28th Filmfare Awards
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The 28th Filmfare Awards were held in 1981.
Insaaf Ka Tarazu and Thodisi Bewafaii led the ceremony with 9 nominations each, followed by Aakrosh and Aasha with 7 nominations each, and Khubsoorat and Qurbani with 6 nominations each.
Aakrosh won 6 awards, including Best Director (for Govind Nihalani), Best Actor (for Naseeruddin Shah) and Best Supporting Actor (for Om Puri), thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.
Rekha received dual nominations for Best Actress for her performances in Judaai and Khubsoorat, winning for the latter.
Main awards
Best Film
- Aakrosh
- Aasha
- Insaaf Ka Tarazu
- Thodisi Bewafaii
Best Director
Govind Nihalani – Aakrosh
- B. R. Chopra – Insaaf Ka Tarazu
- Esmayeel Shroff – Thodisi Bewafaii
- Hrishikesh Mukherjee – Khubsoorat
- J. Om Prakash – Aasha
Best Actor
Naseeruddin Shah – Aakrosh
- Amitabh Bachchan – Dostana
- Raj Babbar – Insaaf Ka Tarazu
- Rajesh Khanna – Thodisi Bewafaii
- Shatrughan Sinha – Dostana
- Vinod Khanna – Qurbani
Best Actress
- Reena Roy – Aasha
- Rekha – Judaai
- Shabana Azmi – Thodisi Bewafaii
- Zeenat Aman – Insaaf Ka Tarazu
Best Supporting Actor
Om Puri – Aakrosh
- Amjad Khan – Qurbani
- Girish Karnad – Aasha
- Raj Kapoor – Abdullah
- Shreeram Lagoo – Insaaf Ka Tarazu
Best Supporting Actress
Padmini Kolhapure – Insaaf Ka Tarazu
- Ashalata – Apne Paraye
- Dina Pathak – Khubsoorat
- Rameshwari – Aasha
- Simi Garewal – Karz
Best Comic Actor
- Asrani – Hum Nahin Sudhrenge
- Deven Verma – Judaai
- Deven Verma – Thodisi Bewafaii
- Keshto Mukherjee – Be-Reham
Best Story
Aakrosh – Vijay Tendulkar
- Aasha – Ram Kelkar
- Insaaf Ka Tarazu – Shabd Kumar
- Khubsoorat – D. N. Mukherjee
- Thodisi Bewafaii – Esmayeel Shroff
Best Screenplay
Aakrosh – Vijay Tendulkar
Best Dialogue
Insaaf Ka Tarazu – Shabd Kumar
Best Music Director
Karz – Laxmikant–Pyarelal
- Aasha – Laxmikant–Pyarelal
- Qurbani – Kalyanji–Anandji
- Shaan – R. D. Burman
- Thodisi Bewafaii – Khayyam
Best Lyricist
Thodisi Bewafaii – Gulzar for Hazaar Rahein Mudke Dekhi
- Aasha – Anand Bakshi for Sheesha Ho Ya Dil Ho
- Dostana – Anand Bakshi for Salamat Rahe Dostana
- Karz – Anand Bakshi for Dard-e-Dil
- Karz – Anand Bakshi for Om Shanti Om
Best Playback Singer, Male
Thodisi Bewafaii – Kishore Kumar for Hazaar Rahein Mudke Dekhi
- Abdullah – Mohammad Rafi for Maine Poocha Chand Se
- Dostana – Mohammad Rafi for Mere Dost Qissa Yeh
- Karz – Kishore Kumar for Om Shanti Om
- Karz – Mohammed Rafi for Dard-E-Dil
- Sargam – Mohammad Rafi for Dafaliwale Dafli Baja
Best Playback Singer, Female
Qurbani – Nazia Hassan for Aap Jaisa Koi
- Aap To Aise Na The – Hemlata for Tu Is Tarah Se
- Griha Pravesh – Chandrani Mukherjee for Pehchan To Thi
- Pyaara Dushman – Usha Uthup for Hari Om Hari
- Qurbani – Kanchan for Laila O Laila
Best Art Direction
Aakrosh – C. S. Bhati[1]
Best Cinematography
Shaan – S. M Anwar[2]
Best Editing
Insaaf Ka Tarazu S. B. Mane[3]
Best Sound
Qurbani – P. Harikishan[4]
Critics' awards
Best Film
Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyoon Aata Hai
Best Documentary
They Call Me Chamar
Biggest Winners
- Aakrosh – 6/7
- Khubsoorat – 3/6
- Insaaf Ka Tarazu – 3/9
- Qurbani – 2/6
- Thodisi Bewafaii – 2/9
- Karz – 1/6
- Aasha – 0/6
See also
References
- https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000245/1981/
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