| 18th Filmfare Awards | |
|---|---|
| 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) |
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The 18th Filmfare Awards were held on April 18, 1971, 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.
Main Awards
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Best Film
Best Director
- Raj Khosla – Do Raaste
- Sohanlal Kanwar – Pehchan
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Supporting Actor
- Feroz Khan – Safar
- Prem Chopra – Himmat
Best Supporting Actress
Best Comic Actor
I. S. Johar – Johnny Mera Naam
Best Story
Do Raaste – Chandrakant Kakodkar
- Khilona – Gulshan Nanda
- Pehchan – Sachin Bhowmick
Best Screenplay
Johnny Mera Naam – Vijay Anand
Best Dialogue
Satyakam – Rajinder Singh Bedi
Best Music Director
- Do Raaste – Laxmikant–Pyarelal
- Talaash – S.D. Burman
Best Lyricist
Pehchan – Verma Malik for Sabse Bada Nadan
- Do Raaste – Anand Bakshi for Bindiya Chamkegi
- Pehchan – Gopaldas Neeraj for Bas Yehi Apradh
Best Playback Singer, Male
Pehchan – Mukesh for Sabse Bada Nadan
- Khilona – Mohammad Rafi for Khilona Jankar
- Pehchan – Mukesh for Bas Yehi Apradh
Best Playback Singer, Female
Jahan Pyar Mile – Sharda for Baat Zara
- Do Raaste – Lata Mangeshkar for Bindiya Chamkegi
- Johnny Mera Naam – Lata Mangeshkar for Babul Pyaare
Best Color Art Direction
Talaash – Shanti Das
Best B&W Art Direction
Not Awarded
Best B&W Cinematography
Khamoshi – Kamal Bose
Best Color Cinematography
Heer Raanjha – Jal Mistry
Best Editing
Johnny Mera Naam – Vijay Anand
Best Sound
Talaash – S.C. Bhambri
Critics' Awards
Best Film
Uski Roti
Best Documentary
Koodal
Biggest Winners
- Pehchan – 4/9
- Johnny Mera Naam – 3/4
- Talaash – 2/3
- Khilona – 2/6
- Do Raaste – 1/7
- Safar – 1/3
See also
References
- "Rajesh Khanna, Times Exclusive Photo, Bollywood heartthrob Rajesh Kh". Timescontent.com. 18 April 1971. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
- "Filmfare Awards Winners from 1953 to 2020".
- "Filmfare Awards Winners from 1953 to 2020".
- "Filmfare Awards Winners from 1953 to 2020".
- "Filmfare Awards Winners from 1953 to 2020".
- "Filmfare Awards Winners from 1953 to 2020".
- "Filmfare Awards Winners from 1953 to 2020".
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