Filmfare Award for Best Actress
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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 | Taapsee Pannu, Thappad (2021) |
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 actor 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]
Winners and nominees[]
Indicates the winner |
1950s[]
Year | Photos of winners | Actress | Role(s) | Film |
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1954 (1st) |
Meena Kumari | Gauri | Baiju Bawra | |
No Other Nominee | ||||
1955 (2nd) |
Meena Kumari | Lalita | Parineeta | |
No Other Nominee | ||||
1956 (3rd) |
Kamini Kaushal | Biraj Chakravarty | Biraj Bahu | |
Geeta Bali | Kamala | Vachan | ||
Meena Kumari | Shobha | Azaad | ||
1957 (4th) |
Nutan | Gauri | Seema | |
No Other Nominee | ||||
1958 (5th) |
Nargis | Radha | Mother India | |
No Other Nominee | ||||
1959 (6th) |
Vyjayanthimala | Champabai / Rajani | Sadhna | |
Meena Kumari | Leela | Sahara | ||
Vyjayanthimala | Madhumati | Madhumati |
1960s[]
Year | Photos of winners | Actress | Role(s) | Film |
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1960 (7th) |
Nutan | Sujata | Sujata | |
Mala Sinha | Meena Khosla | Dhool Ka Phool | ||
Meena Kumari | Ratna | Chirag Kahan Roshni Kahan | ||
1961 (8th) |
Bina Rai | Parvati / Jamuna | Ghunghat | |
Madhubala | Anarkali | Mughal E Azam | ||
Nutan | Shanti | Chhalia | ||
1962 (9th) |
Vyjayanthimala | Dhanno | Gunga Jumna | |
Padmini | Kammo | Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai | ||
Saira Banu | Rajkumari "Raj" | Junglee | ||
1963 (10th) |
Meena Kumari | Chhoti Bahu | Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam | |
Meena Kumari | Aarti Gupta | Aarti | ||
Gayatri Devi | Main Chup Rahungi | |||
1964 (11th) |
Nutan | Kalyani | Bandini | |
Mala Sinha | Padma | Bahurani | ||
Meena Kumari | Sita | Dil Ek Mandir | ||
1965 (12th) |
Vyjayanthimala | Radha Khanna | Sangam | |
Mala Sinha | Jahanara Begum Sahib | Jahan Ara | ||
Sadhna | Sandhya | Woh Kaun Thi? | ||
1966 (13th) |
Meena Kumari | Madhavi | Kaajal | |
Mala Sinha | Phulwa | Himalay Ki God Mein | ||
Sadhana | Meena Mittal | Waqt | ||
1967 (14th) |
Waheeda Rehman | Rosie Marco | Guide | |
Meena Kumari | Shanti | Phool Aur Patthar | ||
Suchitra Sen | Devyani (Pannabai) / Suparna | Mamta | ||
1968 (15th) |
Nutan | Radha R. Rai | Milan | |
Saira Banu | Poonam | Shagird | ||
Waheeda Rehman | Anjana | Ram Aur Shyam | ||
1969 (16th) |
Waheeda Rehman | Rajkumari Neel Kamal / Sita Raichand | Neel Kamal | |
Nargis | Mrs. Varuna Verma / Peggy | Raat Aur Din | ||
Saira Banu | Kamini Gupta | Diwana |
1970s[]
Year | Photos of winners | Actress | Role(s) | Film |
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1970 (17th) |
Sharmila Tagore | Vandana Tripathi | Aradhana | |
Asha Parekh | Asha Chibber | Chirag | ||
Nanda | Rekha | Ittefaq | ||
1971 (18th) |
Mumtaz | Chand | Khilona | |
Sharmila Tagore | Mrs. Neela Shekhar Kapoor | Safar | ||
Waheeda Rehman | Radha | Khamoshi | ||
1972 (19th) |
Asha Parekh | Madhavi (Madhu) | Kati Patang | |
Jaya Bachchan | Kusum (Guddi) | Guddi | ||
Meenu | Uphaar | |||
1973 (20th) |
Hema Malini | Seeta / Geeta | Seeta Aur Geeta | |
Meena Kumari (posthumous) | Nargis / Sahibjaan | Pakeezah | ||
Raakhee | Parvati | Aankhon Aankhon Mein | ||
1974 (21st) |
Dimple Kapadia | Bobby J. Braganza | Bobby | |
Jaya Bachchan | Uma Kumar | Abhimaan | ||
Jaya Bachchan | Aarti Mathur | Koshish | ||
Moushumi Chatterjee | Shivani | Anuraag | ||
Nutan | Mahjubhi | Saudagar | ||
1975 (22nd) |
Jaya Bachchan | Archana Gupta | Kora Kagaz | |
Hema Malini | Sunita (Soni) | Amir Garib | ||
Lata | Prem Nagar | |||
Saira Banu | Lalita | Sagina | ||
Shabana Azmi | Laxmi | Ankur | ||
1976 (23rd) |
Lakshmi | Julie | Julie | |
Hema Malini | Kusum | Khushboo | ||
Champa | Sanyasi | |||
Jaya Bachchan | Mili Khanna | Mili | ||
Suchitra Sen | Aarti Devi | Aandhi | ||
1977 (24th) |
Raakhee | Indrani (Indu) Sinha | Tapasya | |
Hema Malini | Ratna / Jhumri | Mehbooba | ||
Raakhee | Pooja Khanna | Kabhie Kabhie | ||
Reena Roy | Nagin | Nagin | ||
Sharmila Tagore | Chanda Thapa / Kajli Thapa | Mausam | ||
1978 (25th) |
Shabana Azmi | Saudamini (Mini) | Swami | |
Hema Malini | Aarti Sanyal | Kinara | ||
Raakhee | Nisha | Doosra Aadmi | ||
Smita Patil | Usha (Urvashi) Dalvi | Bhumika | ||
Zarina Wahab | Chhaya | Gharonda | ||
1979 (26th) |
Nutan | Sanjukta Chouhan | Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki | |
Raakhee | Mrs. Aarti Gupta | Trishna | ||
Ranjeeta Kaur | Lily Fernandes | Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se | ||
Rekha | Aarti Chandra | Ghar | ||
Zeenat Aman | Rupa | Satyam Shivam Sundaram |
1980s[]
Year | Photos of winners | Actress | Role(s) | Film |
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1980 (27th) |
Jaya Bachchan | Geeta | Nauker | |
Hema Malini | Meera | Meera | ||
Jaya Prada | Hema Pradhan | Sargam | ||
Poonam Dhillon | Noorie Nabi | Noorie | ||
Raakhee | Rama Sharma | Jurmana | ||
1981 (28th) |
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) |
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) |
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) |
Shabana Azmi | Mrs. Pooja Inder Malhotra | Arth | |
Shabana Azmi | Radha Kishen | Avtaar | ||
Indu D. Malhotra | Masoom | |||
Rukmini Bai | Mandi | |||
Sridevi | Nehalata Sharma | Sadma | ||
1985 (32nd) |
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) |
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) |
Rekha | Aarti Verma / Jyoti | Khoon Bhari Maang | |
Juhi Chawla | Rashmi | Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak | ||
Madhuri Dixit | Mohini | Tezaab |
1990s[]
Year | Photos of winners | Actress | Role(s) | Film |
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1990 (35th) |
Sridevi | Anju Das / Manju Das | ChaalBaaz | |
Bhagyashree | Suman | Maine Pyaar Kiya | ||
Madhuri Dixit | Lakshmi M. Rao | Prem Pratigyaa | ||
Sridevi | Chandni Mathur | Chandni | ||
Vijayshanti | Lalita | Eeshwar | ||
1991 (36th) |
Madhuri Dixit | Madhu Mehra | Dil | |
Hema Malini | Taku | Rihaee | ||
Juhi Chawla | Shanti | Pratibandh | ||
Meenakshi Seshadri | Meena S. Verma | Jurm | ||
1992 (37th) |
Sridevi | Pallavi / Pooja Bhatnagar | Lamhe | |
Dimple Kapadia | Reva | Lekin... | ||
Madhuri Dixit | Pooja Saxena | Saajan | ||
Rekha | Namrata Singh | Phool Bane Angaray | ||
Zeba Bakhtiar | Henna | Henna | ||
1993 (38th) |
Madhuri Dixit | Saraswati | Beta | |
Juhi Chawla | Radha / Rita | Bol Radha Bol | ||
Sridevi | Benazir / Mehndi | Khuda Gawah | ||
1994 (39th) |
Juhi Chawla | Vaijanti Iyer | Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke | |
Dimple Kapadia | Shanichari | Rudaali | ||
Madhuri Dixit | Gangotri "Ganga" Singh | Khalnayak | ||
Meenakshi Seshadri | Damini Gupta | Damini | ||
Sridevi | Roshni Chadha | Gumrah | ||
1995 (40th) |
Madhuri Dixit | Nisha Chaudhary | Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! | |
Kajol | Sapna Banerjee | Yeh Dillagi | ||
Madhuri Dixit | Shivani Chopra | Anjaam | ||
Manisha Koirala | Rajeshwari "Rajjo" Pathak | 1942: A Love Story | ||
Sridevi | Sheetal Jaitley | Laadla | ||
1996 (41st) |
Kajol | Simran Singh | Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge | |
Madhuri Dixit | Madhu Garewal | Raja | ||
Lalita | Yaarana | |||
Manisha Koirala | Kiran Kumar | Akele Hum Akele Tum | ||
Urmila Matondkar | Mili Joshi | Rangeela | ||
1997 (42nd) |
Karisma Kapoor | Aarti Sehgal | Raja Hindustani | |
Juhi Chawla | Priya Bhatia | Daraar | ||
Manisha Koirala | Annie J. Braganza | Khamoshi: The Musical | ||
Seema Biswas | Phoolan Devi | Bandit Queen | ||
Tabu | Virender "Veeru" Kaur | Maachis | ||
1998 (43rd) |
Madhuri Dixit | Pooja | Dil Toh Pagal Hai | |
Juhi Chawla | Seema Kapoor | Yes Boss | ||
Mahima Chaudhry | Kusum Ganga | Pardes | ||
Sridevi | Kaajal Verma | Judaai | ||
Tabu | Gehna | Virasat | ||
1999 (44th) |
Kajol | Anjali Sharma | Kuch Kuch Hota Hai | |
Kajol | Sonia / Naina Saigal | Dushman | ||
Sanjana | Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha | |||
Manisha Koirala | Moina alias Meghna | Dil Se... | ||
Urmila Matondkar | Vidya | Satya |
2000s[]
Year | Photos of winners | Actress | Role(s) | Film |
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2000 (45th) |
Aishwarya Rai | Nandini Darbar | Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam | |
Aishwarya Rai | Mansi Shankar | Taal | ||
Kajol | Megha | Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain | ||
Karisma Kapoor | Pooja Mehra | Biwi No.1 | ||
Tabu | Panna Barve | Hu Tu Tu | ||
2001 (46th) |
Karisma Kapoor | Fiza Ikramullah | Fiza | |
Aishwarya Rai | Preeti Vyas | Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai | ||
Madhuri Dixit | Anjali | Pukar | ||
Preity Zinta | Priya Bakshi | Kya Kehna | ||
Tabu | Aditi Pandit | Astitva | ||
2002 (47th) |
Kajol | Anjali Sharma Raichand | Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... | |
Ameesha Patel | Sakeena Ali Singh | Gadar: Ek Prem Katha | ||
Kareena Kapoor | Kaurwaki | Asoka | ||
Karisma Kapoor | Zubeidaa | Zubeidaa | ||
Tabu | Mumtaz Ali Ansari | Chandni Bar | ||
2003 (48th) |
Aishwarya Rai | Parvati 'Paro' Chakraborty | Devdas | |
Ameesha Patel | Priya Singhania | Humraaz | ||
Bipasha Basu | Sanjana Aditya Dhanraj | Raaz | ||
Karisma Kapoor | Nandini | Shakti: The Power | ||
Rani Mukerji | Suhani Sharma | Saathiya | ||
2004 (49th) |
Preity Zinta | Naina Catherine Kapur | Kal Ho Naa Ho | |
Bhumika Chawla | Nirjara Bhardwaj | Tere Naam | ||
Hema Malini | Pooja Malhotra | Baghban | ||
Preity Zinta | Nisha Mehra | Koi... Mil Gaya | ||
Rani Mukerji | Priya Chopra | Chalte Chalte | ||
Urmila Matondkar | Swati | Bhoot | ||
2005 (50th) |
Rani Mukerji | Rhea Prakash | Hum Tum | |
Aishwarya Rai | Neerja 'Neeru' | Raincoat | ||
Preity Zinta | Zaara Hayat Khan | Veer-Zaara | ||
Shilpa Shetty | Tamanna Sahni | Phir Milenge | ||
Urmila Matondkar | Sarika Vartak | Ek Hasina Thi | ||
2006 (51st) |
Rani Mukerji | Michelle McNally | Black | |
Preity Zinta | Ambar 'Amby' Malhotra | Salaam Namaste | ||
Rani Mukerji | Vimmi 'Babli' Saluja | Bunty Aur Babli | ||
Sharmila Tagore | Sumitra V. Patwardhan | Viruddh... Family Comes First | ||
Vidya Balan | Lalita | Parineeta | ||
2007 (52nd) |
Kajol | Zooni Ali Beg | Fanaa | |
Aishwarya Rai | Sunehri | Dhoom 2 | ||
Bipasha Basu | Nishiganda 'Nishi' Dasgupta | Corporate | ||
Kareena Kapoor | Dolly Mishra | Omkara | ||
Rani Mukerji | Maya Talwar | Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna | ||
2008 (53rd) |
Kareena Kapoor | Geet Dhillon | Jab We Met | |
Aishwarya Rai | Sujata Desai | Guru | ||
Deepika Padukone | Shantipriya 'Shanti' Kashyap Mehra / Sandhya 'Sandy' Bansal | Om Shanti Om | ||
Madhuri Dixit | Dia Shrivastava | Aaja Nachle | ||
Rani Mukerji | Vibhavari 'Badki' Sahay | Laaga Chunari Mein Daag | ||
Vidya Balan | Avni Chatturvedi / Manjulika | Bhool Bhulaiyaa | ||
2009 (54th) |
Priyanka Chopra | Meghna Mathur | Fashion | |
Aishwarya Rai | Jodhaa Bai | Jodhaa Akbar | ||
Anushka Sharma | Taani Surinder Sahni | Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi | ||
Asin Thottumkal | Kalpana Shetty | Ghajini | ||
Kajol | Piya Thapar Mehra | U Me Aur Hum |
2010s[]
Year | Photos of winners | Actress | Role(s) | Film |
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2010 (55th) |
Vidya Balan | Dr. Vidya | Paa | |
Deepika Padukone | Meera Pandit | Love Aaj Kal | ||
Kareena Kapoor | Pia Sahastrabuddhe | 3 Idiots | ||
Avantika Ahuja Khan | Kurbaan | |||
Katrina Kaif | Maya Sheikh | New York | ||
Priyanka Chopra | Sweety Shekhar Bhope | Kaminey | ||
2011 (56th) |
Kajol | Mandira Rathore Khan | My Name is Khan | |
Aishwarya Rai | Sofia D'Souza | Guzaarish | ||
Anushka Sharma | Shruti Kakkar | Band Baaja Baaraat | ||
Kareena Kapoor | Daboo | Golmaal 3 | ||
Vidya Balan | Krishna Verma | Ishqiya | ||
2012 (57th) |
Vidya Balan | Reshma / Silk | The Dirty Picture | |
Mahi Gill | Madhavi Devi | Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster | ||
Katrina Kaif | Dimple Dixit | Mere Brother Ki Dulhan | ||
Priyanka Chopra | Susanna Anna-Marie Johannes | 7 Khoon Maaf | ||
Vidya Balan | Sabrina Lal | No One Killed Jessica | ||
2013 (58th) |
Vidya Balan | Vidya Venkatesan Bagchi | Kahaani | |
Deepika Padukone | Veronica Malaney | Cocktail | ||
Kareena Kapoor | Mahi Arora | Heroine | ||
Parineeti Chopra | Zoya Qureshi | Ishaqzaade | ||
Priyanka Chopra | Jhilmil Chatterjee | Barfi! | ||
Sridevi | Shashi Godbole | English Vinglish | ||
2014 (59th) |
Deepika Padukone | Leela Sanera | Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela | |
Deepika Padukone | Meenalochni 'Meenamma' Azhagusundaram | Chennai Express | ||
Parineeti Chopra | Gayatri | Shuddh Desi Romance | ||
Shraddha Kapoor | Aarohi Keshav Shirke | Aashiqui 2 | ||
Sonakshi Sinha | Pakhi Roy Chaudhary | Lootera | ||
Sonam Kapoor | Zoya Haider | Raanjhanaa | ||
2015 (60th) |
Kangana Ranaut | Rani Mehra | Queen | |
Alia Bhatt | Veera Tripathi | Highway | ||
Madhuri Dixit | Begum Para | Dedh Ishqiya | ||
Priyanka Chopra | Mary Kom | Mary Kom | ||
Rani Mukerji | Shivani Shivaji Roy | Mardaani | ||
Sonam Kapoor | Dr. Mrinalini 'Mili' Chakravarty | Khoobsurat | ||
2016 (61st) |
Deepika Padukone | Piku Banerjee | Piku | |
Anushka Sharma | Meera | NH10 | ||
Deepika Padukone | Mastani | Bajirao Mastani | ||
Kajol | Meera Dev Malik | Dilwale | ||
Kangana Ranaut | Tanuja 'Tanu' Trivedi / Kumari 'Kusum' Sangwan (Datto) | Tanu Weds Manu Returns | ||
Sonam Kapoor | Dolly / Madhuri / Priya / Bhagyashree | Dolly Ki Doli | ||
2017 (62nd) |
Alia Bhatt | Bauria (Mary Jane) | Udta Punjab | |
Aishwarya Rai | Dalbir Kaur | Sarbjit | ||
Alia Bhatt | Kaira | Dear Zindagi | ||
Anushka Sharma | Alizeh Khan | Ae Dil Hai Mushkil | ||
Sonam Kapoor | Neerja Bhanot | Neerja | ||
Vidya Balan | Vidya Sinha / Durga Rani Singh | Kahaani 2 | ||
2018 (63rd) |
Vidya Balan | Sulochana 'Sulu' Dubey | Tumhari Sulu | |
Alia Bhatt | Vaidehi Trivedi | Badrinath Ki Dulhania | ||
Bhumi Pednekar | Sugandha Joshi Sharma | Shubh Mangal Saavdhan | ||
Saba Qamar | Meeta Batra | Hindi Medium | ||
Sridevi | Devki Sabarwal | Mom | ||
Zaira Wasim | Insia Malik | Secret Superstar | ||
2019 (64th) |
Alia Bhatt | Sehmat Khan | Raazi | |
Deepika Padukone | Rani Padmavati | Padmaavat | ||
Neena Gupta | Priyamvada 'Babli' Kaushik | Badhaai Ho | ||
Rani Mukerji | Naina Mathur | Hichki | ||
Tabu | Simi | Andhadhun |
2020s[]
Year | Photos of winners | Actress | Role(s) | Film |
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2020 (65th) |
Alia Bhatt | Safeena Firdausi | Gully Boy | |
Kangana Ranaut | Rani Lakshmibai | Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi | ||
Kareena Kapoor | Deepti "Deepu" Batra | Good Newwz | ||
Priyanka Chopra | Aditi Chaudhary | The Sky Is Pink | ||
Rani Mukerji | Shivani Shivaji Roy | Mardaani 2 | ||
Vidya Balan | Tara Shinde | Mission Mangal | ||
2021 (66th) |
Taapsee Pannu | Amrita Sabharwal | Thappad | |
Deepika Padukone | Malti | Chhapaak | ||
Janhvi Kapoor | Gunjan Saxena | Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl | ||
Kangana Ranaut | Jaya Nigam | Panga | ||
Vidya Balan | Shakuntala Devi | Shakuntala Devi |
Multiple wins and nominations[]
The following individuals have received two or more Best Actress awards:
Wins | Actress |
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5 | Nutan |
Kajol | |
4 | Meena Kumari |
Madhuri Dixit | |
Vidya Balan | |
3 | Vyjayanthimala |
Jaya Bachchan | |
Shabana Azmi | |
Alia Bhatt | |
2 | Waheeda Rehman |
Rekha | |
Sridevi | |
Dimple Kapadia | |
Karisma Kapoor | |
Aishwarya Rai | |
Rani Mukerji | |
Deepika Padukone |
The following individuals have received nine or more Best Actress nominations:
Nominations | Actress |
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14 | Madhuri Dixit |
12 | Meena Kumari |
11 | Hema Malini |
Kajol | |
Vidya Balan | |
10 | Aishwarya Rai |
Sridevi | |
Rani Mukerji | |
9 | Shabana Azmi |
Deepika Padukone |
Superlatives[]
Superlative | Actor | Record |
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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 | 6 |
Eldest winner | Nutan | 42 |
Eldest nominee | Sharmila Tagore | 61 |
Youngest winner | Dimple Kapadia (1973) | 16 |
Youngest nominee | Dimple Kapadia (1973) | 16 |
- Nutan and her niece Kajol, with five wins each, have maximum awards. Meena Kumari, Madhuri Dixit and Vidya Balan have four wins each. Vyjayanthimala, Jaya Bachchan, Shabana Azmi, and Alia Bhatt 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.
- Madhuri Dixit and Rani Mukerji are the overall most nominated performers in the female acting categories, each with overall 17 nominations. Dixit has 14 nominations for Best Actress and three for Best Supporting Actress, and Mukerji has 10 nominations for Best Actress and seven nominations for Best Supporting Actress. Additionally, Rani Mukerji has 2 wins for Best Actress (Critics).
- 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 with 12, Hema Malini, Kajol, and Vidya Balan with 11 nominations each, and Rani Mukerji, Aishwarya Rai, and Sridevi with 10 nominations each. Dixit and Balan have the most awards in a single decade with four awards each in the 1990s and the 2010s respectively. Dixit also holds the record for most consecutive nominations with 10 between 1989 and 1996.
- On occasion of an actress receiving multiple nominations in the same year and won in 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. Vyjayanthimala, Jaya Bachchan, Raakhee, Rekha, Shabana Azmi, Sridevi, Juhi Chawla, Madhuri Dixit, Aishwarya Rai, Preity Zinta, Rani Mukerji, Vidya Balan, Deepika Padukone, and Alia Bhatt each received two nominations in 1959, 1974, 1977, 1981, 1985, 1990, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2012, (2014 and 2016), and 2017 respectively. Deepika Padukone is the only actress who achieved this feat twice in 2014 (2 nominations) and 2016 (2 nominations), and won in both years.
- On the occasion of an actress receiving multiple nominations in the same year but failed to win in 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 six, followed by Mala Sinha, Saira Banu, Manisha Koirala, Urmila Matondkar, Anushka Sharma and Sonam Kapoor with four nominations each, followed by Jaya Prada 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 had 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) and Kangana Ranaut (2015).
- 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. Rani 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 (for Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai and Mohabbatein), Mukerji]] again in 2008 (for Laaga Chunari Mein Daag and Saawariya), and Anushka Sharma in 2016 (for NH10 and Dil Dhadakne Do) 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. Rani 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 award 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.
References[]
- ^ "Best Actress Award (1953-2000)". Official Listings, Indiatimes. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
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