| Filmfare Award for Best Actress | |
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| Awarded for | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role |
| Country | India |
| Presented by | Filmfare |
| First awarded | Meena Kumari, Baiju Bawra (1954) |
| Currently held by | Alia Bhatt, Gangubai Kathiawadi (2023) |
| Website | Filmfare Awards |
The Filmfare Award for Best Actress is given by Filmfare as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise the female performer who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role. The award was first given in 1954 for the films released in the preceding year 1953.[1]
Superlatives
| Superlative | Actor | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Actress with most awards | Nutan, Kajol | 5 |
| Actress with most nominations | Madhuri Dixit | 14 |
| Actress with all nominations in a single year | Meena Kumari (1963) | 3 |
| Actress with most nominations in a single year | Shabana Azmi (1984) | 4 |
| Actress with most consecutive year nominations | Madhuri Dixit (1989-1996) | 10 |
| Actress with most nominations without ever winning | Tabu | 7 |
| Eldest winner | Nutan (1979) | 42 |
| Eldest nominee | Sharmila Tagore (2006) | 61 |
| Youngest winner | Dimple Kapadia (1973) | 16 |
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- Nutan and her niece Kajol, with five wins each, have maximum awards. Meena Kumari, Madhuri Dixit, Vidya Balan and Alia Bhatt have four wins each. Vyjayanthimala, Jaya Bachchan and Shabana Azmi have three wins each. Eight actresses have won the award twice; in chronological order, they are Waheeda Rehman, Dimple Kapadia, Rekha, Sridevi, Karisma Kapoor, Aishwarya Rai, Rani Mukerji and Deepika Padukone.
- Meena Kumari achieved an unusual feat by garnering all of the nominations in 1963 with no other actress being nominated (3 nominations that year). No other actress has equaled this record.
- Six actresses have won the award in consecutive years; in chronological order, they are Meena Kumari (1954–55), Jaya Bachchan (1974–75), Shabana Azmi (1984–85), Rani Mukerji (2005–06), Vidya Balan (2012–13) and Alia Bhatt (2019–20).
- There has been only one tie in the history of this category. This occurred in 1974 when Dimple Kapadia and Jaya Bachchan tied for the award, winning for Bobby and Abhimaan respectively.
- Madhuri Dixit holds the record for the maximum Best Actress nominations with 14, followed by Meena Kumari, Vidya Balan with 12, Hema Malini, Kajol, Rani Mukerji with 11 nominations each, and Aishwarya Rai, and Sridevi with 10 nominations each. Dixit also holds the record for most consecutive nominations with 10 between 1989 and 1996.
- Rani Mukerji is the overall most nominated performer in the female acting categories Best Actress, Best Actress Critics and Best Supporting Actress with total 21 nominations. She has 11 nominations for Best Actress, 3 for Best Actress Critics and 7 for Best Supporting Actress.
- On occasion of an actress receiving multiple nominations in the same year and won for either of them: Shabana Azmi received four nominations in 1984 and holds the record for the highest number of nominations in a single year. Meena Kumari and Kajol received three nominations each in 1963 and 1999 respectively. The following actresses received two nominations in a single year and won for one: Vyjayanthimala (1959), Jaya Bachchan (1974), Raakhee (1977), Rekha (1981), Shabana Azmi (1985), Sridevi (1990), Madhuri Dixit (1995), Aishwarya Rai (2000), Preity Zinta (2004), Rani Mukerji (2005), Vidya Balan (2012), Deepika Padukone (2014; 2016), and Alia Bhatt (2017).
- On occasion of an actress receiving multiple nominations in the same year and not won for any of them: Jaya Bachchan, Madhuri Dixit and Kareena Kapoor each received two nominations in 1972, 1996 and 2010 respectively, where Hema Malini is the only actress who achieved this feat twice in 1975 and 1976, but won in none of the years.
- Vyjayanthimala is the only actress to win the maximum awards, without ever losing, whenever been nominated. She received three awards among four nominations, being nominated twice in 1959 and once each in 1962 and 1965, winning in all three years. She was also the first actress to win both the Best Actress Award and Best Supporting Actress Award as well as the first actress to receive multiple nominations.
- Tabu holds the record of maximum nominations without ever winning, with seven, followed by Mala Sinha, Saira Banu, Manisha Koirala, Urmila Matondkar, Anushka Sharma and Sonam Kapoor with four nominations each, followed by Jaya Prada, Parineeti Chopra with three nominations.
- Nutan, who won the award for the fifth time in 1979 at the age of 42 for Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki, is the eldest winner, while Sharmila Tagore became the eldest nominee in 2006 at the age of 61 for Viruddh. Dimple Kapadia, in 1973, became the youngest winner and youngest nominee at the age of 16 for Bobby.
- Meena Kumari had the most wins in the 1950s with two awards, winning them consecutively. Nutan peaked with three wins in the '60s. Jaya Bachchan ruled the '70s with two wins. Shabana Azmi and Rekha fetched two wins each in the '80s. In the '90s, Madhuri Dixit ruled with four wins. Aishwarya Rai, Rani Mukerji and Kajol had two wins each in the 2000s which were the highest. Vidya Balan was the most successful actress of 2010s with four wins.
- Only once have siblings been nominated during the same year: Karisma Kapoor for Zubeidaa and Kareena Kapoor for Aśoka in 2002.
- Juhi Chawla became the first actress who won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut before winning for Best Actress, followed by Preity Zinta (2004), Kareena Kapoor (2008), Priyanka Chopra (2009), Vidya Balan (2010), Deepika Padukone (2014), Kangana Ranaut (2015) and Kriti Sanon (2021).
- 14 actresses who have won both Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress awards include Vyjayanthimala, Raakhee, Padmini Kolhapure, Nutan, Dimple Kapadia, Rekha, Karishma Kapoor, Jaya Bachchan, Madhuri Dixit, Rani Mukerji, Kareena Kapoor, Kangana Ranaut, Priyanka Chopra, and Shabana Azmi. Mukerji is the only actress to win both these awards in the same year (2005). On three occasions, actresses were nominated for both these awards in the same year: Aishwarya Rai in 2001, Mukerji again in 2008, and Anushka Sharma in 2016, without winning either.
- Nine actresses have won in both Best Actress and Best Actress (Critics) categories; in chronological order, they are Dimple Kapadia, Karisma Kapoor, Rani Mukerji, Kareena Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Vidya Balan, Kangana Ranaut, Alia Bhatt and Taapsee Pannu. Mukerji is the only actress to win both these awards for the same role in the same year (2006).
- Only three actresses have won in all four big categories – Best Actress, Best Actress (Critics), Best Supporting Actress and Best Female Debut; in chronological order, they are Kareena Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra and Kangana Ranaut.
- Nutan and Raakhee were nominated for both Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress for the same performance: Nutan for Saudagar (1974) and for Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki (1979) and Raakhee for Doosra Aadmi (1978); Nutan won Best Actress for Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki (1979).
- Vidya Balan and Rani Mukerji are the two actresses nominated in the leading role of the same franchise. Balan was nominated for Kahaani and Kahaani 2: Durga Rani Singh in 2013 and 2017 respectively, where she won for the former; Mukerji was nominated for Mardaani and Mardaani 2 in 2015 and 2020 respectively, but did not win for either.
- Dimple Kapadia and Lakshmi are the only actresses who won the award for their debut films Bobby and Julie respectively.
- Kangana Ranaut's nomination for Thalaivii (2022) was rescinded, following a social media outburst in which she accused Filmfare of biased votes and demanded that her nomination be revoked.[2]
Multiple wins
The following individuals have received two or more Best Actress awards:
| Wins | Actress |
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| 5 | |
| 4 | |
| 3 | |
| 2 | |
Multiple nominations
The following individuals have received nine or more Best Actress nominations:
| Nominations | Actress |
|---|---|
| 14 | Madhuri Dixit |
| 12 | |
| 11 | |
| 10 | |
| 9 | |
| 8 |
Winners and nominees
| ‡ | Indicates the winner |
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1950s
| Year | Photos of winners | Actress | Role(s) | Film |
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| 1954 (1st) |
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Meena Kumari ‡ | Gauri | Baiju Bawra |
| No Other Nominee | ||||
| 1955 (2nd) |
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Meena Kumari ‡ | Lalita | Parineeta |
| No Other Nominee | ||||
| 1956 (3rd) |
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Kamini Kaushal ‡ | Biraj Chakravarty | Biraj Bahu |
| Geeta Bali | Kamala | Vachan | ||
| Meena Kumari | Shobha | Azaad | ||
| 1957 (4th) |
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Nutan ‡ | Gauri | Seema |
| No Other Nominee | ||||
| 1958 (5th) |
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Nargis ‡ | Radha | Mother India |
| No Other Nominee | ||||
| 1959 (6th) |
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Vyjayanthimala ‡ | Champabai / Rajani | Sadhna |
| Meena Kumari | Leela | Sahara | ||
| Vyjayanthimala | Madhumati | Madhumati | ||
1960s
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1970s
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1980s
| Year | Photos of winners | Actress | Role(s) | Film |
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| 1980 (27th) |
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Jaya Bachchan ‡ | Geeta | Nauker |
| Hema Malini | Meera | Meera | ||
| Jaya Prada | Hema Pradhan | Sargam | ||
| Poonam Dhillon | Noorie Nabi | Noorie | ||
| Raakhee | Rama Sharma | Jurmana | ||
| 1981 (28th) |
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Rekha ‡ | Manju Dayal | Khubsoorat |
| Reena Roy | Asha | Asha | ||
| Rekha | Gauri Singh Verma | Judaai | ||
| Shabana Azmi | Nima Chaudhary | Thodisi Bewafaii | ||
| Zeenat Aman | Bharti Saxena | Insaaf Ka Tarazu | ||
| 1982 (29th) |
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Smita Patil ‡ | Amma | Chakra |
| Hema Malini | Asha | Naseeb | ||
| Jaya Bachchan | Shobha Malhotra | Silsila | ||
| Raakhee | Sharda Balraj Kohli | Baseraa | ||
| Rati Agnihotri | Sapna | Ek Duuje Ke Liye | ||
| Rekha | Amiran / Umrao Jaan | Umrao Jaan | ||
| 1983 (30th) |
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Padmini Kolhapure ‡ | Manorama "Rama" | Prem Rog |
| Raakhee | Sheetal Kumar | Shakti | ||
| Rekha | Sangeeta Shrivastav | Jeevan Dhaara | ||
| Salma Agha | Nilofer Bano / Habiba Shabnam Rehmani | Nikaah | ||
| Smita Patil | Najma | Bazaar | ||
| 1984 (31st) |
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Shabana Azmi ‡ | Mrs. Pooja Inder Malhotra | Arth |
| Shabana Azmi | Radha Kishen | Avtaar | ||
| Rukmini Bai | Mandi | |||
| Indu D. Malhotra | Masoom | |||
| Sridevi | Nehalata Sharma | Sadma | ||
| 1985 (32nd) |
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Shabana Azmi ‡ | Bhavna Saxena | Bhavna |
| Jaya Prada | Meena | Sharaabi | ||
| Rohini Hattangadi | Parvati Pradhan | Saaransh | ||
| Shabana Azmi | Kavita | Sparsh | ||
| Smita Patil | Rajni V. Deshmukh | Aaj Ki Awaaz | ||
| 1986 (33rd) |
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Dimple Kapadia ‡ | Mona D'Silva | Saagar |
| Jaya Prada | Yashoda / Asha | Sanjog | ||
| Mandakini | Ganga Singh | Ram Teri Ganga Maili | ||
| Padmini Kolhapure | Preeti B. Pratap | Pyaar Jhukta Nahin | ||
| Rati Agnihotri | Sultana | Tawaif | ||
| 1987 | NO CEREMONY | |||
| 1988 | ||||
| 1989 (34th) |
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Rekha ‡ | Aarti Verma / Jyoti | Khoon Bhari Maang |
| Juhi Chawla | Rashmi | Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak | ||
| Madhuri Dixit | Mohini | Tezaab | ||
1990s
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2000s
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2010s
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2020s
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References
- ↑ "Best Actress Award (1953-2000)". Official Listings, Indiatimes. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- ↑ "Filmfare Awards withdraw Kangana Ranaut's nomination after 'false accusations', she says 'see you in court'". Hindustan Times. 21 August 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ↑ "Nominations for the 68th Hyundai Filmfare Awards 2023 with Maharashtra Tourism". Filmfare. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ↑ "Nominations for the 69th Hyundai Filmfare Awards 2024 with Gujarat Tourism: Full list out". Filmfare. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
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