28th Filmfare Awards

The 28th Filmfare Awards for Hindi cinema were held in Bombay in 1981.

Insaaf Ka Tarazu and Thodisi Bewafaii led the ceremony with 9 nominations each, followed by Aakrosh and Aasha with 7 nominations each, and Khubsoorat and Qurbani with 6 nominations each.

Aakrosh won 6 awards, including Best Director (for Govind Nihalani), Best Actor (for Naseeruddin Shah) and Best Supporting Actor (for Om Puri), thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.

Rekha received dual nominations for Best Actress for her performances in Judaai and Khubsoorat, winning for the latter.

Main awards

Best Film Khubsoorat Aakrosh Aasha Insaaf Ka Tarazu Thodisi Bewafaii

Best Director Govind Nihalani – Aakrosh B. R. Chopra – Insaaf Ka Tarazu Esmayeel Shroff – Thodisi Bewafaii Hrishikesh Mukherjee – Khubsoorat J. Om Prakash – Aasha

Best Actor Naseeruddin Shah – Aakrosh Amitabh Bachchan – Dostana Raj Babbar – Insaaf Ka Tarazu Rajesh Khanna – Thodisi Bewafaii Shatrughan Sinha – Dostana Vinod Khanna – Qurbani

Best ActressRekha – Khubsoorat Reena Roy – Aasha Rekha – Judaai Shabana Azmi – Thodisi Bewafaii Zeenat Aman – Insaaf Ka Tarazu

Best Supporting ActorOm Puri – Aakrosh Amjad Khan – Qurbani Girish Karnad – Aasha Raj Kapoor – Abdullah Shreeram Lagoo – Insaaf Ka Tarazu

Best Supporting ActressPadmini Kolhapure – Insaaf Ka Tarazu Ashalata – Apne Paraye Dina Pathak – Khubsoorat Rameshwari – Aasha Simi Garewal – Karz

Best Comic Actor Keshto Mukherjee – Khubsoorat Asrani – Hum Nahin Sudhrenge Deven Verma – Judaai Deven Verma – Thodisi Bewafaii Keshto Mukherjee – Be-Reham

Best Story Aakrosh – Vijay Tendulkar Aasha – Ram Kelkar Insaaf Ka Tarazu – Shabd Kumar Khubsoorat – D. N. Mukherjee Thodisi Bewafaii – Esmayeel Shroff

Best Screenplay Aakrosh – Vijay Tendulkar

Best Dialogue Insaaf Ka Tarazu – Shabd Kumar

Best Music Director Karz – Laxmikant–Pyarelal Aasha – Laxmikant–Pyarelal Qurbani – Kalyanji–Anandji Shaan – R. D. Burman Thodisi Bewafaii – Khayyam

Best Lyricist Thodisi Bewafaii – Gulzar for Hazaar Rahein Mudke Dekhi Aasha – Anand Bakshi for Sheesha Ho Ya Dil Ho Dostana – Anand Bakshi for Salamat Rahe Dostana Karz – Anand Bakshi for Dard-e-Dil Karz – Anand Bakshi for Om Shanti Om

Best Playback Singer, Male Thodisi Bewafaii – Kishore Kumar for Hazaar Rahein Mudke Dekhi

Abdullah – Mohammad Rafi for Maine Poocha Chand Se Dostana – Mohammad Rafi for Mere Dost Qissa Yeh Karz – Kishore Kumar for Om Shanti Om Karz – Mohammed Rafi for Dard-E-Dil Sargam – Mohammad Rafi for Dafaliwale Dafli Baja

Best Playback Singer, Female Qurbani – Nazia Hassan for Aap Jaisa Koi Aap To Aise Na The – Hemlata for Tu Is Tarah Se Griha Pravesh – Chandrani Mukherjee for Pehchan To Thi Pyaara Dushman – Usha Uthup for Hari Om Hari Qurbani – Kanchan for Laila O Laila

Best Art Direction Aakrosh – C. S. Bhati

Best Cinematography Shaan – S. M Anwar

Best Editing Insaaf Ka Tarazu S. B. Mane

Best Sound Qurbani – P. Harikishan

Critics' awards

Best Film Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyoon Aata Hai

Best Documentary They Call Me Chamar

Biggest Winners Aakrosh – 6/7 Khubsoorat – 3/6 Insaaf Ka Tarazu – 3/9 Qurbani – 2/6 Thodisi Bewafaii – 2/9 Karz – 1/6 Aasha – 0/6

See also 29th Filmfare Awards 30th Filmfare Awards Filmfare Awards

References

https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000245/1981/