18th Filmfare Awards


The 18th Filmfare Awards were held on April 18, 1971, honouring the best in Hindi Cinema in the year 1970.
Pehchan led the ceremony with 9 nominations, followed by Do Raaste with 7 nominations and [Khilona (1970 film)|Khilona (1970 film)|Khilona] with 6 nominations.
Pehchan won 4 awards, including Best Supporting Actress, 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

Khilona

Best Director

Asit Sen – Safar

Best Actor

Rajesh Khanna – Sachaa Jhutha

Best Actress

Mumtaz – Khilona

Best Supporting Actor

Feroz Khan – Aadmi Aur Insaan

Best Supporting Actress

Chand Usmani – Pehchan

Best Comic Actor

I. S. Johar – Johnny Mera Naam

Best Story

Do Raaste – Chandrakant Kakodkar

Best Screenplay

' Johnny Mera Naam – Vijay Anand'' '''

Best Dialogue

' Satyakam – Rajinder Singh Bedi'' '''

Best Music Director

Pehchan – Shankar-Jaikishan

Best Lyricist

Pehchan – Verma Malik for Sabse Bada Nadan

Best Playback Singer, Male

Pehchan – Mukesh for Sabse Bada Nadan

Best Playback Singer, Female

Jahan Pyar Mile – Sharda for Baat Zara

Best Color Art Direction

Talaash – Shanti Das

Best B&W Art Direction

''Not Awarded''

Best B&W Cinematography

Khamoshi – Kamal Bose

Best Color Cinematography

Heer Raanjha – Jal Mistry

Best Editing

Johnny Mera Naam – Vijay Anand

Best Sound

Talaash – S.C. Bhambri

Critics' Awards

Best Film

' Uski Roti'' '''

Best Documentary

' Koodal'' '''

Special Awards

Balraj Sahni

Biggest Winners