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20th Filmfare Awards
| 20th Filmfare Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 1973 |
| Site | Bombay |
| Highlights | |
| Best Film | Be-Imaan |
| Most awards | Be-Imaan (7) |
| Most nominations | Be-Imaan (8) |
The 20th Filmfare Awards were held in 1973, awarding the films made in 1972.
Be-Imaan led the ceremony with 8 nominations, followed by Amar Prem with 6 nominations and Pakeezah with 5 nominations.
Be-Imaan won 7 awards, thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.
Pran, who won Best Supporting Actor for Be-Imaan refused to accept the award, on the grounds that the Best Music award should have gone to Ghulam Mohammed for Pakeezah and not Shankar-Jaikishan for Be-Imaan.
Main Awards[edit]
Best Film[edit]
Best Director[edit]
Sohanlal Kanwar – Be-Imaan
Best Actor[edit]
Best Actress[edit]
Best Supporting Actor[edit]
Best Supporting Actress[edit]
Zeenat Aman – Hare Rama Hare Krishna
Best Comic Actor[edit]
Best Story[edit]
Best Screenplay[edit]
Amar Prem – Arabinda Mukhopadhyay
Best Music[edit]
Best Lyrics[edit]
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]
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]
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]
Best Cinematography[edit]
Best Editing[edit]
Best Sound[edit]
Critics' Awards[edit]
Best Film[edit]
Best Documentary[edit]
Nine Months to Freedom
Biggest Winners[edit]
- Be-Imaan – 7/8
- Amar Prem – 2/6
- Seeta Aur Geeta – 2/2
- Hare Rama Hare Krishna – 2/2
- Pakeezah - 1/5