The 9th Filmfare Awards were held on 20 May 1962, at Bombay, honoring the best films in Hindi Cinema in 1961.[1][2][3]

9th Filmfare Awards
Date20 May 1962
SiteBombay
Highlights
Best FilmJis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai
Best ActorRaj Kapoor for Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai
Best ActressVyjayanthimala for Gunga Jumna
Most awardsJis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai (4)
Most nominationsJis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai (10)

Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai led the ceremony with 10 nominations, followed by Gunga Jumna with 7 nominations.

Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai was a 1960 release, but was not considered for the 8th Filmfare Awards.

Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai won 4 awards, including Best Film and Best Actor (for Raj Kapoor), thus 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

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Baldev Raj Chopra, Best Director
Nana Palsikar, Best Supporting Actor
Nirupa Roy, Best Supporting Actress
Mohammed Rafi, Best Playback Singer
M. R. Acharekar, Best Art Director
Shakeel Badayuni, Best Lyricist
Best Film Best Director
Best Actor Best Actress
Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress
Best Music Director Best Lyricist
Best Playback Singer – Male Best Playback Singer – Female
  • Award won by a male singer
Best Story Best Dialogue

Technical Awards

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Best Editing Best Cinematography
Best Art Direction Best Sound Design

Superlatives

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The following films had multiple wins and/or nominations

Movie Awards Nominations
Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai 4 10
Gunga Jumna 3 7
Gharana 2 4
Kanoon
Sasural 1
Junglee 2

See also

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References

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  1. ^ The Times Group (20 May 1962). "1961 Filmfare Awards". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  2. ^ "The Winners – 1962". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 12 February 2008. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  3. ^ "The Nominations – 1962". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 8 July 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
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