28th Filmfare Awards

The 28th Filmfare Awards were held in 1981. Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Khoobsurat won the Best Film Award, but it was Govind Nihalani's directorial debut Aakrosh that was the biggest winner on the night, including the Best Director trophy for Nihalani, with his first film as director. Naseeruddin Shah and Om Puri won Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor, respectively, for their spellbinding performances in Aakrosh.

Main awards

Best Film

Khoobsurat

• Aakrosh
• Aasha
• Insaaf Ka Tarazu
• Thodisi Bewafai

Best Director

Govind Nihalani – Aakrosh

• B.R. Chopra – Insaaf Ka Tarazu
• Esmayeel Shroff – Thodisi Bewafai
• Hrishikesh Mukherjee – Khoobsurat
• J. Om Prakash – Aasha

Best Actor

Naseeruddin Shah – Aakrosh

• Amitabh Bachchan – Dostana
• Raj Babbar – Insaaf Ka Tarazu
• Rajesh Khanna – Thodisi Bewafai
• Shatrughan Sinha – Dostana
• Vinod Khanna – Qurbani

Best Actress

Rekha – Khoobsurat

• Reena Roy – Aasha
• Rekha – Judaai
• Shabana Azmi – Thodisi Bewafai
• Zeenat Aman – Insaaf Ka Tarazu

Best Supporting Actor

Om Puri – Aakrosh

• Amjad Khan – Qurbani
• Girish Karnad – Aasha
• Raj Kapoor – Abdulla
• Shreeram Lagoo – Insaaf Ka Tarazu

Best Supporting Actress

Padmini Kolhapure – Insaaf Ka Tarazu

• Ashalata – Apne Paraye
• Dina Pathak – Khoobsurat
• Rameshwari – Aasha
• Simi Garewal – Karz

Best Comic Actor

Keshto Mukherjee – Khoobsurat

• Asrani – Hum Nahin Sudhrenge
• Deven Verma – Judaai
• Deven Verma – Thodisi Bewafai
• Keshto Mukherjee – Be-raham

Best Story

Aakrosh – Vijay Tendulkar

• Aasha – Ram Kelkar
• Insaaf Ka Tarazu – Shabd Kumar
• Khoobsurat – D.N. Mukherjee
• Thodisi Bewafai – Esmayeel Shroff

Best Screenplay

Aakrosh – Vijay Tendulkar

Best Dialogue

Insaaf Ka Tarazu – Shabd Kumar

Best Music

Karz – Laxmikant-Pyarelal

• Aasha – Laxmikant-Pyarelal
• Qurbani – Kalyanji-Anandji
• Shaan – R.D. Burman
• Thodisi Bewafai – Khayyam

Best Lyrics

Thodisi Bewafai – Gulzar for Hazaar Rahein Mud Ke

• 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 Bewafai – Kishore Kumar for Hazaar Rahein Mud Ke

• Abdulla – Mohammad Rafi for Maine Pucha Chand Se
• Dostana – Mohammad Rafi for Mere Dost
• Karz – Kishore Kumar for Om Shanti Om
• Karz – Mohammad Rafi for Dard-e-Dil

Best Playback Singer, Female

Qurbani – Nazia Hassan for Aap Jaisa Koi

• Aap To Aise Na The – Hemalata for Tu Is Tarah Se
• Grihapravesh – Chandrani Mukherjee for Pehchan To Thi
• Pyare Dushman – Usha Uthup for Hari Om Hari
• Qurbani – Kanchan for Laila O Laila

Best Art Direction

Aakrosh

Best Cinematography

Shaan

Best Editing

Insaaf Ka Tarazu

Best Sound

Qurbani

Critics' awards

Best Film

Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyon Aata Hai

Best Documentary

They Call Me Chamar

Biggest Winners

• Aakrosh – 6/7
• Khoobsurat – 3/6
• Insaaf Ka Tarazu – 3/9
• Qurbani – 2/6
• Thodisi Bewafai – 2/9

References

http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000245/1981/

See also

• 29th Filmfare Awards
• 30th Filmfare Awards
• Filmfare Awards