12th Bangladesh National Film Awards
# 12th Bangladesh National Film Awards

The 12th Bangladesh National Film Awards was presented by the Ministry of Information, Bangladesh to felicitate the best of Bangladeshi cinema released in the year 1987. The ceremony took place in Dhaka and awards were given by the then president of Bangladesh. The National Film Awards are the only film awards given by the government itself. Every year, a national panel appointed by the government selects the winning entry, and the award ceremony is held in Dhaka. 1987 was the 12th National Film Awards.

## List of winners

This year awards were given in 17 categories. Awards for Best Lyricist was not given in 1987.

### Merit awards

| Name of Awards | Winner(s) | Film |
| - | - | - |
| Best Film | | Rajlakshmi Srikanta |
| Best Director | A. J. Mintu | Lalu Mastan |
| Best Actor | Alamgir ATM Shamsuzzaman | Apeksha Dayi Ke |
| Best Actress | Shabana | Apeksha |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Anwar Hossain Abul Khair | Dayi Ke Rajlakshmi Srikanta |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Parveen Sultana Diti | Swami Stree |
| Best Child Artist | Master Russel and Suborno Shirin | Rajlakshmi Srikanta |
| Best Music Director | Alam Khan | Surrender |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Andrew Kishore | Surrender (Sobai To Bhalobasa Chai) |
| Best Female Playback Singer | Sabina Yasmin | Rajlakshmi Srikanta (Shoto Jonomer Shopno) |

### Technical awards

| Name of Awards | Winner(s) | Film |
| - | - | - |
| Best Story | Kazi Hayat | Dayi Ke |
| Best Screenplay | Dilip Biswas | Apeksha |
| Best Cinematography (Black and White) | Mahfuzur Rahman Khan | Sohojatri |
| Best Cinematography (Color) | Abul Khayer | Setubandhan |
| Best Art Director | Sharifuddin Bhuiyan | Harano Sur |
| Best Editing | Bashir Hossain | Matir Maya |
| Best Sound Editing | Mahfuzul Haque | Sandhi |
