National and State film awards, the Oscar entry, and box-office records of Gujarati cinema.
Open the interactive directory →Abhishek Shah's Hellaro won the Swarna Kamal for Best Feature Film at the 66th National Film Awards (for 2018), the first Gujarati film ever to take the overall top honour.
The thirteen female lead actresses of Hellaro received the Special Jury Award at the 66th National Film Awards for their collective performance.
Gyan Correa's The Good Road (2013) was selected as India's official entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards, the first Gujarati film chosen to represent India at the Oscars.
Pan Nalin's Chhello Show / Last Film Show was chosen as India's official entry for Best International Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards (2023), though it did not make the final nominations.
Instituted in 1960 and first awarded at the 8th National Film Awards, this Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus) category honours the year's best Gujarati feature film.
Manhar Raskapur's Mendi Rang Lagyo won the inaugural National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Gujarati at the 8th National Film Awards in 1960.
Kantilal Rathod's Kanku won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Gujarati at the 17th National Film Awards (for 1969).
Govind Saraiya's Gun Sundari No Ghar Sansar won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Gujarati at the 20th National Film Awards (for 1972).
Pervez Merwanji's Percy won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Gujarati at the 37th National Film Awards (for 1989).
Upendra Trivedi's Manvini Bhavai won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Gujarati at the 41st National Film Awards (for 1993).
The Good Road won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Gujarati at the 60th National Film Awards (for 2012) before being picked as India's Oscar entry.
Mikhil Musale's Wrong Side Raju won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Gujarati at the 64th National Film Awards (for 2016).
Manish Saini's Dhh won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Gujarati at the 65th National Film Awards (for 2017).
Rahul Bhole and Vinit Kanojia's Reva won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Gujarati at the 66th National Film Awards (for 2018).
Chhello Show won the National Film Award for Best Gujarati Feature Film at the 69th National Film Awards (for 2021).
Krishnadev Yagnik's Vash won the National Film Award for Best Gujarati Feature Film at the 71st National Film Awards (for 2023).
Janki Bodiwala won the National Film Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role at the 71st National Film Awards for Vash (2023).
Ankit Sakhiya's devotional drama Laalo - Krishna Sada Sahaayate (2025) became the first Gujarati film to gross over Rs 100 crore worldwide.
Laalo overtook Chaal Jeevi Laiye in 2025 to become the highest-grossing Gujarati film of all time.
Vipul Mehta's Chaal Jeevi Laiye! (2019) grossed around Rs 52 crore and held the record as the highest-grossing Gujarati film for roughly five years.
Abhishek Jain's Kevi Rite Jaish (2012) was a landmark grosser whose success is credited with starting the urban 'new wave' of Gujarati cinema.
Krishnadev Yagnik's Chhello Divas (2015) grossed around Rs 18 crore on strong word of mouth and pushed producers toward contemporary urban stories.
Vash was remade in Hindi as Shaitaan (2024) starring Ajay Devgn, R. Madhavan and Jyotika, bringing national attention to the Gujarati original.
Presented by the Office of the Director of Information under Gujarat's Department of Information and Broadcasting, the Gujarat State Film Awards annually honour the best Gujarati films and their creative teams.
Gajanan Mehta's Jevi Chhun Tevi won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Gujarati at the 11th National Film Awards (for 1963).
G. K. Mehta's Kasumbi No Rang won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Gujarati at the 13th National Film Awards (for 1965).
Ganpatrao Brahmbhatt's Nandanvan won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Gujarati at the 9th National Film Awards (for 1961).
From the 70th National Film Awards, the category formerly called 'Best Feature Film in Gujarati' (1960 to 2021) was renamed 'Best Gujarati Feature Film'.
2025 was the first year Gujarati films crossed the Rs 100 crore and Rs 200 crore box office marks, led by Laalo's record-breaking run.
The 1998 film Desh Re Joya Dada Pardesh Joya is cited among the highest-grossing Gujarati films, reportedly earning around Rs 22 crore over its long run.
Krishnadev Yagnik's Shu Thayu? (2018) grossed around Rs 21 crore, ranking among the higher-earning urban Gujarati films.
Actress Tejal Panchasara was among the Hellaro performers recognised with the Special Jury Award at the 66th National Film Awards.
Made on a modest budget, Laalo (2025) was widely reported in trade press as one of the most profitable films in Indian cinema history given its Rs 100 crore-plus gross.
Hellaro won the Swarna Kamal (Golden Lotus) for Best Feature Film at the 66th National Film Awards, making Abhishek Shah's film the first Gujarati film ever to take India's overall top film honour.
Hellaro won the FIPRESCI India Grand Prix for Best Feature Film in 2019.
At the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) Goa 2019, Hellaro received a jury Special Mention for its incredible music, colour and choreography.
Hellaro was officially selected as the opening film of the Indian Panorama section at the 50th International Film Festival of India in Goa in November 2019.
Hellaro won the Audience Choice Best Film award at the 19th River to River Florence Indian Film Festival in Italy in December 2019.
Hellaro won Best Film, Best Director and Best Writing in the Gujarati categories at the Critics Choice Film Awards 2020.
Jayesh More won Best Actor in the Gujarati category at the Critics Choice Film Awards 2020 for his role as the drummer Mulji in Hellaro.
Abhishek Shah won Best Director in the Gujarati category at the Critics Choice Film Awards 2020 for his debut film Hellaro.
Abhishek Shah won Best Director for a Regional Film at the 6th Rajasthan International Film Festival (RIFF) for Hellaro.
Hellaro won the Best Film award at the Gujarati Film Awards held in 2020.
Chhello Show / Last Film Show won the Golden Spike Award for Best Picture at the 66th Valladolid International Film Festival (Seminci) in Spain in October 2021.
Chhello Show won the Audience Award in the World Cinema section of the 44th Mill Valley Film Festival in October 2021.
Chhello Show premiered in the Spotlight section of the 20th Tribeca Festival on 10 June 2021, the first Gujarati film selected for that section.
Beyond being India's official entry, Chhello Show was shortlisted in the Best International Feature Film category at the 95th Academy Awards.
At the 69th National Film Awards, Bhavin Rabari won the National Film Award for Best Child Artist for his role as Samay in Chhello Show.
Chhello Show was nominated for the Tiantan Awards at the 11th Beijing International Film Festival in 2021.
Chhello Show was nominated for the Audience Award in the Narrative section at the 20th Tribeca Festival in June 2021.
Manhar Raskapur's Mendi Rang Lagyo, produced by Bipin Gajjar, won the first National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Gujarati at the 8th National Film Awards for 1960.
Ganpatrao Brahmbhatt's Nandanvan, produced by Shrikumar V. Gaglani, won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Gujarati at the 9th National Film Awards for 1961.
Gajanan Mehta's Jevi Chhun Tevi, produced by Bholanath D. Trivedi, won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Gujarati at the 11th National Film Awards for 1963.
G. K. Mehta's Kasumbi No Rang, produced by Manoobhai N. Gadhvi, won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Gujarati at the 13th National Film Awards for 1965.
Kantilal Rathod produced and directed Kanku, which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Gujarati at the 17th National Film Awards for 1969.
Govind Saraiya's Gun Sundari No Ghar Sansar won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Gujarati at the 20th National Film Awards for 1972.
Pervez Merwanji's Percy, produced by NFDC, won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Gujarati at the 37th National Film Awards for 1989.
Upendra Trivedi directed and co-produced Manvini Bhavai, which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Gujarati at the 41st National Film Awards for 1993.
Mikhil Musale's Wrong Side Raju, produced by CineMan Productions and Phantom Films, won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Gujarati at the 64th National Film Awards for 2016.
Manish Saini's Dhh won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Gujarati at the 65th National Film Awards for 2017.
Rahul Bhole and Vinit Kanojia's Reva, produced by Paresh Vora, won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Gujarati at the 66th National Film Awards for 2018.
From the 70th National Film Awards the category name was changed from Best Feature Film in Gujarati (used 1960 to 2021) to Best Gujarati Feature Film.
At the 70th National Film Awards for 2022, no film was given the Best Gujarati Feature Film award.
The National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Gujarati was instituted in 1960 and first awarded at the 8th National Film Awards, carrying a Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus) and cash prize.
Krishnadev Yagnik's Vash, produced by Big Box Series and K S Entertainment, won the Best Gujarati Feature Film award at the 71st National Film Awards for 2023.
Janki Bodiwala won the National Film Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role at the 71st National Film Awards for her performance as Aarya in Vash.
Vash won two honours at the 71st National Film Awards, taking both Best Gujarati Feature Film and Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Janki Bodiwala.
By the 51st day of its release, Laalo - Krishna Sada Sahaayate became the first Gujarati film to gross over Rs 100 crore worldwide.
Laalo - Krishna Sada Sahaayate went on to gross an estimated Rs 120 crore worldwide, the first Gujarati film to reach that figure.
Made on a budget of about Rs 50 lakh, Laalo was reported to have made roughly 176 times its cost, one of the most extreme returns in Indian cinema.
In May 2026 Laalo became the first Gujarati film to be screened at the Cannes Film Festival.
Laalo became the first Gujarati film to be released theatrically in Poland.
Multiplex chains PVR INOX, Cinepolis and Star Studio18 reportedly granted Laalo a Virtual Print Fee waiver, an arrangement uncommon for a Gujarati regional film.
Hindustan Times reported that the Rs 50 lakh Laalo, with no stars, became a bigger hit than Saiyaara, Chhaava and Kantara in 2025 terms of return on investment.
Laalo won Best Film at the Gujarati Film Awards 2026 and reportedly bagged a record eight awards at the ceremony.
Reeva Rachh won Best Actress at the Gujarati Film Awards 2026 for her performance as Tulsi in Laalo.
Yash Soni won the Best Actor award at the Gujarati Film Awards 2026.
Driven by Laalo, 2025 was reported as Gujarati cinema's decade-high box office run.
Trade analyst Komal Nahta declared Vipul Mehta's Chaal Jeevi Laiye! the biggest blockbuster of Gujarati cinema in 2019, grossing about Rs 50 crore.
Chaal Jeevi Laiye! completed 300 weeks in cinemas on 25 October 2024 and was the first film released this century to enter its seventh year in theatres.
Trade coverage nicknamed Chaal Jeevi Laiye! the Sholay of Gujarati cinema after it completed 50 weeks in theatres and was re-released in 2020.
Chaal Jeevi Laiye! was remade in Marathi as Ole Aale (2024) starring Nana Patekar, Siddharth Chandekar and Sayali Sanjeev.
Krishnadev Yagnik's Shu Thayu? was the highest-grossing Gujarati film until Chaal Jeevi Laiye! surpassed it by more than 100 percent in 2019.
Vash was remade in Hindi as Shaitaan (2024), directed by Vikas Bahl and starring Ajay Devgn, R. Madhavan and Jyothika, with Janki Bodiwala reprising her role.
A sequel titled Vash Level 2 was released on 27 August 2025, following the success of the National Award-winning Vash.
Gyan Correa's NFDC-produced The Good Road was selected as India's official entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards, the first Gujarati film chosen for the Oscars.
The Good Road won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Gujarati at the 60th National Film Awards for 2012 before being chosen as India's Oscar entry.
Chhello Show won the Best Gujarati Feature Film award at the 69th National Film Awards for 2021.
The thirteen female lead actresses of Hellaro, including Shraddha Dangar, Shachi Joshi and Tejal Panchasara, collectively won the Special Jury Award at the 66th National Film Awards.
Abhishek Jain's Kevi Rite Jaish (2012) is widely credited with starting the urban new wave of Gujarati cinema.
Krishnadev Yagnik's Chhello Divas (2015) was a breakout urban hit that helped push Gujarati producers toward contemporary youth stories.
The 1998 film Desh Re Joya Dada Pardesh Joya is cited among the highest-grossing traditional Gujarati films, reportedly earning around Rs 22 crore over its long run.
The Gujarat State Film Awards are presented annually by the state's Department of Information to honour the best Gujarati films and their creative teams.
The Gujarat State Film Awards function held at Gandhinagar in June 2023 honoured 181 awardees across categories of Gujarati cinema.
The Gujarati Film Awards 2025 ceremony saw Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel honour the year's winners of the state's film industry awards.
Gujarati films featured among the winners at the 69th National Film Awards, with Chhello Show winning Best Gujarati Feature Film and Best Child Artist.
Made on an estimated Rs 2.5 crore budget, Hellaro grossed around Rs 16 crore, including over Rs 1 crore overseas.
Hellaro premiered at festivals including Dhaka International Film Festival 2020, Bhubaneswar International Film Festival 2020 and Aurangabad International Film Festival 2020.
On Rotten Tomatoes, 94 percent of critics' reviews for Chhello Show / Last Film Show are positive, with an average rating of 7.7 out of 10.
After Gun Sundari No Ghar Sansar in 1972, no Gujarati film won the Best Feature Film in Gujarati award until Percy in 1989, a gap of 17 years.
After Manvini Bhavai in 1993, the Best Feature Film in Gujarati award went unclaimed until The Good Road won for 2012, a gap of 19 years.
Vash was made on a budget of Rs 3 to 3.5 crore and grossed an estimated Rs 15 crore before winning two National Awards.
Chaal Jeevi Laiye! grossed roughly USD 303,000 (about Rs 2.14 crore) overseas across the US, UK, Australia, New Zealand and other markets.
After a slow start, Laalo earned Rs 1 crore in a single day for the first time on Day 24 of its release, marking its sleeper-hit turnaround.
Laalo exceeded the lifetime India collections of Chaal Jeevi Laiye! to become the highest-grossing Gujarati film domestically.
Chhello Show won the Luminaries Jury Award Special Mention at the 14th Milwaukee Film Festival in 2022.