28th Filmfare Awards
The 28th Filmfare Awards were held in 1981.
| 28th Filmfare Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 1981 |
| Site | Bombay |
| Highlights | |
| Best Film | Khubsoorat |
| Best Actor | Naseeruddin Shah for Aakrosh |
| Best Actress | Rekha for Khubsoorat |
| Most awards | Aakrosh (6) |
| Most nominations | Insaaf Ka Tarazu & Thodisi Bewafaii (9) |
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 Director
Best Actor
Best Actress
- Reena Roy – Aasha
- Rekha – Judaai
- Shabana Azmi – Thodisi Bewafaii
- Zeenat Aman – Insaaf Ka Tarazu
Best Supporting Actor
Best Supporting Actress
Best Comic Actor
- Asrani – Hum Nahin Sudhrenge
- Deven Verma – Judaai
- Deven Verma – Thodisi Bewafaii
- Keshto Mukherjee – Be-Reham
Best Story
- Aasha – Ram Kelkar
- Insaaf Ka Tarazu – Shabd Kumar
- Khubsoorat – D. N. Mukherjee
- Thodisi Bewafaii – Esmayeel Shroff
Best Screenplay
Best Dialogue
Insaaf Ka Tarazu – Shabd Kumar
Best Music Director
- 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 Editing
Insaaf Ka Tarazu S. B. Mane[3]
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