45th National Film Awards

45th National Film Awards
Awarded forBest of Indian cinema in 1997
Awarded byDirectorate of Film Festivals
Presented byK. R. Narayanan
(President of India)
Announced on8 May 1998 (1998-05-08)[1]
Presented on10 July 1998 (1998-07-10)
SiteVigyan Bhawan, New Delhi
Official websitedff.nic.in
Highlights
Best Feature FilmThaayi Saheba
Best Non-Feature FilmJataner Jami
Best Book • Cinemachi Goshta
 • Hindi Cinema Aur Delhi
Best Film CriticDeepa Gahlot
Dadasaheb Phalke AwardKavi Pradeep
Most awardsThaayi Saheba (4)

The 45th 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 1997.[2] The awards were announced on 8 May 1998 and presented on 10 July 1998 by then President of India, K. R. Narayanan.

  1. ^ "Indrani Haldar, Karisma bag national awards". Rediff.com. 9 May 1998. Archived from the original on 17 September 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  2. ^ "45th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 March 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.