28th Filmfare Awards
The 28th Filmfare Awards were held in 1981.
Insaaf Ka Tarazu and Thodisi Bewafaii led the ceremony with 9 nominations each, followed by Aakrosh and Aasha with 7 nominations each, and Khubsoorat and [Qurbani (film)|Qurbani (1980 film)|Qurbani] with 6 nominations each.
Aakrosh won 6 awards, including Best Director, Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor, thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.
Rekha received dual nominations for Best Actress for her performances in Judaai and Khubsoorat, winning for the latter.
Main awards
Best Film
KhubsooratBest Director
Govind Nihalani – Aakrosh- B. R. Chopra – Insaaf Ka Tarazu
- Esmayeel Shroff – Thodisi Bewafaii
- Hrishikesh Mukherjee – Khubsoorat
- ''J. Om Prakash – Aasha''
Best Actor
Naseeruddin Shah – Aakrosh- Amitabh Bachchan – Dostana
- Raj Babbar – Insaaf Ka Tarazu
- Rajesh Khanna – Thodisi Bewafaii
- Shatrughan Sinha – Dostana
- ''Vinod Khanna – Qurbani''
Best Actress
Rekha – KhubsooratBest Supporting Actor
Om Puri – AakroshBest Supporting Actress
Padmini Kolhapure – Insaaf Ka TarazuBest Comic Actor
Keshto Mukherjee – Khubsoorat- Asrani – Hum Nahin Sudhrenge
- Deven Verma – Judaai
- Deven Verma – Thodisi Bewafaii
- ''Keshto Mukherjee – Be-Reham''
Best Story
Aakrosh – Vijay Tendulkar- Aasha – Ram Kelkar
- Insaaf Ka Tarazu – Shabd Kumar
- Khubsoorat – D. N. Mukherjee
- ''Thodisi Bewafaii – Esmayeel Shroff''
Best Screenplay
' Aakrosh – Vijay Tendulkar'''''Best Dialogue
' Insaaf Ka Tarazu'' – Shabd Kumar'''Best Music Director
Karz – Laxmikant–Pyarelal- Aasha – Laxmikant–Pyarelal
- Qurbani – Kalyanji–Anandji
- Shaan – R. D. Burman
- ''Thodisi Bewafaii – Khayyam''
Best Lyricist
Thodisi Bewafaii – Gulzar for Hazaar Rahein Mudke Dekhi- Aasha – Anand Bakshi for Sheesha Ho Ya Dil Ho
- Dostana – Anand Bakshi for Salamat Rahe Dostana
- Karz – Anand Bakshi for Dard-e-Dil
- ''Karz – Anand Bakshi for Om Shanti Om''
Best Playback Singer, Male
Thodisi Bewafaii – Kishore Kumar for Hazaar Rahein Mudke DekhiAbdullah – Mohammad Rafi for Maine Poocha Chand SeDostana – Mohammad Rafi for Mere Dost Qissa YehKarz – Kishore Kumar for Om Shanti OmKarz – Mohammed Rafi for Dard-E-DilBest Playback Singer, Female
Qurbani – Nazia Hassan for Aap Jaisa Koi- Aap To Aise Na The – Hemlata for Tu Is Tarah Se
- Griha Pravesh ''– Chandrani Mukherjee for Pehchan To Thi
- Pyaara Dushman – Usha Uthup for Hari Om Hari
- Qurbani – Kanchan for Laila O Laila''
Best Art Direction
Aakrosh – C. S. BhatiBest Cinematography
Shaan – S. M AnwarBest Editing
Insaaf Ka Tarazu S. B. ManeBest Sound
Qurbani – P. HarikishanCritics' awards
Best Film
' Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyoon Aata Hai'' '''Best Documentary
' They Call Me Chamar'' '''Biggest Winners
- Aakrosh – 6/7
- Khubsoorat – 3/6
- Insaaf Ka Tarazu – 3/9
- Qurbani – 2/6
- Thodisi Bewafaii – 2/9
- Karz – 1/6
- Aasha – 0/6