19th Filmfare Awards

19th Filmfare Awards
Date24 March 1972[1][2]
SiteBombay
Highlights
Best FilmAnand
Best ActorRajesh Khanna for Anand
Best ActressAsha Parekh for Kati Patang
Most awardsAnand (6)
Most nominationsAnand (7)

The 19th Filmfare Awards were held in 1972, honoring the best in Hindi films in the year 1971.

Anand and Mera Naam Joker led the ceremony with 7 nominations, followed by Kati Patang with 6 nominations.

Anand won 6 awards, including Best Film, Best Actor (for Rajesh Khanna) and Best Supporting Actor (for Amitabh Bachchan), thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.

Rajesh Khanna received dual nominations for Best Actor for his performances in Anand and Kati Patang, winning for the former.

Jaya Bachchan received dual nominations for Best Actress for her performances in Guddi and Uphaar, but lost to Asha Parekh who won the award for Kati Patang, her first and only win in the category.

  1. ^ Karanjia, B. K. (24 March 1972). "Starlights of the next issue". Filmfare. Vol. 21, no. 6. p. 7. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  2. ^ Karanjia, B. K. (5 May 1972). "The Night in Colour". Filmfare. Vol. 21, no. 9. pp. 20–21. Retrieved 2 June 2021.