18th Filmfare Awards
1971 awards for Hindi cinema
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The 18th Filmfare Awards were held on April 18, 1971,[1] honouring the best Hindi cinema films released in 1970.
| 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) |
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, his only win in the category.
Main Awards





Best Film
Best Director
- Raj Khosla â Do Raaste
- Sohanlal Kanwar â Pehchan
Best Actor
Rajesh Khanna â Sachaa Jhutha
- Dilip Kumar â Gopi
- Sanjeev Kumar â Khilona
Best Actress
- Sharmila Tagore â Safar
- Waheeda Rehman â Khamoshi
Best Supporting Actor
Feroz Khan â Aadmi Aur Insaan
- Feroz Khan â Safar
- Prem Chopra â Himmat
Best Supporting Actress
Chand Usmani â Pehchan
- Bindu â Do Raaste
- Mumtaz â Aadmi Aur Insaan
Best Comic Actor
Best Story
Do Raaste â Chandrakant Kakodkar
- Khilona â Gulshan Nanda
- Pehchan â Sachin Bhowmick
Best Screenplay
Best Dialogue
Best Music Director
- Do Raaste â LaxmikantâPyarelal
- Talaash â S.D. Burman
Best Lyricist
Pehchan â Verma Malik for Sabse Bada Nadan
- Do Raaste â Anand Bakshi for Bindiya Chamkegi
- Pehchan â Gopaldas Neeraj for Bas Yehi Apradh
Best Playback Singer, Male
Pehchan â Mukesh for Sabse Bada Nadan
- Khilona â Mohammad Rafi for Khilona Jankar
- Pehchan â Mukesh for Bas Yehi Apradh
Best Playback Singer, Female
Jahan Pyar Mile â Sharda for Baat Zara
- Do Raaste â Lata Mangeshkar for Bindiya Chamkegi
- Johnny Mera Naam â Lata Mangeshkar for Babul Pyaare
Best Color Art Direction
Talaash â Shanti Das[2]
Best B&W Art Direction
Not Awarded [3]
Best B&W Cinematography
Best Color Cinematography
Heer Raanjha â Jal Mistry[5]
Best Editing
Johnny Mera Naam â Vijay Anand[6]
Best Sound
Talaash â S.C. Bhambri[7]
Critics' Awards
Best Film
Uski Roti
Best Documentary
Koodal
Special Awards
Biggest Winners
- Pehchan â 4/9
- Johnny Mera Naam â 3/4
- Talaash â 2/3
- Khilona â 2/6
- Do Raaste â 1/7
- Safar â 1/3