11th International Film Festival of India

The 11th International Film Festival of India was held from 10-24 January 1987 in New Delhi. The festival gave a breakthrough for commercial cinema, through the introduction of "Indian Mainstream section". India's official entry for the Best Foreign Language Film for the Academy Awards in 1986 - "Swati Mutyam" was screened in the mainstream section.

Winners

 * Golden Peacock (Best Film): Golden Peacock Award: "Farewell Green Summer" by Elyer Ishmukhamedov (Russian film)
 * Golden Peacock (Best Short Film) Not Awarded
 * IFFI Best Actor Award (Male) (Silver Peacock) "Raghubir Yadav" for "Massey Sahib" (Indian film)
 * IFFI Best Actor Award (Female) (Silver Peacock) "Fernanda Torres" for "Love Me Forever or Never" (Brazilian film)