9th International Film Festival of India

The 9th International Film Festival of India was held from 3-16 January 1983 in New Delhi. The festival introduced new section for screening of 16mm films. Twenty-two Third World countries have participated in the edition, and has become a major forum of Third World cinema. For the first time the Golden Peacock Awards for Best feature film, and short film were not awarded in the competition section.

Winners

 * Golden Peacock (Best Film): Not Awarded
 * Golden Peacock (Best Short Film) Not Awarded