28th Filmfare Awards

The 28th Filmfare Awards were held in 1981.

Insaaf Ka Tarazu and Thodisi Bewafaii led the ceremony with 9 nominations each, followed by Aakrosh and Aasha with 7 nominations each, and Khubsoorat and Qurbani with 6 nominations each.

Aakrosh won 6 awards, including Best Director (for Govind Nihalani), Best Actor (for Naseeruddin Shah) and Best Supporting Actor (for Om Puri), thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.

Rekha received dual nominations for Best Actress for her performances in Judaai and Khubsoorat, winning for the latter.

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^[1]

Best Cinematography

Shaan – S. M Anwar^[2]

Best Editing

Insaaf Ka Tarazu S. B. Mane^[3]

Best Sound

Qurbani – P. Harikishan^[4]

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

See also

• 29th Filmfare Awards
• 30th Filmfare Awards
• Filmfare Awards

References

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