[4] Entries of dubbed, revised or copied versions of a film or translation, abridgements, edited or annotated works and reprints were ineligible for the awards.

[6] A committee consisting of five personalities from the Indian film industry was appointed to evaluate the Dadasaheb Phalke award nominations for 2012.

Following were the jury members: For the year 2012, the award was announced on 12 April 2013 to be presented to Pran, a veteran actor of Bollywood known for portraying various negative roles.

Awards for the regional languages are categorised as per their mention in the Eighth schedule of the Constitution of India.

[5] A committee of three, headed by Swapan Mullick was appointed to evaluate the nominations for the best writing on Indian cinema.

The jury members were as follows: The Best Writing on Cinema awards are intended to encourage the study and appreciation of cinema as an art form and the dissemination of information and critical appreciation of the medium through books, articles, reviews etc.