Overview

• Rangatapu 1982, directed by Adityam Saikia and produced by BRC Cine Production, won the Rajat Kamal for Best Assamese Feature Film and a Rs 2 lakh prize.
• Pai Tang…Step of Hope secured the Rajat Kamal for Best Tai Phake Film with a Rs 2 lakh award, marking the first National Film Award recognition for a Tai Phake-language production.
• Lentina Ao – A Light on the Eastern Horizon, produced by the National Film Development Corporation and directed by Sanjib Parasar, received the Rajat Kamal for Best Biographical Film and Rs 2 lakh.
• Shilpika Bordoloi’s Mau: The Spirit Dreams of Cheraw earned the Swarna Kamal for Best Debut Non-Feature Film and a Rs 3 lakh prize.
• Film critic Utpal Datta was honored with the Swarna Kamal for Best Film Critic alongside a Rs 1 lakh cash award.