19th Filmfare Awards
# 19th Filmfare Awards

The 19th Filmfare Awards were held in 1972, honoring the best in Hindi films in the year 1971.

Anand and Mera Naam Joker led the ceremony with 7 nominations, followed by Kati Patang with 6 nominations.

Anand won 6 awards, including Best Film, Best Actor (for Rajesh Khanna) and Best Supporting Actor (for Amitabh Bachchan), thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.

Rajesh Khanna received dual nominations for Best Actor for his performances in Anand and Kati Patang, winning for the former.

Jaya Bachchan received dual nominations for Best Actress for her performances in Guddi and Uphaar, but lost to Asha Parekh who won the award for Kati Patang, her first and only win in the category.

## Main Awards

### Best Film

Anand

* Mera Naam Joker
* Naya Zamana

### Best Director

Raj Kapoor – Mera Naam Joker

* Hrishikesh Mukherjee – Anand
* Shakti Samanta – Kati Patang

### Best Actor

Rajesh Khanna – Anand

* Dharmendra – Mera Gaon Mera Desh
* Rajesh Khanna – Kati Patang

### Best Actress

Asha Parekh – Kati Patang

* Jaya Bachchan – Guddi
* Jaya Bachchan – Uphaar

### Best Supporting Actor

Amitabh Bachchan – Anand

* Pran – Adhikar
* Shatrughan Sinha – Paras

### Best Supporting Actress

Farida Jalal – Paras

* Aruna Irani – Caravan
* Helen – Elaan

### Best Comic Actor

Mehmood – Paras

* Jagdeep – Ek Nari Ek Brahmachari
* Mehmood – Main Sunder Hoon

### Best Story

Anand – Hrishikesh Mukherjee

* Kati Patang – Gulshan Nanda
* Naya Zamana – Gulshan Nanda

### Best Screenplay

Sara Aakash – Basu Chatterjee

### Best Dialogue

Anand – Gulzar

### Best Music Director

Mera Naam Joker – Shankar-Jaikishan

* Andaz – Shankar-Jaikishan
* Caravan – R.D. Burman

### Best Lyricist

Andaz – Hasrat Jaipuri for Zindagi Ek Safar Hai Suhana

* Kati Patang – Anand Bakshi for Na Koi Umang Hai
* Mera Naam Joker – Gopaldas Neeraj for Ey Bhai Zara Dekh Ke Chalo

### Best Playback Singer, Male

Mera Naam Joker – Manna Dey for Ey Bhai Zara Dekh Ke Chalo

* Andaz – Kishore Kumar for Zindagi Ek Safar
* Kati Patang – Kishore Kumar for Yeh Jo Mohabbat Hai

### Best Playback Singer, Female

Caravan – Asha Bhosle for Piya Tu Ab to Aa Ja

* Andaz – Asha Bhosle for Zindagi Ek Safar
* Ek Nari Ek Brahmachari – Sharda for Aap Ke Peeche

### Best Art Direction

Seema

### Best B&W Cinematography

Dastak

### Best Color Cinematography

Mera Naam Joker

### Best Editing

Anand

### Best Sound

Mera Naam Joker

### Special Award

* Jaya Bachchan for Uphaar
* Prithviraj Kapoor – Special Commendation

## Critics' Awards

### Best Film

Ashadh Ka Ek Din

### Best Documentary

Creations in Metal

## Biggest winners

* Anand – 6/7
* Mera Naam Joker – 5/7
* Paras – 2/3
