9th Filmfare Awards


The 9th Filmfare Awards were held on 20 May 1962, at Bombay, honoring the best films in Hindi Cinema in 1961.
Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai led the ceremony with 10 nominations, followed by Gunga Jumna with 7 nominations.
Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai was a 1960 release, but was not considered for the 8th Filmfare Awards.
Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai won 4 awards, including Best Film and Best Actor, thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.
Shubha Khote received dual nominations for Best Supporting Actress for her performances in Gharana and Sasural, but lost to Nirupa Roy who won the award for Chhaya.

Main awards

Best FilmBest Director

  • B. R. Chopra – Kanoon
  • *Nitin Bose – Gunga Jumna
  • *Radhu Karmakar – Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai
    • Best ActorBest Actress
  • Raj Kapoor – Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai as Raju
  • *Dev Anand – Hum Dono as Maj. Manohar Lal Verma/Capt. Anand
  • *Dilip Kumar – Gunga Jumna as Gangaram "Ganga"
  • Vyjayanthimala – Gunga Jumna as Dhanno
  • *Padmini – Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai as Kammo
  • *Saira Banu – Junglee as Rajkumari 'Raj'
    • Best Supporting ActorBest Supporting Actress
    Nana Palsikar – Kanoon as Kaalia
  • * Mehmood – Sasural as Mahesh
  • * Pran – Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai as Raka
    		• Nirupa Roy – Chhaya as Manorama / Aayah
  • * Shubha Khote – Gharana as Ragini
  • * Shubha Khote – Sasural as Sita
    • Best Music DirectorBest Lyricist
    Ravi – Gharana
  • * Naushad – Gunga Jumna
  • * Shankar–Jaikishan – Jis Desh MeinGanga Behti Hai
  • Shakeel Badayuni – "Husn Wale Tera" from Gharana
  • *Hasrat Jaipuri – "Teri Pyari Pyari Surat" from Sasural
  • *Shailendra – "Hothon Pe Sacchai" from Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai
    • Best Playback Singer – MaleBest Playback Singer – Female
  • Mohammed Rafi – "Chashme Buddoor" from Sasural
  • *Mohammed Rafi – "Husn Wale Tera" from Gharana
  • *Mukesh – "Hothon Pe Sacchai" from Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai
  • Award won by a male singer
    • Best StoryBest Dialogue
    C. V. Sridhar – Nazrana
  • * C. J. Pavri – Kanoon
  • * Mohan Kumar – Aas Ka Panchhi
  • Wajahat Mirza – Gunga Jumna

    • Technical Awards

    Best EditingBest Cinematography

  • V. Balasaheb – Gunga Jumna
    • Best Art DirectionBest Sound Design
  • M. R. Acharekar – Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai
  • Kuldeep Singh – Junglee

    • Superlatives

    The following films had multiple wins and/or nominations
    MovieAwardsNominations
    Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai410
    Gunga Jumna37
    Gharana24
    Kanoon24
    Sasural14
    Junglee12