| 39th National Film Awards | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best of Indian cinema in 1991 |
| Awarded by | Directorate of Film Festivals |
| Presented by | R. Venkataraman (President of India) |
| Announced on | April 8, 1992 |
| Presented on | May 6, 1992 |
| Site | Siri Fort Auditorium, New Delhi |
| Official website | dff.nic.in |
| Highlights | |
| Best Feature Film | Agantuk |
| Best Non-Feature Film | Sons of Abotani: The Misings |
| Best Book | Athmanindayude Pookal (Flowers of Self-Condemnation) |
| Best Film Critic | Gautam Kaul |
| Dadasaheb Phalke Award | Bhalji Pendharkar |
| Most awards | • Agantuk • Bharatham • Dharavi (3) |
The 39th 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 1991.[1] Ceremony took place in 1992.
With 39th National Film Awards, two new awards were introduced for feature films section. These awards includes National Film Award for Best Special Effects and National Film Award for Best Choreography and awarded with Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus). These two newly introduced awards were not given for 39th National Film Awards as no film/entry was found to be suitable.
Also for Best Writing on Cinema, Best Film Critic is awarded with Swarna Kamal (Golden Lotus), which was till then awarded with Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus).