The 42nd Filmfare Awards for Hindi cinema films were held on 23 February 1997, in Mumbai, India.
Khamoshi: The Musical led the ceremony with 13 nominations, followed by Maachis and Raja Hindustani with 11 nominations each.
Khamoshi: The Musical and Raja Hindustani won 5 awards each, thus becoming the most-awarded films at the ceremony, with the former winning Best Film (Critics) (for Sanjay Leela Bhansali) and Best Actress (Critics) (for Manisha Koirala), and the latter winning Best Film, Best Actor (for Aamir Khan) and Best Actress (for Karisma Kapoor).
Nana Patekar received dual nominations for Best Actor for his performances in Agni Sakshi and Khamoshi: The Musical, but lost to Aamir Khan who won the award for Raja Hindustani.
Shekhar Kapur achieved special feat in the awards. His 1994 film Bandit Queen earlier was awarded the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Film in 1995. Surprisingly Kapur was awarded the Filmfare Award for Best Director in this ceremony for the latter. Thus, Kapur became the only person who was awarded two different awards for the same film in different ceremonies.
Main awards
The winners and nominees have been listed below. Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger ().
Best FilmBest Director Raja Hindustani Agni Sakshi Bandit Queen Khamoshi: The Musical Maachis Shekhar Kapoor – Bandit Queen Dharmesh Darshan – Raja Hindustani Gulzar – Maachis Partho Ghosh – Agni Sakshi Rajkumar Santoshi – Ghatak: LethalBest ActorBest Actress Aamir Khan – Raja Hindustani Govinda – Saajan Chale Sasural Nana Patekar – Agni Sakshi Nana Patekar – Khamoshi: The Musical Sunny Deol – Ghatak: Lethal Karisma Kapoor – Raja Hindustani Juhi Chawla – Daraar Manisha Koirala – Khamoshi: The Musical Seema Biswas – Bandit Queen Tabu – MaachisBest Supporting ActorBest Supporting Actress Amrish Puri – Ghatak: Lethal Anupam Kher – Chaahat Jackie Shroff – Agni Sakshi Om Puri – Maachis Salman Khan – Jeet Rekha – Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi Archana Puran Singh – Raja Hindustani Helen – Khamoshi: The Musical Seema Biswas – Khamoshi: The Musical Tabu – JeetBest Performance in a Negative RoleBest Performance in a Comic Role Arbaaz Khan – Daraar Ashish Vidyarthi – Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin Danny Denzongpa – Ghatak: Lethal Milind Gunaji – Fareb Naseeruddin Shah – Chaahat Satish Kaushik – Saajan Chale Sasural Johnny Lever – Raja Hindustani Kader Khan – Saajan Chale Sasural Navneet Nishan – Raja Hindustani Shakti Kapoor – Loafer Best Music Director Best Lyricist Raja Hindustani – Nadeem-Shravan Khamoshi: The Musical – Jatin–Lalit Maachis – Vishal Bhardwaj Papa Kehte Hai – Rajesh Roshan Tere Mere Sapne – Viju Shah 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 Male Playback Singer Best Female Playback Singer 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 Khamoshi: The Musical – Kavita Krishnamurthy for Aaj Main Upar Agni Sakshi – Kavita Krishnamurthy for O Yaara Dil Lagana Khamoshi: The Musical – Alka Yagnik for Baahon Ke Darmiyaan Raja Hindustani – Alka Yagnik for Pardesi Pardesi
Technical Awards Best StoryBest Screenplay Maachis – Gulzar Agni Sakshi – Ranbir Pushp Ghatak: Lethal – Rajkumar Santoshi Agni Sakshi – Ranbir PushpBest DialogueBest Action Maachis – Gulzar Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi Best Background ScoreBest Choreography Bandit Queen Rakshak – Chinni Prakash for Sheher Ki Ladki Best EditingBest Sound Ghatak: Lethal Khamoshi: The Musical Best Art Direction Khamoshi: The Musical Special awards Best Male Debut Chandrachur Singh – Maachis Best Female Debut Seema Biswas – Bandit Queen
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
Biggest winners Khamoshi: The Musical – 5/13 Raja Hindustani – 5/11 Maachis – 4/11 Ghatak: Lethal – 3/6 Bandit Queen – 3/5
References
https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000245/1997
See also Filmfare Awards 43rd Filmfare Awards