21st Filmfare Awards

The 21st Filmfare Awards were held in 1974. Shakti Samanta's Anuraag won the Best Film award, but fail to win any other awards, a feat which was repeated by a few films in the 1970s. Raj Kapoor's Bobby, Yash Chopra's Daag: A Poem of Love, Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Namak Haraam and Abhimaan and Prakash Mehra's Zanjeer shared the awards among them.

Main awards

Best Film

Anuraag

• Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar
• Bobby
• Koshish
• Zanjeer

Best Director

Yash Chopra – Daag: A Poem of Love

• Gulzar – Achanak
• Gulzar – Koshish
• Raj Kapoor – Bobby
• Rajendra Bhatia – Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar

Best Actor

Rishi Kapoor – Bobby

• Amitabh Bachchan – Zanjeer
• Dharmendra – Yaadon Ki Baarat
• Rajesh Khanna – Daag: A Poem of Love
• Sanjeev Kumar – Koshish

Best Actress

Dimple Kapadia – Bobby and Jaya Bachchan – Abhimaan

• Jaya Bachchan – Koshish
• Moushmi Chatterjee – Anuraag
• Nutan – Saudagar

Best Supporting Actor

Amitabh Bachchan – Namak Haraam

• Ashok Kumar – Victoria No. 203
• Asrani – Abhimaan
• Pran – Zanjeer
• Premnath – Bobby

Best Supporting Actress

Raakhee – Daag: A Poem of Love

• Aruna Irani – Bobby
• Bindu – Abhimaan
• Nutan – Anuraag
• Nutan – Saudagar

Best Comic Actor

G. Asrani – Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar

• Asrani – Namak Haraam
• I. S. Johar – Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar
• Mehmood – Do Phool
• Pran – Victoria No. 203

Best Story

Zanjeer – Salim-Javed

• Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar – Mulraj Razdan
• Achanak – K.A. Abbas
• Anuraag – Shakti Samanta
• Koshish – Gulzar

Best Screenplay

Zanjeer – Salim-Javed

Best Dialogue

Namak Haraam – Gulzar

Best Music

Abhimaan – S.D. Burman

• Bobby – Laxmikant-Pyarelal
• Daag: A Poem of Love – Laxmikant-Pyarelal
• Yaadon Ki Baarat – R.D. Burman
• Zanjeer – Kalyanji-Anandji

Best Lyrics

Zanjeer – Gulshan Bawra for Yaari Hai Imaan Mera

• Bobby – Anand Bakshi for Hum Tum Ek Kamre Main
• Bobby – Anand Bakshi for Main Shayar To Nahin
• Bobby – Vithalbhai Patel for Jhoot Bole Kava Kaate
• Samjhauta – Indeevar for Samjhauta Ghanmose Karlo

Best Playback Singer, Male

Bobby – Narendra Chanchal for Beshak Mandir Masjid

• Bobby – Shailendra Singh for Main Shayar To Nahin
• Daag: A Poem of Love – Kishore Kumar for Mere Dil Main Aaj
• Naina – Mohammad Rafi for Hum Ko Jaan Se Pyaari
• Zanjeer – Manna Dey for Yaari Hai Imaan Mera

Best Playback Singer, Female

Naina – Asha Bhosle for Hone Lagi Hai Raat Jawaan

• Aa Gale Lag Ja – Sushma Shrestha for Tera Mujhse Hai
• Anhonee – Asha Bhosle for Hungama Ho Gaya
• Prem Parbat – Minoo Parshottam for Raat Piya Ke Sang
• Raja Rani – Asha Bhosle for Jab Andhera Hota Hai

Best Art Direction

Bobby

Best Cinematography

Jheel Ke Us Paar

Best Editing

Zanjeer

Best Sound

Bobby

Critics' awards

Best Film

Duvidha

Best Documentary

A Day With the Builders

Biggest Winners

• Bobby – 5/14
• Zanjeer – 4/9
• Daag: A Poem of Love – 2/5
• Abhimaan – 2/4
• Namak Haraam – 2/3

References

http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000245/1974/

See also

• 23rd Filmfare Awards
• 22nd Filmfare Awards
• Filmfare Awards