The 62nd National Film Awards ceremony was an event during which the Directorate of Film Festivals presented its annual National Film Awards to honour the best films of 2014 in Indian cinema. The awards were announced on 24 March 2015 and the ceremony was held on 3 May 2015.
Selection process
The Directorate of Film Festivals invited nominations for the awards by late December 2014 and the acceptable last date for entries was until 20 January 2015. Feature and Non-Feature Films certified by the Central Board of Film Certification between 1 January 2014 and 31 December 2014 were eligible for the film award categories. Books, critical studies, reviews or articles on cinema published in Indian newspapers, magazines, and journals between 1 January 2014 and 31 December 2014 were eligible for the best writing on cinema section. Entries of dubbed, revised or copied versions of a film or translation, abridgements, edited or annotated works and reprints were ineligible for the awards.
For the Feature and Non-Feature Films sections, films in any Indian language, shot on 16 mm, 35 mm, a wider film gauge or a digital format, and released in cinemas, on video or digital formats for home viewing were eligible. Films were required to be certified as a feature film, a featurette or a Documentary/Newsreel/Non-Fiction by the Central Board of Film Certification.
Dadasaheb Phalke Award
Introduced in 1969, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award is the highest award given to recognise the contributions of film personalities towards the development of Indian cinema and for distinguished contributions to the medium, its growth and promotion. Following were the jury members:
Jury Members Gulzar Asha Bhosle Jahnu Barua Prasoon Joshi Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
For the year 2014, the award was announced on 23 March 2015 to be presented to actor, film-maker Shashi Kapoor. He has won two National Film Awards including Best Actor for New Delhi Times in 1985 and is also Padma Bhushan recipient of 2011.
Name of AwardImageAwardee(s)Awarded AsAwardsDadasaheb Phalke Award Shashi Kapoor Actor, film-makerSwarna Kamal, and a Shawl
Feature films
Hindi film Haider won the maximum number of awards (5).
Jury For the Feature Film section, six committees were formed based on the different geographic regions in India. The two-tier evaluation process included a central committee and five regional committees. The central committee, headed by Bharathiraja, included the heads of each regional committee and five other jury members. At regional level, each committee consisted of one chief and four members. The chief and one non-chief member of each regional committee were selected from outside that geographic region.
Central Jury
Bharathiraja (Chairperson) Lekh Tandon Joyoshree Arora K. Bhagyaraj Jayshree Kanal Keval Arora Kirti Jain Sanjoy Hazarika Bela Negi Manmohan Chadha Nanthyath Gopalakrishnan
Northern Region:
K. Bhagyaraj (Head) Ashok Mishra Batul Mukhtiar Nayan Prasad Parvin Dabas
Eastern Region:
Thara Anooraadha (Head) Krishnendu Bose Manmohan Chadha Patricia Mukhim Prabin Hazarika
Western Region:
Lekh Tandon (Head) Amrik Gill Dnyanesh Moghe Mangesh Hadawale Rajiv Vijayankar
Southern Region I:
Joyoshree Arora (Head) Kamal R. Selvaraj Sudesh Syal S. Muruganantham
Southern Region II:
Jayshree Kanal (Head) B. N. Subramanya Leslie Carvalho Pradip Kurbah Rajesh Touchriver
All India Award
Following will be the awards given:
Golden Lotus Award
Official Name: Swarna Kamal
All the awardees are awarded with 'Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal)', a certificate and cash prize.
Name of AwardName of Film(s)LanguageAwardee(s)Cash prizeBest Feature FilmCourt MarathiProducer: Vivek GomberDirector: Chaitanya Tamhane 250,000/- EachBest Debut Film of a DirectorAsha Jaoar MajheBengaliProducer: For FilmsDirector: Aditya Vikram Sengupta 1,25,000/- EachBest Popular Film Providing Wholesome EntertainmentMary Kom HindiProducer: Viacom 18 Motion Pictures & Sanjay Leela BhansaliDirector: Omung Kumar 200,000/- Each Best Children's FilmKaaka Muttai TamilProducer: Grass Root Film CompanyDirector: M. Manikandan 150,000/- EachElizabeth Ekadashi Marathi Producer: Essel Vision ProductionsDirector: Paresh MokashiBest DirectionChotushkone BengaliSrijit Mukherji 250,000/-
Silver Lotus Award
Official Name: Rajat Kamal
All the awardees are awarded with the 'Silver Lotus Award (Rajat Kamal)', a certificate and cash prize.
Name of AwardName of FilmLanguageAwardee(s)Cash prizeBest Film on Other Social IssuesChotoder ChobiBengaliProducer: Shree Venkatesh FilmsDirector: Kaushik Ganguly 150,000/- EachBest Film on Environment / Conservation / PreservationOttaalMalayalamProducer: Director Cutz Film Company Pvt Ltd (K Mohanan and Vinod Vijayan)Director: Jayaraj 150,000/- EachBest ActorNaanu Avanalla...AvaluKannadaSanchari Vijay 50,000/-Best ActressQueenHindiKangana Ranaut 50,000/-Best Supporting ActorJigarthandaTamilBobby Simha 50,000/-Best Supporting ActressPagdi The HonourHaryanviBaljinder Kaur 50,000/-Best Child ArtistKaaka MuttaiTamilJ. VigneshV. Ramesh 50,000/-Best Male Playback SingerHaiderHindiSukhwinder Singh (for "Bismil") 50,000/-Best Female Playback SingerSaivamTamilUthara Unnikrishnan (for "Azhage") 50,000/-Best CinematographyChotushkoneBengaliSudeep Chatterjee 50,000/-Best ScreenplayChotushkoneBengaliSrijit Mukherji 50,000/-Best ScreenplayOttaalMalayalamJoshy Mangalath 50,000/-Best ScreenplayHaiderHindiVishal Bhardwaj 50,000/-Best AudiographyKhwadaMarathiMahavir Sabannavar 50,000/-Best AudiographyAsha Jaoar MajheBengaliAnish John 50,000/-Best AudiographyNirbashitoBengaliAnirban SenguptaDipankar Chaki 50,000/-Best EditingJigarthandaTamilVivek Harshan 50,000/-Best Production DesignNachom-ia KumpasarKonkaniAparna Raina 50,000/-Best Costume DesignHaiderHindiDolly Ahluwalia 50,000/-Best Make-up ArtistNaanu Avanalla...AvaluKannadaNagarajuRaju 50,000/-Best Music DirectionHaiderHindiVishal Bhardwaj 50,000/-Best Music Direction1983MalayalamGopi Sundar 50,000/-Best LyricsSaivamTamilNa. Muthukumar (for "Azhage") 50,000/-Best ChoreographyHaiderHindiSudesh Adhana (for "Bismil") 50,000/-Special Jury AwardKhwada MarathiBhaurao Karhade (Director) 1,25,000/-Special MentionAinMalayalamMusthafa (Actor)Certificate onlyNachom-ia KumpasarKonkaniPalomi Ghosh (Actress)KillaBhoothnath ReturnsMarathi HindiParth Bhalerao (Child Artist)
Regional Awards
The award is given to best film in the regional languages in India.
Name of AwardName of FilmAwardee(s)Cash prizeProducer(s)DirectorBest Feature Film in AssameseOthelloArtha FilmsHemanta Kumar Das eachBest Feature Film in BengaliNirbashitoKaushik Ganguly ProductionsChurni Ganguly 100,000/- EachBest Feature Film in HindiQueenPhantom Films Pvt. Ltd.Viacom 18 Motion PicturesVikas Bahl 100,000/- EachBest Feature Film in KannadaHarivuAvinash U. ShettyMansore (Manjunatha Somashekara Reddy) 100,000/- EachBest Feature Film in KonkaniNachom-ia KumpasarGoa Folklore ProductionsBardroy Barretto 100,000/- EachBest Feature Film in MalayalamAin1:1 EntertainmentsSidhartha Siva 100,000/- EachBest Feature Film in MarathiKillaJAR PicturesM R Film WorksAvinash Arun 100,000/- EachBest Feature Film in OdiaAadim VicharMohapatra Movie Magic Pvt. Ltd.Sabyasachi Mohapatra 100,000/- EachBest Feature Film in PunjabiPunjab 1984White Hill Production India Pvt. Ltd.Anurag Singh 100,000/- EachBest Feature Film in TamilKuttram KadithalJSK Film CorporationG. Bramma 100,000/- EachBest Feature Film in TeluguChandamama KathaluWorking Dream ProductionPraveen Sattaru 100,000/- Each
Best Feature Film in Each of the Language Other Than Those Specified in the Schedule VIII of the Constitution
Name of AwardName of FilmAwardee(s)Cash prizeProducer(s)DirectorBest Feature Film in HaryanviPagdi The HonourV R EntertainersRajeev Bhatia 100,000/- EachBest Feature Film in RabhaOrongSuraj Kr. DuwarahAucto CreationSuraj Kr. Duwarah 100,000/- Each
Non-Feature Films
Short Films made in any Indian language and certified by the Central Board of Film Certification as a documentary/newsreel/fiction are eligible for non-feature film section.
Jury A committee of seven, headed by Kamal Swaroop, was appointed to evaluate the Non-Feature Films entries. The jury members were:
Kamal Swaroop (Chairperson) Ahsan Muzid Harikumar Madhavan Nair Joy Bimal Roy Mir Mushtaq Ahmad Sanjiv Rattan Vandana Kohli
Golden Lotus Award
Official Name: Swarna Kamal
All the awardees are awarded with the 'Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal)', a certificate and cash prize.
Name of AwardName of FilmLanguageAwardee(s)Cash prizeBest Non-Feature FilmTender is the SightEnglishProducer: Films DivisionDirector: Torsha Banerjee 100,000/- EachBest Non-Feature Film DirectionAaranyakMarathiEnglishRenu Savant 150,000/-
Silver Lotus Award
Official Name: Rajat Kamal
All the awardees are awarded with 'Silver Lotus Award (Rajat Kamal)' and cash prize.
Name of AwardName of FilmLanguageAwardee(s)Cash prizeBest First Non-Feature Film Goonga PehelwanHindiProducer: Drishti Media Director: Mit Jani, Prateek Gupta and Vivek Chaudhary 75,000/- EachBest Anthropological / Ethnographic FilmQissa–e–Parsi: The Parsi StoryEnglishProducer: Public Service Broadcasting Trust Director: Divya Cowasji & Shilpi Gulati 50,000/- EachBest Biographical Film / Best Historical Reconstruction FilmAamaar Katha: Story of BinodiniBengaliProducer: Films Division Director: Tuhinabha Majumdar 50,000/- EachBest Arts / Cultural FilmKapilaMalayalamProducer: Films Division Director: Sanju Surendran 50,000/- EachBest Promotional FilmDocumentation of Clay Image Makers of KumartuliBengaliProducer: Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts Director: Ranajit Ray Assistant Director: Goutam Sharma 50,000/- EachBest Environment Film Including AgricultureI Cannot Give You My ForestProducer: Top Quark Films Pvt. Ltd.Director: Nandan Saxena & Kavita Bahl 50,000/- Each Best Film on Social IssuesCan't Take This Shit AnymoreHindiProducer: Bhagirathi FilmsDirector: Vinod Kapri 50,000/- EachDaughters of Mother IndiaHindi EnglishProducer: Vibha BakshiDirector: Vibha BakshiBest Educational / Motivational / Instructional FilmKomalEnglish HindiProducer: Climb Media India Pvt. Ltd.Director: Prashant Shikare 50,000/- EachBehind the Glass WallMarathiProducer: GaahimediaDirector: Aruna Raje PatilBest Exploration / Adventure FilmLife Force – India's Western GhatsEnglishProducer: Grey Films India Pvt. Ltd. Director: Nallamuthu Subbiah 50,000/- EachBest Investigative FilmPhum ShangManipuriProducer: Films Division Director: Haobam Paban Kumar 50,000/- EachBest Animation FilmSound of JoyEnglishProducer: Aura Cinematics Director: Sukankan Roy Animator: Rishi Sahany 50,000/- EachBest Short Fiction FilmMitraaMarathiProducer: Athaansh Communications Director: Ravi Jadhav 50,000/- EachBest Film on Family WelfareTowards the Silver LiningHindiProducer: Satyajit Ray Film and Television InstituteDirector: Bhabani Tamuli 50,000/- EachBest CinematographyAamaar Katha: Story of BinodiniBengaliIndraneel Lahiri 50,000/-Best AudiographyTender is the SightBengaliAnindit RoyAteesh ChattopadhyayAyan Bhattacharya 50,000/-Best EditingTigress BloodEnglishAndi Campbell Waite 50,000/-Best Narration / Voice OverNitya Kalyani – Oru Mohiniyattam PathamMalayalamAmbooty (Anil Kumar), Devi S.Special Jury AwardA Poet, A City & A FootballerBengaliProducer: Films Division Director: Joshy Joseph Special MentionGunjaaBhojpuriMrinal Dev (Director) Certificate onlySeek and HideEnglishManoj Kumar Nitharwal (Director)5 O'Clock AccidentEnglishRuchir Arun (Director)
Best Writing on Cinema
The awards aim at encouraging study and appreciation of cinema as an art form and dissemination of information and critical appreciation of this art-form through publication of books, articles, reviews etc.
Jury
A committee of three, headed by Madhan, was appointed to evaluate the nominations for the best writing on Indian cinema. The jury members were as follows: