National Film Development Corporation of India

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| name = National Film Development Corporation of India

| logo = Official logo NFDC India.jpeg

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| foundation = 1975

| predecessor = Film Finance Corporation
Films Division of India

| location_city = Mumbai

| location_country = India

| area_served = Nehru Centre, Dr. Annie Besant Road, Worli, Mumbai – 400 018, India

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| industry = Film Industry

| products = Films

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| homepage = {{URL|www.nfdcindia.com/}}

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The National Film Development Corporation of India (NFDC) based in Mumbai is the central agency established in 1975, to encourage high quality Indian cinema.{{cite web|url=http://www.nfdcindia.com/about_us.php |title=NFDC: Filming in India, Shooting in India, Indian Movies, Indian Films & Cinema, Bollywood |publisher=Nfdcindia.com |access-date=2 August 2010}} It functions in areas of film financing, production and distribution and under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. The primary goal of the NFDC is to plan, promote and organise an integrated and efficient development of the Indian film industry and foster excellence in cinema.

History

The National Film Development Corporation of India (NFDC) was established in 1975.{{cite web|url=http://www.nfdcindia.com/our_services.php |title=NFDC: Filming in India, Shooting in India, Indian Movies, Indian Films & Cinema, Bollywood |publisher=Nfdcindia.com |access-date=2 August 2010}} Over the years, NFDC has provided a wide range of services essential to the growth of Indian cinema especially Indian parallel cinema in the 1970s and 1980s.{{cite news|url=http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/NFDC-creates-buzz-in-Cannes-film-market/313166/|title=NFDC creates buzz in Cannes film market|date=22 May 2008|work=Indian Express|access-date=6 February 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011161332/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/NFDC-creates-buzz-in-Cannes-film-market/313166/|archive-date=11 October 2012|url-status=dead}} The NFDC (and its predecessor the Film Finance Corporation) has so far funded or produced over 300 films. These films, in various Indian languages, have been widely acclaimed and have won many national and international awards. An example from the early 2000s is the third ever Kashmiri feature film, Bub ('father' in English), which was directed by Jyoti Sarup.

In 1982, NFDC, chaired by D. V. S. Raju, was also one of the production companies for Gandhi, which won eight Academy Awards.Wakeman, John. World Film Directors, Volume 2. The H. W. Wilson Company. 1988. 82.{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article884479.ece|title=Film producer D.V.S. Raju passes away|author=Special Correspondent|work=The Hindu}}

Film journalist and former editor of Filmfare, B. K. Karanjia remained the chairman of the NFDC for several years. He had been instrumental in the establishment of its predecessor, Film Finance Corporation.{{cite news | title = Film scribe B K Karanjia passes away | url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Film-scribe-B-K-Karanjia-passes-away/articleshow/14379393.cms|date=25 June 2012| access-date = 26 April 2014 | newspaper = The Times of India}}{{cite web | title = Film journalist B.K. Karanjia, former NFDC chairman, dead |newspaper=Hindustan Times | url = http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/film-journalist-b-k-karanjia-former-nfdc-chairman-dead/article1-877546.aspx| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140426224820/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/film-journalist-b-k-karanjia-former-nfdc-chairman-dead/article1-877546.aspx| url-status = dead| archive-date = 26 April 2014| access-date = 26 April 2014 }}

Director, Ramesh Sippy took over the position of chairman of NFDC in 2012.{{cite news | url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Ramesh-Sippy-new-NFDC-chairperson/Article1-798466.aspx | title=Ramesh Sippy new NFDC chairperson | newspaper=Hindustan Times | date=17 January 2012 | access-date=14 January 2013 | location=New Delhi | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120210163110/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Ramesh-Sippy-new-NFDC-chairperson/Article1-798466.aspx | archive-date=10 February 2012 | df=dmy-all }} He replaced actor Om Puri who was appointed in 2008. In 2015, Suresh Gopi was appointed as the new chairman.{{cite news | url=http://screen.indianexpress.com/news/om-puri-to-be-the-chairman-of-nfdc/300597 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130507143746/http://screen.indianexpress.com/news/om-puri-to-be-the-chairman-of-nfdc/300597 | url-status=dead | archive-date=7 May 2013 | title=Om Puri to be the Chairman of NFDC | newspaper=Indian Express | date=23 April 2008 | access-date=14 January 2013 | location=New Delhi }}

Cinemas of India

In 2013, NFDC started its label, "Cinemas of India", specifically to promote and distribute the parallel cinema film produced by it, since the 1980s. This also includes the separate "Cinemas of India" website, many of the movies which have long been out of circulation are now restored, and available as free online streaming and also as DVDs. Notable films in the series, include Mirch Masala (1987), Ek Din Achanak (1989), Train to Pakistan (1998), Mammo (1994), Uski Roti (1969), Kamla Ki Maut (1989) and 27 Down (1974).{{cite news | title = Revisiting the masters |newspaper=The Hindu| url = http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/revisiting-the-masters/article4960451.ece |date=29 July 2013| access-date = 28 April 2014| first = Hari | last = Narayan }}{{cite web| title = Meet the frownies|publisher=Livemint| url = http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/NhmgNVJ8qGK6HUBiRfp7fI/Movies--Meet-the-frownies.html|date= 28 September 2013| access-date = 4 October 2013}}

Awards

In capacity as the producer of various films, NFDC has received various awards.

; National Film Awards

Year (Awards)	Title	Language	Category	Shared with
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1980 – 28th National Film Awards	Aakrosh	Hindi	Best Feature Film in Hindi	Director – Govind Nihalani
1982 - 30th National Film Awards	Aparoopa	Assamese	Best Feature Film in Assamese	Director – Jahnu Barua
1983 – 31st National Film Awards{{cite web\|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/31st_nff_1984.pdf\|title=31st National Film Awards\|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals\|access-date=9 December 2011\|page=6}}	Adi Shankaracharya	Sanskrit	Best Feature Film	Director – G. V. Iyer
1983 – 31st National Film Awards	Maya Miriga	Odia	Second Best Feature Film	Director – Nirad N. Mohapatra
1984 – 32nd National Film Awards{{cite web\|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/32nd_nff_1985.pdf\|title=32nd National Film Awards\|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals\|access-date=6 January 2012}}	{{Lang\|bn-latn\|Ghare Baire}}	Bengali	Best Feature Film in Bengali	Director – Satyajit Ray
1984 – 32nd National Film Awards	Music of Satyajit Ray	English	Best Non-Feature Film	Director – Utpalendu Chakrabarty
1984 – 32nd National Film Awards	{{Lang\|hi-latn\|Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro}}	Hindi	Best First Film of a Director	Director – Kundan Shah
1986 – 34th National Film Awards{{cite web\|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/34th_NFF.pdf\|title=34th National Film Awards\|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals\|access-date=7 January 2012}}	Mirch Masala	Hindi	Best Feature Film in Hindi	Director – Ketan Mehta
1987 – 35th National Film Awards{{cite web\|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/35th_nff_1988.pdf\|title=35th National Film Awards\|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals\|access-date=9 January 2012}}	Pestonjee	Hindi	Best Feature Film in Hindi	Director – Vijaya Mehta
1987 – 35th National Film Awards	Antarjali Jatra	Bengali	Best Feature Film in Bengali	Director – Gautam Ghose
1988 – 36th National Film Awards{{cite web\|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/36nfa.pdf\|title=36th National Film Awards\|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals\|access-date=9 January 2012}}	Salaam Bombay!	Hindi	Best Feature Film in Hindi	{{•}}Co-producer – Mirabai Films {{•}}Co-producer -Doordarshan {{•}}Director – Mira Nair
1988 – 36th National Film Awards	Main Zinda Hoon	Hindi	Best Film on Other Social Issues	{{•}}Co-producer -Doordarshan {{•}}Director – Sudhir Mishra
1989 – 37th National Film Awards{{cite web\|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/37nfa.pdf\|title=37th National Film Awards\|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals\|access-date=29 January 2012}}	Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro	Hindi	Best Feature Film in Hindi	Director – Saeed Akhtar Mirza
1989 – 37th National Film Awards	Ganashatru	Bengali	Best Feature Film in Bengali	Director – Satyajit Ray
1989 – 37th National Film Awards	Percy	Gujarati	Best Feature Film in Gujarati	Director – Pervez Merwanji
1989 – 37th National Film Awards	Marhi Da Deeva	Punjabi	Best Feature Film in Punjabi	Director – Surinder Singh
1989 – 37th National Film Awards	Mane	Kannada	Best Feature Film in Kannada	Director – Girish Kasaravalli
1990 – 38th National Film Awards{{cite web\|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/38th_nff_1991.pdf\|title=38th National Film Awards\|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals\|access-date=9 January 2012\|pages=14–15}}	Marupakkam	Tamil	Best Feature Film	Director – K. S. Sethumadhavan
1990 – 38th National Film Awards	Ek Doctor Ki Maut	Hindi	Second Best Feature Film	Director – Tapan Sinha
1991 – 39th National Film Awards{{cite web\|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/39nd_nff_1985.pdf\|title=39th National Film Awards\|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals\|access-date=27 February 2012\|pages=14–15}}	Agantuk	Bengali	Best Feature Film	Director – Satyajit Ray
1991 – 39th National Film Awards	Diksha	Hindi	Best Feature Film in Hindi	{{•}}Co-producer – Doordarshan {{•}}Director – Arun Kaul
1991 – 39th National Film Awards	Dharavi	Hindi	Best Feature Film in Hindi	{{•}}Co-producer – Doordarshan {{•}}Director – Sudhir Mishra
1991 – 39th National Film Awards	Durga	Hindi	Best Film on Family Welfare	Director – Basu Chatterjee
1992 – 40th National Film Awards{{cite web\|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/40th_nff_1993.pdf\|title=40th National Film Awards\|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals\|access-date=2 March 2012}}	Ek Hota Vidushak	Marathi	Best Feature Film in Marathi	Director – Jabbar Patel
1992 – 40th National Film Awards	Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda	Hindi	Best Feature Film in Hindi	Director – Shyam Benegal
1992 – 40th National Film Awards	Tahader Katha	Bengali	Best Feature Film in Bengali	Director – Buddhadeb Dasgupta
1992 – 40th National Film Awards	Miss Beatty's Children	English	Best First Film of a Director	{{•}}Co-producer – Doordarshan {{•}}Co-producer – Rooks AV {{•}}Director – Pamela Rooks
1993 – 41st National Film Awards{{cite web\|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/41st_nff_1994.pdf\|title=41st National Film Awards\|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals\|access-date=3 March 2012}}	Antareen	Bengali	Best Feature Film in Bengali	{{•}}Co-producer – Doordarshan {{•}}Director – Mrinal Sen
1994 – 42nd National Film Awards{{cite web\|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/42nd_nff_1995.pdf\|title=42nd National Film Awards\|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals\|access-date=5 March 2012}}	Mammo	Hindi	Best Feature Film in Hindi	{{•}}Co-producer – Doordarshan {{•}}Director – Shyam Benegal
1994 – 42nd National Film Awards	Amidini	Bengali	Best Feature Film in Bengali	{{•}}Co-producer – Doordarshan {{•}}Director – Chidananda Dasgupta
1994 – 42nd National Film Awards	Wheelchair	Bengali	Best Film on Other Social Issues	Director – Tapan Sinha
1994 – 42nd National Film Awards	Nirbachana	Odia	Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation	{{•}}Co-producer – Doordarshan {{•}}Director – Biplab Ray Chowdhury
1995 – 43rd National Film Awards{{cite web\|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/43rd_nff_1996.pdf\|title=43rd National Film Awards\|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals\|access-date=6 March 2012}}	Bangarwadi	Marathi	Best Feature Film in Marathi	{{•}} Co-producer – Doordarshan {{•}} Director – Amol Palekar
1995 – 43rd National Film Awards	The Making of the Mahatma	English	Best Feature Film in English	Director – Shyam Benegal
1995 – 43rd National Film Awards	Stri	Telugu	Best Feature Film in Telugu	Director – K. S. Sethumadhavan
1995 – 43rd National Film Awards	Yugant	Bengali	Best Feature Film in Bengali	Director – Aparna Sen
1995 – 43rd National Film Awards	Doghi	Marathi	Best Film on Other Social Issues	{{•}}Co-producer – Doordarshan {{•}}Director – Sumitra Bhave {{•}}Director – Sunil Sukathankar
1995 – 43rd National Film Awards	Sanabi	Meitei	Best Feature Film in Manipuri	Director – Aribam Syam Sharma
1997 – 45th National Film Awards{{cite web\|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/45th_NFA.pdf\|title=45th National Film Awards\|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals\|access-date=11 March 2012}}	Mangamma	Malayalam	Best Feature Film in Malayalam	Director – T. V. Chandran
1997 – 45th National Film Awards	Shesha Drushti	Odia	Best Feature Film in Odia	Director – Apurba Kishore Bir
1998 – 46th National Film Awards{{cite web\|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/46_nff_1999.pdf\|title=46th National Film Awards\|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals\|access-date=12 March 2012\|pages=6–7}}	Samar	Hindi	Best Feature Film in Hindi	{{•}} Co-producer – Shyam Benegal {{•}}Co-producer – Sahyadri Films {{•}}Director – Shyam Benegal
1999 – 47th National Film Awards{{cite web\|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/47th_nff_2000.pdf\|title=47th National Film Awards\|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals\|access-date=13 March 2012}}	Biswaprakash	Odia	Best Feature Film in Odia	Director – Sushant Misra
2001 – 49th National Film Awards{{cite web\|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/49th_nff_2002.pdf\|title=49th National Film Awards\|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals\|access-date=14 March 2012}}	Bub	Kashmiri	Best Feature Film on National Integration	Director – Jyoti Sarup
2001 – 49th National Film Awards	Hemanter Pakhi	Bengali	Best Feature Film in Bengali	Director – Urmi Chakraborty
2001 – 49th National Film Awards	Thilaadanam	Telugu	Best First Film of a Director	Director – K. N. T. Sastry
2001 – 49th National Film Awards	Magunira Shagada	Odia	Best Feature Film in Odia	Director – Prafulla Mohanty
2002 – 50th National Film Awards{{cite web\|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/50nfa.pdf\|title=50th National Film Awards\|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals\|access-date=14 March 2012}}	Vastupurush	Marathi	Best Feature Film in Marathi	{{•}} Director – Sumitra Bhave {{•}} Director – Sunil Sukhtankar
2003 – 51st National Film Awards{{cite web\|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/51st_nff_2004.pdf\|title=51st National Film Awards\|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals\|access-date=15 March 2012}}	Dance Like a Man	English	Best Feature Film in English	Director – Pamela Rooks
2003 – 51st National Film Awards	Raghu Romeo	Hindi	Best Feature Film in Hindi	Director – Rajat Kapoor
2009 – 57th National Film Awards{{cite web\|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/57thNFA.pdf\|title=57th National Film Awards\|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals\|access-date=28 March 2012}}	Paltadacho Munis	Konkani	Best Feature Film in Konkani	Director – Laxmikant Shetgaonkar
2011 – 59th National Film Awards{{cite web\|title=59th National Film Awards for 2011 – Feature Films\|url=http://dff.nic.in/Pagesfrom59thNFAPressRelease-featured.pdf\|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals\|access-date=2 April 2012}}	Anhe Ghore Da Daan	Punjabi	Best Feature Film in Punjabi	Director – Gurvinder Singh
2012 – 60th National Film Awards{{cite press release\|title=60th National Film Awards Announced\|url=http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/2013/mar/d2013031801.pdf\|publisher=Press Information Bureau (PIB), India\|access-date=18 March 2013}}	The Good Road	Gujarati	Best Feature Film in Gujarati	Director- Gyan Correa
2015 – 63rd National Film Awards{{cite press release\|title=63rd National Film Awards Announced\|url=http://dff.nic.in/writereaddata/Winners_of_63rd_NFA_2015.pdf\|publisher=Press Information Bureau (PIB), India\|access-date=28 March 2016}}	Chauthi Koot	Punjabi	Best Feature Film in Punjabi	Director – Gurvinder Singh

; International awards

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Film	Award	Category
rowspan="6" \| Gandhi (1982) \| 55th Academy Awards{{cite web\|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1983 \|title=The 55th Academy Awards (1983) Nominees and Winners \|access-date=2011-10-09\|work=oscars.org}} \| Academy Award for Best Picture
36th British Academy Film Awards \| BAFTA Award for Best Film
David di Donatello Awards \| David di Donatello for Best Foreign Film
40th Golden Globe Awards \| Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Film
National Board of Review Awards 1982 \| National Board of Review Award for Best Film
1982 New York Film Critics Circle Awards \| New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film

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Film

Award