The 42nd Filmfare Awards were held on 23 February 1997, in Mumbai, India.

42nd Filmfare Awards
Date23 February 1997[1]
SiteMumbai, India[2]
Highlights
Best FilmRaja Hindustani
Khamoshi: The Musical
Most awardsKhamoshi: The Musical and Raja Hindustani (5)
Most nominationsKhamoshi: The Musical (13)

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

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Shekhar Kapur — Best Director winner for Bandit Queen
 
Aamir Khan — Best Actor winner for Raja Hindustani
 
Karisma Kapoor — Best Actress winner for Raja Hindustani
 
Sanjay Leela Bhansali — Best Director Critics winner for Khamoshi: The Musical
 
Manisha Koirala — Best Actress Critics winner for Khamoshi: The Musical
 
Amrish Puri — Best Supporting Actor winner for Ghatak: Lethal
 
Rekha — Best Supporting Actress winner for Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi
 
Dharmendra — Lifetime Achievement Awardee

The winners and nominees have been listed below. Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).

Best Film Best Director

Raja Hindustani

Shekhar KapoorBandit Queen

Best Actor Best Actress
Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress
Best Performance in a Negative Role Best Performance in a Comic Role

Arbaaz KhanDaraar

Satish KaushikSaajan Chale Sasural

Best Music Director Best Lyricist

Raja HindustaniNadeem-Shravan

Papa Kehte HaiJaved Akhtar for Ghar Se Nikalte Hi

Best Male Playback Singer Best Female Playback Singer

Raja HindustaniUdit Narayan for Pardesi Pardesi

Khamoshi: The MusicalKavita Krishnamurthy for Aaj Main Upar

Technical Awards

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Best Story Best Screenplay

MaachisGulzar

Ghatak: LethalRajkumar Santoshi

Best Dialogue Best Action

MaachisGulzar

Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi

Best Background Score Best Choreography
Best Editing Best Sound
Best Art Direction

Special awards

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Best Male Debut
Best Female Debut

Special awards

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Lifetime Achievement Award

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Dharmendra and Mumtaz

Special Award

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Govinda, Nasir Hussain, Pran and Shobhna Samarth

R. D. Burman Award

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Vishal BhardwajMaachis

Critics' awards

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Best Film

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Khamoshi: The Musical

Best Actress

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Manisha KoiralaKhamoshi: The Musical

Best Documentary

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Beyond the Himalayas

Biggest winners

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References

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  1. ^ "42nd Filmfare Awards: Better late than never". Rashtriya Sahara. Vol. 4, no. 7–12. February 1997. pp. 160–162.
  2. ^ India, a Reference Annual, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, 1999, p. 676

See also

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