk gks quadrupled. Citizens realized their power xbZ gSA miHkksäk dks viuh 'kfä dk vkHkkl as consumer, democracy’s fundamental gksrk gS ,oa çtkra= dh ubZ bdkbZ dks igpku unit assumed a new identity. The film feyrh gSA fQYe fodkl ds fofHkUu vk;keksa tries to chronicle the journey through the alleys of development, cutting across dk lQj djrh gSA multi ethno-cultural routes, tracing the disconnect, what lies behind the information hole. 145

Best Environment Film/loksZÙke i;kZoj.k fQ+Ye Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 50,000/-

Amlan Datta

Filmography Everything Remains - a film on Chitpur Road (1998) Song of the Mountains (2005) Cockadoodle Do (2007) Chronicle of an Amnesiac (2007)

PROFILE After completing his diploma from FTII, Pune in 1996, Amlan Datta worked as a cinematographer in award winning projects like Prohor and Chronicle of an Amnesiac. He has been making films for more than a decade as an independent director, producer for his production company Animagineer. So far, he has worked on independent documentaries, shorts, television projects (national & international), corporate videos and television commercials etc. Currently, he is working on One Day Ahead of Democracy and also developing an experimental photo-art-installation project Art in the Age of Digital Cloning.

Anirban Datta

PROFILE A graduate from Satyajit Ray Film & TV Institute (SRFTI), Anirban Dutta's student film, Here is my Nocturne (2004), won much acclaim. His diploma film, Tetris (2006), was premiered at Cannes festival. His film Chronicle of an Amnesiac (2007) received the National Award. His most recent film .In For Motion was premiered in IDFA’08, Amsterdam. He has also served as a jury member in the National Film Awards. Recently, he made his debut as producer with One Day Ahead of Democracy. 146

Best Film on Social Issues/lkekftd fo"k;ksa ij loksZÙke fQ+Ye Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 50,000/-

Mr. India For bringing alive a motivational and touching story of indomitable human Director: Haobam Paban Kumar Duration : 46 Minutes spirit and resilience - the struggle of Producer: Haobam Paban Kumar Language : Manipuri an HIV patient, who overcame all odds Cinematographer: Irom Maipak, Avijit Colour and barriers to win the Mr. India title. Nandy ,d ,p-vkbZ-oh- ihfM+r O;fä ds la?k"kZ dh Editor: Sankha dgkuh] ftlesa oks lHkh ck/kkvksa dks rksM+dj feLVj bf.M;k dk f[krkc thrrk gSA ekuoh; tTcs dh çsj.kkRed ,oa eeZLi'khZ dgkuh ds fy,A

SYNOPSIS OF Mr. India is a the story of Khundrakpam ;g dgkuh [kqUnjDie~ çnhi dqekj flag dh Pradip Kumar Singh who discovers that THE F I L M gS] ftls vius ,p-vkbZ-oh- laØfer gksus dk he is HIV positive. However, Pradip was ekpZ&2000 esa irk pyrk gSA ;|fi MkWDVjksa not ready to let one mistake destroy his entire life. Inspite of warning from us mls lrdZ fd;k gS] fQj Hkh og fgEer doctors, Pradip joins a gymnasium and ugha gkjrk vkSj LokLF;o/kZu ,oa 'kjhj lkS"Bo passionately pursues body building. ds iz;kl esa yxk jgrk gSA ukS o"kZ esa çnhi Nine years down the line, Pradip has dbZ miyfC/k;k¡ gkfly djrk gSA 2007 esa several achievements under his belt feLVj ef.kiqj curk gS vkSj vkus okys le; including Mr Manipur 2007. He went on to win a place at the Mr India contest esa feLVj bf.M;k ds f[krkc thrrk gS vkSj and has come up to be an inspirational gtkjksa ,p-vkbZ-oh- laØferksa dh çsj.kk curk figure for the Manipuri youth living with gSA HIV/AIDS. 147

Best Film on Social Issues/lkekftd fo"k;ksa ij loksZÙke fQ+Ye Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 50,000/-

Haobam Paban Kumar

PROFILE

An alumnus of Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute, Kolkata, Imphal-based Haobam Paban Kumar, is the award winning filmmaker of documentaries and short films like Kangla, AFSPA 1958 (National Award 2008) and A Cry in the Dark (FIPRESCI PRIZE, MIFF 2006). His film Ngaihak Lambida and The First Leap were screened at the prestigious Indian Panorama Section of IFFI, Goa 2007 and 2009. His latest film Mr. India has been shown at various national and international festivals and events. 148

Special Jury Award/fu.kkZ;d eaMy dk fo'ks"k iqjLdkj Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 75,000/-

Kelkkunnundo

Director: Geetu Das Duration : 22 Minutes For her natural, sensitive and Producer: Rajeev Ravi and Geetu Language : Malayalam touching performance in the film, Mohan Das Colour Kelkunnundo Screenwriter: Geetu Mohan Das Cinematographer: Rajeev Ravi lknxh Hkjs laosnu'khy ,oa eeZLi'khZ vfHku; ds Editor: B fy,A Sound: Mohan Das V P, Ajay Kumar P B Cast: Aasna Aslam, James, Sangeetha

SYNOPSIS OF Blind by birth, four year old Aasna, lives pkj lky dh tUeka/k vkluk dsjy ds fiNM+s in a sleepy village of Kerala. Her mother, THE F I L M xk¡o esa jgrh gSA vkluk dk vf/kdrj oä a housemaid, drops her off at the garage ,d xSjkt esa xqtjrk gS] tgk¡ mldh ek¡ mls before going to work. The only mode of entertainment for her is the sounds of dke ij tkrs le; NksM+ tkrh gSA mlds the children playing in the nearby field euksjatu dk ,dek= L=ksr vklikl ls vk and her active imaginative world which jgh cPpksa ds [ksyus dh vkokt gSA bl rsth is communicated through a fly and a cat. ls cnyrh gqbZ nqfu;k ds izfr vkluk dk Aasna retains a completely different view n`f"Vdks.k vyx gSA vUrr% vkluk ftanxh ds of this otherwise vast, changing world, in spite of her disadvantage. It finally igyqvksa dks viukuk lh[k tkrh gSA ;g fQYe shows how Hasna learns to accept the ftanxh ds jaxksa ds ckjs esa gekjs lkeus loky inevitable changes around her and NksM+ tkrh gSA makes us question the colours of life. 149

Special Jury Award/fu.kkZ;d eaMy dk fo'ks"k iqjLdkj Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 75,000/-

Aasna AslaM

PROFILE

6-year old Aasna Aslam is the only daughter of Aslam and Aseena Aslam. She is blind by birth. They live in Trivandrum, Kerala. Aasna has been studying in a school for the blind in Alwaye since she was three.

Director's Statement

When I first penned the premise of my short film, I was struck with several contradictory dilemmas. I wanted to show the growing socio- economic relevance of rural Kerala and the fast changing world through the eyes of a young blind girl who is oblivious to the term “development” I found my little actress Aasna, living in Keezhumadu blind school about 5 km away from me. Aasna’s world although imaginative has more reality and honesty than the other characters in the film. Her simple thoughts and make believe world is set against the backdrop of the more alarming truth. 150

Best Short Fiction Film/loksZÙke y?kq dfYir fQYe Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 50,000/-

Boond -A Drop

Director: Abhishek Pathak Duration : 26 Minutes “Wars will be fought for water”- A Producer: Kumar Mangat Language : Hindi story of the future set in a village, Screenwriter: Colour starved of water, food and love. Cinematographer: Aseem Bajaj Editor: Abhishek Pathak, Navinder Pal Hkfo"; esa yM+kb;kWa ikuh ds fy, yM+h tk;saxhA Singh Hkkstu] ikuh ,oa I;kj dh Hkw[k gksxhA Sound: Subash Sahoo, Debajit Changmai Cast: Shubhrajyoti Barat, Tillotama Shome, Rajesh Kumar, Herin Maru

SYNOPSIS OF Set in a village of the future, Boond izkd`frd lalk/kuksa ds nksgu dk ¼;gka ty ls reflects the socio-economic impact vfHkizk; gS½ Hkfo"; esa D;k lkekftd ,oa THE F I L M of severe crisis of a depleting natural resource, in this case water, through the vkfFkZd nq"izHkko gksus okyk gS] ;g fQYe story of Jeevani, her son Manka and the bldk ToyUr mnkgj.k gSA village headman. /kekZ xkao ds ,dek= dq,a dk ekfyd gS] ftls In the quest to own the only well in the eqf[k;k us mlds choh ¼thouh½ vkSj cPps village dug by Jeevani’s husband and thus gain control over the entire village, ¼eudk½ ds lkeus ekj MkykA cnys dh vkx the village headman murders Jeevani’s esa thouh vkSj rkdroj gks xbZ gSA og ikuh husband. An embittered Jeevani fiercely ds fofue; esa xkaookyksa ls viuh t+:jr dh protects her well and indirectly controls oLrq,a euekus

Best Short Fiction Film/loksZÙke y?kq dfYir fQYe Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 50,000/-

Kumar Mangat

PROFILE Kumar Mangat has been in the industry for over three decades. For the last twenty years, he has been successfully managing Ajay Devgan’s career. He also heads the film distribution outfit, Devgan Entertainment and Software Ltd which has distributed films like Ishq, Kache Dhaage, Pyaar Toh Hona Hi Tha, Hum Dil de Chuke Sanam. In 2000, he reached another major milestone with the launch of his own distribution house Big Screen Entertainer. Since then it has distributed films like Qayamat, Gangajal, Masti, Black. The films produced by him include Omkara, No Smoking, Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge.

Abhishek Pathak

PROFILE Abhishek Pathak, 23, who makes his debut with Boond, is also its writer and editor. A product of New York Film Academy, his first tryst with film was as an Executive Producer for Omkara. He was only 17 then. Boond is currently enjoying festival screenings all over the world. Abhishek has worked as Assistant Director for The Awakening (2006), No Smoking (2007), I'm Afraid I Am Hitler (2008) and One Two Three (2008) among others. 152

Best Cinematography/loksZÙke Nk;kadu Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 50,000/-

Gaarud

Director: Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni Duration : 11 Minutes For brilliant craftsmanship, intelligent Producer: FTII Language : Marathi,Hindi lensing in aesthetically recreating the Screenwriter: Sati Bhave Colour ambience and the diverse pulsating life in a semi-urban lodge. Cinematographer: Deepu S Unni Editor: Ujjwala Agawane miuxjh; fofHkUurkvksa dh dq'kyrkiwoZd jpuk ds Sound: Lipika Singh Darai fy,A

SYNOPSIS OF The film captures the life and activity of fQYe ,d NksVs 'kgj ds jsYos LVs'ku ds in a shabby lodge near the a small town THE F I L M ikl cuh ,d rax ykWt esa jg jgs yksxksa railway station. The momentary glimpses dh xfrfof/k;ksa dks n'kkZrh gSA le; ds of the different lives caught in the frame of a room, creates an impression that the vyx&vyx Nksjksa dks Ýse esa fofHkUurk ds screen is wiped clean for newer images lkFk n'kkZ;k x;k gS tks fd egt ,d dejs ds to enter. Images, significant only in their vanj gks jgk gSA fp= uohu vkSj thoUr gSA insignificance, are unable to escape the frame of the room. 153

Best Cinematography/loksZÙke Nk;kadu Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 50,000/-

Reliance Media Works Limited

PROFILE Reliance MediaWorks Limited, formerly known as Adlabs Films Limited, is the country’s largest film and entertainment services company owned by the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group. This is the thirteenth National Awards and the sixth consecutive win for the company.

Deepu S. Unni

Filmography Gaarud, Mushkil, And There Goes The Brats, Miniature Shoot Karma Be Positive, Winter, Postmaster Grinders Hut, Palchin, Kuttiyottam Ya Ma Sa Maya, Twist.,Myavoo, Shades and Shapes

PROFILE Kerala-born Deepu S. Unni is greatly influenced by traditional art forms and rustic lives, something which is reflected in his work and the effects he employs. He has so far worked in numerous short films and advertisements. He holds post graduate degree in both Botany and Education. Currently, he is in the final year of Cinematography studies at Film and Television Institute of India, Pune. 154

Best Audiography/loksZÙke /oU;kadu Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 50,000/-

Gaarud

Director: Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni Duration : 11.30 Minutes For imaginative use of ambient Producer: FTII Language : Marathi,Hindi sounds in effectively creating diverse Screenwriter: Sati Bhave Colour soundscapes. Cinematographer: Deepu S Unni Editor: Ujjwala Agawane fofHkUu /ofu fp=ksa dh çHkkoh :i ls jpuk rFkk Sound: Lipika Singh Darai dkYifud :i ls okrkoj.k dh /ofu;ksa dk mi;ksx djus ds fy,A

SYNOPSIS OF The film captures the life and activity of fQYe ,d NksVs 'kgj ds jsYos LVs'ku ds in a shabby lodge near the a small town THE F I L M ikl cuh ,d rax ykWt esa jg jgs yksxksa railway station. The momentary glimpses dh xfrfof/k;ksa dks n'kkZrh gSA le; ds of the different lives caught in the frame of a room, creates an impression that the vyx&vyx Nksjksa dks Ýse esa fofHkUurk ds screen is wiped clean for newer images lkFk n'kkZ;k x;k gS tks fd egt ,d dejs ds to enter. Images, significant only in their vanj gks jgk gSA fp= uohu vkSj thoUr gSA insignificance, are unable to escape the frame of the room. 155

Best Audiography/loksZÙke /oU;kadu Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 50,000/-

Lipika Singh Darai

PROFILE

Lipika Singh Darai has recently graduated in audiography from FTII, Pune. Gaarud marks her foray as a sound designer in the short-film genre. The 26-year old has interests in all form of arts, specially in classical music and she looks forward to make her own films and music composition. She is currently working on the post production of a self-directed documentary film. 156

Best Editing/loksZÙke laiknu Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 50,000/-

In Camera

Director: Ranjan Palit Duration : 57 Minutes For being able to seamlessly juxtapose Producer: Rajiv Mehrotra Language : English past and present experiences in the Screenwriter: Ranjan Palit Colour form of images. Cinematographer: Ranjan Palit Editor: Tarun Bhartiya Hkwr vkSj orZeku ds fp=ks dks vfo'oluh; rjhds Sound: Ranjan Palit, Surjo Deb, Tarun ls ,d /kjkry ij ykus ds fy,A Bhartiya

SYNOPSIS OF Ranjan Palit, the director of the film, funsZ’kd jatu ifyr fQYe ds ek/;e ls narrates and shares with viewers his THE F I L M n’kZdksa dks vius vuqHko crkrs gSaA vius 25 experiences as a cameraperson for lky ds dk;Zdky dh rLohj is’k djrs gSaA documentary films and his musings on the profession of image-making that he has been involved with for the last 25 years. 157

Best Editing/loksZÙke laiknu Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 50,000/-

Taru n B hartiya

PROFILE

Tarun Bhartiya, a graduate from the Mass Communication Research Centre, Jamia Milia Islamia, is an editor and filmmaker based in Shillong. He has edited films like Jashn-e-Azadi, Girl Song and Songlines. He recently directed a documentary on Himalayan Railway which was the opening film for the award winning BBC series Indian Hill Railways. His film on 15th August in Shillong Bad Places (Tourist Information for Shillong) was part of the Mumbai International Film Festival. He has made music videos for bands in Shillong. Besides, he is also a Hindi poet and his compositions have appeared in various Anthologies including Dancing Earth: Contemporary poetry from . 158

Best Narration/loksZÙke izkDdFku Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 50,000/-

In Camera

Director: Ranjan Palit Duration : 57 Minutes For his natural flow and engaging Producer: Rajiv Mehrotra Language : English narration of a well-told story. Screenwriter: Ranjan Palit Colour Cinematographer: Ranjan Palit Editor: Tarun Bhartiya dgkuh dks viuk ,d çk—frd cgko vkSj cka/k ysus Sound: Ranjan Palit, Surjo Deb, Tarun okys ujs'ku ds fy,A Bhartiya Voiceover/Narration: Ranjan Palit

SYNOPSIS OF Ranjan Palit, the director of the film, funsZ’kd jatu ifyr fQYe ds ek/;e ls narrates and shares with viewers his THE F I L M n’kZdksa dks vius vuqHko crkrs gSaA vius 25 experiences as a cameraperson for lky ds dk;Zdky dh rLohj is’k djrs gSaA documentary films and his musings on the profession of image-making that he has been involved with for the last 25 years. 159

Best Narration/loksZÙke izkDdFku Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 50,000/-

Ranjan Palit

PROFILE

Ranjan is a cinematographer who has also directed and co-directed several documentary films and worked for the BBC and UNICEF. His film Voices from Baliapal won the National Award (1989), the Golden Conch (1990) and the City of Freiburg Award (1991). The Magic Mystic Marketplace won the Golden Conch (1996) and the UNESCO Prize (1997). 160

Special Mention/fo'ks"k mYys[k

Vilay

Director: Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni Duration : 12 Minutes For her evocative and path-breaking Producer: FTII Language : Silent camera work. The innovative use of Screenwriter: Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni Colour shift focus brought images, textures and emotions to life. Cinematographer: Late Nitika Bhagat Editor: Abhijeet Deshpande dSejs ds ek/;e ls jpukRed :i ls f'k¶V Qksdl Sound: Chandrashekhar Sagade, Subir dk mi;ksx] ftlls fd cnyrs&cnyrs ,oa fp= Das thoUr gksrs utj vkrs gSaA Cast: Omkar Gowardhan, Minakshi Karlekar

SYNOPSIS OF Nachiket, a young architect is witnessing iq.ks cny jgk gS] ufpdsr ,d ;qok vkfdZVsDVj the changing face of Pune where he THE F I L M bl cnyko dks ns[k jgk gSA mldh nknh mlh resides in a magnificent wada with his 'kgj ds ckM+s esa jgrh gS vkSj mudh mez ds grandmother. Grandmother is ageing, and so is the wada. lkFk ckM+s dh mez Hkh c<+ jgh gSA ufpdsr laLd`fr ds gkl dk ykpkj n'kZd gSA 161

Special Mention/fo'ks"k mYys[k

Nitika Bhagat

PROFILE

A graduate in Mass Media & Mass Communication from Delhi University, Nikita Bhagat went on to pursue Post Graduate Diploma in Cinematography at FTII, Pune. The talented cinematographer passed away in February 2009 at the young age of 26. Vilay is her first and last film.

AWARDS FOR BEST WRITING ON CINEMA

The awards aim at encouraging iqLrdksa] ys[kksa ,oa leh{kk ds ek/;e ls flusek study and appreciation of cinema dk ,d dyk ds :i esa ewY;kadu djus ds as an art form and dissemination of fy, ;g iqjLdkj iznku fd;k tkrk gSA information and critical appreciation of this art-form through publication of books, articles, reviews etc.

AWARDS FOR BEST WRITING ON CINEMA 164

Best Book on Cinema/flusek ij loksZÙke iqLrd Swarn Kamal and cash prize of ` 75,000/-

C I N E M A Y A A N A

Author K Puttusamy publisher Harisu Prakashan

C I T A T I O N

For its probingly critical introduction to in its interconnections with literature and theatre, history and society; with insightful analyses of the classics of Kannada cinema and assessments of individual contributions, often from beyond the borders of Karnataka; supplemented by excellent photographs and annotations; and extraordinary production values

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S Y N O P S I S O F Cinema Yaana, brought out to mark the flusek ;kuk dUuM+ flusek ds 75 lky ds yEcs 75 years of Kannada cinema, looks at bfrgkl ds lQj dks n'kkZrh gSA ys[kd vius dUuM+ T H E B O O K the history of the industry by employing a delightful nonlinear journey through the Hkk"kk ,oa flusek dh nqfu;k ds çfr yxko dks n'kkZrk decades gone by. In this voluminous book, gSA og ,d n'kZd ds :i esa dUuM+ flusek ds bfrgkl the author, a cinephile himself, narrates how dks fpf=r djrk gSA he developed love for cinema of the world and Kannada cinema in particular. He writes with the detail of a historian and presents it with the perspective of an avid viewer. He not only employs his personal experiences but also the insights acquired from the detailed research, to put the history of Kannada Cinema in right perspective, documenting everything with a detailed eye. The book chronicles the silent era, the talkies and the relentless struggle of the industry in order to establish its own identity. 165

Best Book on Cinema/flusek ij loksZÙke iqLrd Swarn Kamal and cash prize of ` 75,000/-

Hasiru Prakashana

Bibliography Daasyadinda Achege (2010) by K. Puttaswamy, Naaga Sampige (2007) by N. Lingaiah, Nanna Tamma Shankara (2002) by , Neenemba Naanu (2001) by J. Balakrishna, Urasu Yugada Aranya Parva (2000) by A.N. Yellappa Reddy, Bhuranada Bedagu (2000) by K. Puttaswamy, Jeeva Jaala (1999) by K. Puttaswamy, Krupakar Senani Jeeva Sankulaga Ugama (1991) by K. Puttaswamy

PROFILE Sumana Krishnappa’s deep passion for made her set up Hasiru Prakashana in 1999. In almost a decade it has established itself as a distinguished publishing house and has come out with 15 titles. The publishing house primarily publishes non-fiction in various subjects ranging from science to culture and arts. One of its earlier publications, Jeevajaala, won both Karnataka Sahitya Academy Annual Award (1999) as well as the Environment Award. Cinema Yaana was brought out by the publication to mark the 75 years of Kannada Cinema.

Dr. K. Puttaswamy

Bibliography Bhuvanada Bedagu (2000) Jeevajaala (1999)

PROFILE Dr. K. Puttaswamy, 53, is a former journalist who worked for the leading Kannada daily, Prajavani. Later he joined Karnataka State Information Department and is presently working as Public Relations Officer, Development Authority. A man of many interests, his passion lies in Journalism, Science, Environment, Culture, Films and even Sports. He has published seventeen books so far. His debut work, a translation of Charles Darwin’s The Origin of Species into Kannada (1991) left a mark in the literary circles. Next he wrote, Jeevajaala (1999), considered a classic text on environmental science. 166

Special Mention/fo'ks"k mYys[k

Eka Studioche Atmavrutta

Publisher: Rajendra Prakashan, Mumbai Year of Publication: 2009

C I T A T I O N

For its unusual mode of documenting the history of one of the oldest Marathi studios.

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S Y N O P S I S O F Eka Studioche Atmavrutta (An Autobiography ,dk LVqfM;ksps vkReo`Ùk dksYgkiqj ds izfl) t;izHkk of a Studio) is the stony of the famous LVqfM;ks dh vkRedFkk gSA ;g LVqfM;ks dksYgkiqj ds T H E B O O K Prabha Studio of Kolhapur. The book narrates the upheavals faced by the studio; how it egkjktk }kjk cuok;k x;k A mUgksaus bls Hkkyth was built by the Maharaja of Kolhapur and isa

Special Mention/fo'ks"k mYys[k

Prabhakar Pendharkar

PROFILE

Writer and filmmaker, Prabhakar Bhalji Pendharkar, started as an assistant to his father, director-producer, Bhalji Pendharkar and V. Shantaram. He then went on to write and direct several award winning Marathi and Hindi films including Bal Shivaji (National Award, 1961). He was associated with Films Division for three decades and was actively involved in launching the Andhra Pradesh Film Development Corporation before retiring from FD in 1991. Some of his acclaimed Marathi books include Rarang Dhang, Are Sansar Sansar, Chakri Badal and Pratiksha. 168

Best Film Critic/loksZÙke fQYe leh{kd Swarn Kamal and cash prize of ` 75,000/-

C. S Venkiteswaran

PROFILE

A Post Doctorate in Commerce and Management from Calicut University, C. S. Venkiteswaran had been actively involved in the film society movement since the 1970s. He was also part of the Odessa collective and in the making of ’s Amma Ariyan. In the last two decades his writings on film and media in Malayalam and English has been published in journals like Deep Focus, Film International, Cinema in India, Indian Express, , and , Bhashaposhini, , Pachakuthira etc. He carried a column called Rumblestrip for Indian Express for ten years from 1999 to 2008 which talked about films and the media scene in Kerala. His documentary, Pakarnnattam fetched him a National Award in 1995. And he also received a Special Mention for Film Criticism in 2002. Currently, he is working as Associate Professor in a Finance institute in . OF OFFICIAL

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