42nd Filmfare Awards

The 42nd Filmfare Awards were held in 1997, in Mumbai, India. Raja Hindustani was the biggest winner of the night. The film's stars Aamir Khan and Karishma Kapoor won their first award for performance in a leading role.

Main awards

Best Film

Raja Hindustani

• Agni Sakshi
• Bandit Queen
• Khamoshi: The Musical
• Maachis

Best Director

Shekhar Kapoor – Bandit Queen

• Dharmesh Darshan – Raja Hindustani
• Gulzar – Maachis
• Partho Ghosh – Agni Sakshi
• Rajkumar Santoshi – Ghatak: Lethal

Best Actor

Aamir Khan – Raja Hindustani

• Govinda – Saajan Chale Sasural
• Nana Patekar – Agni Sakshi
• Nana Patekar – Khamoshi: The Musical
• Sunny Deol – Ghatak: Lethal

Best Actress

Karisma Kapoor – Raja Hindustani

• Juhi Chawla – Daraar
• Manisha Koirala – Khamoshi: The Musical
• Seema Biswas – Bandit Queen
• Tabu – Maachis

Best Supporting Actor

Amrish Puri – Ghatak: Lethal

• Anupam Kher – Chaahat
• Jackie Shroff – Agni Sakshi
• Om Puri – Maachis
• Salman Khan – Jeet

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Rekha – Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi

• Archana Puran Singh – Raja Hindustani
• Helen – Khamoshi: The Musical
• Seema Biswas – Khamoshi: The Musical
• Tabu – Jeet

Best Actor in a Comic Role

Satish Kaushik – Saajan Chale Sasural

• Johnny Lever – Raja Hindustani
• Kader Khan – Saajan Chale Sasural
• Navneet Nishan – Raja Hindustani
• Shakti Kapoor – Loafer

Best Actor in a Negative Role

Arbaaz Khan – Daraar

• Ashish Vidyarthi – Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin
• Danny Denzongpa – Ghatak: Lethal
• Milind Gunaji – Fareb
• Naseeruddin Shah – Chaahat

Best Debut, Male

Chandrachur Singh – Maachis

Best Debut, Female

Seema Biswas – Bandit Queen

Best Story

Maachis – Gulzar

Best Screenplay

Ghatak: Lethal – Rajkumar Santoshi

Best Dialogue

Maachis – Gulzar

Best Music

Raja Hindustani – Nadeem-Shravan

• Khamoshi: The Musical – Jatin-Lalit
• Maachis – Vishal Bhardwaj
• Papa Kehte Hai – Rajesh Roshan
• Tere Mere Sapne – Viju Shah

Best Lyrics

Papa Kehte Hai – Javed Akhtar for Ghar Se Nikalte Hi

• Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin – Nida Fazli for Jeevan Kya Hai
• Khamoshi: The Musical – Majrooh Sultanpuri for Aaj Main Upar
• Maachis – Gulzar for Chappa Chappa
• Raja Hindustani – Sameer for Pardesi Pardesi

Best Playback Singer, Male

Raja Hindustani – Udit Narayan for Pardesi Pardesi

• Diljale – Udit Narayan for Ho Nahin Sakta
• Fareb – Abhijeet for Yeh Teri Aankhen Jhuki Jhuki
• Maachis – Hariharan and Suresh Wadkar for Chappa Chappa
• Papa Kehte Hai – Udit Narayan for Ghar Se Nikalte Hi

Best Playback Singer, Female

Khamoshi: The Musical – Kavita Krishnamurthy for Aaj Main Upar

• Agni Sakshi – Kavita Krishnamurthy for O Yaara Dil Lagana
• Khamoshi: The Musical – Alka Yagnik for Banhon Ke Darmiyan
• Raja Hindustani – Alka Yagnik for Pardesi Pardesi

Best Action

Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi

Best cinematography

Bandit Queen

Best Editing

Ghatak: Lethal

Best Choreography

Rakshak – Chinni Prakash for Sheher Ki Ladki

Best Art Direction

Khamoshi: The Musical

Best Sound

Khamoshi: The Musical

Special awards

Lifetime achievement award

Dharmendra and Mumtaz

Special Award

Govinda , Nasir Hussain , Pran and Shobhna Samarth

R.D.Burman Award

Vishal Bhardwaj – Maachis

Critics' awards

Best Film

Khamoshi: The Musical

Best Actress

Manisha Koirala – Khamoshi: The Musical

Best Documentary

Beyond the Himalayas

References

http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000245/1997

See also

• Filmfare Awards
• 55th Filmfare Awards