55th National Awards Winner

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DIRECTORATE OF FILM FESTIVALS
(Ministry of Information & Broadcasting)
Government of India
55th NATIONAL FILM AWARDS FOR THE YEAR 2007
FEATURE FILMS
S. Name of Award Name of Film Awardee Medal Citation
No.
1 Best Feature Film KANCHIVARAM Producer: Swarna For presenting a rare portrayal of Kanchi’s
Percept Picture Kamal silk weaver community, and the internal
(Tamil) Company struggle of a weaver caught between his
ideals and personal dreams.
Director : A vibrant story and technical excellence
Priyadarsan blend to create a total cinematic
experience.
2 Indira Gandhi FROZEN Producer: Swarna For bringing to life with warmth and
Award for Best Shivajee Kamal vivacity life in those distant desolate snow ­
First Film of a (Hindi) Chandrabhushan bound heights where existence itself is a
Director full­time challenge.
Director :
Shivajee
Chandrabhushan
3 Best Popular Film CHAK DE ! Producer: Swarna For thoroughly entertaining the audience,
Providing INDIA Aditya Chopra Kamal making one proud to be an Indian. A
Wholesome masterpiece of inspired filmmaking.
Entertainment (Hindi) Director :
Shimit Amin
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4 Nargis Dutt Award DHARM Producer: Rajat For powerfully bringing forth the message
for Best Feature Sheetal V Kamal that humanity is of much greater value
Film on National (Hindi) Talwar than religion. The transformation of an
Integration orthodox and superstitious priest is very
Director : beautifully depicted.
Bhavna Talwar
5 Best Film on TAARE ZAMEEN Producer: Rajat For realistically depicting the psychological
Family Welfare PAR Aamir Khan Kamal dialectic between an ordinary family
driving their children to educational
(Hindi) Director : excellence, thereby neglecting their
Aamir Khan specially gifted child dealing with the
problem of dyslexia in isolation.
6 Best Film on Social ANTARDWANDWA Producer: Rajat For exposing the “marriages for sale”
Issues such as Sushil Rajpal Kamal racket and dramatically presenting a
Prohibition, (Hindi) browbeaten girl who finds her courage and
Women and Child Director : her voice and rebels against her tyrannical
Welfare, Anti- Sushil Rajpal father.
dowry, Drug
Abuse, Welfare of
the handicapped
etc.
7 Best Children’s FOTO Producer: Swarna For unfolding a magic world of images and
Film Children’s Film Kamal sound to a talented young child by
(Hindi) Society, India highlighting the milestones of cinema
history in a lucid manner.
Director :
Virendra Saini
8 Best Animation INIMEY Producer: Swarna For creating endearing characters who
Film NAANGATHAAN S. Sridevi Kamal with their breath ­ taking quixotic antics,
Director : battle the evil force of greed, in a
( Tamil) S. Venky refreshingly new manner. For taking
Baboo animation in a new direction.
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Animator:
S. Venky
Baboo
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9 Best Direction NAALU Adoor Swarna For his delicate and subtle handling of
PENNUNGAL Gopalakrishnan Kamal gender issues in a conventional society.
Four women of different marital status are
(Malayalam) trivialized and subjected to abject neglect
by their immediate partners and family.
10 Best Actor KANCHIVARAM Prakash Raj Rajat For his sensible multi­layered portrayal of
Kamal a weaver caught in a web of silken threads,
(Tamil) woven by destiny.
11 Best Actress GULABI TALKIES Umashree Rajat A heart ­ rending portrayal of the sorry
Kamal plight of a wronged woman belonging to a
(Kannada) minority community surrounded by an
uncaring and hostile society.
12 Best Supporting GANDHI MY Darshan Rajat For truthfully portraying the angst of a
Actor FATHER Jariwala Kamal great historical figure – Mahatma Gandhi.
The Father of the Nation stands defeated
(Hindi/English) in his personal relationship with his own
son.
13 Best Supporting THE LAST LEAR Shefali Shah Rajat For her smoldering portrayal of a woman
Actress Kamal dealing with her intense relationship with
(English) an older man with a towering personality .
14 Best Child Artist TINGYA Sharad Goekar Rajat For covering the range from tenderness to
Kamal angry defiance with consummate ease,
(Marathi) while portraying Tingya – a boy whose love
for his Ox is the driving force of his young
life.
15 Best Male Playback TAARE ZAMEEN Shankar Rajat For the plaintive rendition of a soulful song
Singer PAR Mahadevan Kamal which is a musical expression of a theme
which touches the heart.
(Hindi)
16 Best Female JAB WE MET Shreya Ghoshal Rajat For her mellifluous voice and rich tonal
Playback Singer (Hindi) Kamal quality. Her rendition evokes the beauty of
nature through its subtle nuances.
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17 Best FROZEN Shanker Rajat For the artistic and technical excellence of
Cinematography Raman Kamal cinematography revealed through superb
(Hindi) reproduction of tonalities and stark
Laboratory : compositions, maintaining the texture on
Deluxe high altitude.
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Inc., USA
18 Best Screenplay GANDHI MY Feroz Abbas Rajat For the imaginative and emotional
FATHER Khan Kamal handling of uncompromisingly steadfast
side of the Father of the Nation with special
(Hindi/English) reference to his relationship with his
troublesome son.
19 Best Audiography 1971 Kunal Sharma Rajat For capturing the mood and tension of that
Kamal war­torn period which marked the climax
(Hindi) of the deteriorating ties with our
neighbours.
20 Best Editing NAALU B. Ajith Kumar Rajat For presenting at a uniform pace four
PENNUNGAL Kamal different stories which unfold as a single
entity.
(Malayalam)
21 Best Art Direction OM SHANTI OM Sabu Cyril Rajat For creating authentic film settings of
Kamal 1970s and recreating them in a dilapidated
(Hindi) condition a generation later.
22 Best Costume KRISHNAKANTER Ruma Rajat For creating realistic characters during
Designer WILL Sengupta Kamal that historic period when lavish costumes
and colourful court life, were the order of
(Bengali) the day.
23 Best Make-up Artist PARADESI Pattnam Rajat For technical excellence of detailing
Rasheed Kamal through make­up the character of the
(Malayalam) protagonist.
24 Best Music ORE KADAL Ouseppachan Rajat For achieving through music the poignancy
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Direction Kamal of the turmoil of unconventional love.
(Malayalam)
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25 Best Lyrics TAARE ZAMEEN Prasoon Joshi Rajat For the soulful poetry that captures the
PAR Kamal trauma of a family beset with a rare
problem of their little son who is happily
(Hindi) saved by an understanding teacher.
26 Special Jury Award GANDHI MY Producer: Rajat For throwing light on a relatively unknown
FATHER Anil Kapoor Kamal aspect of the Father of the Nation and his
stormy relationship with his difficult
(Hindi/English) Director : rebellious son, in a rare and compelling
Feroz Abbas manner.
Khan
27 Best Special SIVAJI M/s Indian Rajat For the pioneering effort of rendering tones
Effects Artists, Kamal and textures that assume realistic
(Tamil) Chennai proportions. Turing dark skin tone to fair
by painstaking computer graphic work is
most convincingly done.
28 Best Choreography JAB WE MET ………Yeh Ishk Rajat For the lively depiction of a colourful local
Hai, Baithe Kamal hill song against a mountainous backdrop.
(Hindi) Bithaye……
29 Best Feature Film
in each of the
language specified
in the schedule VIII
of the Constitution
I Best Feature Film BALLYGUNGE Producer: Rajat For providing a powerful commentary on
in Bengali COURT Ganesh Kumar Kamal the travails of ageing in an urban milieu.
Bagaria
Director :
Pinaki
Chaudhuri
II Best Feature Film 1971 Producer: Rajat A sensitive depiction of the ordeal of Indian
in Hindi Sagar Films Kamal prisoners of war trapped between extreme
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Pvt. Ltd. hostility and official apathy in an alien land
Director : and showing fortitude in a hopeless
Amrit Sagar situation.
III Best Feature Film GULABI TALKIES Producer: Rajat Gulabi Talkies traces the impact of new
in Kannada Basant Kumar Kamal media on a fishing community of coastal
Patil Karnataka, against the backdrop of
globalized business practices and growing
Director :
Girish communal tensions between Hindus and
Kasaravalli Muslims at the turn of the century.
IV Best Feature Film ORE KADAL Producer: Rajat A well crafted movie on the emotional
in Malayalam Vindhyan N B Kamal conflict of a middle class housewife
irresistibly drawn to a radical intellectual.
Director :
Shyamaprasad
V Best Feature Film NIROP Producer: Rajat An original off­beat film that gives a fresh
in Marathi Aparna Kamal perspective of the internal landscapes of
Dharmadhikari the human mind.
Director :
Sachin
Kundalkar
VI Best Feature Film PERIYAR Producer: Rajat A biographical feature which takes on
in Tamil M/s Liberty Kamal issues like superstition, untouchability,
Creations Ltd. widow remarriage etc by forcefully
depicting the life of the great social
Director : reformer Shri E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker ­­­
Gnana ­ popularly known as Periyar.
Rajasekaran
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30 Best Feature Film
in each of the
languages other
than those
specified in
Schedule VIII of the
Constitution
Best Feature Film THE LAST LEAR Producer: Rajat A brilliant and visually stunning work of
in English Arindam Kamal cinema on the life of a reclusive
Chaudhuri Shakespearian actor, well past his prime.
His whimsical and passionate persona
Director : makes him a memorable and loveable
Rituparno character.
Ghosh
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DIRECTORATE OF FILM FESTIVALS
(Ministry of Information & Broadcasting)
Government of India
55th NATIONAL FILM AWARDS FOR THE YEAR 2007
NON‐FEATURE FILMS
S. No. Name of Award Name of Film Awardee Medal Citation
1 Best Non‐feature film HOPE DIES LAST IN Producer: Swarna For its sensitive albeit searching exploration of
WAR Supriyo Sen Kamal those in prisons in alien countries; a complex
polyphony of variegated voices, the film is an
(English/ Hindi) Director : endeavour to find hope in the midst of a
Supriyo Sen struggle against despair.
2 Best First Non‐feature film LAL JUTO Producer: Rajat For its conventional handling of a renowned
of a Director Satyajit Ray Film Kamal literary text. The element of surprise is
(Bengali) and Television presented in an effortless manner,
Institute, Kolkata spontaneous and full of miraculous madness.
Director :
Shweta Merchant
3 Best TAI PHAKEY Producer: Rajat Tai Phakey is an honest portrayal of life and
Anthropological/Ethnograp Priyam Chaliha Kamal traditions of the miniscule Phakey community
hic Film (English) of the Northeast, which despite the influence
Director : of globalization, continues to preserve its
Mridul Gupta individual identity.
4 Best ANTARDHAWANI Producer: Rajat The film creatively brings out the life and times
Biographical/Historical Films Division Kamal of Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma in his journey to
Reconstruction/compilatio (Hindi) revive the lost music of the Santoor and place
n film Director : it on the world stage. The pace and rhythm of
Jabbar Patel the film is in tune with the melodious music of
the Santoor.
5 Best Scientific Film BHANGA GHARA Producer: Rajat For championing the cause of environmental
(including method and Film & Television Kamal conservation. The film depicts the contrast
process of science, (Bengali) Institute of India between two regions of the Malda district as
contribution of Scientists they come to terms with the inevitable flow of
etc.)/ Environment Director : nature. While one faces the eroding onslaught
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Conservation/Preservation Nilanjan Datta of the river Ganga, the other renews itself to
Film (including awareness) survive amidst the scarcity of water.
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Best film on Social Issues BAGHER BACHA Producer: Rajat For its spontaneous and multilayered depiction
(such as prohibition, Satyajit Ray Film Kamal of the life of a child living in a railway station.
women and child welfare (Bengali) and Television He is shown on the borderline between a
and dowry, drug abuse, Institute, Kolkata struggle for survival and a life of crime.
welfare of the handicapped & Director :
etc.) Bishnu Dev Halder
Producer: For handling the discrimination that Muslim
SHIFTING Public Service women face in Tamil Nadu from some of the
PROPHECY Broadcasting conservative clergy. The film successfully
Trust brings out the story of a woman activist who
(English) Director : has galvanized the socially depressed women
Merajur Rahman into fighting this gender discrimination.
Baruah
7 Best PRARAMBHA Producer: Rajat Prarambh is a sensitive portrayal of the
Educational/Motivational/ Santosh Sivan Kamal struggle faced by an HIV infected boy who is
Instructional Film (Kannada) dismissed from school. The film takes a playful
Director : standpoint to inspire and instill a positive
Santosh Sivan attitude towards this issue.
8 Best Investigative Film THE JOURNALIST Producer: Rajat The film tries to uncover the sequence of
AND A JIHADI Ramesh Sharma Kamal events that led to the gruesome murder of the
Wall‐street journalist, Daniel Pearl. This film is
(English) Director : very well researched and the investigation
Ramesh Sharma provides an insight into the working of a
and Ahmad Jamal militant organization.
9 Special Jury Award BHULTIR KHERO Producer: Rajat For its brilliant evocation of Kolkata. The film
Amalan Datta Kamal brings out sights and sounds, smells and
(Bengali) Director : stories, myths and memories in a manner that
Anirban Datta is realistic and yet magical.
For its creative use of visual craft to reflect on
& Producer: the relationship between menstrual rituals, the
Public Service colour red and nature of human existence. The
POOMARAM Broadcasting film engages the audience very deeply in its
Trust experimental exploration of the inner life of
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(Malayalam) Director : young women protagonists and their unique
Vipin Vijay relationship with blood.
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10 Short Fiction Film UDHED BUN Producer: Rajat Udhed Bun is a creative portrayal of a young
Film & Television Kamal boy’s dilemma as he comes face to face with
(Hindi) Institute of India the temptations of life. The film evocatively
Director : explores the erotic under‐currents in this
Siddharth Sinha coming of age tale.
11 Best Film on Family MAKING THE FACE Producer: Rajat For its multilayered exploration of the issue of
Welfare Public Service Kamal alternative sexuality in a politically troubled
(English) Broadcasting state; celebrating this sexual orientation in a
Trust spontaneous manner, the film depicts it as a
Director : normal proclivity in a family setup. This, in no
way, effects one’s daily chores, particularly as
Suvendu the protagonist is a make‐up artist of great
Chatterjee acceptance.
12 Best Direction VELLAPOKATHIL JAYARAJ Swarna For his minimalist portrayal of the traumatic
Kamal tale of a faithful canine
(Malayalam)
13 Best Cinematography KRAMASHA SAVITA SINGH Rajat For her arresting use of lenses and lighting in
Kamal the creation of a strange and magical world,
(Hindi) full of a certain atmospheric dampness and
mistiness, further enhanced by a consistent
exhibition of striking cinematic compositions.
14 Best Audiography KRAMASHA AJIT SINGH Rajat The innovative sound design enhances the
RATHORE Kamal mood of the film and draws one into the
(Hindi) magical ambience replete with fairy tales.
15 Best Editing HOPE DIES LAST IN SAIKAT RAY Rajat For its creative blending of various elements of
WAR Kamal the past and present, as also for its seamless
flow of images that evoke genuine emotions.
(English/ Hindi)
16 Best Music Direction ECHOES OF SILENCE ZUBIN GARG Rajat The emptiness of Pori’s world is enhanced
Kamal through the effective use of music, which is
(English/ Khasi) understated yet powerful, thus blending
seamlessly into the narrative.
17 Best Narration/Voice Over AYODHYA GATHA VANI Rajat The powerful and humane narration of
SUBRAMANIAN Kamal Ayodhya Gatha weaves together the story of
(English/ Hindi) Ayodhya — its past, present and uncertain
future — in a manner that touches you without
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DIRECTORATE OF FILM FESTIVALS
(Ministry of Information & Broadcasting)
Government of India
55th NATIONAL FILM AWARDS FOR THE YEAR 2007
BEST WRITING ON CINEMA
S. Name of Name of Book Awardee Medal Citation
No. Award
1 Best Book on FROM RAJ TO Publisher : Swarna for its engaged and illuminating study of
Cinema SWARAJ : THE Penguin Kamal non-feature cinema in its social, political
NON FICTION FILM Books India and cultural context.
IN INDIA Pvt. Ltd.
(English) Author:
B D Garga
2 Best Film V K Joseph Swarna For his intellectual and aesthetic integrity
Critic Kamal in writing about regional, national and
(Malayalam) world cinema.
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