31st Filmfare Awards
The 31st Filmfare Awards were held in 1984, with the Indian New Wave Cinema at its peak.
31st Filmfare Awards | |
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Date | 1984 |
Highlights | |
Best Film | Ardh Satya |
Masoom | |
Most awards | Ardh Satya & Masoom (5) |
Most nominations | Betaab & Masoom (8) |
Betaab and Masoom led the ceremony with 8 nominations each, followed by Arth with 7 nominations and Ardh Satya with 6 nominations.
Ardh Satya and Masoom, both notable films of the Parallel Cinema genre, won 5 awards each, thus becoming the most-awarded films at the ceremony, with the former winning Best Film, Best Director (for Govind Nihalani) and Best Supporting Actor (for Sadashiv Amrapurkar), and the latter winning Best Actor (for Naseeruddin Shah).
Shabana Azmi set an unmatched record, becoming the only performer to receive 4 nominations for an award in a single year, earning 4 nominations for Best Actress for her performances in Arth, Avtaar, Mandi and Masoom, winning the award for Arth.
Naseeruddin Shah received dual nominations for Best Supporting Actor for his performances in Katha and Mandi, but lost to Sadashiv Amrapurkar who won the award for Ardh Satya.
Main awards
Best Director
- Mahesh Bhatt – Arth
- Mohan Kumar – Avtaar
- Rahul Rawail – Betaab
- Shekhar Kapoor – Masoom
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Supporting Actor
Sadashiv Amrapurkar – Ardh Satya
- Amitabh Bachchan – Andha Kanoon
- Naseeruddin Shah – Katha
- Naseeruddin Shah – Mandi
- Raj Babbar – Agar Tum Na Hote
Best Supporting Actress
- Padmini Kolhapure – Souten
- Rekha – Mujhe Insaaf Chahiye
- Smita Patil – Arth
- Smita Patil – Mandi
Best Comic Actor
- Deven Verma – Rang Birangi
- Dharmendra – Naukar Biwi Ka
- Kader Khan – Himmatwala
- Shakti Kapoor – Mawaali
Best Story
Ardh Satya – S.D. Panwalkar
- Arth – Mahesh Bhatt
- Avtaar – Mohan Kumar
- Betaab – Javed Akhtar
- Sadma – Balu Mahendra
Best Screenplay
Best Dialogue
Best Music Director
- Betaab – R.D. Burman
- Hero – Laxmikant–Pyarelal
- Razia Sultan – Khayyam
- Souten – Usha Khanna
Best Lyricist
Masoom – Gulzar for Tujhse Naraaz Nahin
- Agar Tum Na Hote – Gulshan Bawra for Agar Tum Na Hote
- Betaab – Anand Bakshi for Jab Hum Jawaan Honge
- Souten – Saawan Kumar for Shayad Meri Shaadi Ka Khayal
- Souten – Saawan Kumar for Zindagi Pyaar Ka Geet
Best Playback Singer, Male
Agar Tum Na Hote – Kishore Kumar for Agar Tum Na Hote
- Betaab – Shabbir Kumar for Jab Hum Jawaan Honge
- Betaab – Shabbir Kumar for Parbaton Se Aaj
- Ek Jaan Hain Hum – Shabbir Kumar for Yaad Teri Aayegi
- Souten – Kishore Kumar for Shayad Meri Shaadi Ka Khayal
Best Playback Singer, Female
Masoom – Aarti Mukherjee for Do Naina Ek Kahani
- Hero – Anuradha Paudwal for Tu Mera Hero Hai
- Laal Chunariya – Chandrani Mukherjee for Aaja Ke Teri Raahon Mein
Best Art Direction
Best Cinematography
Best Sound
Best Editing
Most Wins
- Ardh Satya – 5/6
- Masoom – 5/8
- Vijeta – 3/3
- Arth – 3/7
- Betaab – 0/8