National Film Awards - 1972
Also Known As- 19th National Film Awards 1972Location- New Delhi, India
| National Film Awards 1972 - Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal) | ||
| Category | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| Best Film | Satyajit Ray | Seemabaddha (Bengali) |
| Best Children's Film | - | - |
| Best Direction | Girish Karnad, B.V. Karanth | Vamsa Vriksha (Kannada) |
| National Film Awards 1972 - Silver Lotus Award (Rajat Kamal) | ||
| Category | Winner | Film |
| Best Actor | M.G. Ramachandran | Rickshawkaran (Tamil) |
| Best Actress | Waheeda Rehman | Reshma Aur Shera (Hindi) |
| Best Music Direction | Jaidev | Reshma Aur Shera (Hindi) |
| Best Lyrics | Prem Bhavan | Nanak Dukhia Sab Sansar (Punjabi) |
| Best Playback Singer (Male) | Hemant Kumar | for song 'Sinha Prishhthe Bhar Koriye' from film 'Nimantran (Bengali)' |
| Best Playback Singer (Female) | P. Susheela | for song 'Chittukkuruvikkenna Kattuppaadu' from film 'Savaale Samaali (Tamil)' |
| Best Cinematography | S. Ramachandran & Nando Bhattacharya | Reshma Aur Shera (Colour) (Hindi) & Anubhav (Black & White) (Bengali) Resp. |
| Best Screenplay | Tapan Sinha | Ekhonee (Bengali) |
| Best Child Artist | Sachin | Ajab Tuje Sarkar (Marathi) |
| Second Best Feature Film | Basu Bhattacharya | Anubhav (Hindi) |
| National Film Awards 1972 - Best Regional Film | ||
| Category | Winner | Film |
| Best Regional Film (Bengali) | Mrinal Sen | Calcutta 71 |
| National Film Awards 1972 - Nargis Dutt Award | ||
| Winner | Film | |
| Khwaja Ahmad Abbas | Do Boond Pani (Hindi) | |
| National Film Awards 1972 - Dadasaheb Phalke Lifetime Achievement Award | ||
| Winner | State | |
| Pankaj Mullick (Composer (Music Director)) | West Bengal | |