21st Filmfare Awards

21st Filmfare Awards
Date	1974
Site	Bombay
Highlights
Best Film	Anuraag
Most awards	Bobby (5)
Most nominations	Bobby (14)
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The 21st Filmfare Awards were held in 1974.

Anuraag won Best Film, but fail 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 Daag: A Poem of Love with 7 nominations.

Bobby won 5 awards, 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 for Bobby and Jaya Bachchan for Abhimaan tied for the Best Actress award.

Main Awards[]

Best Film[]

Anuraag

• Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar
• Bobby
• Daag: A Poem of Love
• Koshish
• Zanjeer

Best Director[]

Yash Chopra – Daag: A Poem of Love

• 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 – Daag: A Poem of Love
• Sanjeev Kumar – Koshish

Best Actress[]

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

• Jaya Bachchan – Koshish
• Moushumi Chatterjee – Anuraag
• Nutan – Saudagar
• Sharmila Tagore - Daag: A Poem of Love

Best Supporting Actor[]

Amitabh Bachchan – Namak Haraam

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

Best Supporting Actress[]

Raakhee – Daag: A Poem of Love

• 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[]

Abhimaan – S.D. Burman

• Bobby – Laxmikant–Pyarelal
• Daag: A Poem of Love – Laxmikant–Pyarelal
• Yaadon Ki Baarat – R.D. Burman
• Zanjeer – Kalyanji-Anandji

Best Lyrics[]

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
• Daag: A Poem of Love – 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
• Daag: A Poem of Love – 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/