'' Gunsundarino Gharsansar '' ( 1972 ) , directed by Govind Saraiya , won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Gujarati at the 20th National Film Awards . Feroze A. Sarkar directed '' Janamteep '' ( 1973 ) adapted from the novel of same name by Ishwar Petlikar . Kanti Madia adapted Vinodini Nilkanth 's short story '' Dariyav Dil '' for the film '' Kashi no Dikro '' ( 1979 ) . Babubhai Mistry directed a dozen films between 1969 and 1984 . Dinesh Raval directed twenty six hit films including : '' Mena Gurjari '' ( 1975 ) , '' Amar Devidas '' ( 1981 ) and '' Sant Rohidas '' ( 1982 ) . Actor-director Krishna Kant , popularly known as KK , directed about a dozen Gujarati films including : '' Kulvadhu '' ( 1977 ) , '' Gharsansar '' ( 1978 ) , '' Visamo '' ( 1978 ) and '' Jog Sanjog '' ( 1980 ) . These films were critically as well as popularly well received . KK had long and successful acting career in Hindi and Bengali cinema too . Mehul Kumar directed several hits including : '' Janam Janam na Sathi '' ( 1977 ) , '' Ma Vina Suno Sansar '' ( 1982 ) , '' Dholamaru '' ( 1983 ) and '' Meru Malan '' ( 1985 ) . '' Jesal Toral '' ( 1971 ) directed by Ravindra Dave was one of the biggest hits of Gujarati cinema . He also directed over twenty-five films popular with audiences . Chandrakant Sangani directed the musical film '' Tanariri '' ( 1975 ) , based on the Gujarati folk-lore of Tana and Riri , which highlighted a little-known side of Akbar who is usually presented as a consistently benign ruler . He also directed '' Kariyavar '' ( 1977 ) based on the novel '' Vanzari Vaav '' by Shayda . '' Sonbai ni Chundadi '' ( 1976 ) , directed by Girish Manukant , was the first Gujarati cinemascope film . '' Mansai na Deeva '' ( 1984 ) , directed by Govind Saraiya , was based on the novel of the same name by Jhaverchand Meghani . Subhash J. Shah directed several popular films : '' Lohi Bhini Chundadi '' ( 1986 ) , '' Prem Bandhan '' ( 1991 ) , '' Oonchi Medina Ooncha Mol '' ( 1996 ) , '' Parbhavni Preet '' ( 1997 ) , and '' Mahisagarna Moti '' ( 1998 )
20th National Film Awards
20th National Film Awards
Gujarati cinema