'' Bhavni Bhavai '' ( 1980 ) , directed by Ketan Mehta , was produced by NFDC , the Sanchar Film Cooperative Society , and a district bank in Ahmedabad . Though the film was not a folk theatre form of Bhavai , it incorporated several elements of it . It was praised for performances and camerawork , and won awards such as the National Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration , the National Film Award for Best Art Direction for Meera Lakhia , and another award at the Nantes festival in France . The Parsi Gujarati film '' Percy '' ( 1989 ) directed by Pervez Merwanji won the National Award for the Best Feature Film in Gujarati at the 37th National Film Awards . '' Hun Hunshi Hunshilal '' ( 1991 ) , directed by Sanjiv Shah , was an allegory film inspired by the political environment of the time and was felt to be post-modern . In 1998 , '' Desh Re Joya Dada Pardesh Joya '' directed by Govindbhai Patel became very successful and went on to become a super-hit . The film grossed 22 crore , the highest in the Gujarati cinema , with 1.5 crore people watching the film . Vipul Amrutlal Shah produced and directed '' Dariya Chhoru '' in 1999 which was well received by the critics but failed commercially . Other hit films of 1990s were '' Manvini Bhavai '' ( 1993 ) , '' Unchi Medi Na Uncha Mol '' ( 1997 ) and '' Pandadu Lilu Ne Rang Rato '' ( 1999 )
37th National Film Awards
37th National Film Awards
Gujarati cinema