The 9th Filmfare Awards were held on 20 May 1962, at Bombay, honoring the best films in Hindi Cinema in 1961.
Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai led the ceremony with 10 nominations, followed by Gunga Jumna with 7 nominations.
Although a 1960 release, Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai had not been considered for the 8th Filmfare Awards. It won 4 awards, including Best Film and Best Actor (for Raj Kapoor), becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.
Shubha Khote received dual nominations for Best Supporting Actress for her performances in Gharana and Sasural, but lost to Nirupa Roy who won the award for Chhaya.
Main awards
Best FilmBest Director Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai – R. K. Films – Raj Kapoor Gunga Jumna – Citizen Films – Dilip Kumar Kanoon – B. R. Films – B. R. Chopra B. R. Chopra – Kanoon Nitin Bose – Gunga Jumna Radhu Karmakar – Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai Best Actor Best ActressRaj Kapoor – Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai as Raju Dev Anand – Hum Dono as Maj. Manohar Lal Verma/Capt. Anand Dilip Kumar – Gunga Jumna as Gangaram "Ganga"Vyjayanthimala – Gunga Jumna as Dhanno Padmini – Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai as Kammo Saira Banu – Junglee as Rajkumari 'Raj' Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Nana Palsikar – Kanoon as Kaalia Mehmood – Sasural as Mahesh Pran – Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai as Raka Nirupa Roy – Chhaya as Manorama / Aayah Shubha Khote – Gharana as Ragini Shubha Khote – Sasural as Sita Best Music Director Best Lyricist Ravi – Gharana Naushad – Gunga Jumna Shankar–Jaikishan – Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti HaiShakeel Badayuni – "Husn Wale Tera" from Gharana Hasrat Jaipuri – "Teri Pyari Pyari Surat" from Sasural Shailendra – "Hothon Pe Sacchai" from Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai Best Playback Singer – Male Best Playback Singer – FemaleMohammed Rafi – "Chashme Buddoor" from Sasural Mohammed Rafi – "Husn Wale Tera" from Gharana Mukesh – "Hothon Pe Sacchai" from Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti HaiAward won by a male singerBest StoryBest Dialogue C. V. Sridhar – Nazrana C. J. Pavri – Kanoon Mohan Kumar – Aas Ka PanchhiWajahat Mirza – Gunga Jumna
Technical Awards
Best EditingBest CinematographyG. G. Mayekar – Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti HaiV. Balasaheb – Gunga JumnaBest Art DirectionBest Sound DesignM. R. Acharekar – Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti HaiKuldeep Singh – Junglee
Superlatives The following films had multiple wins and/or nominations Movie Awards NominationsJis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai410Gunga Jumna37Gharana24KanoonSasural1Junglee2
See also 8th Filmfare Awards 10th Filmfare Awards
References
External links Winner and nomination of 9th Filmfare Awards at Internet Movie Database