DIRECTORATE OF FILM FESTIVALS (Ministry of Information & Broadcasting) Government of India 56th NATIONAL FILM AWARDS FOR 2008 FEATURE FILMS S. Name of Award Name of Film Awardee Medal Citation No. & Cash Prize 1 BEST FEATURE FILM Antaheen Producer: Swarna Kamal For lyrical blend of technical Screenplay Films devices in the right proportion (Bengali) Pvt. Ltd. Rs to depict shifting human 2,50,000/- relationships in an urban Director : scenario. Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury 2 INDIRA GANDHI A Wednesday Producer: Swarna Kamal For slick and searing exposure AWARD FOR BEST UTV Motion of the tension below the normal FIRST FILM OF A (Hindi) Pictures Rs rhythm of life and the angst of DIRECTOR 1,25,000/- the common man in Mumbai. Director : Neeraj Pandey 3 BEST POPULAR FILM Oye Lucky ! Producer: Swarna Kamal For its intelligent treatment of PROVIDING Lucky Oye UTV Motion an off-beat subject that makes it WHOLESOME Pictures Rs different within the popular ENTERTAINMENT (Hindi) 2,00,000/- format. Director : Dibakar Banerjee 4 NARGIS DUTT AWARD Aai Kot Nai Producer: Rajat Kamal For its honest look at a burning FOR BEST FEATURE Rajen Bora problem in Northeast India, its FILM ON NATIONAL (Assamese) Rs attempt to break down artificial INTEGRATION Director : 1,50,000/- boundaries and giving it a Manju Borah human and aesthetic appeal. 5 BEST FILM ON FAMILY Little Zizou Producer: Rajat Kamal For its witty and intelligent VALUES Jigri Dost handling of the conflicts and (English, Productions Rs convictions confronting the Gujarati) 1,50,000/- Paris community. Director : Sooni Taraporevala 6 BEST FILM ON SOCIAL Jogva Producer: Rajat Kamal For hard hitting comment on ISSUES SUCH AS Shripal Morakhia the victims of age old social PROHIBITION, WOMEN (Marathi) Rs customs. AND CHILD WELFARE, 1,50,000/- Director : ANTI-DOWRY, DRUG ABUSE, WELFARE OF Rajeev Patil THE HANDICAPPED ETC. 7 BEST FILM ON Jianta Bhoota Producer: Rajat Kamal For sensitive portrayal of ENVIRONMENT Akshay Kumar exploitation of innocence in the CONSERVATION/ (Oriya) Parija Rs name of development. PRESERVATION 1,50,000/- Director : Prashanta Nanda 8 BEST CHILDREN’S Gubbachigalu Producer: Swarna Kamal For imaginative portrayal of a FILM Media House magic world that exists in the (Kannada) Studio Rs minds of children. 1,50,000/- Director : Abhaya Simha 9 BEST ANIMATION FILM Roadside Romeo Producer: Swarna Kamal For its technical achievements Aditya Chopra to further the craft of (Hindi) Rs animation for mainstream Director : 1,00,000/- audience. Jugal Hansraj Animator: Tata Elxsi/VCL 10 BEST DIRECTION Naan Kadauul Bala Swarna Kamal For its powerful handling of an extraordinary subject that (Tamil) Rs focuses on marginal characters 2,50,000/- with great convection. 11 BEST ACTOR Jogva Upendra Limaye Rajat Kamal For his restrained yet powerful depiction of a complex (Marathi) Rs 50,000/- character. 12 BEST ACTRESS Fashion Priyanka Chopra Rajat Kamal For convincing portrayal of a whole range of emotions within (Hindi) Rs 50,000/- a single character. 13 BEST SUPPORTING Rock On !! Arjun Rampal Rajat Kamal For his moving performance as ACTOR a musician trying to rise above (Hindi) Rs 50,000/- personal tragedy. 14 BEST SUPPORTING Fashion Kangana Ranaut Rajat Kamal For compelling portrayal of a ACTRESS down and out supper model (Hindi) Rs 50,000/- that enriches the impact of the film. 15 BEST CHILD ARTIST Thanks Maa Shams Patel Rajat Kamal For his very natural depiction of a street child thrown into an (Hindi) Rs 50,000/- unusual situation. 16 BEST MALE PLAYBACK Jogva Hariharan Rajat Kamal For his soulful rendition SINGER reflecting the agony of (Marathi) For the song Rs 50,000/- unfulfilled emotions. “ Jeev Dangla Gungla Rangla ….” 17 BEST FEMALE Antaheen Shreya Ghoshal Rajat Kamal for her wide ranging rendition of PLAYBACK SINGER (Bengali) human emotions & For the song Rs 50,000/- Jogva “Pherari Mon…..” (Marathi) & “Jeev Dangla Gungla Rangla ” 18 BEST Antaheen Avik Rajat Kamal For the poetically captured CINEMATOGRAPHY Mukhopadhyay visuals with inspired use of (Bengali) Rs 50,000/- light and shades to enhanced Lab: Filmlab, the mood of the film. Mumbai 19 BEST SCREENPLAY Gandha Sachin Kundalkar Rajat Kamal For its remarkable integration of three different plots using (Marathi) Rs 50,000/- the sense of smell at as a liet motif to focus sensitively on human relationships. 20 BEST AUDIOGRAPHY Gandha Pramod J. Rajat Kamal For its use of dramatically Thomas scripted sounds to heighten th (Marathi) Rs 50,000/- mood of the film. 21 BEST EDITING Firaaq A. Sreekar Prasad Rajat Kamal For aesthetically weaving together unrelated sequences to (Hindi) Rs 50,000/- heighten the dramatic impact. 22 BEST ART DIRECTION Firaaq Gautam Sen Rajat Kamal For its perfect use of props and choice of colours to enhance the (Hindi) Rs 50,000/- ambience of a post-ri 23 BEST COSTUME Jodha Akbar Neeta Lulla Rajat Kamal For its painstaking detail to DESIGNER recreate the costume costumes (Hindi) Rs 50,000/- and jewellery of Mughal era. 24 BEST MAKE-UP ARTIST Naan Kadauul Moorthy V. Rajat Kamal For its wide variety of make-up inputs to reflect the large (Tamil) Rs 50,000/- spectrum of characters. 25 BEST MUSIC Jogva Ajay and Atul Rajat Kamal For its well-researched use of DIRECTION traditional and folk music to (Marathi) Rs 50,000/- reinforce the theme of the film. 26 BEST LYRICS Antaheen Anindya Rajat Kamal For its simple composition of Bannerjee verses to contribute (Bengali) & Rs 50,000/- meaningfully to the film. Chandranil Bhattacharya for the lyric “Pherari Mon…..” 27 SPECIAL JURY AWARD Bioscope Producer: Rajat Kamal For its exciting revival of a National Film sincerely personal style to look (Malayalam) Development Rs 50,000/- back on a chapter of history. Corporation Director : K.M. Madhusudhanan 28 BEST SPECIAL Mumbai Meri Govardhan Rajat Kamal For its stunning use of technical EFFECTS Jaan (TATA ELXSI) effects of visual shorts to Rs 50,000/- mirror a man-made disaster. (Hindi) 29 BEST CHOREOGRAPHY Jodha Akbar Chinni Prakash Rajat Kamal For its extravagant and & dreamlike treatment of (Hindi) Rekha Prakash Rs 50,000/- celebrations on a magnificent “Azeem‐o‐Shaan scale. Shaheshah….” 30 BEST FEATURE FILM IN EACH OF THE LANGUAGE SPECIFIED IN THE SCHEDULE VIII OF THE CONSTITUTION I BEST ASSAMESE FILM Mon Jai Producer: Rajat Kamal For its honest exploration of Moirangthem ethical values confronting the Movies Rs youth. 1,00,000/- Director : M. Maniram II BEST BENGALI FILM Shob Charitro Producer: Rajat Kamal Poetic treatment of an Kalponik Reliance Big individual sensitivities in a Pictures Rs crisis. 1,00,000/- Director : Rituparno Ghosh III BEST HINDI FILM Rock On Producer: Rajat Kamal For an emotional story of Excel musical bonding. Entertainment Rs Pvt. Ltd. 1,00,000/- Director : Abhishek Kapoor IV BEST KANNADA Vimukthi Producer: Rajat Kamal For exploring different Navyachitra dimension of family ties. Creations Rs 1,00,000/- Director : P. Sheshadri V BEST MALAYALAM Thirakkada Producer: Rajat Kamal For its poignant story of an FILM Varnachithra actress told with sincerity and BIGSCREEN Rs conviction. 1,00,000/- Director : Ranjith VI BEST MARATHI FILM Harishcnadrachi Producer: Rajat Kamal For its original of stylized Factory UTV Motion recreation of a slice of history. Pictures Rs 1,00,000/- Director : Paresh Mokashi VIII BEST TAMIL FILM Veranam Airam Producer: Rajat Kamal For its engaging depiction of a V. Ravichandran depiction of a father and son Rs relationship. Director : 1,00,000/- Gautham Vasudeva Menon BEST TELUGU FILM 1940 Producer: Rajat Kamal For its courageous handling of Lookagramam N.C. Narasimham caste-based prejudices. Rs Director : 1,00,000/- Narasimha Nandi 31 BEST FEATURE FILM IN EACH OF THE LANGUAGES OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED IN SCHEDULE VIII OF THE CONSTITUTION BEST ENGLISH FILM Land Gold Producer: Rajat Kamal For its intense depiction of the Women Vivek Agrawal issue of honour killing. Rs Director : 1,00,000/- Avantika Hari BEST KOKBOROK FILM Yarwng Producer: Rajat Kamal For a meaningful story of Joseph displaced people looking to Kizhakechennadu Rs rebuild their lives. 1,00,000/- Director : Joseph Pulinthanath BEST TULU FILM Gaggara Producer: Rajat Kamal For its attempt to preserve M. Durganand traditional folk forms. Rs Director : 1,00,000/- Shivadhwaj Shetty DIRECTORATE OF FILM FESTIVALS (Ministry of Information & Broadcasting) Government of India 56th NATIONAL FILM AWARDS FOR THE YEAR 2008 Non - Feature Films S. No. Name of Award Name of Film Awardee Medal Citation 1 Best Non-Feature film AFSPA 1958 Producer: SWARNA A courageous depiction of the non - Bachaspa Timayun Rs 1,00,000/- violent resistance of the people of Manipur Sunzu & to protest against a legislation, which Haobam Paban undermines the values of self respect and Kumar the fundamentals of democracy. The documentation process by various crews Director : and the way it is chronicled offers multiple Haobam Paban perspectives. Kumar 2 Best First Non-Feature VITTHAL Producer: RAJAT A sensitive portrayal of the latent violence Film of a Director Vinoo Choliparambil Rs 1,00,000/- building up in a child against the ritualistic & social norms which are forced on him. The Manu Pushpendran filmmaker demonstrates maturity and dexterity in handling the script and the Director : actors, bringing out the complexity of a Vinoo Choliparambil child’s mind trapped in a world of adults. 3 Best BOLIAY PITAIER Producer: RAJAT A film which uniquely depicts the long Anthropological/Ethnogr SOHOKI SOOTAL Altaf Mazid, Zabeen Rs 50,000/- arduous struggle of a community to build aphic Film Ahmed & Susanta check dams using their indigenous Roy engineering skills. An experiential journey which transcends documentation and Director : makes the viewer participate in the Altaf Mazid process. 4 Best THE Producer: RAJAT Traversing vast stretches of time and Biographical/Historical ASSASSINATION Films Division Rs 50,000/- geographical space, this film deftly puts Reconstruction/CompilatiOF RAJIV GANDHI – together strands of information, on film A Director : perception, evidence and historical RECONSTRUCTION R.