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25th Annual BFJA Awards
The 25th Annual Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards were held on 1962, honoring the best in Indian cinema in 1961.[1]
Main Awards[edit | edit source]
Best Indian Films (In Order of Merit)[edit | edit source]
- Teen Kanya
- Gunga Jumna
- Punascha
- Madhya Rater Tara
- Saptapadi
- Kanoon
- Char Diwari
- Usne Kaha Tha
- Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai
- Swayambara
Best Director[edit | edit source]
Satyajit Ray - Teen Kanya
Best Actor[edit | edit source]
Uttam Kumar - Saptapadi
Best Actress[edit | edit source]
Suchitra Sen - Saptapadi
Best Actor in Supporting Role[edit | edit source]
Anil Chatterjee - Agni Sanskar
Best Actress in Supporting Role[edit | edit source]
Manju Dey - Carey Saheber Munshi
Best Cinematographer[edit | edit source]
Ajoy Kar - Saptapadi
Best Music Director[edit | edit source]
Hemanta Mukherjee - Swaralipi and Ravi Shankar - Sandhayarag
Best Lyricist[edit | edit source]
Gouri Prasanna Majumdar - Swaralipi
Best Audiographer[edit | edit source]
Bani Dutta - Swaralipi
Best Dialogue[edit | edit source]
Santosh Ghosh - Swayambara
Hindi Section[edit | edit source]
Best Director[edit | edit source]
Nitin Bose - Gunga Jumna
Best Actor[edit | edit source]
Dilip Kumar - Gunga Jumna
Best Actress[edit | edit source]
Vyjayantimala - Gunga Jumna
Best Actor in Supporting Role[edit | edit source]
Pran - Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai
Best Actress in Supporting Role[edit | edit source]
Nirupa Roy - Chhaya and Indrani Mukherjee - Usne Kaha Tha
Best Music Director[edit | edit source]
Naushad - Gunga Jumna
Best Lyricist[edit | edit source]
Shakeel Badayuni - Gunga Jumna
Best Cinematographer[edit | edit source]
V. Baba Saheb - Gunga Jumna
Best Audiographer[edit | edit source]
M. I. Dharmsay - Gunga Jumna
Best Dialogue[edit | edit source]
Wazahat Mirza - Gunga Jumna and Rajendra Krishan - Chhaya and S. Khalil - Usne Kaha Tha
Foreign Film Section[edit | edit source]
Ten Best Films[edit | edit source]
- Ben-Hur
- The Apartment
- Kanał
- Girl Seeks Father
- The Millionairess
- On the Beach
- South Pacific
- Pepe
- The Singer Not the Song
- Elmer Gantry
Best Director[edit | edit source]
William Wyler - Ben-Hur
Best Actor[edit | edit source]
Charlton Heston - Ben-Hur
Best Actress[edit | edit source]
Shirley MacLaine - The Apartment
Best Supporting Actor[edit | edit source]
Charles Laughton - Under Ten Flags
Best Supporting Actress[edit | edit source]
Shirley Jones - Elmer Gantry
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "25th Annual BFJA Awards". BFJA Awards.[dead link]