28th Filmfare Awards
The 28th Filmfare Awards were held in 1981. Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Khoobsurat won the Best Film Award, but it was Govind Nihalani's directorial debut Aakrosh that was the biggest winner on the night, including the Best Director trophy for Nihalani, with his first film as director. Naseeruddin Shah and Om Puri won Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor, respectively, for their spellbinding performances in Aakrosh.
Main awards
Best Film
- Aakrosh
- Aasha
- Insaaf Ka Tarazu
- Thodisi Bewafai
Best Director
- B.R. Chopra – Insaaf Ka Tarazu
- Esmayeel Shroff – Thodisi Bewafai
- Hrishikesh Mukherjee – Khoobsurat
- J. Om Prakash – Aasha
Best Actor
- Amitabh Bachchan – Dostana
- Raj Babbar – Insaaf Ka Tarazu
- Rajesh Khanna – Thodisi Bewafai
- Shatrughan Sinha – Dostana
- Vinod Khanna – Qurbani
Best Actress
- Reena Roy – Aasha
- Rekha – Judaai
- Shabana Azmi – Thodisi Bewafai
- Zeenat Aman – Insaaf Ka Tarazu
Best Supporting Actor
- Amjad Khan – Qurbani
- Girish Karnad – Aasha
- Raj Kapoor – Abdulla
- Shreeram Lagoo – Insaaf Ka Tarazu
Best Supporting Actress
Padmini Kolhapure – Insaaf Ka Tarazu
- Ashalata – Apne Paraye
- Dina Pathak – Khoobsurat
- Rameshwari – Aasha
- Simi Garewal – Karz
Best Comic Actor
- Asrani – Hum Nahin Sudhrenge
- Deven Verma – Judaai
- Deven Verma – Thodisi Bewafai
- Keshto Mukherjee – Be-raham
Best Story
- Aasha – Ram Kelkar
- Insaaf Ka Tarazu – Shabd Kumar
- Khoobsurat – D.N. Mukherjee
- Thodisi Bewafai – Esmayeel Shroff
Best Screenplay
Best Dialogue
Insaaf Ka Tarazu – Shabd Kumar
Best Music
Karz – Laxmikant-Pyarelal
Best Lyrics
Thodisi Bewafai – Gulzar for Hazaar Rahein Mud Ke
- 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 Bewafai – Kishore Kumar for Hazaar Rahein Mud Ke
- Abdulla – Mohammad Rafi for Maine Pucha Chand Se
- Dostana – Mohammad Rafi for Mere Dost
- Karz – Kishore Kumar for Om Shanti Om
- Karz – Mohammad Rafi for Dard-e-Dil
Best Playback Singer, Female
Qurbani – Nazia Hassan for Aap Jaisa Koi
- Aap To Aise Na The – Hemalata for Tu Is Tarah Se
- Grihapravesh – Chandrani Mukherjee for Pehchan To Thi
- Pyare Dushman – Usha Uthup for Hari Om Hari
- Qurbani – Kanchan for Laila O Laila
Best Art Direction
Best Cinematography
Best Editing
Best Sound
Qurbani
Critics' awards
Best Film
Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyon Aata Hai
Best Documentary
They Call Me Chamar
Biggest Winners
- Aakrosh – 6/7
- Khoobsurat – 3/6
- Insaaf Ka Tarazu – 3/9
- Qurbani – 2/6
- Thodisi Bewafai – 2/9
References
http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000245/1981/
See also
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