29th Filmfare Awards

The 29th Filmfare Awards were held in 1982.

Films belonging to the Parallel Cinema and Indian New Wave won most of the awards at the ceremony, signaling a trend where filmmakers and audiences were moving towards more meaningful cinema.

Ek Duuje Ke Liye led the ceremony with 13 nominations, followed by Chakra with 6 nominations, Baseraa and Kalyug with 5 nominations each, and Umrao Jaan with 3 nominations.

Chakra, Ek Duuje Ke Liye, Kalyug & Kudrat won 3 awards each, thus becoming the most-awarded films at the ceremony.

Amitabh Bachchan received dual nominations for Best Actor for his performances in Laawaris and Silsila, but lost to Naseeruddin Shah who won the award for Chakra.

Amjad Khan also received dual nominations for Best Supporting Actor for his performances in Love Story and Yaarana, winning for the latter.

Best Film
 Kalyug 
 * Baseraa
 * Chakra
 * Chashme Buddoor
 * Ek Duuje Ke Liye

Best Director
 Muzaffar Ali – Umrao Jaan 
 * K. Balachander – Ek Duuje Ke Liye
 * Rabindra Dharmraj – Chakra
 * Ramesh Talwar – Baseraa
 * Sai Paranjpye – Chashme Buddoor
 * Shyam Benegal – Kalyug

Best Actor
 Naseeruddin Shah – Chakra 
 * Amitabh Bachchan – Laawaris
 * Amitabh Bachchan – Silsila
 * Kamal Haasan – Ek Duuje Ke Liye
 * Rajesh Khanna – Dard

Best Actress
 Smita Patil – Chakra 
 * Hema Malini – Naseeb
 * Jaya Bachchan – Silsila
 * Raakhee – Baseraa
 * Rati Agnihotri – Ek Duuje Ke Liye
 * Rekha – Umrao Jaan

Best Supporting Actor
 Amjad Khan – Yaarana 
 * Amjad Khan – Love Story
 * Rakesh Roshan – Dhanwan
 * Saeed Jaffrey – Chashme Buddoor
 * Suresh Oberoi – Laawaris

Best Supporting Actress
 Supriya Pathak – Kalyug 
 * Aruna Irani – Rocky
 * Madhavi – Ek Duuje Ke Liye
 * Nanda – Ahista Ahista
 * Sarika – Sharda

Best Comic Actor
 Utpal Dutt – Naram Garam 
 * Anoop Kumar – Chalti Ka Naam Zindagi
 * Asrani – Ek Duuje Ke Liye
 * Rakesh Bedi – Chashme Buddoor
 * Ravi Baswani – Chashme Buddoor

Best Story
 Kudrat – Chetan Anand 
 * Baseraa – Leela Phansalkar
 * Chakra – Jaywant Dalvi
 * Ek Duuje Ke Liye – K. Balachander
 * Kalyug – Shyam Benegal and Girish Karnad

Best Screenplay
 Ek Duuje Ke Liye – K. Balachander 

Best Dialogue
 Meri Awaaz Suno – Kader Khan 

Best Music Director
 Umrao Jaan – Khayyam 
 * Armaan – Bappi Lahiri
 * Ek Duuje Ke Liye – Laxmikant–Pyarelal
 * Love Story – R. D. Burman
 * Silsila – Shiv–Hari

Best Lyricist
 Ek Duuje Ke Liye – Anand Bakshi for Tere Mere Beech Main 
 * Baseraa – Gulzar for Jahan Pe Savera
 * Ek Duuje Ke Liye – Anand Bakshi for Solah Baras Ki
 * Kranti – Santosh Anand for Zindagi Ki Naa Toote
 * Love Story – Anand Bakshi for Teri Yaad Aa Rahi Hai

Best Playback Singer, Male
 Love Story – Amit Kumar for Teri Yaad Aa Rahi Hai 
 * Ek Duuje Ke Liye – S. P. Balasubramaniam for Tere Mere Beech Main
 * Kudrat – Kishore Kumar for Humein Tumse Pyaar Kitna
 * Prem Geet – Jagjit Singh for Honthon Se Chulo Tum
 * Yaarana – Kishore Kumar for Choo Kar Mere Mann Ko

Best Playback Singer, Female
 Kudrat – Parveen Sultana for Humein Tumse Pyaar Kitna 
 * Armaan – Sharon Prabhakar for Mere Jaisi Haseena
 * Armaan – Usha Uthup for Rambha Ho
 * Laawaris – Alka Yagnik for Mere Angne Main
 * Poonam – Chandrani Mukherjee for Mohabbat Rang Laayegi

Best Art Direction
 Chakra – Bansi Chandragupta

Best Cinematography
 Kudrat – Jal Mistry

Best Editing
 Ek Duuje Ke Liye – K. R. Kitoo

Best Sound
 Kalyug – Hitendra Ghosh

Special Award
Padmini Kolhapure – Ahista Ahista

Best Film
 Aadarshila 

Best Documentary
 Faces After the Storm 

Biggest Winners

 *  Kudrat – 3/4
 *  Kalyug – 3/5
 *  Chakra – 3/6
 *  Ek Duuje Ke Liye – 3/13
 *  Umrao Jaan – 2/3
 * Baseraa – 0/5