18th Filmfare Awards
The 18th Filmfare Awards were held on April 18, 1971, honouring the best in Hindi Cinema in the year 1970. Chander Vohra's Khilona was named the Best Film of the Year. Sohanlal Kanwar's Pehchan was the biggest winner, winning various major and minor awards.Main awards
Khilona
Asit Sen – Safar
- Raj Khosla – Do Raaste
- Sohanlal Kanwar – Pehchan
Best Actor
Rajesh Khanna – Sachaa Jhutha
Mumtaz – Khilona
Feroz Khan – Aadmi Aur Insaan
Chand Usmani – Pehchan
- Bindu – Do Raaste
- Mumtaz – Aadmi Aur Insaan
I. S. Johar – Johnny Mera Naam
Do Raaste – Chandrakant Kakodkar
Johnny Mera Naam – Vijay Anand Best Dialogue
Satyakam – Rajinder Singh Bedi Best Music
Pehchan – Shankar-Jaikishen
Pehchan – Verma Malik for Sabse Bada Nadan
Pehchan – Mukesh for Sabse Bada Nadan
- Khilona – Mohammad Rafi for Khilona Jankar
- Pehchan – Mukesh for Bas Yehi Apradh
Best Playback Singer, Female
Jahan Pyar Mile – Sharda for Baat Zara
- Do Raaste – Lata Mangeshkar for Bindiya Chamkegi
- Johnny Mera Naam – Lata Mangeshkar for Babul Pyaare
Talaash - Shanti DasBest B&W Art Direction
Not awardedBest B&W Cinematography
Khamoshi - Kamal BoseBest Color Cinematography
Heer Raanjha - Jal MistryBest Editing
Johnny Mera Naam - Vijay AnandBest Sound
Talaash - S.C. BhambriCritics' awards
Best Film
Uski Roti Best Documentary
Koodal Biggest Winners
- Pehchan – 4/9
- Johnny Mera Naam – 3/4
- Talaash – 2/3
- Khilona – 2/6
