Awards & Winners

National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali

National Film Awards

The National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India. It is one of several awards presented for feature films and awarded with Rajat Kamal. The National Film Awards, established in 1954, are the most prominent film awards in India that merit the best of the Indian cinema. The ceremony also presents awards for films in various regional languages. Awards for films in seven regional language started from 2nd National Film Awards which were presented on 21 December 1955. Three awards of "President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film", "Certificate of Merit for the Second Best Feature Film" and "Certificate of Merit for the Third Best Feature Film" were instituted. The later two certificate awards were discontinued from 15th National Film Awards. Directed by Chitta Bose, the 1954 film Chheley Kaar was honoured with the first president's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Bengali. Certificate of Merit for Second and Third Best Feature Films in Bengali were received by Jadu Bhatta and Annapurnar Mandir respectively.
Date Established : 1954

Check all the winners of National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali presented under National Film Awards since 1954 .


Pradipta Bhattacharyya, Tripod entertainment

Honored for : Bakita Byaktigato

Rana Sarkar, Anjan Dutt

Honored for : Ranjana Ami Ar Ashbona

New Theatres, Sonmath Gupta

Honored for : Ami Aadu

Rituparno Ghosh, Reliance Big Pictures

Honored for : The Eternal

Reliance Entertainment, Rituparno Ghosh

Honored for : Shob Charitro Kalponik

Ganesh Kumar Bagaria, Pinaki Chaudhuri

Honored for : Ballygunge Court

Nitesh Sharma, Suman Ghosh

Honored for : Footsteps

Shampa Bhattacharya, Sekhar Das

Honored for : Critical Encounter

Shrikant Mohta, Mahendra Soni, Rituparno Ghosh

Honored for : Chokher Bali

Jagannath Films, Rituparno Ghosh

Honored for : Shubho Mahurat

Pinaki Chaudhuri

Honored for : Sanghat

Buddhadeb Dasgupta

Honored for : Dooratwa

Ek Je Chhilo Desh

Filmarts, Calcutta, Rajen Tarafdar

Honored for : Palanka

Dinen Gupta, Gora Pictures

Honored for : Natun Pata

Nominations 1968 »

Nominee Nominated Work
R. N. Malhotra Apanjan
R. K. Kapur Apanjan
T. M. Shah Apanjan
Tapan Sinha Apanjan

Aurora Films Corp Pvt Ltd., Bijoy Bose

Honored for : Arogya Niketan

Satyajit Ray

Honored for : Nayak: The Hero

Ranjit Basu, Mrinal Sen

Honored for : Akash Kusum
(President's Silver Medal)

Radheshyam, Ritwik Ghatak

Honored for : Subarnarekha
(Certificate of Merit)

Aurora Films Corp Pvt Ltd., Bijoy Bose

Honored for : Raja Rammohun
(Certificate of Merit)

Asim Pal, Tapan Sinha

Honored for : The Ascent
(President's Silver Medal)

B. K. Productions, Pijush Bose

Honored for : Anustup Chhanda
(Certificate of Merit)

Uttam Kumar, Asit Sen

Honored for : Uttar Falguni

Nominations 1963 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Uttam Kumar Uttar Falguni
Asit Sen Uttar Falguni
Ajoy Kar Saat Pake Bandha
R.D. Bansal Saat Pake Bandha
Uttam Kumar Jatu Griha
Tapan Sinha Jatu Griha

Prokash Chandra Nan, Tarun Majumdar

Honored for : Kancher Swarga

Nominations 1962 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Prokash Chandra Nan Kancher Swarga
Tarun Majumdar Kancher Swarga
Agragami Productions Nishithe
Agragami Nishithe

Satyajit Ray

Honored for : Two Daughters

Nominations 1961 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Satyajit Ray Two Daughters
Uttam Kumar Saptapadi
Ajoy Kar Saptapadi
Mrinal Sen Punascha

Satyajit Ray

Honored for : Devi

Nominations 1960 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Satyajit Ray Devi
Rajen Tarafdar Ganga
Cine Art Production Pvt Ltd. Ganga

Arundhati Mukherjee, Prabhat Mukherjee

Honored for : Bicharak

Nominations 1959 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Arundhati Mukherjee Bicharak
Prabhat Mukherjee Bicharak

De Luxe Film Distributors Ltd., Debaki Bose

Honored for : Sagar Sangamey

Nominations 1958 »

Nominee Nominated Work
De Luxe Film Distributors Ltd. Sagar Sangamey
Debaki Bose Sagar Sangamey
Satyajit Ray The Music Room
Agragami Productions Daak Harkara
Agragami Daak Harkara

Sreemati Pictures, Haridas Bhattacharya

Honored for : Andhare Alo

Nominations 1957 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Sreemati Pictures Andhare Alo
Haridas Bhattacharya Andhare Alo
L. B. Films International Louha-Kapat
Tapan Sinha Louha-Kapat
Ajoy Kar Harano Sur
Alochaya Productions Harano Sur

Tapan Sinha, Charu Chitra

Honored for : Kabuliwala

Nominations 1956 »

Nominee Nominated Work
R. K. Films Ek Din Ratre
Sombhu Mitra Ek Din Ratre
Amit Maitra Ek Din Ratre

Government of West Bengal, Satyajit Ray

Honored for : Pather Panchali

Nominations 1955 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Tapan Sinha Kabuliwala
Charu Chitra Kabuliwala
Emkeji Productions Mahakavi Girish Chandra
Modhu Bose Mahakavi Girish Chandra

Charan Chitra, Chitta Basu

Honored for : Chheley Kaar

Nominations 1954 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Charan Chitra Chheley Kaar
Chitta Basu Chheley Kaar
Sunrise Film Distributors Jadu Bhatta
Niren Lahiri Jadu Bhatta
Chitra Mandir Annapurnar Mandir
Naresh Mitra Annapurnar Mandir
Government of West Bengal Pather Panchali
Chalachitra Pratishthan Rani Rashmoni
Kali Prasad Ghosh Rani Rashmoni
Aurora Films Corporation Rai Kamal
Subodh Mitra Rai Kamal