59th Annual BFJA Awards

The 59th Annual Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards were held on 1996, honoring the best Indian cinema in 1995.

Main Awards

Best India Film (In Order of Merit)

• Mammo
• Droh Kaal
• Charachar

Best Director

• Buddhadev Dasgupta - Charachar

Best Actor

• Sabyasachi Chakraborty - Kakababu Here Gelen ?

Best Actress

• Indrani Halder & Laboni Sarkar - Charachar

Best Supporting Actor

• Soumitra Chatterjee - Kakababu Here Gelen ?

Best Supporting Actress

• Roopa Ganguly - Ujan

Best Music Director

• Anupam Ghatak - Kencho Khoodte Keute

Best Lyricist

• Shibdas Banerjee - Sansar Sangram

Best Male Playback Singer

• Kumar Sanu - Kencho Khoodte Keute

Best Female Playback Singer

• Sreeradha Bandyopadhyay - Boumoni

Best Screenplay

• Buddhadev Dasgupta - Charachar

Best Cinematography

• Soumendu Roy - Charachar

Best Art Director

• Rupchand Kundu - Amodini

Best Editor

• Ujjal Nandy - Charachar

Babulal Chowkhani Memorial Trophy

Best Original Story

• Prafulla Roy – Charachar

Most Outstanding Work of The Year

• Mani Ratnam – Bombay

Bagishwar Jha Memorial Award

Best Book on Cinema

• Amitabha Chattopadhyay – Chalachhitra, Samaj O Satyajit

B. C. Agarwal Memorial Award

Best Film Critic /Journalist

• Santanu Chakraborty

Documentary Section

Best Documentary (Film)

• A Living Legend

Best Director Documentary (Film)

• Raja Sen - Film Maker for Freedom

Hindi Section

Best Director

• Govind Nihalani - Droh Kaal

Best Actor

• Aamir Khan - Akele Hum Akele Tum & Rangeela

Best Actress

• Farida Jalal - Mammo

Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award

• Shri Tapan Sinha