42nd Filmfare Awards

The 42nd Filmfare Awards were held in 23 February 1997, in Mumbai, India.

42nd Filmfare Awards
Date	23 February 1997
Site	Mumbai, India
Highlights
Best Film	Raja Hindustani
Critics Award for Best Film	Khamoshi: The Musical
Most awards	Khamoshi: The Musical and Raja Hindustani (5)
Most nominations	Khamoshi: The Musical (13)

Khamoshi: The Musical led the ceremony with 13 nominations, followed by Raja Hindustani with 11 nominations and Maachis with 10 nominations.

Khamoshi: The Musical and Raja Hindustani won 5 awards each, thus becoming the most-awarded films at the ceremony, with the former winning Best Film (Critics) for Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Best Actress (Critics) for Manisha Koirala and the latter winning Best Film, Best Actor for Aamir Khan and Best Actress for Karisma Kapoor.

Main awards

Shekhar Kapur — Best Director winner for Bandit Queen

Aamir Khan — Best Actor winner for Raja Hindustani

Karisma Kapoor — Best Actress winner for Raja Hindustani

Amrish Puri — Best Supporting Actor winner for Ghatak: Lethal

Rekha — Best Supporting Actress winner for Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi

Seema Biswas — Best Female Debut winner for Bandit Queen

Gulzar — Best Story and Best Dialogue winner for Maachis

Best Film

Raja Hindustani

• Agni Sakshi
• Bandit Queen
• Khamoshi: The Musical
• Maachis

Best Director

Shekhar Kapoor – Bandit Queen

• Dharmesh Darshan – Raja Hindustani
• Gulzar – Maachis
• Partho Ghosh – Agni Sakshi
• Rajkumar Santoshi – Ghatak: Lethal

Best Actor

Aamir Khan – Raja Hindustani

• Govinda – Saajan Chale Sasural
• Nana Patekar – Agni Sakshi
• Nana Patekar – Khamoshi: The Musical
• Sunny Deol – Ghatak: Lethal

Best Actress

Karisma Kapoor – Raja Hindustani

• Juhi Chawla – Daraar
• Manisha Koirala – Khamoshi: The Musical
• Seema Biswas – Bandit Queen
• Tabu – Maachis

Best Supporting Actor

Amrish Puri – Ghatak: Lethal

• Anupam Kher – Chaahat
• Jackie Shroff – Agni Sakshi
• Om Puri – Maachis
• Salman Khan – Jeet

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Rekha – Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi

• Archana Puran Singh – Raja Hindustani
• Helen – Khamoshi: The Musical
• Seema Biswas – Khamoshi: The Musical
• Tabu – Jeet

Best Actor in a Comic Role

Satish Kaushik – Saajan Chale Sasural

• Johnny Lever – Raja Hindustani
• Kader Khan – Saajan Chale Sasural
• Navneet Nishan – Raja Hindustani
• Shakti Kapoor – Loafer

Best Actor in a Negative Role

Arbaaz Khan – Daraar

• Ashish Vidyarthi – Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin
• Danny Denzongpa – Ghatak: Lethal
• Milind Gunaji – Fareb
• Naseeruddin Shah – Chaahat

Best Music

Raja Hindustani – Nadeem-Shravan

• Khamoshi: The Musical – Jatin-Lalit
• Maachis – Vishal Bhardwaj
• Papa Kehte Hai – Rajesh Roshan
• Tere Mere Sapne – Viju Shah

Best Lyrics

Papa Kehte Hai – Javed Akhtar for Ghar Se Nikalte Hi

• Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin – Nida Fazli for Jeevan Kya Hai
• Khamoshi: The Musical – Majrooh Sultanpuri for Aaj Main Upar
• Maachis – Gulzar for Chappa Chappa
• Raja Hindustani – Sameer for Pardesi Pardesi

Best Playback Singer, Male

Raja Hindustani – Udit Narayan for Pardesi Pardesi

• Diljale – Udit Narayan for Ho Nahin Sakta
• Fareb – Abhijeet for Yeh Teri Aankhen Jhuki Jhuki
• Maachis – Hariharan and Suresh Wadkar for Chappa Chappa
• Papa Kehte Hai – Udit Narayan for Ghar Se Nikalte Hi

Best Playback Singer, Female

Khamoshi: The Musical – Kavita Krishnamurthy for Aaj Main Upar

• Agni Sakshi – Kavita Krishnamurthy for O Yaara Dil Lagana
• Khamoshi: The Musical – Alka Yagnik for Baahon Ke Darmiyaan
• Raja Hindustani – Alka Yagnik for Pardesi Pardesi

Best Debut, Male

Chandrachur Singh – Maachis

Best Debut, Female

Seema Biswas – Bandit Queen

Best Story

Maachis – Gulzar

• Agni Sakshi - Ranbir Pushp

Best Screenplay

Ghatak: Lethal – Rajkumar Santoshi

• Agni Sakshi (1996 film) - Ranbir Pushp

Best Dialogue

Maachis – Gulzar

Best Action

Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi

Best Cinematography

Bandit Queen

Best Editing

Ghatak: Lethal

Best Choreography

Rakshak – Chinni Prakash for Sheher Ki Ladki

Best Art Direction

Khamoshi: The Musical

Best Sound

Khamoshi: The Musical

Special awards

Lifetime achievement award

Dharmendra and Mumtaz

Special Award

Govinda, Nasir Hussain, Pran and Shobhna Samarth

R.D.Burman Award

Vishal Bhardwaj – Maachis

Critics' awards

Best Film

Khamoshi: The Musical

Best Actress

Manisha Koirala – Khamoshi: The Musical

Best Documentary

Beyond the Himalayas

References

https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000245/1997

See also

• Filmfare Awards
• 43rd Filmfare Awards