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
Technical Awards
| Best Editing | Best Cinematography |
| Best Art Direction | Best Sound Design |
Superlatives
The following films had multiple wins and/or nominations| Movie | Awards | Nominations |
| Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai | 4 | 10 |
| Gunga Jumna | 3 | 7 |
| Gharana | 2 | 4 |
| Kanoon | 2 | 4 |
| Sasural | 1 | 4 |
| Junglee | 1 | 2 |