34th Annual BFJA Awards

The 34th Annual Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards were held on 1971, honoring the best Indian cinema in 1970.

Main Awards

Best India Film

• Pratidwandi
• Mera Naam Joker
• Sagina Mahato
• Interview
• Samaj Ko Badal Dalo
• Diba Ratrir Kabya
• Satyakam
• Safar
• Darpan
• Aranyer Din Ratri

Best Director

• Satyajit Ray – Pratidwandi

Best Actor

• Dilip Kumar – Sagina Mahato

Best Actress

• Madhabi Chakraborty – Diba Ratrir Kabya

Best Supporting Actor

• Anil Chatterjee – Sagina Mahato

Best Supporting Actress

• Kaberi Bose – Aranyer Din Ratri

Best Music Director

• Tapan Sinha – Sagina Mahato

Best Lyricist

• Late Tarashankar Banerjee – Manjari Opera

Best Male Playback Singer

• Anup Ghosal – Sagina Mahato

Best Female Playback Singer

• Asha Bhonsle – Megh Kalo

Best Screenplay

• Satyajit Ray – Pratidwandi

Best Dialogue

• Satyajit Ray – Pratidwandi

Best Cinematography (Black & White)

• Soumendu Roy & Purnendu Bose – Pratidwandi

Best Art Director

• Suniti Mitra – Sagina Mahato

Best Editor

• Dulal Dutta – Pratidwandi

Best Audiography

• J. D. Irani & Durgadas Mitra – Pratidwandi

Hindi Film Section

Best Director

• Raj Kapoor – Mera Naam Joker

Best Actor

• Raj Kapoor – Mera Naam Joker

Best Actress

• Sharada – Samaj Ko Badal Dalo

Best Supporting Actor

• Feroz Khan – Aadmi Aur Insaan

Best Supporting Actress

• Shammi – Samaj Ko Badal Dalo

Best Music Director

• S. D. Burman – Aradhana

Best Lyricist

• Gopaldas Neeraj – Prem Pujari

Best Male Playback Singer

• Kishore Kumar – Aradhana

Best Female Playback Singer

• Lata Mangeshkar – Do Raaste

Best Screenplay

• Asit Sen – Safar

Best Dialogue

• Inder Raj Anand – Safar

Best Cinematography (Black & White)

• Ram Chandra – Saat Hindustani

Best Cinematography (Colour)

• Radhu Karmakar – Mera Naam Joker

Best Art Director

• M. R. Achrekar – Mera Naam Joker

Best Editor

• Tarun Dutta – Safar

Best Audiography

• Allauddin – Mera Naam Joker

Special awards

• Rishi Raj Kapoor – Mera Naam Joker

Foreign Film Section

Three Best Film

• Italy, United Kingdom & United States – Blow-Up
• United States – The Graduate
• Italy – Blow Hot, Blow Cold

Best Director

• Michelangelo Antonioni – Blow-Up

Best Actor

• Dustin Hoffman – The Graduate

Best Actress

• Vanessa Redgrave – The Loves of Isadora