| 50th National Film Awards | |
|---|---|
.jpg) 50th National Film Awards | |
| Awarded for | Best of Indian cinema in 2002 |
| Awarded by | Directorate of Film Festivals |
| Presented by | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (President of India) |
| Announced on | 26 July 2003 |
| Presented on | 29 December 2003 |
| Official website | dff.nic.in |
| Highlights | |
| Best Feature Film | Mondo Meyer Upakhyan |
| Best Non-Feature Film | Narayan Gangaram Surve |
| Best Book | • Paroma and other Outsiders: The Cinema of Aparna Sen • Ritu Aaye Ritu Jaaye |
| Best Film Critic | Utpal Borpujari |
| Dadasaheb Phalke Award | Dev Anand |
| Most awards | Kannathil Muthamittal (6) |
The 50th 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 2002.[1]
Awards were announced by the committee headed by Prakash Jha, Rajiv Mehrotra and Udaya Tara Nayar for the feature films, non-feature films and books written on Indian cinema, respectively, on 26 July 2003; whereas the award ceremony took place on 29 December 2003 and awards were given away by then President of India, A. P. J. Abdul Kalam.
- ^ "50th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.