9th Filmfare Awards


The 9th Filmfare Awards were held in 20 May 1962, at Bombay, honoring the best films in Hindi Cinema in 1961.
Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai bagged the Best Film and Best Actor Awards, both for Raj Kapoor. Vyjayanthimala won her third Filmfare and second Best Actress trophy for Gunga Jumna. While B.R. Chopra won his Best Director Award for Kanoon. Gunga Jumna and Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai had the highest nomination with seven nominations each. Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai was a 1960 release but was not considered for the 8th Filmfare Awards.

Main awards

Best FilmBest Director

  • Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai – R. K. Films – Raj Kapoor
  • *Gunga Jumna – Citizen Films – Dilip Kumar
  • *Kanoon – B. R. Films – B. R. Chopra
  • B.R. Chopra – Kanoon
  • *Nitin Bose – Gunga Jumna
  • *Radhu Karmakar – Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai
    • Best ActorBest Actress
  • Raj Kapoor – Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai
  • *Dev Anand – Hum Dono
  • *Dilip Kumar – Gunga Jumna
  • Vyjayanthimala – Gunga Jumna as Dhanno
  • *Padmini – Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai as Kammo
  • *Saira Banu – Junglee as Rajkumari 'Raj'
    • Best Supporting ActorBest Supporting Actress
  • Nana Palsikar – Kanoon as Kaalia
  • * Mehmood – Sasural as Mahesh
  • * Pran – Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai as Raka
  • Nirupa Roy – Chhaya as Manorama / Aayah
  • * Shubha Khote – Gharana as Ragini
  • * Shubha Khote – Sasural as Sita
    • Best Music DirectorBest Lyricist
  • Ravi – Gharana
  • * Naushad – Gunga Jumna
  • * Shankar Jaikishan – Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai
  • Shakeel Badayuni – "Husn Wale Tera" from Gharana
  • *Hasrat Jaipuri – "Teri Pyari Pyari Surat" from Sasural
  • *Shailendra – "Hothon Pe Sacchai" from Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai
    • Best Playback Singer – MaleBest Playback Singer – Female
  • Mohammed Rafi – "Chashme Buddoor" from Sasural
  • *Mohammed Rafi – "Husn Wale Tera" from Gharana
  • *Mukesh – "Hothon Pe Sacchai" from Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai
  • Award won by a male singer

    • Technical Awards

    Best StoryBest Dialogue

  • Wajahat Mirza – Gunga Jumna
    • Best EditingBest Cinematography
  • G.G. Mayekar – Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai
  • V. Balasaheb – Gunga Jumna
    • Best Art DirectionBest Sound Design
  • M. R. Acharekar – Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai
  • Kuldeep Singh – Junglee

    • Multiple nominations and wins

    The following films received multiple awards and nominations.
    MovieAwardsNominations
    Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai47
    Gunga Jumna37
    Gharana24
    Kanoon24
    Sasural14
    Junglee12