43rd National Film Awards
| 43rd National Film Awards | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best of Indian cinema in 1995 |
| Awarded by |
President of India (Shankar Dayal Sharma) |
| Presented by | Directorate of Film Festivals |
| Official website | dff.nic.in |
| Highlights | |
| Best Feature Film | Kathapurushan |
| Best Non-Feature Film | Tarana |
| Most awards | Kaalapani and Kraurya (4) |
The 43rd National Film Awards, presented by Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India to felicitate the best of Indian Cinema released in the year 1995. Ceremony took place in 1996 and awards were given by then President of India, Shankar Dayal Sharma.
Awards were divided into feature films, non-feature films and books written on Indian cinema.
Feature films were awarded at All India as well as regional level. For 43rd National Film Awards, a Malayalam film, Kathapurushan won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film whereas a Malayalam film, Kaalapani and Kannada film Kraurya won the maximum number of awards (4). Following were the awards given in each category:
A committee headed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee was appointed to evaluate the feature films awards. Following were the jury members:
Following were the awards given:
Official Name: Swarna Kamal
All the awardees are awarded with 'Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal)', a certificate and cash prize.
Official Name: Rajat Kamal
All the awardees are awarded with 'Silver Lotus Award (Rajat Kamal)', a certificate and cash prize.
The award is given to best film in the regional languages in India.
Best Feature Film in Each of the Language Other Than Those Specified In the Schedule VIII of the Constitution
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.
A committee headed by Vijaya Mulay was appointed to evaluate the non-feature films awards. Following were the jury members:
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