53rd Indian National Film Awards
The 53rd Indian National Film Award winners were announced on Aug. 7, 2007.
The 53rd Indian National Film Awards covers Indian films produced in 2005.
National Film Awards 2007 winners – Article
BEST FEATURE FILM: KAALPURUSH – MEMORIES IN THE MIST (BENGALI)
BEST FIRST FILM: PARINEETA (HINDI) by Pradeep Sarkar
BEST POPULAR FILM PROVIDING WHOLESOME ENTERTAINMENT: RANG DE BASANTI (HINDI)
BEST FEATURE FILM ON NATIONAL INTEGRATION: DAIVANAMATHIL (MALAYALAM)
BEST FILM ON FAMILY WELFARE: DHAVAMAI DHAVAMIRANTE (TAMIL)
BEST FILM ON OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES: IQBAL (HINDI)
BEST FILM ON ENVIRONMENT CONSERVATION/ PRESERVATION: THUTTURI (KANNADA)
BEST CHILDREN'S FILM: BLUE UMBRELLA (HINDI)
BEST DIRECTION: RAHUL DHOLAKIA (PARZANIA – ENGLISH)
BEST ACTOR: AMITABH BACHCHAN, BLACK
BEST ACTRESS: SARIKA, PARZANIA
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: NASEERUDDIN SHAH, IQBAL
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: URVASHI, ACHHUVINTE AMMA F
BEST CHILD ARTIST: SAI KUMAR, BOMMALATA – A BELLYFUL OF DREAMS
BEST MALE PLAYBACK SINGER: NARESH IYER, RANG DE BASANTI
BEST FEMALE PLAYBACK SINGER: SHREYA GHOSHAL, PAHELI
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: MADHU AMBAT, SRINGARAM
BEST SCREENPLAY: APAHARAN (HINDI) — PRAKASH JHA, SHRIDHAR RAGHAVAN & MANOJ TYAGI
BEST SOUND RECORDING: RANG DE BASANTI (HINDI)
BEST EDITING: RANG DE BASANTI (HINDI) – P S BHARATHI
BEST ART DIRECTION: TAJ MAHAL – AN ETERNAL LOVE STORY – C B MORE
BEST COSTUME DESIGNER: ANNA SINGH (FOR TAJ MAHAL- AN ETERNAL LOVE STORY ) &
SABYACHI MUKHERJEE (FOR BLACK)
BEST MUSIC DIRECTION: LALGUDI JAYARAMAN FOR SRINGARAM (TAMIL)
BEST LYRICS: BARGURU RAMCHANDRAPPA for "BARUTHE VE NAV BARUTHE VE" FROM THAAYI
SPECIAL JURY AWARD: ACTOR ANUPAM KHER for MAINE GANDHI KO NAHIN MARA
BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS: ANNIYAN
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY: SAROJ KHAN, SRINGARAM I
BEST FEATURE FILM IN ASSAMESE: KADAM TOLE KRISHNA NACHE
BEST FEATURE FILM IN BENGALI: HARBART
BEST FEATURE FILM IN HINDI: BLACK
BEST FEATURE FILM IN KANNADA: THAAYI
BEST FEATURE FILM IN MALAYALAM: THANMATRA
BEST FEATURE FILM IN MARATHI: DOMBIVALI FAST
BEST FEATURE FILM IN ORIYA: KATHANTARA
BEST FEATURE FILM IN PUNJABI: BAGHI
BEST FEATURE FILM IN TAMIL: AADUM KOTHU
BEST FEATURE FILM IN TELUGU: BOMMALATA – A BELLYFUL OF DREAMS
BEST FEATURE FILM IN ENGLISH: 15 PARK AVENUE
BEST FEATURE FILM IN BHOJPURI: KAB HOI GAWNA HAMAR
BEST FEATURE FILM IN MONPA: SONAM
AWARDS IN NON-FEATURE CATEGORIES
BEST NON-FEATURE FILM: RIDING SOLO TO THE TOP OF THE WORLD (English)
BEST FIRST NON-FEATURE FILM: JOHN & JANE (English)
BEST ANTHROPOLOGICAL/ETHNOGRAPHIC FILM: SPIRIT OF THE GRACEFUL LINEAGE (English)
BEST BIOGRAPHICAL/HISTORICAL RECONSTRUCTION/COMPILATION FILM: HANS AKELA-KUMAR GHANDHARVA (Hindi)
BEST ARTS/CULTURAL FILM: NAINA JOGIN (Hindi & Maithili)
BEST SCIENTIFIC FILM /ENVIRONMENT CONSERVATION/PRESERVATION FILM: UNDER THIS SUN (Bengali)
BEST AGRICULTURE FILM: SEED KEEPERS (Telugu/English)
BEST FILM ON SOCIAL ISSUES: WAY TO DUSTY DEATH (Hindi/English)
BEST INVESTIGAVE FILM: THE WHISTLE BLOWERS (ENGLISH)
BEST ANIMATION FILM: KACHUA AUR KHARGOSH (Hindi)
SPECIAL JURY AWARD: FINAL SOLUTION (Hindi/Gujarati/English)
BEST SHORT FICTION FILM: THACKKAYIN MEEDHA NAANGU KANGAL (Tamil)
BEST DIRECTION: Ganesh Shankar Gaikwad for VOICES ACROSS THE OCEAN (English/Hindi)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Paramvir Singh for PARSIWADA, TARAPORE PRESENT DAY (English / Gujarati)
BEST SOUND RECORDING: Anmol Bhave for CLOSER
BEST EDITING: Vibuti Nathjha for NAINA JOGIN (Hindi/Maithili)
BEST NARRATION /VOICE OVER: Ajay Raina for WAPSI (English/Hindi/Urdu/Punjabi/ Kashimiri)
SPECIAL MENTIONs: Vibhu Puri for POCKET WATCH and Bidyut Kotokyfor BHRAIMOMAN THEATRE
National Film Awards 2007 winners – Article
Film Awards: 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Venice Film Festival 2007 awards
Sundance Film Festival 2007 awards
SXSW Film Festival 2007 awards
Tiburon Film Festival 2007 awards
Tribeca Film Festival 2007 awards
Seattle Film Festival 2007 awards
Shanghai Film Festival 2007 awards
Shanghai Film Critics 2007 awards
Karlovy Vary Film Festival 2007 awards
Karnataka State Film 2007 awards