21st Filmfare Awards

The 21st Filmfare Awards were held on 11 April 1974.

Anuraag won Best Film, but failed 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 ' with 7 nominations.

Bobby won 5 awards, including Best Actor (for Rishi Kapoor), Best Actress (for Dimple Kapadia) and Best Male Playback Singer (Narendra Chanchal for "Beshak Mandir Masjid"), 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 and Jaya Bachchan tied for Best Actress for their performances in Bobby and Abhimaan respectively.

Gulzar received dual nominations for Best Director for his direction in Achanak and Koshish, but lost to Yash Chopra who won the award for Daag: A Poem of Love.

Nutan received dual nominations for Best Supporting Actress for her performances in Anuraag and Saudagar, in addition to a Best Actress nomination for Saudagar, but lost the former to Raakhee who won the award for Daag: A Poem of Love, and the latter to Dimple Kapadia and Jaya Bachchan for Bobby and Abhimaan respectively.

Main Awards

Best Film

Anuraag

• Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar
• Bobby
• '
• Koshish
• Zanjeer

Best Director

Yash Chopra –

• 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 –
• Sanjeev Kumar – Koshish

Best Actress

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

• Jaya Bachchan – Koshish
• Moushumi Chatterjee – Anuraag
• Nutan – Saudagar
• Sharmila Tagore –

Best Supporting Actor

Amitabh Bachchan – Namak Haraam

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

Best Supporting Actress

Raakhee –

• 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 Director

Abhimaan – S. D. Burman

• Bobby – Laxmikant–Pyarelal
• – Laxmikant–Pyarelal
• Yaadon Ki Baarat – R. D. Burman
• Zanjeer – Kalyanji–Anandji

Best Lyricist

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
• – 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
• – 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/