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{{Short description|1973 awards for Hindi cinema}} | |||
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| award = Filmfare Awards | | award = Filmfare Awards | ||
| image = | | image = | ||
| caption = | | caption = | ||
| date = 1973 | | date = 21 April 1973<ref>{{Cite book |title=...and Pran: A Biography |last=Reuben |first=Bunny |date=2005 |publisher=HarperCollins and [[Living Media]] |isbn=978-81-72234-66-9 |pages=265–267 }}</ref> | ||
| site = Bombay | | site = Bombay | ||
| preshow = | | preshow = | ||
| host = | | host = | ||
| producer = | | producer = | ||
| director = | | director = | ||
| best_film = ''[[Be-Imaan]]'' | | best_film = ''[[Be-Imaan]]'' | ||
| most_wins = '' | | most_wins = ''Be-Imaan'' (7) | ||
| most_nominations =''[[Be-Imaan | | most_nominations = ''[[Amar Prem]]'' & ''Be-Imaan'' (8) | ||
| duration = | | best_actor = [[Manoj Kumar]] for ''Be-Imaan'' | ||
| network = | | best_actress = [[Hema Malini]] for ''[[Seeta Aur Geeta]]'' | ||
| duration = | |||
| network = | |||
| last = 19th | | last = 19th | ||
| next = 21st | | next = 21st | ||
}} | }} | ||
The '''20th Filmfare Awards''' were held in 1973, awarding the films | The '''20th Filmfare Awards''' were held in 1973, awarding the films released in 1972. | ||
''[[Be-Imaan]]'' led the ceremony with 8 nominations, followed by '' | ''[[Amar Prem]]'' and ''[[Be-Imaan]]'' led the ceremony with 8 nominations, followed by [[Shor (film)|''Shor'']] with 7 nominations and ''[[Pakeezah]]'' with 5 nominations. | ||
''Be-Imaan'' won 7 awards, thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony. | ''Be-Imaan'' won 7 awards, including [[Filmfare Award for Best Film|Best Film]], [[Filmfare Award for Best Director|Best Director]] (for Sohanlal Kanwar), [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] (for [[Manoj Kumar]]) and [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] (for [[Pran (actor)|Pran]]), thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony. | ||
[[ | [[Rajesh Khanna]] received dual nominations for Best Actor for his performances in ''Amar Prem'' and ''[[Dushmun]]'', but lost to Manoj Kumar who won the award for ''Be-Imaan''. | ||
At the ceremony, [[Meena Kumari]] earned a then record-setting twelfth and final nomination for the [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress]] for her performance in the period musical romantic drama ''Pakeezah'' after her death in March 1972. Despite being highly favored to win the award, she controversially lost the award to [[Hema Malini]] who won her first and only award in the category for her comic dual role in the comedy-drama ''[[Seeta Aur Geeta]]''. | |||
Pran, who won Best Supporting Actor for ''Be-Imaan,'' refused to accept the award, on the grounds that the [[Filmfare Award for Best Music Director|Best Music Director]] award should have gone to [[Ghulam Mohammed (composer)|Ghulam Mohammed]] for ''Pakeezah'', and not [[Shankar–Jaikishan|Shankar-Jaikishan]] for ''Be-Imaan''. | |||
== Main Awards == | == Main Awards == | ||
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''' ''[[Manoj Kumar]] – [[Be-Imaan]]'' ''' | ''' ''[[Manoj Kumar]] – [[Be-Imaan]]'' ''' | ||
*''[[Rajesh Khanna]] – [[Amar Prem]]'' | *''[[Rajesh Khanna]] – [[Amar Prem]]'' | ||
*'' | *''Rajesh Khanna – [[Dushmun]]''<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dhirad |first1=Sandeep |title=Filmfare Nominees and Winner |url=http://deep750.googlepages.com/FilmfareAwards.pdf |website=deep750.googlepages.com |date=2006 |access-date=24 August 2020 |archive-date=12 June 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090612065210/http://deep750.googlepages.com/FilmfareAwards.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> | ||
===Best Actress=== | ===Best Actress=== | ||
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*''[[Meena Kumari]] – [[Pakeezah]]'' | *''[[Meena Kumari]] – [[Pakeezah]]'' | ||
*''[[Raakhee]] – [[Aankhon Aankhon Mein]]'' | *''[[Raakhee]] – [[Aankhon Aankhon Mein]]'' | ||
===Best Supporting Actor=== | ===Best Supporting Actor=== | ||
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''' ''[[Paintal (comedian)|Paintal]] – [[Bawarchi]]'' ''' | ''' ''[[Paintal (comedian)|Paintal]] – [[Bawarchi]]'' ''' | ||
*''[[Jagdeep]] – [[Bhai Ho To Aisa]]'' | *''[[Jagdeep]] – [[Bhai Ho To Aisa]]'' | ||
*''[[Mehmood Ali|Mehmood]] – [[Bombay To Goa]]'' | *''[[Mehmood Ali|Mehmood]] – [[Bombay to Goa (1972 film)|Bombay To Goa]]'' | ||
===Best Story=== | ===Best Story=== | ||
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===Best Screenplay=== | ===Best Screenplay=== | ||
''' ''[[Amar Prem]] – | ''' ''[[Amar Prem]] – [[Arabinda Mukhopadhyay]] '' ''' | ||
===Best Music=== | ===Best Dialogue=== | ||
''' ''[[Be-Imaan]] – [[Shankar–Jaikishan | ''' ''[[Amar Prem]] – Ramesh Pant '' ''' | ||
=== Best Music Director === | |||
''' ''[[Be-Imaan]] – [[Shankar–Jaikishan]]'' ''' | |||
*''[[Amar Prem]] – [[R. D. Burman]]'' | |||
*''[[Pakeezah]] – [[Ghulam Mohammed (composer)|Ghulam Mohammed]]'' | *''[[Pakeezah]] – [[Ghulam Mohammed (composer)|Ghulam Mohammed]]'' | ||
*''[[Shor (film)|Shor]] – [[Laxmikant–Pyarelal]]'' | *''[[Shor (film)|Shor]] – [[Laxmikant–Pyarelal]]'' | ||
===Best | ===Best Lyricist=== | ||
''' ''[[Be-Imaan]] – [[Verma Malik]] for Jai Bolo Be-Imaan Ki'' ''' | ''' ''[[Be-Imaan]] – [[Verma Malik]] for Jai Bolo Be-Imaan Ki'' ''' | ||
*''[[Amar Prem]] – [[Anand Bakshi]] for Chingari Koi Bhadke'' | *''[[Amar Prem]] – [[Anand Bakshi]] for Chingari Koi Bhadke'' | ||
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''' ''[[Be-Imaan]] – [[Mukesh (singer)|Mukesh]] for Jai Bolo Be-Imaan Ki'' ''' | ''' ''[[Be-Imaan]] – [[Mukesh (singer)|Mukesh]] for Jai Bolo Be-Imaan Ki'' ''' | ||
*''[[Amar Prem]] – [[Kishore Kumar]] for Chingari Koi Bhadke'' | *''[[Amar Prem]] – [[Kishore Kumar]] for Chingari Koi Bhadke'' | ||
*''[[Shor (film)|Shor]] – | *''[[Shor (film)|Shor]] – Mukesh for Ek Pyaar Ka Nagma Hai'' | ||
===Best Playback Singer, Female=== | ===Best Playback Singer, Female=== | ||
''' ''[[Hare Rama Hare Krishna (1971 film)|Hare Rama Hare Krishna]] – [[Asha Bhosle]] for Dum Maro Dum'' ''' | ''' ''[[Hare Rama Hare Krishna (1971 film)|Hare Rama Hare Krishna]] – [[Asha Bhosle]] for Dum Maro Dum'' ''' | ||
*''[[Lal Patthar]] – | *''[[Lal Patthar]] – Asha Bhosle for Suni Suni'' | ||
*''[[Lalkaar]] – | *''[[Lalkaar]] – Asha Bhosle for Maine Kahan Na Na Na'' | ||
===Best Art Direction=== | ===Best Art Direction=== | ||
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===Best Documentary=== | ===Best Documentary=== | ||
''' ''Nine Months to Freedom'' ''' | ''' ''Nine Months to Freedom'' ''' | ||
==Controversy== | |||
Meena Kumari not winning an award for her performance in ''[[Pakeezah]]'' stirred controversy at the 20th Filmfare Awards. Filmfare, however, defended their decision by stating that according to their rules, posthumous awards were not allowed then;<ref>{{Cite book |last=Bharatan |first=Raju |title=Naushadnama: The Life and Music of Naushad |title-link=Naushadnama |date=2013 |publisher=[[Hay House]] |isbn=978-93-81431-93-1 |location=New Delhi, India|pp=311–312}}</ref> ''Filmfare''{{'s}} editor [[B. K. Karanjia]] said both [[Ghulam Mohammed (composer)|Ghulam Mohammad]] (the music director of ''Pakeezah'') and [[Josef Wirsching]] (cinematographer) lost for the same reason.{{sfn|Reuben|2005|p=266}} | |||
Years later, in an interview, veteran actress [[Rakhee Gulzar]] revealed that initially she was offered the award for Best actress which she declined, as she considered her performance to be mediocre as earlier, she was devoid of the award for her performance in ''[[Sharmilee]]''.<ref name="Awards Mixup">{{cite web |title=Shocked by Oscar mix-up? Bollywood film awards change winners last minute too |website=Bollywood Hungama|date=28 February 2017 |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/shocked-oscar-mix-bollywood-film-awards-change-winners-last-minute/ |access-date=3 April 2024}}</ref> | |||
==Biggest Winners== | ==Biggest Winners== | ||
*'' [[Be-Imaan]] – 7/8 | *'' [[Be-Imaan]] – 7/8'' | ||
*'' [[Amar Prem]] – | *'' [[Amar Prem]] – 3/8'' | ||
*'' [[Seeta Aur Geeta]] – 2/2 | *'' [[Seeta Aur Geeta]] – 2/2'' | ||
*'' [[Hare Rama Hare Krishna (1971 film)|Hare Rama Hare Krishna]] – 2/2 | *'' [[Hare Rama Hare Krishna (1971 film)|Hare Rama Hare Krishna]] – 2/2'' | ||
*''[[ | *''[[Shor (film)|Shor]] – 1/7'' | ||
*''[[Pakeezah]] – 1/5'' | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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{{Filmfare Awards}} | {{Filmfare Awards}} | ||
[[Category:1972 film awards|Filmfare]] | [[Category:1972 film awards|Filmfare]] | ||
[[Category:1973 in Indian cinema]] | [[Category:1973 in Indian cinema]] | ||
[[Category:1973 controversies]] | |||
[[Category:April 1973 in Asia]] | |||
[[Category:1970s in Mumbai]] | |||
[[Category:Filmfare Awards by year]] | |||
Latest revision as of 23:56, 11 February 2026
| 20th Filmfare Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 21 April 1973[1] |
| Site | Bombay |
| Highlights | |
| Best Film | Be-Imaan |
| Best Actor | Manoj Kumar for Be-Imaan |
| Best Actress | Hema Malini for Seeta Aur Geeta |
| Most awards | Be-Imaan (7) |
| Most nominations | Amar Prem & Be-Imaan (8) |
The 20th Filmfare Awards were held in 1973, awarding the films released in 1972.
Amar Prem and Be-Imaan led the ceremony with 8 nominations, followed by Shor with 7 nominations and Pakeezah with 5 nominations.
Be-Imaan won 7 awards, including Best Film, Best Director (for Sohanlal Kanwar), Best Actor (for Manoj Kumar) and Best Supporting Actor (for Pran), thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.
Rajesh Khanna received dual nominations for Best Actor for his performances in Amar Prem and Dushmun, but lost to Manoj Kumar who won the award for Be-Imaan.
At the ceremony, Meena Kumari earned a then record-setting twelfth and final nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for her performance in the period musical romantic drama Pakeezah after her death in March 1972. Despite being highly favored to win the award, she controversially lost the award to Hema Malini who won her first and only award in the category for her comic dual role in the comedy-drama Seeta Aur Geeta.
Pran, who won Best Supporting Actor for Be-Imaan, refused to accept the award, on the grounds that the Best Music Director award should have gone to Ghulam Mohammed for Pakeezah, and not Shankar-Jaikishan for Be-Imaan.
Main Awards[edit | edit source]
Best Film[edit | edit source]
Best Director[edit | edit source]
Sohanlal Kanwar – Be-Imaan
Best Actor[edit | edit source]
- Rajesh Khanna – Amar Prem
- Rajesh Khanna – Dushmun[2]
Best Actress[edit | edit source]
Best Supporting Actor[edit | edit source]
Best Supporting Actress[edit | edit source]
Zeenat Aman – Hare Rama Hare Krishna
Best Comic Actor[edit | edit source]
Best Story[edit | edit source]
Best Screenplay[edit | edit source]
Amar Prem – Arabinda Mukhopadhyay
Best Dialogue[edit | edit source]
Amar Prem – Ramesh Pant
Best Music Director[edit | edit source]
Best Lyricist[edit | edit source]
Be-Imaan – Verma Malik for Jai Bolo Be-Imaan Ki
- Amar Prem – Anand Bakshi for Chingari Koi Bhadke
- Shor – Santosh Anand for Ek Pyaar Ka Nagma Hai
Best Playback Singer, Male[edit | edit source]
Be-Imaan – Mukesh for Jai Bolo Be-Imaan Ki
- Amar Prem – Kishore Kumar for Chingari Koi Bhadke
- Shor – Mukesh for Ek Pyaar Ka Nagma Hai
Best Playback Singer, Female[edit | edit source]
Hare Rama Hare Krishna – Asha Bhosle for Dum Maro Dum
- Lal Patthar – Asha Bhosle for Suni Suni
- Lalkaar – Asha Bhosle for Maine Kahan Na Na Na
Best Art Direction[edit | edit source]
Best Cinematography[edit | edit source]
Best Editing[edit | edit source]
Best Sound[edit | edit source]
Critics' Awards[edit | edit source]
Best Film[edit | edit source]
Best Documentary[edit | edit source]
Nine Months to Freedom
Controversy[edit | edit source]
Meena Kumari not winning an award for her performance in Pakeezah stirred controversy at the 20th Filmfare Awards. Filmfare, however, defended their decision by stating that according to their rules, posthumous awards were not allowed then;[3] Filmfare's editor B. K. Karanjia said both Ghulam Mohammad (the music director of Pakeezah) and Josef Wirsching (cinematographer) lost for the same reason.[4]
Years later, in an interview, veteran actress Rakhee Gulzar revealed that initially she was offered the award for Best actress which she declined, as she considered her performance to be mediocre as earlier, she was devoid of the award for her performance in Sharmilee.[5]
Biggest Winners[edit | edit source]
- Be-Imaan – 7/8
- Amar Prem – 3/8
- Seeta Aur Geeta – 2/2
- Hare Rama Hare Krishna – 2/2
- Shor – 1/7
- Pakeezah – 1/5
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Reuben, Bunny (2005). ...and Pran: A Biography. HarperCollins and Living Media. pp. 265–267. ISBN 978-81-72234-66-9.
- ↑ Dhirad, Sandeep (2006). "Filmfare Nominees and Winner" (PDF). deep750.googlepages.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2009. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ↑ Bharatan, Raju (2013). Naushadnama: The Life and Music of Naushad. New Delhi, India: Hay House. pp. 311–312. ISBN 978-93-81431-93-1.
- ↑ Reuben 2005, p. 266.
- ↑ "Shocked by Oscar mix-up? Bollywood film awards change winners last minute too". Bollywood Hungama. 28 February 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2024.