Filmfare Special Award

Filmfare Special Award
The 2025 recipients: Bimal Roy, Meena Kumari, Dilip Kumar, Nutan, Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Sridevi, Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Karan Johar (as Cine Icons)
Awarded for	Contribution to Cinema OR in a particular film.
Country	India
Presented by	Filmfare
First award	Balraj Sahni (1971)
Currently held by	Bimal Roy, Meena Kumari, Dilip Kumar, Nutan, Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Sridevi, Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Karan Johar and Sholay (for completing 50 years), (2025)
Website	Filmfare winners

The Filmfare Special Award or Special Performance Award or Special Mention or Special Jury Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films.

It acknowledges a special and unique performance and encourages artistes, filmmakers and musicians to break new ground in drama, direction, music and acting. It is only given if someone has done something really different. However, it is also given occasionally to film personalities for their contribution to the film industry.

Winners

1970s

Year	Image	Recipient	Role	Notes
1971 (18th)		Balraj Sahni	actor	for outstanding contribution to Indian films [1]
1972 (19th)		Jaya Bachchan	actress	for the film Uphaar
		Prithviraj Kapoor	actor	Special Commendation
1973 (20th)		V. Shantaram	actor	Special Commendation award
	–	Anubhav	film	Special Citation for Basu Bhattacharya
1974 (21st)		Rajesh Khanna	actor	for the film Anuraag
1975 (22nd)	–	Ankur	film	•Mohan J. Bijlani  • Freni Variava
1976 (23rd)		Farida Jalal	actress	for her acting in the movie Majboor
		Preeti Sagar	singer	for her rendition of the song "My Heart is Beating"
		Uttam Kumar	actor	For his acting in the film Amanush
1977 (24th)		K. J. Yesudas	singer	for the film Chitchor
1978 (25th)		Bhimasain Khurana	director	for the film Gharaonda
		Amol Palekar	actor	for his acting in Bhumika
		Naseeruddin Shah	actor	for his acting in Manthan
1979 (26th)		Master Raju	child actor	for his performance in the film Kitaab

1980s

Year	Image	Recipient	Role	Notes
1980 (27th)		Muzaffar Ali	director	for the film Gaman
1981 (28th)		Mushir Riaz Alam	producer	for Apne Paraye
1982 (29th)		Padmini Kolhapure	actress	for her performance in Ahista Ahista
		Shashi Kapoor	producer	for 36 Chowringhee Lane

1990s

Year	Image	Recipient	Role	Notes
1990 (35th)		Rajesh Khanna	actor	for completing 25 years in the Indian film industry.
1993 (38th)		Lata Mangeshkar	singer	Mangeshkar could not be nominated for the Best Female Playback Singer award as many years back she requested that her name be not considered for a nomination in order to promote new talent, the jury awarded her for her rendition of the song "Didi Tera Devar Deewana" from Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!
1996 (41st)		Asha Bhosle	singer	Like her elder sister, Bhosle could not be nominated for the Best Female Playback Singer award as she requested that her name be not considered for a nomination in order to promote new talent, the jury awarded her for her rendition of the song "Tanha Tanha" from the movie Rangeela .
1997 (42nd)		Shobhna Samarth	actress	for their contribution to the Hindi film industry.
		Nasir Hussain	filmmaker
		Pran	actor
		Govinda	actor	for his role Shyamsundar in the film Saajan Chale Sasural .
1998 (43rd)		Jaya Bachchan	actress	for her role Sujata Chatterjee in the film Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa and her contribution to the film industry.
1999 (44th)		Shekhar Kapur	filmmaker	for his contribution to the film industry and for his achievement in international cinema.

2000s

Year	Image	Recipient	Role	Notes
2000 (45th)		Amitabh Bachchan	actor	crowned as "Superstar of the Millennium"
2001 (46th)		Anu Malik	music director	special award for his compositions for the film Refugee
2002 (47th)		Ameesha Patel	actress	for her role Sakina in the film Gadar: Ek Prem Katha
		Raveena Tandon	actress	for her role Neeta in the film Aks
2004 (49th)		Kareena Kapoor	actress	for her role Chameli in the film Chameli
2005 (50th)		Lata Mangeshkar	singer	Golden trophy presented on the occasion of Filmfare Awards completing 50 years.
		Dilip Kumar	actor	Golden trophy presented on the occasion of Filmfare Awards completing 50 years.
		Naushad	music director	Golden trophy presented on the occasion of Filmfare Awards completing 50 years.
		Sholay	film	Golden trophy presented to Ramesh Sippy when the film was adjudged as the best film of 50 years.
2007 (52nd)		Deepak Dobriyal	actor	for his role Rajoh Tiwari (certificate) in the film Omkara
2009 (54th)		Prateik Babbar	actor	for his role Amit Mahant (certificate) for the film Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na
		Purab Kohli	actor	for his role Kedar (certificate) for the film Rock On!!

2010s

Year	Image	Recipient	Role	Notes
2010 (55th)		Nandita Das	director	for her work for the film Firaaq
2011 (56th)		Amitabh Bachchan	actor	for completing 40 years in the Indian film industry.
		Madhuri Dixit	actress	for completing 25 years in the Indian film industry.
2012 (57th)		Partho Gupte	actor	for his role Stanley Fernandes (certificate) in the film Stanley Ka Dabba
2013 (58th)		Sridevi	actress	for her roles in Nagina (1986) and Mr. India (1987)
2019 (64th)		Hema Malini	actress	50 Years of Outstanding Contribution to Cinema [2]

2020s

Year	Image	Recipient	Role	Notes
2020 (65th)		Manish Malhotra	costume designer	30 Years of Outstanding Contribution to Bollywood Fashion
		Govinda	actor	for completing 35 years in the Indian film industry.
2025 (70th)		Bimal Roy	filmmaker	Cine Icon Award for their enduring legacy in Hindi Cinema [3] [4]
		Meena Kumari	actress
		Dilip Kumar	actor
		Nutan	actress
		Amitabh Bachchan	actor
		Jaya Bachchan	actress
		Sridevi	actress
		Shah Rukh Khan	actor
		Kajol	actress
		Karan Johar	filmmaker
		Sholay (awarded to Ramesh Sippy)	film	Celebrating 50 years of the film's release.

See also

• Filmfare Awards
• Bollywood
• Cinema of India

References

1. "18 Th Annual Filmfare Awards winners". 3 May 2025.
2. "WINNERS OF THE FILMFARE AWARDS 2019". filmfare.com. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
3. "Winners of The 70th Hyundai Filmfare Awards 2025 With Gujarat Tourism: Full List Out". Filmfare. 12 October 2025.
4. "70th Filmfare Awards 2025 Winners: Complete List Out". Filmfare. 12 October 2025.

External links

• Filmfare Nominees and Winners Archived 12 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
• Filmfare Special Awards