21st Filmfare Awards

21st Filmfare Awards
Date	1974
Site	Bombay
Highlights
Best Film	Anuraag
Most awards	Bobby (5)
Most nominations	Bobby (14)

The 21st Filmfare Awards were held in 1974.

Anuraag won Best Film, but fail to win any other awards, a feat which was repeated by a few films in the 1970s.

Bobby led the ceremony with 14 nominations, followed by Zanjeer with 9 nominations and Daag: A Poem of Love with 7 nominations.

Bobby won 5 awards, thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.

For the first time in the history of the Filmfare Awards, there was a tie for an acting award - when Dimple Kapadia for Bobby and Jaya Bachchan for Abhimaan tied for the Best Actress award.

Main Awards

Rishi Kapoor — Best Actor winner for Bobby

Dimple Kapadia — Best Actress co-winner for Bobby

Jaya Bachchan — Best Actress co-winner for Abhimaan

Amitabh Bachchan — Best Supporting Actor winner for Namak Haraam

Rakhee — Best Supporting Actress winner for Daag

Best Film

Anuraag

• Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar
• Bobby
• Daag: A Poem of Love
• Koshish
• Zanjeer

Best Director

Yash Chopra – Daag: A Poem of Love

• Gulzar – Achanak
• Gulzar – Koshish
• Raj Kapoor – Bobby
• Rajendra Bhatia – Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar

Best Actor

Rishi Kapoor – Bobby

• Amitabh Bachchan – Zanjeer
• Dharmendra – Yaadon Ki Baarat
• Rajesh Khanna – Daag: A Poem of Love
• Sanjeev Kumar – Koshish

Best Actress

Dimple Kapadia – Bobby and Jaya Bachchan – Abhimaan (tie)

• Jaya Bachchan – Koshish
• Moushumi Chatterjee – Anuraag
• Nutan – Saudagar
• Sharmila Tagore - Daag: A Poem of Love

Best Supporting Actor

Amitabh Bachchan – Namak Haraam

• Ashok Kumar – Victoria No. 203
• Asrani – Abhimaan
• Pran – Zanjeer
• Premnath – Bobby

Best Supporting Actress

Raakhee – Daag: A Poem of Love

• Aruna Irani – Bobby
• Bindu – Abhimaan
• Nutan – Anuraag
• Nutan – Saudagar

Best Comic Actor

Asrani – Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar

• Asrani – Namak Haraam
• I. S. Johar – Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar
• Mehmood – Do Phool
• Pran – Victoria No. 203

Best Story

Zanjeer – Salim–Javed

• Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar – Mulraj Razdan
• Achanak – K.A. Abbas
• Anuraag – Shakti Samanta
• Koshish – Gulzar

Best Screenplay

Zanjeer – Salim–Javed

Best Dialogue

Namak Haraam – Gulzar

Best Music

Abhimaan – S.D. Burman

• Bobby – Laxmikant–Pyarelal
• Daag: A Poem of Love – Laxmikant–Pyarelal
• Yaadon Ki Baarat – R.D. Burman
• Zanjeer – Kalyanji-Anandji

Best Lyrics

Zanjeer – Gulshan Bawra for Yaari Hai Imaan Mera

• Bobby – Anand Bakshi for Hum Tum Ek Kamre Main
• Bobby – Anand Bakshi for Main Shayar To Nahin
• Bobby – Vithalbhai Patel for Jhoot Bole Kava Kaate
• Samjhauta – Indeevar for Samjhauta Ghanmose Karlo

Best Playback Singer, Male

Bobby – Narendra Chanchal for Beshak Mandir Masjid

• Bobby – Shailendra Singh for Main Shayar To Nahin
• Daag: A Poem of Love – Kishore Kumar for Mere Dil Main Aaj
• Naina – Mohammad Rafi for Hum Ko Jaan Se Pyaari
• Zanjeer – Manna Dey for Yaari Hai Imaan Mera

Best Playback Singer, Female

Naina – Asha Bhosle for Hone Lagi Hai Raat Jawaan

• Aa Gale Lag Ja – Sushma Shrestha for Tera Mujhse Hai
• Anhonee – Asha Bhosle for Hungama Ho Gaya
• Prem Parbat – Minoo Purshottam for Raat Piya Ke Sang
• Raja Rani – Asha Bhosle for Jab Andhera Hota Hai

Best Art Direction

Bobby

Best Cinematography

Jheel Ke Us Paar

Best Editing

Zanjeer

Best Sound

Bobby

Critics' Awards

Best Film

Duvidha

Best Documentary

A Day With the Builders

Biggest winners

• Bobby – 5/14
• Zanjeer – 4/9
• Daag: A Poem of Love – 2/7
• Abhimaan – 2/4
• Namak Haraam – 2/3

See also

• 23rd Filmfare Awards
• 22nd Filmfare Awards
• Filmfare Awards

References

• https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000245/1974/