28th Filmfare Awards

28th Filmfare Awards
Date	1981
Site	Bombay
Highlights
Best Film	Khubsoorat
Most awards	Aakrosh (6)
Most nominations	Insaaf Ka Tarazu & Thodisi Bewafaii (9)
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The 28th Filmfare Awards were held in 1981.

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

Aakrosh won 6 awards, thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.

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 Actress[]

Rekha – Khubsoorat

• Reena Roy – Aasha
• Rekha �� Judaai
• Shabana Azmi – Thodisi Bewafaii
• Zeenat Aman – Insaaf Ka Tarazu

Best Supporting Actor[]

Om Puri – Aakrosh

• Amjad Khan – Qurbani
• Girish Karnad – Aasha
• Raj Kapoor – Abdullah
• Shreeram Lagoo – Insaaf Ka Tarazu

Best Supporting Actress[]

Padmini 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-raham

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[]

Karz – Laxmikant–Pyarelal

• Aasha – Laxmikant–Pyarelal
• Qurbani – Kalyanji-Anandji
• Shaan – R.D. Burman
• Thodisi Bewafaii – Khayyam

Best Lyrics[]

Thodisi Bewafaii – Gulzar for Hazaar Rahein Mud Ke

• 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 Hazar Rahen Mudke Dekhi

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

Best Playback Singer, Female[]

Qurbani – Nazia Hassan for Aap Jaisa Koi

• Aap To Aise Na The – Hemlata for Tu Is Tarah Se
• Grihapravesh – Chandrani Mukherjee for Pehchan To Thi
• Pyare Dushman – Usha Uthup for Hari Om Hari
• Qurbani – Kanchan for Laila O Laila

Best Art Direction[]

Aakrosh - C. S. Bhati^[1]

Best Cinematography[]

Shaan - S. M Anwar^[2]

Best Editing[]

Insaaf Ka Tarazu S. B. Mane^[3]

Best Sound[]

Qurbani - P. Harikishan^[4]

Critics' awards[]

Best Film[]

Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyon Aata Hai

Best Documentary[]

They Call Me Chamar

Biggest Winners[]

• Aakrosh – 6/7
• Khubsoorat – 3/6
• Insaaf Ka Tarazu – 3/9
• Qurbani – 2/6
• Karz – 1/6
• Thodisi Bewafaii – 2/8

See also[]

• 29th Filmfare Awards
• 30th Filmfare Awards
• Filmfare Awards

References[]

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