| Number: | 10 |
| Award: | National Film Awards |
| Awarded For: | Best of Indian cinema in 1962 |
| Award Org: | Ministry of Information and Broadcasting |
| Presenting Org: | Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan |
| Site: | Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi |
| Website: | dff.nic.in |
| Best Feature: | Dada Thakur |
| Last: | 9th |
| Next: | 11th |
The 10th National Film Awards, then known as State Awards for Films, presented by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India to felicitate the best of Indian Cinema released in 1962.[1] Ceremony took place at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi on 21 April 1963 and awards were given by then President of India, Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan.
Awards were divided into feature films and non-feature films.
President's gold medal for the All India Best Feature Film is now better known as National Film Award for Best Feature Film, whereas President's gold medal for the Best Documentary Film is analogous to today's National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film. For children's films, Prime Minister's gold medal is now given as National Film Award for Best Children's Film. At the regional level, President's silver medal for Best Feature Film is now given as National Film Award for Best Feature Film in a particular language. Certificate of Merit in all the categories is discontinued over the years.
Feature films were awarded at All India as well as regional level. For the 10th National Film Awards, a Bengali film Dada Thakur won the President's gold medal for the All India Best Feature Film. Following were the awards given:[1]
Following were the awards given in each category:[1]
| Award | Film | Language | Awardee(s) | Cash Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President's gold medal for the All India Best Feature Film | Dada Thakur | Bengali | Producer Shyamlal Jalan | Gold Medal and 20,000 |
| Director Sudhir Mukherjee | 5,000 | |||
| All India Certificate of Merit for the Second Best Feature Film | Abhijan | Bengali | Producer: Abhijatrik | Certificate of Merit and 10,000 |
| Director: Satyajit Ray | 2,500 | |||
| All India Certificate of Merit for the Third Best Feature Film | Sautela Bhai | Hindi | Producer: Alok Bharati | Certificate of Merit only |
| Director: Mahesh Kaul | ||||
| All India Certificate of Merit for the Best Children's Film | Raju Aur Gangaram | Hindi | Producer: Children's Film Society | Certificate of Merit only |
| Director: Ezra Mir |
The awards were given to the best films made in the regional languages of India.
With 10th National Film Awards, new award category was introduced for the feature films made in Punjabi language. This newly introduced category includes President's silver medal for Best Feature Film in Assamese and Certificate of Merit for second and third best film, although former was not given as no film was found suitable for the award.
For feature films in Assamese, Kannada, Malayalam, Odia and Punjabi, President's silver medal for Best Feature Film was not given, instead Certificate of Merit for Best Feature Film was awarded.[1]
| Award | Film | Awardee(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Producer | Director | |||
| Feature Films in Assamese | ||||
| Certificate of Merit for the Best Feature Film | Tezimola | Anwar Hussain | Anwar Hussain | |
| Feature Films in Bengali | ||||
| President's silver medal for Best Feature Film | Kancher Swarga | Prokash Chandra Nan | Yatrik | |
| Certificate of Merit for the Second Best Feature Film | Nishithe | Agragami Productions | Agragami | |
| Feature Films in Hindi | ||||
| President's silver medal for Best Feature Film | Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam | Guru Dutt | Abrar Alvi | |
| Feature Films in Kannada | ||||
| Certificate of Merit for the Best Feature Film | ||||
| Nanda Deepa | U. S. Vadhiraj | M. R. Vittal | ||
| U. Jawahar | ||||
| Feature Films in Malayalam | ||||
| Certificate of Merit for the Best Feature Film | Puthiya Akasam Puthiya Bhoomi | Associated Producers | M. S. Mani | |
| Certificate of Merit for the Second Best Feature Film | Kalpadukal | T. R. Raghavan | K. S. Anthony | |
| Feature Films in Marathi | ||||
| President's silver medal for Best Feature Film | Rangalya Ratree Ashya | The Maharashtra Film Industrial Co-Operative Society Ltd. | Raja Thakur | |
| Certificate of Merit for the Second Best Feature Film | Javai Majha Bhala | Maneesha Chitra Pvt Ltd. | Neelkanth Magdum | |
| Certificate of Merit for the Third Best Feature Film | Gariba Gharchi Lek | Shivaji Gulabrao Katkar | Kamlakar Vishnu Torne | |
| Feature Films in Odia | ||||
| Certificate of Merit for the Best Feature Film | Surjyamukhi | Soumendra Misra | P. K. Sengupta | |
| Certificate of Merit for the Second Best Feature Film | Lakshmi | Parvati Ghose | Sarda Naik | |
| G. P. Ghose | ||||
| Feature Films in Punjabi | ||||
| Certificate of Merit for the Best Feature Film | Chaudhary Karnail Singh | Krishnan Kumar | Krishnan Kumar | |
| Feature Films in Tamil | ||||
| President's silver medal for Best Feature Film | Nenjil Or Aalayam | Chithralaya | C. V. Sridhar | |
| Certificate of Merit for the Second Best Feature Film | Annai | AVM Productions | Sarvashri R. Krishnan | |
| S. Panju | ||||
| Certificate of Merit for the Third Best Feature Film | Sarada | Al. Srinivasan | K. S. Gopalakrishnan | |
| Feature Films in Telugu | ||||
| President's silver medal for Best Feature Film | Mahamantri Timmarusu | Gowthami Productions | Kamalakara Kameshwara Rao | |
| Certificate of Merit for the Second Best Feature Film | Kula Gothralu | A. Subba Rao | Kotayya Pratyagatma | |
| Certificate of Merit for the Third Best Feature Film | Siri Sampadalu | V. Venkateswarlu | P. Pullaiah | |
Non-feature film awards were given for the documentaries and educational films made in the country. Following were the awards given:[1]
| Award | Film | Language | Awardee(s) | Cash Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President's gold medal for the Best Documentary Film | Four Centuries Ago | English | Producer: Films Division | Gold Medal and 4,000 |
| Director: Shanti Verma | 1,000 | |||
| All India Certificate of Merit for the Second Best Documentary Film | Himalayan Heritage | English | Producer: Films Division | Certificate of Merit and 2,000 |
| Director: N. S. Thapa | 500 | |||
| All India Certificate of Merit for the Third Best Documentary Film | The Telco Story | English | Producer: Hunnar Films | Certificate of Merit only |
| Director: Clement Baptista |
| Award | Film | Language | Awardee(s) | Cash Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All India Certificate of Merit for the Best Educational Film | Virginia Tobacco | English | Producer: Films Division | Certificate of Merit only |
| Director: P. R. S. Pillay | ||||
| All India Certificate of Merit for the Second Best Educational Film | The Evolution and Races of Man | English | Producer: National Education and Information Film Ltd. | Certificate of Merit only |
| Director: S. Sukhdev |
Following were the awards not given as no film was found to be suitable for the award:[1]