The 18th Filmfare Awards were held on April 18, 1971, honouring the best in Hindi Cinema in the year 1970.
Pehchan led the ceremony with 9 nominations, followed by Do Raaste with 7 nominations and Khilona with 6 nominations.
Pehchan won 4 awards, including Best Supporting Actress (for Chand Usmani), thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.
Feroz Khan received dual nominations for Best Supporting Actor for his performances in Aadmi Aur Insaan and Safar, winning for the former.
Main Awards
Best Film
Khilona
- Do Raaste
- Pehchan
Best Director
Asit Sen – Safar
- Raj Khosla – Do Raaste
- Sohanlal Kanwar – Pehchan
Best Actor
Rajesh Khanna – Sachaa Jhutha
- Dilip Kumar – Gopi
- Sanjeev Kumar – Khilona
Best Actress
Mumtaz – Khilona
- Sharmila Tagore – Safar
- Waheeda Rehman – Khamoshi
Best Supporting Actor
Feroz Khan – Aadmi Aur Insaan
- Feroz Khan – Safar
- Prem Chopra – Himmat
Best Supporting Actress
Chand Usmani – Pehchan
- Bindu – Do Raaste
- Mumtaz – Aadmi Aur Insaan
Best Comic Actor
I. S. Johar – Johnny Mera Naam
- Jagdeep – Khilona
- Mehmood – Humjoli
Best Story
Do Raaste – Chandrakant Kakodkar
- Khilona – Gulshan Nanda
- Pehchan – Sachin Bhowmick
Best Screenplay
Johnny Mera Naam – Vijay Anand
Best Dialogue
Satyakam – Rajinder Singh Bedi
Best Music Director
Pehchan – Shankar-Jaikishan
- Do Raaste – Laxmikant–Pyarelal
- Talaash – S.D. Burman
Best Lyricist
Pehchan – Verma Malik for Sabse Bada Nadan
- Do Raaste – Anand Bakshi for Bindiya Chamkegi
- Pehchan – Gopaldas Neeraj for Bas Yehi Apradh
Best Playback Singer, Male
Pehchan – Mukesh for Sabse Bada Nadan
- Khilona – Mohammad Rafi for Khilona Jankar
- Pehchan – Mukesh for Bas Yehi Apradh
Best Playback Singer, Female
Jahan Pyar Mile – Sharda for Baat Zara
- Do Raaste – Lata Mangeshkar for Bindiya Chamkegi
- Johnny Mera Naam – Lata Mangeshkar for Babul Pyaare
Best Color Art Direction
Talaash – Shanti Das
Best B&W Art Direction
Not Awarded
Best B&W Cinematography
Khamoshi – Kamal Bose
Best Color Cinematography
Heer Raanjha – Jal Mistry
Best Editing
Johnny Mera Naam – Vijay Anand
Best Sound
Talaash – S.C. Bhambri
Critics' Awards
Best Film
Uski Roti
Best Documentary
Koodal
Biggest Winners
- Pehchan – 4/9
- Johnny Mera Naam – 3/4
- Talaash – 2/3
- Khilona – 2/6
- Do Raaste – 1/7
- Safar – 1/3
See also
- 20th Filmfare Awards
- 19th Filmfare Awards
- Filmfare Awards
References
- https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000245/1971/
