42nd Filmfare Awards

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42nd Filmfare Awards
Date23 February 1997[1]
SiteMumbai, India[2]
Highlights
Best FilmRaja Hindustani
Khamoshi: The Musical
Most awardsKhamoshi: The Musical and Raja Hindustani (5)
Most nominationsKhamoshi: The Musical (13)

The 42nd Filmfare Awards were held on 23 February 1997, in Mumbai, India.

Khamoshi: The Musical led the ceremony with 13 nominations, followed by Raja Hindustani with 11 nominations and Maachis with 10 nominations.

Khamoshi: The Musical and Raja Hindustani won 5 awards each, thus becoming the most-awarded films at the ceremony, with the former winning Best Film (Critics) for Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Best Actress (Critics) for Manisha Koirala, and the latter winning Best Film, Best Actor for Aamir Khan and Best Actress for Karisma Kapoor.

Main awards[edit | edit source]

Shekhar Kapur — Best Director winner for Bandit Queen
Aamir Khan — Best Actor winner for Raja Hindustani
Karisma Kapoor — Best Actress winner for Raja Hindustani
Sanjay Leela Bhansali — Best Director Critics winner for Khamoshi: The Musical
Manisha Koirala — Best Actress Critics winner for Khamoshi: The Musical
Amrish Puri — Best Supporting Actor winner for Ghatak: Lethal
Rekha — Best Supporting Actress winner for Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi
Dharmendra — Lifetime Achievement Awardee
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Mumtaz — Lifetime Achievement Awardee

Best Film[edit | edit source]

Raja Hindustani

Best Director[edit | edit source]

Shekhar Kapoor – Bandit Queen

Best Actor[edit | edit source]

Aamir Khan – Raja Hindustani

Best Actress[edit | edit source]

Karisma Kapoor – Raja Hindustani

Best Supporting Actor[edit | edit source]

Amrish Puri – Ghatak: Lethal

Best Actress in a Supporting Role[edit | edit source]

Rekha – Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi

Best Actor in a Comic Role[edit | edit source]

Satish Kaushik – Saajan Chale Sasural

Best Actor in a Negative Role[edit | edit source]

Arbaaz Khan – Daraar

Best Music[edit | edit source]

Raja Hindustani – Nadeem-Shravan

Best Lyrics[edit | edit source]

Papa Kehte Hai – Javed Akhtar for Ghar Se Nikalte Hi

Best Playback Singer, Male[edit | edit source]

Raja Hindustani – Udit Narayan for Pardesi Pardesi

Best Playback Singer, Female[edit | edit source]

Khamoshi: The Musical – Kavita Krishnamurthy for Aaj Main Upar

Best Debut, Male[edit | edit source]

Chandrachur Singh – Maachis

Best Debut, Female[edit | edit source]

Seema Biswas – Bandit Queen

Best Story[edit | edit source]

Maachis – Gulzar

Best Screenplay[edit | edit source]

Ghatak: Lethal – Rajkumar Santoshi

Best Dialogue[edit | edit source]

Maachis – Gulzar

Best Action[edit | edit source]

Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi

Best Cinematography[edit | edit source]

Bandit Queen

Best Editing[edit | edit source]

Ghatak: Lethal

Best Choreography[edit | edit source]

Rakshak – Chinni Prakash for Sheher Ki Ladki

Best Art Direction[edit | edit source]

Khamoshi: The Musical

Best Sound[edit | edit source]

Khamoshi: The Musical

Special awards[edit | edit source]

Lifetime achievement award[edit | edit source]

Dharmendra and Mumtaz

Special Award[edit | edit source]

Govinda, Nasir Hussain, Pran and Shobhna Samarth

R.D.Burman Award[edit | edit source]

Vishal Bhardwaj – Maachis

Critics' awards[edit | edit source]

Best Film[edit | edit source]

Khamoshi: The Musical

Best Actress[edit | edit source]

Manisha Koirala – Khamoshi: The Musical

Best Documentary[edit | edit source]

Beyond the Himalayas

Biggest winners[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "42nd Filmfare Awards: Better late than never". Rashtriya Sahara. Vol. 4, no. 7–12. February 1997. pp. 160–162.
  2. ↑ India, a Reference Annual, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, 1999, p. 676

See also[edit | edit source]

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