...You have to consider each film for impact, box office and social relevance, says jury head - and Swades director
started the announcement with a disclaimer in his opening remarks 'You can't compare two talents and two films, but we are forced to do that and that's when we make our selection.
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We applaud all films, but we salute these chosen ones.'
Gowariker addressed the complexity of the selection process. He emphasised that the primary criterion for choosing winners was the impact of the film on audiences. He said, 'When it comes to the National Film Awards, it is definitely a difficult task. It needs a lot of deliberation, a lot of discussion. You have to consider each film for its impact, box office performance, and societal relevance especially across different languages.
' Asked specifically about the inclusion of The Kerala Story and whether the decision was unanimous, he responded, 'All our deliberations have been unanimous. Through our deliberations, through our discussions — until the jury arrived on the same plane with each other — we did not select the film. It has been unanimous.'
'Every
regional cinema
has its high time and low time'
This year, Hindi cinema seems to be the star at the National Film Awards. Responding to a query on whether Bengali cinema doesn't have that impact anymore, Ashutosh added, 'Every regional cinema has its high time and low time.
You suddenly see a wave of great cinema from Bengal, or from Marathi, Tamil, Malayalam — and then there are other times when you don't. It's constantly in flux. Why this wave happens, nobody can answer.
This year, we've seen equally important films from every region.'
A noticeable trend this year was the rise of debut directors. 'There were a large number of debut directors this year, which is a great thing,' Gowariker said, adding, 'There are so many more filmmakers coming in and creating their own voices to tell the stories they want to tell.'
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