1st Bangladesh National Film Awards

1st Bangladesh National Film Awards
Awarded for	Best of bangladeshi cinema in 1975
Awarded by	President of Bangladesh
Presented by	Ministry of Information
Presented on	4 April 1976
Site	Dhaka, Bangladesh
Official website	moi.gov.bd
Highlights
Best Feature Film	Lathial
Best Actor	Anwar Hossain Lathial
Best Actress	Bobita Bandi Theke Begum
Most awards	Lathial (6)

The 1st Bangladesh National Film Awards (Bengali: জাতীয় চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কার) presented by Ministry of Information to felicitate the best of Bangladeshi Cinema censored in the year 1975. Every year, a national panel appointed by the government selects the winning entry and awards were given by then President of Bangladesh.^[1] It was the first ceremony of National Film Awards and presented on 4 April 1976.^[2] Director Zahir Raihan was awarded a special awards.^[1]

List of winners

This year awards were given in total 12 categories out of 19 categories.

Merit awards

Name of Awards	Winner(s)	Film
Best Film	Narayan Ghosh Mita (Producer)	Lathial[3]
Best Director	Narayan Ghosh Mita	Lathial
Best Actor	Anwar Hossain	Lathial[4]
Best Actress	Bobita	Bandi Theke Begum[5]
Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Farooque	Lathial
Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Rosy Samad	Lathial
Best Music Director	Debu Bhattacherjee and Lokman Hossain Fakir	Charitraheen
Best Male Playback Singer	Abdul Alim	Sujon Sokhi (Sob Sokhire Par Korite)
Best Female Playback Singer	Sabina Yasmin	Sadharon Meye[6]

Technical awards

Name of Awards	Winner(s)	Film
Best Screenplay	Khan Ataur Rahman	Sujon Sokhi
Best Cinematography (Black & White)	Baby Islam	Charitraheen
Best Editing	Boshir Hossain	Lathial[2]

Best Actresd: Bobota

Film Name: "Badi Theke Begom"

Special Award

• Zahir Raihan (Posthumous)

Multiple awards

The following films received multiple awards:

Film	Awards	Categories
Lathial	6	Best film, best director, best actor, best actor in a supporting role, best actress in a supporting role, and Best Editing[2]
Sujon Sokhi	2	Best Screenplay and Best Male Playback Singer
Charitraheen	2	Best Music Director, and Best Cinematography (Black & White)[3]

See also

• Bachsas Awards
• Meril Prothom Alo Awards
• Ifad Film Club Award
• Babisas Award

References

1. জাতীয় চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কার প্রাপ্তদের নামের তালিকা (১৯৭৫-২০১২) [List of the winners of National Film Awards (1975-2012)]. Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
2. লাঠিয়াল. Samakal (in Bengali). 15 August 2012. Archived from the original on 12 October 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
3. সাদাকালোয় সোনালি দিন. Bonik Barta (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 12 October 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
4. "Noted actor Anwar Hossain passes away". risingbd. 13 September 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
5. "Babita becomes DCI Goodwill Ambassador". Priyo News. 8 June 2011. Archived from the original on 4 October 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
6. সংগীতের অহংকার সাবিনা ইয়াসমিন. Dainik Azadi (in Bengali). 24 January 2013. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.

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