32nd National Film Awards
The 32nd 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 1984. Ceremony took place in June 1985.
With 32nd National Film Awards, three more categories from feature films are awarded with Swarna Kamal along with Best Feature Film, namely Best Debut Film of a Director, Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment and Best Children's Film.
Also couple of new categories were introduced with 32nd National Film Awards for Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Costume Design and Best Film on Other Social Issues and awarded with Rajat Kamal. As per the Constitution of India, Best Feature Film in each of the languages other than those specified in schedule VIII of the constitution are also awarded with Rajat Kamal.
For Non-feature films section, a new award was introduced for Best Non-Feature Film and awarded with Swarna Kamal, for both, film producer and director.
For Best Writing on Cinema section, a new award was introduced for Best Film Critic and awarded with Rajat Kamal.
Awards
Awards were divided into feature films, non-feature films and books written on Indian cinema.Lifetime Achievement Award
| Name of Award | Awardee | Awarded As | Awards |
| Dadasaheb Phalke Award | Satyajit Ray | Film director | Swarna Kamal, 1,00,000 and a Shawl |
Feature films
Feature films were awarded at All India as well as regional level. For 32nd National Film Awards, a Hindi film, Damul won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film whereas a Malayalam film, Mukhamukham won the maximum number of awards. Following were the awards given in each category:Juries
A committee headed by Bhupen Hazarika was appointed to evaluate the feature films awards. Following were the jury members:- Jury Members
- * Bhupen Hazarika Sharmila TagoreT. V. Kunni KrishnanAjay Kumar DeyManmohan TalkhP. BharathirajaUsha BhagatGirish KasaravalliBhimsenG. Hanumant Rao
All India Award
Golden Lotus Award
Official Name: Swarna KamalAll the awardees are awarded with 'Golden Lotus Award ', a certificate and cash prize.
| Name of Award | Name of Film | Language | Awardee | Cash Prize |
| Best Feature Film | Damul | Hindi | Producer: Prakash Jha Director: Prakash Jha | 50,000 25,000 |
| Best Debut Film of a Director | Meendum Oru Kaathal Kathai | Tamil | Producer: Radhika Pothan Director: Prathap K. Pothan | 25,000 Each |
| Best Feature Film with Mass Appeal, Wholesome Entertainment and Aesthetic Value | Koni | Bengali | Producer: Government of West Bengal | 50,000 |
| Best Feature Film with Mass Appeal, Wholesome Entertainment and Aesthetic Value | Koni | Bengali | Director: Saroj Dey | 25,000 |
| Best Children's Film | My Dear Kuttichathan | Malayalam | Producer: M. C. Punnoose | 30,000 |
| Best Children's Film | My Dear Kuttichathan | Malayalam | Director: Jijo Punnoose | 15,000 |
Silver Lotus Award
Official Name: Rajat KamalAll the awardees are awarded with 'Golden Lotus Award ', a certificate and cash prize.
| Name of Award | Name of Film | Language | Awardee | Cash Prize |
| Best Feature Film on National Integration | Aadmi Aur Aurat | Hindi | Producer: Doordarshan | 30,000 |
| Best Feature Film on National Integration | Aadmi Aur Aurat | Hindi | Director: Tapan Sinha | 15,000 |
| Best Film on Family Welfare | Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho! | Hindi | Producer: Saeed Akhtar Mirza Director: Saeed Akhtar Mirza | 30,000 15,000 |
| Best Film on Other Social Issues | Accident | Kannada | Producer: Sanket | 30,000 |
| Best Film on Other Social Issues | Accident | Kannada | Director: Shankar Nag | 15,000 |
| Best Direction | Mukhamukham | Malayalam | Adoor Gopalakrishnan | 20,000 |
| Best Cinematography | Holi | Hindi | Jehangir Choudhary | 15,000 |
| Best Screenplay | Mukhamukham | Malayalam | Adoor Gopalakrishnan | 10,000 |
| Best Actor | Paar | Hindi | Naseeruddin Shah | 10,000 |
| Best Actress | Paar | Hindi | Shabana Azmi | 10,000 |
| Best Supporting Actor | Ghare Baire | Bengali | Victor Banerjee | 10,000 |
| Best Supporting Actress | Party | Hindi | Rohini Hattangadi | 10,000 |
| Best Child Artist | My Dear Kuttichathan | Malayalam | Master Arvind Master Suresh Master Mukesh Baby Sonia | 5,000/- |
| Best Audiography | Mukhamukham | Malayalam | P. Devdas | 10,000 |
| Best Editing | Sitaara | Telugu | Anil Malnad | 10,000 |
| Best Art Direction | Utsav | Hindi | Nachiket Patwardhan Jayoo Patwardhan | 10,000 |
| Best Lyrics | Saaransh | Hindi | Vasant Dev | 10,000 |
| Best Music Direction | Ankahee | Hindi | Jaidev | 10,000 |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Ankahee | Hindi | Bhimsen Joshi | 10,000 |
| Best Female Playback Singer | Sitaara | Telugu | S. Janaki | 10,000 |
| Best Costume Design | Ghare Baire | Bengali | Harudas Bapuldas | 10,000 |
| Special Jury Award | Giddh | Hindi | T. S. Ranga | 5,000 |
Regional Awards
The award is given to best film in the regional languages in India.| Name of Award | Name of Film | Awardee | Cash Prize |
| Best Feature Film in Assamese | Son Maina | Producer: R. B. Mehta, M. P. N. Nair and Shiv Prasad Thakur | 20,000 |
| Best Feature Film in Assamese | Son Maina | Director: Shiv Prasad Thakur | 10,000 |
| Best Feature Film in Bengali | Ghare Baire | Producer: NFDC | 20,000 |
| Best Feature Film in Bengali | Ghare Baire | Director: Satyajit Ray | 10,000 |
| Best Feature Film in Hindi | Paar | Producer: Swapan Sarkar | 20,000 |
| Best Feature Film in Hindi | Paar | Director: Gautam Ghose | 10,000 |
| Best Feature Film in Kannada | Bandhana | Producer: Rohini Pictures | 20,000 |
| Best Feature Film in Kannada | Bandhana | Director: R. B. Rajendra Singh | 10,000 |
| Best Feature Film in Malayalam | Mukhamukham | Producer: K. Ravindranathan Nair | 20,000 |
| Best Feature Film in Malayalam | Mukhamukham | Director: Adoor Gopalakrishnan | 10,000 |
| Best Feature Film in Marathi | Mahananda | Producer: Mahesh Satoskar | 20,000 |
| Best Feature Film in Marathi | Mahananda | Director: K. G. Koregaonkar | 10,000 |
| Best Feature Film in Oriya | Klanta Aparahna | Producer: Dynamic Studio | 20,000 |
| Best Feature Film in Oriya | Klanta Aparahna | Director: Manmohan Mahapatra | 10,000 |
| Best Feature Film in Tamil | Achamillai Achamillai | Producer: Rajam Balachander and V. Natarajan | 20,000 |
| Best Feature Film in Tamil | Achamillai Achamillai | Director: K. Balachander | 10,000 |
| Best Feature Film in Telugu | Sitaara | Producer: Edida Nageshwara Rao | 20,000 |
| Best Feature Film in Telugu | Sitaara | Director: Vamsy | 10,000 |
Best Feature Film in Each of the Language Other Than Those Specified In the Schedule VIII of the Constitution
| Name of Award | Name of Film | Awardee | Cash Prize |
| Best Feature Film in Khasi | Manik Raitong | Producer: Rishan Rapsang | 20,000 |
| Best Feature Film in Khasi | Manik Raitong | Director: Ardhendu Bhattacharya | 10,000 |
Non-Feature films
Short Films made in any Indian language and certified by the Central Board of Film Certification as a documentary/newsreel/fiction are eligible for non-feature film section.Juries
A committee headed by V. K. Murthy was appointed to evaluate the non-feature films awards. Following were the jury members:- Jury Members
- * V. K. Murthy Shanta Sabarjeet SinghAshish MukherjeeJ. P. Das
Golden Lotus Award
| Name of Award | Name of Film | Language | Awardee | Cash Prize |
| Best Non-Feature Film | Music of Satyajit Ray | English | Producer: NFDC Director: Utpalendu Chakrabarty | 5,000/- Each |
Silver Lotus Award
Official Name: Rajat KamalAll the awardees are awarded with 'Silver Lotus Award ' and cash prize.
| Name of Award | Name of Film | Language | Awardee | Cash Prize |
| Best Anthropological / Ethnographic Film | Bada Media | Hindi | Producer: Director: Manohar S. Varpe | 10,000/- Each |
| Best Biographical Film | Padmashri Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair | Malayalam | Producer: James Paul Director: Matthew Paul | 10,000/- Each |
| Best Scientific Film | Aranya Aamar | Bengali | Producer: West Bengal Ministry of Forest Director: Tarun Majumdar | 10,000/- Each |
| Best Agriculture Film and Best Industrial Film | Krishi Jantrapati | Hindi | Producer and Director: Ghanashyam Mahapatra | 10,000/- Each |
| Best Historical Reconstruction / Compilation Film | Nehru | English | Producer: Yash Chowdhary Director: Shyam Benegal and Yuri Aldokhin | 10,000/- Each |
| Best Film on Family Welfare | Sweekar | Hindi | Producer: Bal Mehta Director: Vishram Revankar | 10,000/- Each |
| Best Film on Family Welfare | Geeli Meetti | Hindi | Producer: Women and Social Welfare Ministry Director: Sanjay Kak | 10,000/- Each |
| Best Exploration / Adventure Film | Everest 84 | English | Producer: Cinema Vision India Director: Siddharth Kak | 10,000/- Each |
| Best News Film | The Rickshaw Drivers of Madhya Pradesh | English | Producer: Madhya Pradesh Media Director: Naren Kondra | 10,000/- Each |
| Best Animation Film | National Highway | English | Producer: National Institute of Design Director and Animator: R. N. Mistry | 10,000/- Each |
| Special Jury Award | Shri Hemkunt Saahib | 5,000/- |
Best Writing on Cinema
The awards aim at encouraging study and appreciation of cinema as an art form and dissemination of information and critical appreciation of this art-form through publication of books, articles, reviews etc.Juries
A committee headed by Vikram Singh was appointed to judge the writing on Indian cinema. Following were the jury members:- Jury Members
- * Vikram Singh Muhammad ShameemJagmohan
Silver Lotus Award
All the awardees are awarded with 'Silver Lotus Award ' and cash prize.
| Name of Award | Name of Book | Language | Awardee | Cash Prize |
| Best Book on Cinema | Chalachitrer Abirbhab | Bengali | Author: Jagannath Chathopadhyay | 5,000 |
| Best Film Critic | Swapan Mallick | 5,000 |