8th Filmfare Awards


The 8th Filmfare Awards were held in Bombay to honor the best films in Hindi cinema in 1961. K. Asif's magnum opus Mughal-e-Azam was the predictable winner for Best Film. However, there was some controversy as the film did not win many major awards. It was expected to steam-roll the competition.
One glaring upset was music director Naushad's loss for Mughal-e-Azam's epic soundtrack.

Main awards

Best FilmBest Director

  • Bimal Roy - Parakh
  • *K. Asif - Mughal-e-Azam
  • *Kishore Sahu - Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai
    • Best ActorBest Actress
  • Dilip Kumar - Kohinoor
  • *Dev Anand - Kala Bazar
  • *Raj Kapoor - Chhalia
  • Bina Rai - Ghunghat
  • *Nutan - Chhalia
  • *Madhubala - Mughal-e-Azam
    • Best Supporting ActorBest Supporting Actress
  • Motilal - Parakh as Haradhan / Sir Jagdish Chandra Roy
  • * Rehman - Chaudhvin Ka Chand as Pyare Mohan / Nawab Sahib
  • * Agha - Ghunghat as Agha
  • Nanda - Anchal as Nanda
  • * Lalita Pawar - Aanchal as Mother
  • * Kumkum - Kohinoor as Rajlakshmi
    • Best Music DirectorBest Lyricist
  • Shankar Jaikishan - Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai
  • * Ravi - Chaudhvin Ka Chand
  • * Naushad - Mughal-e-Azam
  • Shakeel Badayuni - "Chaudhvin Ka Chand" from Chaudhvin Ka Chand
  • *Shakeel Badayuni – "Pyar Kiya To Darna Kiya" from Mughal-e-Azam
  • *Shailendra - "Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai" from Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai
    • Best Playback Singer - MaleBest Playback Singer - Female
  • Mohammed Rafi - "Chaudhvin Ka Chand" from Chaudhvin Ka Chand
  • *Lata Mangeshkar - "Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya" from Mughal-e-Azam
  • *Lata Mangeshkar - "Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai" from Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai
  • Award won by a male singer

    • Technical Awards

    Best StoryBest Dialogue

  • Aman, Kamal Amrohi, Wajahat Mirza, Ehsan Rizvi — Mughal E Azam
    • Best EditingBest Cinematography
  • Moosa Mansoor — Kohinoor
  • R.D. Mathur — Mughal-e-Azam
    • Best Art DirectionBest Sound Design
  • Biren Nag — Chaudhvin Ka Chand
  • George D'Cruz — Parakh

    • Multiple nominations and wins

    The following films received multiple awards and nominations.
    MovieAwardsNominations
    Mughal-e-Azam38
    Chaudhvin Ka Chand 36
    Parakh35
    Kohinoor23
    Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai13