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National Film Award for Best Biographical Film
Film award in India
Summary
Film award in India
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | National Film Award for Best Biographical Film |
| subheader | National award for contributions to short film |
| sponsor | Directorate of Film Festivals |
| firstawarded | 1984 |
| lastawarded | 2020 |
| reward | |
| holder_label | Most recent winner |
| holder | Pabung Syam |
| award1_type | Total awarded |
| award1_winner | 38 |
| award2_type | First winner |
| award2_winner | Padmashri Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair |
The National Film Award for Best Biographical Film was 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 was one of several awards presented for non-feature films and awarded with Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus).
The award was instituted in 1984, at 32nd National Film Awards and awarded annually for the short films produced in the year across the country, in all Indian languages. At the 69th National Film Awards, the award is clubbed with National Film Award for Best Historical Reconstruction/Compilation Film, with the new category named as Best Biographical / Historical Reconstruction / Compilation Film.
Winners
Award includes 'Rajat Kamal' (Silver Lotus) and cash prize. Following are the award winners over the years:
| Awards legends |
|---|
| List of films, showing the year, language(s), producer(s) and director(s) | Year | Film(s) | Language(s) | Producer(s) | Director(s) | Refs. | Padmashri Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair | Satyajit Ray | The Seer Who Walks Alone | Sister Alphonsa of Bharananganam | Kamala Nehru | Basheer: The Man | C. V. Raman: The Scientist and His Legacy | Baba | Bhavantarana | Kabitar Ananta Jatrapathe | Pandit Bhimsen Joshi | Colors of Absence | A Living Legend | Hastir Kanya | Mounam Sowmanasyam | Premji: Ithihasathinte Sparsam | Unarvinte Kalam: M.R.B. | Nottam | Mallika Sarabhai | *Devanarthakan | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (The Divine Dancer)* | Teejan Bai | Meeting Manjit | It's Prabhat | Hans Akela: Kumar Gandharva | Minukku | Guru Laimayum Thambalngoubi Devi | Antardhwani | The Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi: A Reconstruction | Pancham Unmixed | Nilamadhaba | Vishnupant Damle: Bolpatancha Mook Nayak | Celluloid Man | The Last Adieu | Amar Katha: Story of Binodini | Life in Metaphors: A Portrait of Girish Kasaravalli | Zikr Us Parivaksha: Begum Akhtar | Naachi se Baanchi | Sword of Liberty | Elephants Do Remember | Pabung Syam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (32nd)](32nd-national-film-awards) | Malayalam | James Paul | Matthew Paul | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (33rd)](33rd-national-film-awards) | English | Films Division | Shyam Benegal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| English | G. Aravindan | G. Aravindan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (34th)](34th-national-film-awards) | English | Dejo Kappen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Sebastian | Rajiv Vijay Raghavan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| English | Uma Shankar | Ashish Mukherjee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (35th)](35th-national-film-awards) | English | Kannakulam Abdulla | M. R. Rahman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (36th)](36th-national-film-awards) | No Award | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (37th)](37th-national-film-awards) | English | N. K. Saigal | Nandan Kudhyadi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (38th)](38th-national-film-awards) | English | Mediart Film Pvt. Ltd | Rajiv Mehrotra | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (39th)](39th-national-film-awards) | Oriya | Bombay Cinematograph | Kumar Shahani | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bengali | Department of Information and Cultural Affairs, Government of West Bengal | Sanat Kumar Dasgupta | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (40th)](40th-national-film-awards) | Hindi | Gulzar for Films Division | Gulzar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (41st)](41st-national-film-awards) | English | Shanta Gokhale | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arun Khopkar | Arun Khopkar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (42nd)](42nd-national-film-awards) | No Award | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (43rd)](43rd-national-film-awards) | English | Aurora Film Corporation | Satadru Chaki | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (44th)](44th-national-film-awards) | Assamese | Digbijay Medhi | Prabin Hazarika | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (45th)](45th-national-film-awards) | Malayalam | T. Ravindranath | Ravindran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (46th)](46th-national-film-awards) | Malayalam | Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi | M. R. Rajan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (47th)](47th-national-film-awards) | Malayalam | Bina Narayan | M. R. Rajan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| English | Films Division | Aruna Raje Patil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (48th)](48th-national-film-awards) | Malayalam | A. V. Ali Koya for Kerala State Chalachitra Academy | Sudish Gopalakrishnan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (49th)](49th-national-film-awards) | Hindi | Kuldeep Sinha for Films Division | V. Packirisamy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (50th)](50th-national-film-awards) | English | Ina Puri | Buddhadeb Dasgupta | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (51st)](51st-national-film-awards) | No Award | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (52nd)](52nd-national-film-awards) | Marathi | A. V. Damle | Madhavi Vaidya | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (53rd)](53rd-national-film-awards) | Hindi | Films Division | Jabbar Patel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (54th)](54th-national-film-awards) | Malayalam | Devadasan Keezhpatt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bina Narayanan | M. R. Rajan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manipuri | Aribam Syam Sharma | Aribam Syam Sharma | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (55th)](55th-national-film-awards) | Hindi | Films Division | Jabbar Patel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (56th)](56th-national-film-awards) | English | Films Division | R. Krishna Mohan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (57th)](57th-national-film-awards) | Bengali | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hindi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| English | Brahmanand S Siingh | Brahmanand S Siingh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (58th)](58th-national-film-awards) | English | Films Division | Dilip Patnaik | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (59th)](59th-national-film-awards) | Marathi | Anil Anant Damle | Virendra Valsangkar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (60th)](60th-national-film-awards) | English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hindi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kannada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bengali | Shivendra Singh Dungarpur | Shivendra Singh Dungarpur | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (61st)](61st-national-film-awards) | English | Films Division | Shabnam Sukhdev | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (62nd)](62nd-national-film-awards) | Bengali | Films Division | Tuhinabha Majumder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (63rd)](63rd-national-film-awards) | English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kannada | Reelism Film | O. P. Shrivastava | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (64th)](64th-national-film-awards) | English | Sangeet Natak Akademi | Nirmal Chander | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (65th)](65th-national-film-awards) | Films Division of India | Biju Toppo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| R. C. Suresh | Shiny Benjamin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (66th)](66th-national-film-awards) | No Award | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (67th)](67th-national-film-awards) | English | Films Division of India | Swati Pandey, Viplove Rai Bhatia & Manohar Singh Bisht | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (68th)](68th-national-film-awards) | Manipuri | Films Division of India | Haobam Paban Kumar |
References
References
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