Filmfare Award for Best Actor
The Filmfare Award for Best Actor is an award, which is presented annually at the Filmfare Awards to an actor via a jury; it is given by Filmfare for Hindi (Bollywood) films. The award was first given in 1954. The most recent winner, as of 2023, is Rajkummar Rao.
| Filmfare Awards for Best Actor | |
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| Awarded for | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role |
| Country | India |
| Presented by | Filmfare |
| First awarded | Dilip Kumar, Daag (1954) |
| Currently held by | Rajkummar Rao, Badhaai Do (2023) |
| Website | Filmfare Awards |
Superlatives
| Superlative | Actor | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Actor with most awards | Dilip Kumar, Shah Rukh Khan | 8 |
| Actor with most nominations | Amitabh Bachchan | 34 |
| Actor with most consecutive nominations | Aamir Khan (1989-97) | 9 |
| Actor with nominations in most decades | Amitabh Bachchan | 6 |
| Actor with most nominations in a single year | Amitabh Bachchan (1979, 1983) Shah Rukh Khan (2005) |
3 |
| Actor with most nominations without ever winning | Salman Khan | 10 |
| Oldest winner | Amitabh Bachchan | 67 |
| Oldest nominee | 80 | |
| Youngest winner | Rishi Kapoor (1973) | 21 |
| Youngest nominee | Darsheel Safary (2008) | 11 |
- Dilip Kumar also holds the record for most consecutive wins, having won the award for three years in a row from 1956 to 1958. Six other actors have won the award in consecutive years; in chronological order, they are Rajesh Khanna (1971–72), Sanjeev Kumar (1976–77), Amitabh Bachchan (1978–79), Naseeruddin Shah (1981–82), Shah Rukh Khan (1998–99), and Ranbir Kapoor (2012–13).
- Actors who have won both Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor awards include Ashok Kumar, Sanjeev Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan, Shammi Kapoor, Anil Kapoor, Anupam Kher, Sunny Deol, Jackie Shroff, Nana Patekar, Farhan Akhtar, Rishi Kapoor, Irrfan Khan and Rajkummar Rao.
- Three actors were nominated for both these awards, Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor, for the same performance: Raaj Kumar for Kaajal (1966), Ashok Kumar for Aashirwad (1970) and Kamal Haasan for Saagar (1986). On both occasions, Ashok Kumar and Kamal Haasan won the Best Actor award and Raaj Kumar won the Best Supporting Actor award.
- 10 actors have won the Best Actor award in both the Popular and Critics categories; in chronological order they are; Anupam Kher, Shah Rukh Khan, Anil Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan, Hrithik Roshan, Aamir Khan, Ranbir Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor, Shahid Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Ranveer Singh and Rajkummar Rao.
- Actors who won both these Best Actor awards (Popular and Critics) in the same year are Shah Rukh Khan (1994), Hrithik Roshan (2004), Amitabh Bachchan (2006) and Ranbir Kapoor (2012).
- 3 actors have won the Best Actor award for their debut performances: Rishi Kapoor for Bobby (1974), Anupam Kher for Saaransh (1985) and Hrithik Roshan for Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (2001). Other actors who got nominated in this category for their debut performances are Sunny Deol for Betaab (1984) and Darsheel Safary for Taare Zameen Par (2008).
- Darsheel Safary became the youngest Best Actor nominee in the history of Filmfare at the age of 11 for Taare Zameen Par (2008). Rishi Kapoor became the youngest winner of the Best Actor award at the age of 21 for Bobby (1974).
- Aamir Khan has the highest number of consecutive nominations, having been nominated for the award every year from 1989 till 1997, eventually winning in the 9th consecutive nomination for Raja Hindustani (1997); followed by Amitabh Bachchan being nominated consecutive eight times from 1976 to 1983 having total 15 nominations and winning the award twice in 1978 and 1979 for Amar Akbar Anthony and Don respectively.
- Dilip Kumar achieved supremacy in the 1950s with 4 wins and continued domination in the 1960s with 3 wins. Rajesh Khanna took over in the 1970s with 3 wins. Naseeruddin Shah emerged successful in the 1980s with 3 wins. Shah Rukh Khan triumphed in the 1990s with 4 wins. Hrithik Roshan had 4 wins in the 2000s. Ranbir Kapoor led the 2010s with 3 wins to his credit.
- Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan hold the record for the highest number of Best Actor nominations in a single year. Amitabh Bachchan has been nominated thrice in 1979 and 1983 and Shah Rukh Khan in 2005.
- Dilip Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan are the most awarded actors in the overall acting categories, with eight awards each: Dilip Kumar and Shah Rukh Khan are the winners of eight Best Actor awards, and Amitabh Bachchan is the winner of five Best Actor awards and three Best Supporting Actor awards. Amitabh Bachchan is the most nominated actor in any major acting category at Filmfare, with 42 nominations overall.
- Amitabh Bachchan holds a unique record of receiving nominations in this category in 6 decades (1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s) and winning an award in 4 decades.
- Hrithik Roshan, Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan are the only actors to be nominated twice for the same role. Roshan achieved this feat twice in the Krrish franchise, being nominated for his role as Rohit Mehra thrice (in 2004 for Koi... Mil Gaya, in 2007 for Krrish and 2014 for Krrish 3), and for his role as Krishna Mehra (in 2007 for Krrish and in 2014 for Krrish 3), winning in 2004. Shah Rukh Khan was nominated in 2007 and 2012 for his portrayal of the titular character in Don and Salman Khan was nominated in 2011 and 2013 for his role as Chulbul Pandey in Dabangg and Dabangg 2 respectively.
- Devdas is the only character for which two Best Actor awards were won, fetching the trophy for two different actors. Both Dilip Kumar and Shah Rukh Khan won for portraying the titular character in Devdas and Devdas, respectively in 1956 and in 2003.
- Ranbir Kapoor is the only actor to win a Best Actor award for portraying a real Best Actor winner. He won in 2019 for portraying Sanjay Dutt in Sanju.
- Three occasions where two actors were nominated for Best Actor for the same film. In 1981, both Amitabh Bachchan and Shatrughan Sinha were nominated Best Actor for the film Dostana. In 1983, both Dilip Kumar and Amitabh Bachchan were nominated for Best Actor for Shakti, with Kumar winning the award. In 2000, both Ajay Devgan and Salman Khan were nominated for the movie Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam.
- Irrfan Khan is the only actor to receive the award posthumously in the year 2021 for the film Angrezi Medium.
Multiple winners
- 8 Wins: Dilip Kumar, Shah Rukh Khan
- 5 Wins: Amitabh Bachchan
- 4 Wins: Hrithik Roshan
- 3 Wins: Rajesh Khanna, Naseeruddin Shah, Aamir Khan, Ranbir Kapoor, Ranveer Singh
- 2 Wins: Raj Kapoor, Dev Anand, Ashok Kumar, Sunil Dutt, Sanjeev Kumar, Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan
Multiple nominees
- 34 Nominations: Amitabh Bachchan
- 26 Nominations: Shah Rukh Khan
- 19 Nominations: Dilip Kumar, Aamir Khan
- 15 Nominations: Hrithik Roshan
- 14 Nominations: Rajesh Khanna
- 11 Nominations: Sanjeev Kumar
- 10 Nominations: Salman Khan
- 9 Nominations: Ajay Devgn, Ranbir Kapoor
- 8 Nominations: Anil Kapoor
Winners and nominees
| ‡ | Indicates the winner |
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| † | Indicates a posthumous winner |
1950s
| Year | Photos of winners | Actor | Role(s) | Film |
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| 1954 (1st) |
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Dilip Kumar ‡ | Shankar | Daag |
| No Other Nominee | ||||
| 1955 (2nd) |
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Bharat Bhushan ‡ | Chaitanya Mahaprabhu | Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu |
| No Other Nominee | ||||
| 1956 (3rd) |
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Dilip Kumar ‡ | Kumar / Azaad / Abdul Rahim Khan | Azaad |
| Bharat Bhushan | Mirza Ghalib | Mirza Ghalib | ||
| Dev Anand | Amar / Raj | Munimji | ||
| 1957 (4th) |
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Dilip Kumar ‡ | Devdas Mukherjee | Devdas |
| Raj Kapoor | Peasant | Jagte Raho | ||
| 1958 (5th) |
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Dilip Kumar ‡ | Shankar | Naya Daur |
| No Other Nominee | ||||
| 1959 (6th) |
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Dev Anand ‡ | Karan Mehra | Kala Pani |
| Dilip Kumar | Anand/Deven | Madhumati | ||
| Raj Kapoor | Ram Babu | Phir Subah Hogi | ||
| 1960 (7th) |
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Raj Kapoor ‡ | Raj Kumar | Anari |
| Dev Anand | Sunil Kumar | Love Marriage | ||
| Dilip Kumar | Ratan Lal | Paigham | ||
1960s
| Year | Photos of winners | Actor | Role(s) | Film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 (8th) |
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Dilip Kumar ‡ | Rajkumar Dhivendra Pratap Bahadur Chandrabhan | Kohinoor |
| Dev Anand | Raghuvir | Kala Bazar | ||
| Dilip Kumar | Prince Salim | Mughal-e-Azam | ||
| Raj Kapoor | Chhalia | Chhalia | ||
| 1962 (9th) |
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Raj Kapoor ‡ | Raju | Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai |
| Dev Anand | Capt. Anand/Major. Manohar Lal Verma | Hum Dono | ||
| Dilip Kumar | Gungaram | Gunga Jumna | ||
| 1963 (10th) |
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Ashok Kumar ‡ | Raj Kumar | Rakhi |
| Guru Dutt | Atulya "Bhootnath" Chakraborty | Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam | ||
| Shammi Kapoor | Pritam Khanna | Professor | ||
| 1964 (11th) |
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Sunil Dutt ‡ | Thakur Jarnail Singh | Mujhe Jeene Do |
| Ashok Kumar | Barrister Ashok | Gumrah | ||
| Rajendra Kumar | Dr. Dharmesh | Dil Ek Mandir | ||
| 1965 (12th) |
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Dilip Kumar ‡ | Vijay Khanna | Leader |
| Rajendra Kumar | Shyam | Ayee Milan Ki Bela | ||
| Raj Kapoor | Lieutenant Sundar Khanna | Sangam | ||
| 1966 (13th) |
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Sunil Dutt ‡ | Govind S. Lal | Khandan |
| Raaj Kumar | Moti | Kaajal | ||
| Rajendra Kumar | Gopal Sarju |
Arzoo | ||
| 1967 (14th) |
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Dev Anand ‡ | Raju | Guide |
| Dharmendra | Shakti "Shaaka" Singh | Phool Aur Patthar | ||
| Dilip Kumar | Shankar / Rajasahab | Dil Diya Dard Liya | ||
| 1968 (15th) |
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Dilip Kumar ‡ | Ram Shyam |
Ram Aur Shyam |
| Manoj Kumar | Bharat | Upkar | ||
| Sunil Dutt | Gopikishan a.k.a. Gopi | Milan | ||
| 1969 (16th) |
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Shammi Kapoor ‡ | Brahmachari | Brahmachari |
| Dilip Kumar | Rajesh Sahab | Aadmi | ||
| Kundan S. Prasad | Sunghursh | |||
| 1970 (17th) |
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Ashok Kumar ‡ | Shivnath Choudhary a.k.a. Jogi Thakur | Aashirwad |
| Rajesh Khanna | Arun Prasad Saxena / Suraj Prasad Saxena | Aradhana | ||
| Dilip Roy | Ittefaq |
1970s
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1980s
| Year | Photos of winners | Actor | Role(s) | Film |
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| 1981 (28th) |
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Naseeruddin Shah ‡ | Bhaskar Kulkarni | Aakrosh |
| Amitabh Bachchan | Vijay Varma | Dostana | ||
| Shatrughan Sinha | Ravi Kapoor | |||
| Raj Babbar | Ramesh R. Gupta | Insaaf Ka Tarazu | ||
| Rajesh Khanna | Arun Kumar Choudhary | Thodisi Bewafaii | ||
| Vinod Khanna | Amar | Qurbani | ||
| 1982 (29th) |
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Naseeruddin Shah ‡ | Lukka | Chakra |
| Amitabh Bachchan | Heera | Lawaaris | ||
| Amit Malhotra | Silsila | |||
| Kamal Haasan | S "Vasu" Vasudevan | Ek Duuje Ke Liye | ||
| Rajesh Khanna | Deepak Srivastav / Vikas | Dard | ||
| 1983 (30th) |
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Dilip Kumar ‡ | DCP Ashwini Kumar | Shakti |
| Amitabh Bachchan | Dr. Sudhir Roy / Adhir Roy | Bemisal | ||
| Arjun Singh | Namak Halaal | |||
| Vijay Kumar | Shakti | |||
| Naseeruddin Shah | Salim | Bazaar | ||
| Rishi Kapoor | Devdhar a.k.a. Dev | Prem Rog | ||
| Sanjeev Kumar | Ashok R. Tilak | Angoor | ||
| 1984 (31st) |
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Naseeruddin Shah ‡ | DK Malhotra | Masoom |
| Kamal Haasan | K. Somprakash a.k.a. Somu | Sadma | ||
| Om Puri | Sub Insp. Anant Velankar | Ardh Satya | ||
| Rajesh Khanna | Avatar Krishan | Avatar | ||
| Sunny Deol | Sunny Kapoor | Betaab | ||
| 1985 (32nd) |
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Anupam Kher ‡ | B. V. Pradhan | Saaransh |
| Amitabh Bachchan | Vicky Kapoor | Sharaabi | ||
| Dilip Kumar | Vinod Kumar | Mashaal | ||
| Naseeruddin Shah | Anirudh Parmar | Touch | ||
| Raj Babbar | Prof. Prabhat Kumar Verma | Aaj Ki Awaaz | ||
| 1986 (33rd) |
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Kamal Haasan ‡ | Raja | Saagar |
| Amitabh Bachchan | Raju Singh | Mard | ||
| Anil Kapoor | Arun Verma | Meri Jung | ||
| Kumar Gaurav | Rahul | Janam | ||
| Rishi Kapoor | Dawood Mohd. Ali Khan Yousufzai | Tawaif | ||
| 1987 | NO CEREMONY | |||
| 1988 | NO CEREMONY | |||
| 1989 (34th) |
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Anil Kapoor ‡ | Mahesh "Munna" Deshmukh | Tezaab |
| Aamir Khan | Raj | Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak | ||
| Amitabh Bachchan | Vijay Kumar Srivastav a.k.a. Shahenshah | Shehenshah | ||
| 1990 (35th) |
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Jackie Shroff ‡ | Kishan | Parinda |
| Aamir Khan | Amir Hussein | Raakh | ||
| Anil Kapoor | Eeshwar Chand Vishnunath Brahmanand | Eeshwar | ||
| Rishi Kapoor | Rohit Gupta | Chandni | ||
| Salman Khan | Prem Choudhary | Maine Pyaar Kiya | ||
1990s
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2000s
2010s
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2020s
| Year | Photos of winners | Actor | Role(s) | Film | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 (66th) |
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Irrfan Khan † (posthumous) | Champak Ghasiteram Bansal | Angrezi Medium | [7] |
| Ajay Devgn | Tanaji Malusare | Tanhaji | |||
| Amitabh Bachchan | Chunnan "Mirza" Nawab | Gulabo Sitabo | |||
| Ayushmann Khurrana | Kartik Singh | Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan | |||
| Rajkummar Rao | Alok “Alu” Kumar Gupta | Ludo | |||
| Sushant Singh Rajput (posthumous) | Immanuel "Manny" Rajkumar Junior | Dil Bechara | |||
| 2022 (67th) |
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Ranveer Singh ‡ | Kapil Dev | 83 | [8] |
| Dhanush | S. Venkatesh Vishwanath 'Vishu' Iyer | Atrangi Re | |||
| Sidharth Malhotra | Vikram Batra | Shershaah | |||
| Vicky Kaushal | Udham Singh | Sardar Udham | |||
| 2023 (68th) |
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Rajkummar Rao ‡ | Shardul Thakur | Badhaai Do | [9] |
| Ajay Devgn | Vijay Salgaonkar | Drishyam 2 | |||
| Amitabh Bachchan | Amit Srivastava | Uunchai | |||
| Anupam Kher | Pushkar Nath Pandit | The Kashmir Files | |||
| Hrithik Roshan | Vedha Betal | Vikram Vedha | |||
| Kartik Aaryan | Ruhaan Randhawa "Rooh Baba" | Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 |
See also
References
- "The Winners - 1994". Filmfare. Archived from the original on 8 July 2007. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- "Filmfare Awards 2016: Bajirao Mastani, Badlapur Lead Nominations". NDTV.com. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- "Filmfare Awards 2017 Nominations | 62nd Filmfare Awards 2017". filmfare.com. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- "Filmfare Awards 2018 Nominations | 63rd Filmfare Awards 2018". filmfare.com. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- "Filmfare Awards 2019 Nominations | 64th Filmfare Awards 2019". filmfare.com. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- "Filmfare Awards 2020 Nominations | 65th Filmfare Awards 2020". filmfare.com. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- "Winners of 67th Vimal Elachi Filmfare Awards 2021". filmfare.com. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- "Winners of 67th Vimal Elachi Filmfare Awards 2021". filmfare.com. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- "Winners of the 68th Hyundai Filmfare Awards 2023". Filmfare. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
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