18th Filmfare Awards

Award ceremony for Hindi language films

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The 18th Filmfare Awards were held on April 18, 1971,[1] honouring the best in Hindi Cinema in the year 1970.

Pehchan led the ceremony with 9 nominations, followed by Do Raaste with 7 nominations and Khilona with 6 nominations.

Pehchan won 4 awards, including Best Supporting Actress (for Chand Usmani), thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.

Feroz Khan received dual nominations for Best Supporting Actor for his performances in Aadmi Aur Insaan and Safar, winning for the former.

Main Awards

Rajesh Khanna — Best Actor winner for Sachaa Jhutha
Mumtaz — Best Actress winner for Khilona
Feroz Khan — Best Supporting Actor winner for Aadmi Aur Insaan
Chand Usmani — Best Supporting Actress winner for Pehchan
Shankar–Jaikishan — Best Music Director winner for Pehchan
Mukesh — Best Playback singer, Male winner for "Sabse Bada Naadaan" (Pehchan)

Best Film

Khilona

  • Do Raaste
  • Pehchan

Best Director

Asit Sen – Safar

  • Raj Khosla – Do Raaste
  • Sohanlal Kanwar – Pehchan

Best Actor

Rajesh Khanna – Sachaa Jhutha

Best Actress

Mumtaz – Khilona

Best Supporting Actor

Feroz Khan – Aadmi Aur Insaan

Best Supporting Actress

Chand Usmani – Pehchan

Best Comic Actor

I. S. JoharJohnny Mera Naam

Best Story

Do Raaste – Chandrakant Kakodkar

Best Screenplay

Johnny Mera Naam – Vijay Anand

Best Dialogue

SatyakamRajinder Singh Bedi

Best Music Director

Pehchan – Shankar-Jaikishan

Best Lyricist

Pehchan – Verma Malik for Sabse Bada Nadan

Best Playback Singer, Male

Pehchan – Mukesh for Sabse Bada Nadan

  • Khilona – Mohammad Rafi for Khilona Jankar
  • Pehchan – Mukesh for Bas Yehi Apradh

Best Playback Singer, Female

Jahan Pyar MileSharda for Baat Zara

Best Color Art Direction

Talaash – Shanti Das[2]

Best B&W Art Direction

Not Awarded [3]

Best B&W Cinematography

Khamoshi – Kamal Bose[4]

Best Color Cinematography

Heer Raanjha – Jal Mistry[5]

Best Editing

Johnny Mera Naam – Vijay Anand[6]

Best Sound

Talaash – S.C. Bhambri[7]

Critics' Awards

Best Film

Uski Roti

Best Documentary

Koodal

Biggest Winners

See also

References

  1. ^ "Rajesh Khanna, Times Exclusive Photo, Bollywood heartthrob Rajesh Kh". Timescontent.com. 18 April 1971. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
  2. ^ "Filmfare Awards Winners from 1953 to 2020".
  3. ^ "Filmfare Awards Winners from 1953 to 2020".
  4. ^ "Filmfare Awards Winners from 1953 to 2020".
  5. ^ "Filmfare Awards Winners from 1953 to 2020".
  6. ^ "Filmfare Awards Winners from 1953 to 2020".
  7. ^ "Filmfare Awards Winners from 1953 to 2020".
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