18th Filmfare Awards | |
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Date | 18 April 1971 |
Site | Bombay |
Highlights | |
Best Film | Khilona |
Best Actor | Rajesh Khanna for Sachaa Jhutha |
Best Actress | Mumtaz for Khilona |
Most awards | Pehchan (4) |
Most nominations | Pehchan (9) |
The 18th Filmfare Awards were held on April 18, 1971, [1] 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.
Do Raaste – Chandrakant Kakodkar
Pehchan – Verma Malik for Sabse Bada Nadan
Pehchan – Mukesh for Sabse Bada Nadan
Jahan Pyar Mile – Sharda for Baat Zara
Talaash – Shanti Das [2]
Not Awarded [3]
Heer Raanjha – Jal Mistry [5]
Johnny Mera Naam – Vijay Anand [6]
Talaash – S.C. Bhambri [7]
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