The 9th Annual Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards was held on 1946, honoring the best Indian cinema in 1945. [1]
Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards commonly referred as BFJA Awards, is given by The Bengal Film Journalists' Association. The BFJA is the oldest association of film critics in India, founded in 1937 to serve the developing film journalism and film industry.
Niren Lahiri - Bhabikal
Debi Mukherjee - Bhabikal
Chandravati - Dui Purush
Amar Mullick - Bhabikal
Probha Debi - Mane Na Mana
Sailen Roy - Dui Purush
Sudhin Majumder - Dui Purush
Loken Bose - Dui Purush
Premendra Mitra - Bhabikal
Souren Sen - Dui Purush
Bhabikal
Prithviraj Kapoor - Devdasi
Geeta Nizami - Panna
Yakub - Aina
Ranjit Kumari - Chal Chal Re Naujawan
Amir Ali - Panna
Gopal Singh - Mazdoor
V. Avadhoot - Parbat Pe Apna Dera
A. K. Parmar - Parbat Pe Apna Dera
Upendra Nath Ashk - Mazdoor
Russi K. Banker - Ek Din Ka Sultan
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