31st Filmfare Awards


The 31st Filmfare Awards were held in 1984, with the Indian New Wave at its peak. The biggest winner was a film belonging to the Parallel Cinema genre, Ardh Satya, a hard-hitting look at the corruption prevalent in the system and the politician-police-criminal nexus.
Shabana Azmi set a record that still is not equalled, becoming the only actor or actress to receive 4 nominations for the Best Actor or Actress Award, with 4 nominations for the Best Actress Award in 1984.

Main awards

Best Film

Ardh Satya
Govind Nihalani – Ardh Satya
Naseeruddin Shah – Masoom
Shabana Azmi – Arth
Sadashiv Amrapurkar – Ardh Satya
Rohini Hattangadi – Arth
Utpal DuttRang Birangi
Ardh Satya – S.D. Panwalkar
Ardh Satya – Vijay Tendulkar

Best Dialogue

Arth – Mahesh Bhatt

Best Music

Masoom – R.D. Burman
Masoom – Gulzar for Tujhse Naraaz Nahin
Agar Tum Na Hote – Kishore Kumar for Agar Tum Na Hote
Masoom – Aarti Mukherjee for Do Naina Ek Kahani
Razia Sultan

Best cinematography

Vijeta

Best Sound

Vijeta

Best Editing

Vijeta

Critics' awards

Best Film

Masoom

Best Documentary

Veer Savarkar

Most Wins