62nd Filmfare Awards

The 62nd Filmfare Awards ceremony, presented by the Filmfare magazine, honored the best Hindi language Indian films of 2016. The ceremony was held on 14 January 2017 and was co-hosted by Shah Rukh Khan, Karan Johar and Kapil Sharma.

Ae Dil Hai Mushkil and Udta Punjab led the ceremony with 9 nominations each, followed by Kapoor & Sons and Neerja with 8 nominations each.

Neerja won 6 awards, including Best Film (Critics) (for Ram Madhvani), Best Actress (Critics) (for Sonam Kapoor) and Best Supporting Actress (for Shabana Azmi), thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.

Alia Bhatt received dual nominations for Best Actress for her performances in Dear Zindagi and Udta Punjab, winning for the latter.

Main Awards
Nominees were announced on 9 January 2017.

Best Story

 * Shakun Batra & Ayesha Devitre Dhillon – Kapoor & Sons

Best Screenplay

 * Shakun Batra & Ayesha Devitre Dhillon – Kapoor & Sons

Best Dialogue

 * Ritesh Shah – Pink

Best Cinematography

 * Mitesh Mirchandani – Neerja

Best Editing

 * Monisha Baldawa – Neerja

Best Costume

 * Payal Saluja – Udta Punjab

Best Action

 * Sham Kaushal – Dangal

Best Background Score

 * Sameer Uddin – Kapoor & Sons

Best Choreography

 * Adil Shaikh –  Kar Gayi Chull  from Kapoor & Sons

Best Visual Effects

 * Red Chillies Entertainment – Fan

Best Production Design

 * Aparna Sud – Neerja

Best Sound Design

 * Vivek Sachidanand – Phobia

Best Debut Director

 * Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari – Nil Battey Sannata

Best Short Film (People's Choice)

 * Khamakha

Best Short Film (Fiction)

 * Chutney

Best Short Film (Non-fiction)

 * Matitali Kusti

Best Actor (Male) in a Short Film

 * Manoj Bajpayee – Taandav

Best Actor (Female) in a Short Film

 * Tisca Chopra – Chutney

Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award

 * Shatrughan Sinha

Filmfare R.D. Burman Award – New Music Talent

 * Amit Mishra – "Bulleya" from Ae Dil Hai Mushkil

Most Wins

 * Neerja – 6
 * Kapoor & Sons (Since 1921) – 5
 * Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, Dangal & Udta Punjab – 4