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19th Filmfare Awards

1972 awards for Hindi cinema

Field	Value
number	19
award	Filmfare Awards
date	24 March 1972
site	Bombay
best_film	Anand
most_wins	Anand (6)
most_nominations	Anand (7)
best_actor	Rajesh Khanna for Anand
best_actress	Asha Parekh for Kati Patang
last	18th
next	20th

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*
Kati Patang – 1/6

References

Karanjia, B. K.. (24 March 1972). "Starlights of the next issue". [[Filmfare]].
Karanjia, B. K.. (5 May 1972). "The Night in Colour". Filmfare.

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