34th Filmfare Awards


The 34th Filmfare Awards were held in 1989, after a 2-year gap. In recent years, Filmfare has made efforts to digitize and share archival content, including posting the 1989 Filmfare Awards on YouTube.
Tezaab led the ceremony with 12 nominations, followed by Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak with 11 nominations and Khoon Bhari Maang with 7 nominations.
Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak won 8 awards, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Male Debut and Best Female Debut, thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony and catapulted Khan and Chawla to superstardom overnight.
Tezaab was the runner-up of the ceremony with 4 awards, including Best Actor, also catapulted Kapoor and Madhuri Dixit to superstardom overnight. The now-iconic song "Ek Do Teen" made Dixit a dance icon and the song itself fetched 2 awards – Best Female Playback Singer and Best Choreography.

Main awards

Best Film

Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak

Best Director

Mansoor Khan – Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak

Best Actor

Anil Kapoor – Tezaab

Best Actress

Rekha – Khoon Bhari Maang

Best Supporting Actor

Anupam Kher – Vijay

Best Supporting Actress

Sonu Walia – Khoon Bhari Maang

Best Debut

' Aamir Khan – Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak'' '''

Lux New Face of the Year

' Juhi Chawla – Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak'' '''

Best Story

' Ijaazat – Subodh Ghosh'' '''

Best Screenplay

' Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak – Nasir Hussain'' '''

Best Dialogue

' Tezaab – Kamlesh Pandey'' '''

Best Music Director

Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak – Anand–Milind

Best Lyricist

Ijaazat – Gulzar for Mera Kuch Saamaan

Best Playback Singer, Male

Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak – Udit Narayan for Papa Kehte Hain

Best Playback Singer, Female

Tezaab – Alka Yagnik for Ek Do Teen

Best Art Direction

Hatya – Liladhar S. Sawant

Best Choreography

' Tezaab – Saroj Khan for Ek Do Teen'' '''

Best Cinematography

Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak – Kiran Deohans

Best Editing

Khoon Bhari Maang – Sanjay Varma

Best Sound

Hatya – J. P. Sehgal

Critics' awards

Best Film

' Om Dar Ba Dar'' '''

Most Wins