| 31st Filmfare Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 1984 |
| Highlights | |
| Best Film | Ardh Satya |
| Masoom | |
| Most awards | Ardh Satya & Masoom (5) |
| Most nominations | Betaab & Masoom (8) |
The 31st Filmfare Awards were held in 1984, with the Indian New Wave Cinema at its peak.
Betaab and Masoom led the ceremony with 8 nominations each, followed by Arth with 7 nominations and Ardh Satya with 6 nominations.
Ardh Satya and Masoom, both notable films of the Parallel Cinema genre, won 5 awards each, thus becoming the most-awarded films at the ceremony, with the former winning Best Film, Best Director (for Govind Nihalani) and Best Supporting Actor (for Sadashiv Amrapurkar), and the latter winning Best Actor (for Naseeruddin Shah).
Shabana Azmi set an unmatched record, becoming the only performer to receive 4 nominations for an award in a single year, earning 4 nominations for Best Actress for her performances in Arth, Avtaar, Mandi and Masoom, winning the award for Arth.
Naseeruddin Shah received dual nominations for Best Supporting Actor for his performances in Katha and Mandi, but lost to Sadashiv Amrapurkar who won the award for Ardh Satya.