The 28th Filmfare Awards were held in 1981.

Insaaf Ka Tarazu and Thodisi Bewafaii led the ceremony with 9 nominations each, followed by Aakrosh and Aasha with 7 nominations each.

28th Filmfare Awards

Aakrosh won 6 awards, including Best Director (for Govind Nihalani), Best Actor (for Naseeruddin Shah) and Best Supporting Actor (for Om Puri), thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.

28th Filmfare Awards

Rekha received dual nominations for Best Actress for her performances in Judaai and Khubsoorat, winning for the latter.

28th Filmfare Awards

Main awards

Best Film

Khubsoorat

Aakrosh

Aasha

Insaaf Ka Tarazu

Thodisi Bewafaii

Best Director

Govind Nihalani – Aakrosh B. R. Chopra – Insaaf Ka Tarazu

Esmayeel Shroff – Thodisi Bewafaii

Hrishikesh Mukherjee – Khubsoorat

J. Om Prakash – Aasha

Best ActorNaseeruddin Shah – Aakrosh Amitabh Bachchan – Dostana

Raj Babbar – Insaaf Ka Tarazu

Rajesh Khanna – Thodisi Bewafaii

Shatrughan Sinha – Dostana

Vinod Khanna – Qurbani

Best ActressRekha – Khubsoorat Reena Roy – Aasha

Rekha – Judaai

Shabana Azmi – Thodisi Bewafaii

Zeenat Aman – Insaaf Ka Tarazu

Best Supporting ActorOm Puri – Aakrosh Amjad Khan – Qurbani

Girish Karnad – Aasha

Raj Kapoor – Abdullah

Shreeram Lagoo – Insaaf Ka Tarazu

Best Supporting ActressPadmini Kolhapure – Insaaf Ka Tarazu Ashalata – Apne Paraye Dina Pathak – Khubsoorat Rameshwari – Aasha Simi Garewal – Karz

Best Comic Actor Keshto Mukherjee – Khubsoorat Asrani – Hum Nahin Sudhrenge

Deven Verma – Judaai

Deven Verma – Thodisi Bewafaii

Keshto Mukherjee – Be-raham

Best Story Aakrosh – Vijay Tendulkar

Aasha – Ram Kelkar

Insaaf Ka Tarazu – Shabd Kumar

Khubsoorat – D. N. Mukherjee

Thodisi Bewafaii – Esmayeel Shroff

Best Screenplay

Aakrosh – Vijay Tendulkar

Best Dialogue

Insaaf Ka Tarazu – Shabd Kumar

Best Music Director

Karz – Laxmikant–Pyarelal

Aasha – Laxmikant–Pyarelal

Qurbani – Kalyanji-Anandji

Shaan – R.D. Burman

Thodisi Bewafaii – Khayyam

Best Lyricist

Thodisi Bewafaii – Gulzar for Hazaar Rahein Mud Ke

Aasha – Anand Bakshi for Sheesha Ho Ya Dil Ho

Dostana – Anand Bakshi for Salamat Rahe Dostana

Karz – Anand Bakshi for Dard-e-Dil

Karz – Anand Bakshi for Om Shanti Om

Best Playback Singer, Male

Thodisi Bewafaii – Kishore Kumar for Hazar Rahen Mudke Dekhi

Abdullah – Mohammad Rafi for Maine Poocha Chand Se

Dostana – Mohammad Rafi for Mere Dost Qissa Yeh

Karz – Kishore Kumar for Om Shanti Om

Karz – Mohammed Rafi for Dard-E-Dil

Sargam – Mohammad Rafi for Dafaliwale Dafli Baja

Best Playback Singer, Female

Qurbani – Nazia Hassan for Aap Jaisa Koi

Aap To Aise Na The – Hemlata for Tu Is Tarah Se

Grihapravesh – Chandrani Mukherjee for Pehchan To Thi

Pyare Dushman – Usha Uthup for Hari Om Hari

Qurbani – Kanchan for Laila O Laila

Best Art Direction

Aakrosh – C. S. Bhati

Best Cinematography

Shaan – S. M Anwar

Best Editing

Insaaf Ka Tarazu S. B. Mane

Best Sound

Qurbani – P. Harikishan

Critics' awards

Best Film

Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyon Aata Hai

Best Documentary

They Call Me Chamar

Biggest Winners

Aakrosh – 6/7

Khubsoorat – 3/6

Insaaf Ka Tarazu – 3/9

Qurbani – 2/6

Karz – 1/6

Thodisi Bewafaii – 2/9

See also

29th Filmfare Awards

30th Filmfare Awards

Filmfare Awards

References

https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000245/1981/

Filmfare Awards

Filmfare