8th Filmfare Awards
The 8th Filmfare Awards were held in Bombay to honor the best films in Hindi cinema in 1961.
| 8th Filmfare Awards | |
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| Date | 1961 |
| Site | Bombay |
| Highlights | |
| Best Film | Mughal-e-Azam |
| Most awards | Chaudhvin Ka Chand, Mughal-e-Azam & Parakh (3) |
| Most nominations | Mughal-e-Azam (10) |
K. Asif's magnum opus Mughal-e-Azam led the ceremony with 10 nominations, followed by Chaudhvin Ka Chand with 6 nominations and Parakh with 5 nominations.
Mughal-e-Azam, considered one of the most successful films of Bollywood, was expected to steam-roll the competition, controversially went home with just 3 wins out of its 10 nominations, including Best Film, but missed out on Best Director (K. Asif), Best Lyrics (Shakeel Badayuni for "Pyar Kiya To Darna Kiya"), Best Playback Singer (Lata Mangeshkar for "Pyar Kiya To Darna Kiya") and all the 4 acting categories. Another glaring upset was Naushad's loss for Best Music for Mughal-e-Azam's epic soundtrack to Shankar-Jaikishan for Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai.[1]
Chaudhvin Ka Chand, Mughal-e-Azam and Parakh won 3 awards each, thus becoming the most-awarded films at the ceremony.
Main Awards
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Technical Awards
| Best Story | Best Dialogue |
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| Best Editing | Best Cinematography |
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| Best Art Direction | Best Sound Design |
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Multiple nominations and wins
The following films received multiple awards and nominations.
| Movie | Awards | Nominations |
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| Mughal-e-Azam | 3 | 10 |
| Chaudhvin Ka Chand | 3 | 6 |
| Parakh | 3 | 5 |
| Kohinoor | 2 | 3 |
| Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai | 1 | 3 |
References
- The Illustrated Weekly of India. October 1988. p. 53.
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