49th National Film Awards

49th National Film Awards
Awarded forBest of Indian cinema in 2001
Awarded byDirectorate of Film Festivals
Presented byA. P. J. Abdul Kalam
(President of India)
Announced on26 July 2002 (2002-07-26)
Presented on13 February 2003 (2003-02-13)
Official websitedff.nic.in
Highlights
Best Feature FilmDweepa
Best Non-Feature FilmSonal
Best Book • Asoumiya Chalachitrar Chaa-Pohar
 • Moulik Marathi Chitrageete
Best Film CriticVinod Anupam
Dadasaheb Phalke AwardYash Chopra
Most awardsLagaan (8)

The 49th 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 2001.[1] Awards were announced by the committee headed by K. S. Sethumadhavan, K. K. Kapil and Bharat Gopy for the feature films, non-feature films and books written on Indian cinema, respectively, on 26 July 2002; whereas award ceremony took place on 13 February 2003 and awards were given away by then President of India, A. P. J. Abdul Kalam.

  1. ^ "49th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.