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| Filmfare Award for Best Film | |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Presented by | Filmfare |
| First awarded | Uski Roti, Mani Kaul (1971) |
| Currently held by | I Want to Talk, Shoojit Sircar (2025) |
| Website | Filmfare Awards |
The Filmfare Critics Award for Best Film is awarded during annual Filmfare Awards, given by the Filmfare magazine.[1] These are the oldest and most prominent film awards given for Hindi films in India, having started in 1954. Movie awards were first given by popular vote. Many complained that films with commercial appeal rather than artistic merit were being recognised, hence a new award category was added, the Best Film (Critics). Mani Kaul has a record four wins in this category, followed by three wins each for Shoojit Sircar and Kumar Shahani.
Rajnigandha, Black and Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara are the only films to win both Best Film (Critics) and Best Film.
Winner[edit | edit source]
In the list below, each individual entry shows the winning title, followed by the director of the film.
1970s[edit | edit source]
| Film | Winners | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Uski Roti | Mani Kaul | 1971 |
| Ashadh Ka Ek Din | 1972 | |
| Maya Darpan | Kumar Shahani | 1973 |
| Duvidha | Mani Kaul | 1974 |
| Rajnigandha | Basu Chatterjee | 1975 |
| Aandhi | Gulzar | 1976 |
| Mrigayaa | Mrinal Sen | 1977 |
| Shatranj Ke Khilari | Satyajit Ray | 1978 |
| Arvind Desai Ki Ajeeb Dastaan | Saeed Akhtar Mirza | 1979 |
1980s[edit | edit source]
| Film | Winners | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Jeena Yahan | Basu Chatterjee | 1980 |
| Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyon Aata Hai | Saeed Akhtar Mirza | 1981 |
| Aadharshila | Ashok Ahuja | 1982 |
| Masoom | Shekhar Kapur | 1983 |
| Sookha | M.S. Sathyu | 1984 |
| Damul | Prakash Jha | 1985 |
| Aghaat | Govind Nihalani | 1986 |
| Om-Dar-Ba-Dar | Kamal Swaroop | 1989 |
1990s[edit | edit source]
| Film | Winners | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Khayal Gatha | Kumar Shahani | 1990 |
| Kasba | Kumar Shahani | 1991 |
| Diksha | Arun Kaul | 1992 |
| Idiot | Mani Kaul | 1993 |
| Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa | Kundan Shah | 1994 |
| Bandit Queen | Shekhar Kapur | 1995 |
| Bombay | Mani Ratnam (the only dubbed film to win the award) | 1996 |
| Khamoshi: The Musical | Sanjay Leela Bhansali | 1997 |
| Virasat | Priyadarshan | 1998 |
| Satya | Ram Gopal Varma | 1999 |
2000s[edit | edit source]
| Film | Winners | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Sarfarosh | John Matthew Matthan | 2000 |
| Halo | Santosh Sivan | 2001 |
| Dil Chahta Hai | Farhan Akhtar | 2002 |
| The Legend of Bhagat Singh | Rajkumar Santoshi | 2003 |
| Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. | Rajkumar Hirani | 2004 |
| Yuva & Dev | Mani Ratnam & Govind Nihalani | 2005 |
| Black | Sanjay Leela Bhansali | 2006 |
| Lage Raho Munna Bhai | Rajkumar Hirani | 2007 |
| Chak De! India | Shimit Amin | 2008 |
| Mumbai Meri Jaan | Nishikant Kamat | 2009 |
2010s[edit | edit source]
| Year | Film | Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Firaaq | Nandita Das |
| 2011 | Udaan | Vikramaditya Motwane |
| 2012 | Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara | Zoya Akhtar |
| 2013 | Gangs of Wasseypur | Anurag Kashyap |
| 2014 | The Lunchbox | Ritesh Batra |
| 2015 | Ankhon Dekhi | Rajat Kapoor[2] |
| 2016 | Piku | Shoojit Sircar |
| 2017 | Neerja | Ram Madhvani[3] |
| 2018 | Newton | Amit V. Masurkar |
| 2019 | Andhadhun | Sriram Raghavan |
2020s[edit | edit source]
| Year | Film | Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Article 15 & Sonchiriya | Anubhav Sinha & Abhishek Chaubey |
| 2021 | Eeb Allay Ooo! | Prateek Vats[4] |
| 2022 | Sardar Udham | Shoojit Sircar |
| 2023 | Badhaai Do | Harshavardhan Kulkarni |
| 2024 | Joram | Devashish Makhija |
| 2025 | I Want to Talk | Shoojit Sircar |
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Critics Award for Best Film". Filmfare Awards Official listing, Indiatimes. Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
- ↑ "60th Britannia Filmfare Awards 2014: Complete list of winners". The Times of India. 1 February 2015. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ↑ "62nd Filmfare Awards 2017: Winners' list". The Times of India. 15 January 2017. Archived from the original on 14 January 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- ↑ Ankita Bhandari (28 March 2021). "Filmfare Awards 2021: Check complete list of winners". Zee News. Archived from the original on 6 February 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2021.