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 Maachis and Raja Hindustani 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).

Nana Patekar received dual nominations for Best Actor for his performances in Agni Sakshi and Khamoshi: The Musical, but lost to Aamir Khan who won the award for Raja Hindustani.

Main awards

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

The winners and nominees have been listed below. Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).

Best Film Best Director

Raja Hindustani

Shekhar Kapoor – Bandit Queen

Best Actor Best Actress
Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress
Best Performance in a Negative Role Best Performance in a Comic Role

Arbaaz Khan – Daraar

Satish Kaushik – Saajan Chale Sasural

Best Music Director Best Lyricist

Raja Hindustani – Nadeem-Shravan

Papa Kehte Hai – Javed Akhtar for Ghar Se Nikalte Hi

Best Male Playback Singer Best Female Playback Singer

Raja Hindustani – Udit Narayan for Pardesi Pardesi

Khamoshi: The Musical – Kavita Krishnamurthy for Aaj Main Upar

Technical Awards

Best Story Best Screenplay

Maachis – Gulzar

Ghatak: Lethal – Rajkumar Santoshi

Best Dialogue Best Action

Maachis – Gulzar

Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi

Best Background Score Best Choreography
Best Editing Best Sound
Best Art Direction

Special awards

Best Male Debut
Best Female Debut

Special awards

Lifetime Achievement Award

Dharmendra and Mumtaz

Special Award

Govinda, Nasir Hussain, Pran and Shobhna Samarth

R. D. Burman Award

Vishal Bhardwaj – Maachis

Critics' awards

Best Film

Khamoshi: The Musical

Best Actress

Manisha Koirala – Khamoshi: The Musical

Best Documentary

Beyond the Himalayas

Biggest winners

References

  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

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