| 18th Filmfare Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 18 April 1971 |
| Site | Bombay |
| Highlights | |
| Best Film | Khilona |
| Best Actor | Rajesh Khanna for Sachaa Jhutha |
| Best Actress | Mumtaz for Khilona |
| Most awards | Pehchan (4) |
| Most nominations | Pehchan (9) |
The 18th Filmfare Awards were held on April 18, 1971,[1] honouring the best Hindi cinema films released in 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, his only win in the category.
Main Awards
[edit]Best Film
[edit]Best Director
[edit]- Raj Khosla – Do Raaste
- Sohanlal Kanwar – Pehchan
Best Actor
[edit]Best Actress
[edit]Best Supporting Actor
[edit]- Feroz Khan – Safar
- Prem Chopra – Himmat
Best Supporting Actress
[edit]Best Comic Actor
[edit]I. S. Johar – Johnny Mera Naam
Best Story
[edit]Do Raaste – Chandrakant Kakodkar
- Khilona – Gulshan Nanda
- Pehchan – Sachin Bhowmick
Best Screenplay
[edit]Johnny Mera Naam – Vijay Anand
Best Dialogue
[edit]Satyakam – Rajinder Singh Bedi
Best Music Director
[edit]- Do Raaste – Laxmikant–Pyarelal
- Talaash – S.D. Burman
Best Lyricist
[edit]Pehchan – Verma Malik for Sabse Bada Nadan
- Do Raaste – Anand Bakshi for Bindiya Chamkegi
- Pehchan – Gopaldas Neeraj for Bas Yehi Apradh
Best Playback Singer, Male
[edit]Pehchan – Mukesh for Sabse Bada Nadan
- Khilona – Mohammad Rafi for Khilona Jankar
- Pehchan – Mukesh for Bas Yehi Apradh
Best Playback Singer, Female
[edit]Jahan Pyar Mile – Sharda for Baat Zara
- Do Raaste – Lata Mangeshkar for Bindiya Chamkegi
- Johnny Mera Naam – Lata Mangeshkar for Babul Pyaare
Best Color Art Direction
[edit]Talaash – Shanti Das[2]
Best B&W Art Direction
[edit]Not Awarded [3]
Best B&W Cinematography
[edit]Best Color Cinematography
[edit]Heer Raanjha – Jal Mistry[5]
Best Editing
[edit]Johnny Mera Naam – Vijay Anand[6]
Best Sound
[edit]Talaash – S.C. Bhambri[7]
Critics' Awards
[edit]Best Film
[edit]Uski Roti
Best Documentary
[edit]Koodal
Special Awards
[edit]Biggest Winners
[edit]- Pehchan – 4/9
- Johnny Mera Naam – 3/4
- Talaash – 2/3
- Khilona – 2/6
- Do Raaste – 1/7
- Safar – 1/3
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Rajesh Khanna, Times Exclusive Photo, Bollywood heartthrob Rajesh Kh". Timescontent.com. 18 April 1971. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
- ^ "Filmfare Awards Winners from 1953 to 2020".
- ^ "Filmfare Awards Winners from 1953 to 2020".
- ^ "Filmfare Awards Winners from 1953 to 2020".
- ^ "Filmfare Awards Winners from 1953 to 2020".
- ^ "Filmfare Awards Winners from 1953 to 2020".
- ^ "Filmfare Awards Winners from 1953 to 2020".