25th Annual BFJA Awards

The 25th Annual Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards were held on 1962, honoring the best in Indian cinema in 1961.

Best Indian Films (In Order of Merit)

 * Teen Kanya
 * Gunga Jumna
 * Punascha
 * Madhya Rater Tara
 * Saptapadi
 * Kanoon
 * Char Diwari
 * Usne Kaha Tha
 * Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai
 * Swayambara

Best Director
Satyajit Ray - Teen Kanya

Best Actor
Uttam Kumar - Saptapadi

Best Actress
Suchitra Sen - Saptapadi

Best Actor in Supporting Role
Anil Chatterjee - Agni Sanskar

Best Actress in Supporting Role
Manju Dey - Carey Saheber Munshi

Best Cinematographer
Ajoy Kar - Saptapadi

Best Music Director
Hemanta Mukherjee - Swaralipi and Ravi Shankar - Sandhayarag

Best Lyricist
Gouri Prasanna Majumdar - Swaralipi

Best Audiographer
Bani Dutta - Swaralipi

Best Dialogue
Santosh Ghosh - Swayambara

Best Director
Nitin Bose - Gunga Jumna

Best Actor
Dilip Kumar - Gunga Jumna

Best Actress
Vyjayantimala - Gunga Jumna

Best Actor in Supporting Role
Pran - Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai

Best Actress in Supporting Role
Nirupa Roy - Chhaya and Indrani Mukherjee - Usne Kaha Tha

Best Music Director
Naushad - Gunga Jumna

Best Lyricist
Shakeel Badayuni - Gunga Jumna

Best Cinematographer
V. Baba Saheb - Gunga Jumna

Best Audiographer
M. I. Dharmsay - Gunga Jumna

Best Dialogue
Wazahat Mirza - Gunga Jumna and Rajendra Krishan - Chhaya and S. Khalil - Usne Kaha Tha

Ten Best Films

 * 1) Ben-Hur
 * 2) The Apartment
 * 3) Kanał
 * 4) Girl Seeks Father
 * 5) The Millionairess
 * 6) On the Beach
 * 7) South Pacific
 * 8) Pepe
 * 9) The Singer Not the Song
 * 10) Elmer Gantry

Best Director
William Wyler - Ben-Hur

Best Actor
Charlton Heston - Ben-Hur

Best Actress
Shirley MacLaine - The Apartment

Best Supporting Actor
Charles Laughton - Under Ten Flags

Best Supporting Actress
Shirley Jones - Elmer Gantry