28th Filmfare Awards

The 28th Filmfare Awards were held in 1981.

Insaaf Ka Tarazu and Thodisi Bewafaii led the ceremony with 9 nominations each, followed by Aakrosh and Aasha with 7 nominations each, and Khubsoorat and Qurbani with 6 nominations each.

Aakrosh won 6 awards, including Best Director (for Govind Nihalani), Best Actor (for Naseeruddin Shah) and Best Supporting Actor (for Om Puri), thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.

Rekha received dual nominations for Best Actress for her performances in Judaai and Khubsoorat, winning for the latter.

Best Film
 Khubsoorat 
 * Aakrosh
 * Aasha
 * Insaaf Ka Tarazu
 * Thodisi Bewafaii

Best Director
Govind Nihalani – Aakrosh
 * B. R. Chopra – Insaaf Ka Tarazu
 * Esmayeel Shroff – Thodisi Bewafaii
 * Hrishikesh Mukherjee – Khubsoorat
 * J. Om Prakash – Aasha

Best Actor
Naseeruddin Shah – Aakrosh 
 * Amitabh Bachchan – Dostana
 * Raj Babbar – Insaaf Ka Tarazu
 * Rajesh Khanna – Thodisi Bewafaii
 * Shatrughan Sinha – Dostana
 * Vinod Khanna – Qurbani

Best Actress
Rekha – Khubsoorat 
 * Reena Roy – Aasha
 * Rekha – Judaai
 * Shabana Azmi – Thodisi Bewafaii
 * Zeenat Aman – Insaaf Ka Tarazu

Best Supporting Actor
Om Puri – Aakrosh 
 * Amjad Khan – Qurbani
 * Girish Karnad – Aasha
 * Raj Kapoor – Abdullah
 * Shreeram Lagoo – Insaaf Ka Tarazu

Best Supporting Actress
Padmini Kolhapure – Insaaf Ka Tarazu 
 * Ashalata – Apne Paraye
 * Dina Pathak – Khubsoorat
 * Rameshwari – Aasha
 * Simi Garewal – Karz

Best Comic Actor
 Keshto Mukherjee – Khubsoorat 
 * Asrani – Hum Nahin Sudhrenge
 * Deven Verma – Judaai
 * Deven Verma – Thodisi Bewafaii
 * Keshto Mukherjee – Be-Reham

Best Story
 Aakrosh – Vijay Tendulkar
 * Aasha – Ram Kelkar
 * Insaaf Ka Tarazu – Shabd Kumar
 * Khubsoorat – D. N. Mukherjee
 * Thodisi Bewafaii – Esmayeel Shroff

Best Screenplay
 Aakrosh – Vijay Tendulkar

Best Dialogue
 Insaaf Ka Tarazu – Shabd Kumar

Best Music Director
 Karz – Laxmikant–Pyarelal 
 * Aasha – Laxmikant–Pyarelal
 * Qurbani – Kalyanji–Anandji
 * Shaan – R. D. Burman
 * Thodisi Bewafaii – Khayyam

Best Lyricist
 Thodisi Bewafaii – Gulzar for Hazaar Rahein Mudke Dekhi
 * Aasha – Anand Bakshi for Sheesha Ho Ya Dil Ho
 * Dostana – Anand Bakshi for Salamat Rahe Dostana
 * Karz – Anand Bakshi for Dard-e-Dil
 * Karz – Anand Bakshi for Om Shanti Om

Best Playback Singer, Male
 Thodisi Bewafaii – Kishore Kumar for Hazaar Rahein Mudke Dekhi


 * Abdullah – Mohammad Rafi for Maine Poocha Chand Se
 * Dostana – Mohammad Rafi for Mere Dost Qissa Yeh
 * Karz – Kishore Kumar for Om Shanti Om
 * Karz – Mohammed Rafi for Dard-E-Dil
 * Sargam – Mohammad Rafi for Dafaliwale Dafli Baja

Best Playback Singer, Female
 Qurbani – Nazia Hassan for Aap Jaisa Koi
 * Aap To Aise Na The – Hemlata for Tu Is Tarah Se
 * Griha Pravesh – Chandrani Mukherjee for Pehchan To Thi
 * Pyaara Dushman – Usha Uthup for Hari Om Hari
 * Qurbani – Kanchan for Laila O Laila

Best Art Direction
 Aakrosh  – C. S. Bhati

Best Cinematography
 Shaan  – S. M Anwar

Best Editing
 Insaaf Ka Tarazu  S. B. Mane

Best Sound
 Qurbani  – P. Harikishan

Best Film
 Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyoon Aata Hai 

Best Documentary
 They Call Me Chamar 

Biggest Winners

 * Aakrosh – 6/7
 * Khubsoorat – 3/6
 * Insaaf Ka Tarazu – 3/9
 * Qurbani – 2/6
 * Thodisi Bewafaii – 2/9
 * Karz – 1/6
 * Aasha – 0/6