28th Filmfare Awards

Main awards

Best Film

** Khubsoorat **

• Aakrosh
• Aasha
• Insaaf Ka Tarazu
• Thodisi Bewafaii

Best Director

Govind Nihalani – Aakrosh

• B. R. Chopra – Insaaf Ka Tarazu
• Esmayeel Shroff – Thodisi Bewafaii
• Hrishikesh Mukherjee – Khubsoorat
• J. Om Prakash – Aasha

Best Actor

**Naseeruddin Shah – Aakrosh **

• Amitabh Bachchan – Dostana
• Raj Babbar – Insaaf Ka Tarazu
• Rajesh Khanna – Thodisi Bewafaii
• Shatrughan Sinha – Dostana
• Vinod Khanna – Qurbani

Best Actress

**Rekha – Khubsoorat **

• Reena Roy – Aasha
• Rekha – Judaai
• Shabana Azmi – Thodisi Bewafaii
• Zeenat Aman – Insaaf Ka Tarazu

Best Supporting Actor

**Om Puri – Aakrosh **

• Amjad Khan – Qurbani
• Girish Karnad – Aasha
• Raj Kapoor – Abdullah
• Shreeram Lagoo – Insaaf Ka Tarazu

Best Supporting Actress

**Padmini Kolhapure – Insaaf Ka Tarazu **

• Ashalata – Apne Paraye
• Dina Pathak – Khubsoorat
• Rameshwari – Aasha
• Simi Garewal – Karz

Best Comic Actor

** Keshto Mukherjee – Khubsoorat **

• Asrani – Hum Nahin Sudhrenge
• Deven Verma – Judaai
• Deven Verma – Thodisi Bewafaii
• Keshto Mukherjee – Be-Reham

Best Story

'* *Aakrosh – Vijay Tendulkar'''''

• Aasha – Ram Kelkar
• Insaaf Ka Tarazu – Shabd Kumar
• Khubsoorat – D. N. Mukherjee
• Thodisi Bewafaii – Esmayeel Shroff

Best Screenplay

'* *Aakrosh – Vijay Tendulkar'''''

Best Dialogue

** Insaaf Ka Tarazu – Shabd Kumar**

Best Music Director

** Karz – Laxmikant–Pyarelal **

• Aasha – Laxmikant–Pyarelal
• Qurbani – Kalyanji–Anandji
• Shaan – R. D. Burman
• Thodisi Bewafaii – Khayyam

Best Lyricist

'* *Thodisi Bewafaii – Gulzar for Hazaar Rahein Mudke Dekhi'''''

• Aasha – Anand Bakshi for Sheesha Ho Ya Dil Ho
• Dostana – Anand Bakshi for Salamat Rahe Dostana
• Karz – Anand Bakshi for Dard-e-Dil
• Karz – Anand Bakshi for Om Shanti Om

Best Playback Singer, Male

'* *Thodisi Bewafaii – Kishore Kumar for Hazaar Rahein Mudke Dekhi'''''

• Abdullah – Mohammad Rafi for Maine Poocha Chand Se
• Dostana – Mohammad Rafi for Mere Dost Qissa Yeh
• Karz – Kishore Kumar for Om Shanti Om
• Karz – Mohammed Rafi for Dard-E-Dil
• Sargam – Mohammad Rafi for Dafaliwale Dafli Baja

Best Playback Singer, Female

'* *Qurbani – Nazia Hassan for Aap Jaisa Koi'''''

• Aap To Aise Na The – Hemlata for Tu Is Tarah Se
• Griha Pravesh – Chandrani Mukherjee for Pehchan To Thi
• Pyaara Dushman – Usha Uthup for Hari Om Hari
• Qurbani – Kanchan for Laila O Laila

Best Art Direction

** Aakrosh ** – C. S. Bhati

Best Cinematography

** Shaan ** – S. M Anwar

Best Editing

** Insaaf Ka Tarazu ** S. B. Mane

Best Sound

** Qurbani ** – P. Harikishan

Critics' awards

Best Film

** Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyoon Aata Hai **

Best Documentary

** They Call Me Chamar **

Biggest Winners

• Aakrosh – 6/7
• Khubsoorat – 3/6
• Insaaf Ka Tarazu – 3/9
• Qurbani – 2/6
• Thodisi Bewafaii – 2/9
• Karz – 1/6
• Aasha – 0/6

References

• https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000245/1981/

References

1. "Filmfare Awards Winners from 1953 to 2020".
2. "Filmfare Awards Winners from 1953 to 2020".
3. "Filmfare Awards Winners from 1953 to 2020".
4. "Filmfare Awards Winners from 1953 to 2020".