The 42nd Filmfare Awards were held on 23 February 1997, in Mumbai, India.
| 42nd Filmfare Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 23 February 1997[1] |
| Site | Mumbai, India[2] |
| Highlights | |
| Best Film | Raja Hindustani |
| Khamoshi: The Musical | |
| Most awards | Khamoshi: The Musical and Raja Hindustani (5) |
| Most nominations | Khamoshi: The Musical (13) |
Khamoshi: The Musical led the ceremony with 13 nominations, followed by Maachis and Raja Hindustani with 11 nominations each.
Khamoshi: The Musical and Raja Hindustani won 5 awards each, thus becoming the most-awarded films at the ceremony, with the former winning Best Film (Critics) (for Sanjay Leela Bhansali) and Best Actress (Critics) (for Manisha Koirala), and the latter winning Best Film, Best Actor (for Aamir Khan) and Best Actress (for Karisma Kapoor).
Nana Patekar received dual nominations for Best Actor for his performances in Agni Sakshi and Khamoshi: The Musical, but lost to Aamir Khan who won the award for Raja Hindustani.
Shekhar Kapur achieved special feat in the awards. His 1994 film Bandit Queen earlier was awarded the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Film in 1995. Surprisingly Kapur was awarded the Filmfare Award for Best Director in this ceremony for the latter. Thus, Kapur became the only person who was awarded two different awards for the same film in different ceremonies.
Main awards
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The winners and nominees have been listed below. Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).
Technical Awards
edit| Best Story | Best Screenplay |
|---|---|
| Best Dialogue | Best Action |
| Best Background Score | Best Choreography |
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| Best Editing | Best Sound |
| Best Art Direction | |
Special awards
edit| Best Male Debut | |
|---|---|
| Best Female Debut | |
Special awards
editLifetime Achievement Award
editDharmendra and Mumtaz
Special Award
editGovinda, Nasir Hussain, Pran and Shobhna Samarth
R. D. Burman Award
editCritics' awards
editBest Film
editBest Actress
editManisha Koirala – Khamoshi: The Musical
Best Documentary
editBeyond the Himalayas
Biggest winners
edit- Khamoshi: The Musical – 5/13
- Raja Hindustani – 5/11
- Maachis – 4/11
- Ghatak: Lethal – 3/6
- Bandit Queen – 3/5
References
edit- ^ "42nd Filmfare Awards: Better late than never". Rashtriya Sahara. Vol. 4, no. 7–12. February 1997. pp. 160–162.
- ^ India, a Reference Annual, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, 1999, p. 676