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36th Filmfare Awards

1991 awards for Hindi cinema


1991 awards for Hindi cinema

FieldValue
number36
awardFilmfare Awards
date1991
best_filmGhayal
best_criticKasba
most_winsGhayal (7)
most_nominationsDil & Ghayal (8)
last35th
next37th

The 36th Filmfare Awards were held in 1991.

Dil and Ghayal led the ceremony with 8 nominations each, followed by Aashiqui with 7 nominations, and Agneepath and Pratibandh with 5 nominations each.

Ghayal won 7 awards, including Best Film, Best Director (for Rajkumar Santoshi) and Best Actor (for Sunny Deol), thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.

Madhuri Dixit won her first of four awards for Best Actress for her performance in Dil, the only win for the film.

Out of 7 nominations, Aashiqui won 4 awards ruling over all the Music Award categories.

Main awards

Best Film

** Ghayal **

  • Agneepath
  • Dil
  • Pratibandh

Best Director

** Rajkumar Santoshi – Ghayal **

  • Mahesh Bhatt – Aashiqui
  • Mukul Anand – Agneepath
  • Ravi Raja – Pratibandh

Best Actor

** Sunny Deol – Ghayal **

  • Aamir Khan – Dil
  • Amitabh Bachchan – Agneepath
  • Chiranjeevi – Pratibandh

Best Actress

** Madhuri Dixit – Dil **

  • Hema Malini – Rihaee
  • Juhi Chawla – Pratibandh
  • Meenakshi Sheshadri – Jurm

Best Supporting Actor

** Mithun Chakraborty – Agneepath **

  • Anupam Kher – Dil
  • Om Puri – Ghayal
  • Rami Reddy – Pratibandh

Best Supporting Actress

** Rohini Hattangadi – Agneepath **

  • Radhika – Aaj Ka Arjun
  • Reema Lagoo – Aashiqui
  • Sangeeta Bijlani – Jurm

Best Comic Actor

** Kader Khan – Baap Numbri Beta Dus Numbri **

Lux New Face of the Year

** Pooja Bhatt – Daddy **

Best Story

** Ghayal – Rajkumar Santoshi **

Best Screenplay

** Kamla Ki Maut – Basu Chatterjee **

Best Dialogue

** Daddy – Suraj Sanim **

Best Music Director

** Aashiqui – Nadeem Shravan **

  • Aaj Ka Arjun – Bappi Lahiri
  • Baaghi: A Rebel for Love – Anand–Milind
  • Dil – Anand–Milind

Best Lyricist

** Aashiqui – Sameer for Nazar Ke Saamne **

  • Aashiqui – Rani Malik for Dheere Dheere
  • Dil – Sameer for Mujhe Neend Na Aaye

Best Playback Singer, Male

** Aashiqui – Kumar Sanu for Ab Tere Bin **

  • Baaghi: A Rebel for Love – Amit Kumar for Kaisa Lagta Hai
  • Dil – Suresh Wadkar for O Priya

Best Playback Singer, Female

** Aashiqui – Anuradha Paudwal for Nazar Ke Saamne **

  • Baaghi: A Rebel for Love – Kavita Krishnamurthy for Chandni Raat
  • Dil – Anuradha Paudwal for Mujhe Neend Na Aaye

Best Art Direction

** Ghayal **

Best Choreography

** Sailaab – Saroj Khan for Hum Ko Aaj **

Best Cinematography

** Ghayal **

Best Editing

** Ghayal **

Best Sound

** E. RudraAzaad Desh Ke Ghulam **

Lifetime Achievement Award

** Amitabh Bachchan **

Critics' awards

Best Film

** Kasba **

Outstanding Performance in a Non-commercial Film

** Anupam Kher – Daddy **

Special Jury Mention

** Aadhi Haqeeqat, Aadha Fasana ** – Dilip Ghosh

Best Documentary

** Amjad Ali Khan **

Most wins

  • Ghayal – 7/8
  • Aashiqui – 4/7
  • Agneepath – 2/5
  • Daddy – 2/2
  • Dil – 1/8
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