19th Filmfare Awards

The 19th Filmfare Awards were held in 1972, honoring the best in Hindi films in the year 1971.
Anand and Mera Naam Joker led the ceremony with 7 nominations, followed by Kati Patang with 6 nominations.
Anand won 6 awards, including Best Film, Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor, thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.
Rajesh Khanna received dual nominations for Best Actor for his performances in Anand and Kati Patang, winning for the former.
Jaya Bachchan received dual nominations for Best Actress for her performances in Guddi and Uphaar, but lost to Asha Parekh who won the award for Kati Patang, her first and only win in the category.

Main Awards

Best Film

Anand

Mera Naam Joker
''Naya Zamana''

Best Director

Raj Kapoor – Mera Naam Joker

Hrishikesh Mukherjee – Anand
''Shakti Samanta – Kati Patang''

Best Actor

Rajesh Khanna – Anand

Dharmendra – Mera Gaon Mera Desh
''Rajesh Khanna – Kati Patang''

Best Actress

Asha Parekh – Kati Patang

Jaya Bachchan – Guddi
''Jaya Bachchan – Uphaar''

Best Supporting Actor

Amitabh Bachchan – Anand

Pran – Adhikar
''Shatrughan Sinha – Paras''

Best Supporting Actress

Farida Jalal – Paras

Aruna Irani – Caravan
''Helen – Elaan''

Best Comic Actor

Mehmood – Paras

Jagdeep – Ek Nari Ek Brahmachari
''Mehmood – Main Sunder Hoon''

Best Story

Anand – Hrishikesh Mukherjee

Kati Patang – Gulshan Nanda
Naya Zamana ''– Gulshan Nanda''

Best Screenplay

' Sara Aakash – Basu Chatterjee'' '''

Best Dialogue

' Anand – Gulzar'' '''

Best Music Director

Mera Naam Joker – Shankar-Jaikishan

Andaz – Shankar-Jaikishan
''Caravan – R.D. Burman''

Best Lyricist

Andaz – Hasrat Jaipuri for Zindagi Ek Safar Hai Suhana

Kati Patang – Anand Bakshi for Na Koi Umang Hai
''Mera Naam Joker – Gopaldas Neeraj for Ey Bhai Zara Dekh Ke Chalo''

Best Playback Singer, Male

Mera Naam Joker – Manna Dey for Ey Bhai Zara Dekh Ke Chalo

Andaz – Kishore Kumar for Zindagi Ek Safar
''Kati Patang – Kishore Kumar for Yeh Jo Mohabbat Hai''

Best Playback Singer, Female

Caravan – Asha Bhosle for Piya Tu Ab to Aa Ja

Andaz – Asha Bhosle for Zindagi Ek Safar
''Ek Nari Ek Brahmachari – Sharda for Aap Ke Peeche''

Best Art Direction

' Seema'' '''

Best B&W Cinematography

' Dastak'' '''

Best Color Cinematography

' Mera Naam Joker'' '''

Best Editing

' Anand'' '''

Best Sound

' Mera Naam Joker'' '''

Special Award

Jaya Bachchan for Uphaar'Prithviraj Kapoor'' – Special Commendation'''

Critics' Awards

Best Film

' Ashadh Ka Ek Din'' '''

Best Documentary

' Creations in Metal'' '''

Biggest winners

Anand – 6/7
Mera Naam Joker – 5/7
Paras – 2/3
''Kati Patang – 1/6''