The 21st Filmfare Awards were held in 1974.
| 21st Filmfare Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 1974 |
| Site | Bombay |
| Highlights | |
| Best Film | Anuraag |
| Best Actor | Rishi Kapoor for Bobby |
| Best Actress | Dimple Kapadia for Bobby & Jaya Bachchan for Abhimaan |
| Most awards | Bobby (5) |
| Most nominations | Bobby (14) |
Anuraag won Best Film, but fail to win any other awards, a feat which was repeated by a few films in the 1970s.
Bobby led the ceremony with 14 nominations, followed by Zanjeer with 9 nominations and Daag: A Poem of Love with 7 nominations.
Bobby won 5 awards, including Best Actor (for Rishi Kapoor), Best Actress (for Dimple Kapadia) and Best Male Playback Singer (Narendra Chanchal for "Beshak Mandir Masjid"), thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.
For the first time in the history of the Filmfare Awards, there was a tie for an acting award, when Dimple Kapadia and Jaya Bachchan tied for Best Actress for their performances in Bobby and Abhimaan respectively.
Gulzar received dual nominations for Best Director for his direction in Achanak and Koshish, but lost to Yash Chopra who won the award for Daag: A Poem of Love.
Nutan received dual nominations for Best Supporting Actress for her performances in Anuraag and Saudagar, in addition to a Best Actress nomination for Saudagar, but lost the former to Raakhee who won the award for Daag: A Poem of Love, and the latter to Dimple Kapadia and Jaya Bachchan for Bobby and Abhimaan respectively.
Main Awards edit
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Best Film edit
Best Director edit
Yash Chopra – Daag: A Poem of Love
- Gulzar – Achanak
- Gulzar – Koshish
- Raj Kapoor – Bobby
- Rajendra Bhatia – Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar
Best Actor edit
- Amitabh Bachchan – Zanjeer
- Dharmendra – Yaadon Ki Baarat
- Rajesh Khanna – Daag: A Poem of Love
- Sanjeev Kumar – Koshish
Best Actress edit
Dimple Kapadia – Bobby and Jaya Bachchan – Abhimaan (tie)
- Jaya Bachchan – Koshish
- Moushumi Chatterjee – Anuraag
- Nutan – Saudagar
- Sharmila Tagore – Daag: A Poem of Love
Best Supporting Actor edit
Amitabh Bachchan – Namak Haraam
Best Supporting Actress edit
Raakhee – Daag: A Poem of Love
Best Comic Actor edit
- Asrani – Namak Haraam
- I. S. Johar – Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar
- Mehmood – Do Phool
- Pran – Victoria No. 203
Best Story edit
- Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar – Mulraj Razdan
- Achanak – K.A. Abbas
- Anuraag – Shakti Samanta
- Koshish – Gulzar
Best Screenplay edit
Best Dialogue edit
Best Music Director edit
- Bobby – Laxmikant–Pyarelal
- Daag: A Poem of Love – Laxmikant–Pyarelal
- Yaadon Ki Baarat – R. D. Burman
- Zanjeer – Kalyanji–Anandji
Best Lyricist edit
Zanjeer – Gulshan Bawra for Yaari Hai Imaan Mera
- Bobby – Anand Bakshi for Hum Tum Ek Kamre Main
- Bobby – Anand Bakshi for Main Shayar To Nahin
- Bobby – Vithalbhai Patel for Jhoot Bole Kava Kaate
- Samjhauta – Indeevar for Samjhauta Ghanmose Karlo
Best Playback Singer, Male edit
Bobby – Narendra Chanchal for Beshak Mandir Masjid
- Bobby – Shailendra Singh for Main Shayar To Nahin
- Daag: A Poem of Love – Kishore Kumar for Mere Dil Main Aaj
- Naina – Mohammad Rafi for Hum Ko Jaan Se Pyaari
- Zanjeer – Manna Dey for Yaari Hai Imaan Mera
Best Playback Singer, Female edit
Naina – Asha Bhosle for Hone Lagi Hai Raat Jawaan
- Aa Gale Lag Ja – Sushma Shrestha for Tera Mujhse Hai
- Anhonee – Asha Bhosle for Hungama Ho Gaya
- Prem Parbat – Minoo Purshottam for Raat Piya Ke Sang
- Raja Rani – Asha Bhosle for Jab Andhera Hota Hai
Best Art Direction edit
Best Cinematography edit
Best Editing edit
Best Sound edit
Critics' Awards edit
Best Film edit
Best Documentary edit
A Day With the Builders
Biggest winners edit
- Bobby – 5/14
- Zanjeer – 4/9
- Daag: A Poem of Love – 2/7
- Abhimaan – 2/4
- Namak Haraam – 2/3