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9th Filmfare Awards

1962 awards for Hindi cinema

Field	Value
number	9
award	Filmfare Awards
date	20 May 1962
site	Bombay
best_film	Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai
most_wins	Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai (4)
most_nominations	Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai (10)
best_actor	Raj Kapoor for Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai
best_actress	Vyjayanthimala for Gunga Jumna
last	8th
next	10th

The 9th Filmfare Awards were held on 20 May 1962, at Bombay, honoring the best films in Hindi Cinema in 1961.

Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai led the ceremony with 10 nominations, followed by Gunga Jumna with 7 nominations.

Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai was a 1960 release, but was not considered for the 8th Filmfare Awards.

Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai won 4 awards, including Best Film and Best Actor (for Raj Kapoor), thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.

Shubha Khote received dual nominations for Best Supporting Actress for her performances in Gharana and Sasural, but lost to Nirupa Roy who won the award for Chhaya.

Main awards

Best Film	Best Director	Best Actor	Best Actress	Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress	Best Music Director	Best Lyricist	Best Playback Singer – Male	Best Playback Singer – Female	Best Story	Best Dialogue

Technical Awards

Best Editing	Best Cinematography	Best Art Direction	Best Sound Design

Superlatives

The following films had multiple wins and/or nominations

Movie	Awards	Nominations
Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai	4	10
Gunga Jumna	3	7
Gharana	2	4
Kanoon
Sasural	1
Junglee	2

References

The Times Group. (20 May 1962). "1961 Filmfare Awards". [[The Times of India]].
"The Winners – 1962". [[The Times of India]].
"The Nominations – 1962". [[The Times of India]].

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