59th Annual BFJA Awards

The 59th Annual Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards were held on 1996, honoring the best Indian cinema in 1995.

Best India Film (In Order of Merit)

 * Mammo
 * Droh Kaal
 * Charachar

Best Director

 * Buddhadev Dasgupta - Charachar

Best Actor

 * Sabyasachi Chakraborty - Kakababu Here Gelen ?

Best Actress

 * Indrani Halder & Laboni Sarkar - Charachar

Best Supporting Actor

 * Soumitra Chatterjee - Kakababu Here Gelen ?

Best Supporting Actress

 * Roopa Ganguly - Ujan

Best Music Director

 * Anupam Ghatak - Kencho Khoodte Keute

Best Lyricist

 * Shibdas Banerjee - Sansar Sangram

Best Male Playback Singer

 * Kumar Sanu - Kencho Khoodte Keute

Best Female Playback Singer

 * Sreeradha Bandyopadhyay - Boumoni

Best Screenplay

 * Buddhadev Dasgupta - Charachar

Best Cinematography

 * Soumendu Roy - Charachar

Best Art Director

 * Rupchand Kundu - Amodini

Best Editor

 * Ujjal Nandy - Charachar

Best Original Story

 * Prafulla Roy – Charachar

Most Outstanding Work of The Year

 * Mani Ratnam – Bombay

Best Book on Cinema

 * Amitabha Chattopadhyay – Chalachhitra, Samaj O Satyajit

Best Film Critic /Journalist

 * Santanu Chakraborty

Best Documentary (Film)

 * A Living Legend

Best Director Documentary (Film)

 * Raja Sen - Film Maker for Freedom

Best Director

 * Govind Nihalani - Droh Kaal

Best Actor

 * Aamir Khan - Akele Hum Akele Tum & Rangeela

Best Actress

 * Farida Jalal - Mammo

Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award

 * Shri Tapan Sinha