Filmfare Award for Best Director - wikipedia Filmfare Award for Best Director Filmfare Award for Best Director Awarded for Best Director Country India Presented by Filmfare First awarded Bimal Roy, Do Bigha Zamin ( 1954 ) Currently held by Nitesh Tiwari, Dangal ( 2017 ) Website Filmfare Awards The Filmfare Best Director Award is one of the main awards presented given by the annual Filmfare Awards to recognise directors working in the Hindi film Industry. It was first presented in 1954 in the inaugural year. Contents 1 Superlatives 2 Multiple nominations 3 Winner and nominees 3.1 1950s 3.2 1960s 3.3 1970s 3.4 1980s 3.5 1990s 3.6 2000s 3.7 2010s 4 See also 5 External links Superlatives Yash Chopra holds the record of highest nominations ( 12 ) for this award Category Name Superlative Year ( s ) Notes Most Awards Bimal Roy 7 awards 1954 -- 1964 Awards resulted from 7 nominations Most Nominations Yash Chopra 12 nominations 1966 -- 2005 Nominations resulted in 4 awards Most Nominations without a Win Mahesh Bhatt 6 nominations 1984 -- 1994 -- Bimal Roy has the record of winning most Awards 7 and distinction of winning the Award thrice in a row, on two separate occasions ( 1954 -- 1956 and 1959 -- 1961 ). He won the Award whenever he was nominated. Yash Chopra, Raj Kapoor and Sanjay Leela Bhansali have received the Award four times each. Yash Chopra received 12 nominations, while Raj Kapoor and Sanjay Leela Bhansali have received 6 nominations each. Mahesh Bhatt was nominated thrice in a row ( 1984 -- 1986 ). However, he has n't received any Award even after receiving 6 nominations. Also, no Director has ever won if one has been nominated twice in the same year -- Gulzar in 1974, Basu Chatterjee in 1977 and Hrishikesh Mukherjee in 1980. Sai Paranjpye was the first of two women to have ever won the Award, the second being Zoya Akhtar. Sai Paranjpye won it for Sparsh in 1985. Paranjpye had earlier been nominated for Chashme Buddoor in 1982 and Zoya Akhtar won it for Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara in 2012. Other women Directors to have been nominated are Mira Nair for Salaam Bombay ! in 1990, Farah Khan for Main Hoon Na in 2005 and for Om Shanti Om in 2008, Gauri Shinde for English Vinglish in 2013 and Meghna Gulzar for Talvar in 2016 Rajkumar Santoshi remains the only Director to have won the Award for his first two films, Ghayal and Damini Only once have two siblings been nominated in the same year ; Zoya Akhtar and Farhan Akhtar in 2012. Multiple nominations The following Directors have received multiple Best Director nominations. The list is sorted by the number of total awards ( with the number of total nominations listed in parentheses ). 7 : Bimal Roy ( 7 ) 4 : Yash Chopra ( 12 ) 4 : Raj Kapoor ( 6 ) 4 : Sanjay Leela Bhansali ( 6 ) 2 : Rakesh Roshan ( 5 ) 2 : Rajkumar Santoshi ( 5 ) 2 : Karan Johar ( 5 ) 2 : Ashutosh Gowariker ( 3 ) 2 : Manoj Kumar ( 3 ) 2 : Govind Nihalani ( 2 ) 2 : Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra ( 2 ) 1 : Subhash Ghai ( 6 ) 1 : Gulzar ( 6 ) 1 : B.R. Chopra ( 5 ) 1 : Mansoor Khan ( 4 ) 1 : Rajkumar Hirani ( 4 ) 1 : Shyam Benegal ( 3 ) 1 : Basu Chatterjee ( 3 ) 1 : Aditya Chopra ( 3 ) 1 : Vidhu Vinod Chopra ( 3 ) 1 : Sohanlal Kanwar ( 3 ) 1 : Mukul Anand ( 2 ) 1 : Sooraj Barjatya ( 2 ) 1 : J.P. Dutta ( 2 ) 1 : Shekhar Kapur ( 2 ) 1 : Mehboob Khan ( 2 ) 1 : Sai Paranjpye ( 2 ) 1 : Ramanand Sagar ( 2 ) 1 : Asit Sen ( 2 ) 1 : V. Shantaram ( 2 ) 1 : Sujoy Ghosh ( 1 ) 1 : Aamir Khan ( 1 ) 1 : Zoya Akhtar ( 1 ) 1 : Vikas Bahl ( 1 ) 1 : Kunal Kohli ( 1 ) 1 : Vijay Anand ( 1 ) 1 : Abrar Alvi ( 1 ) 1 : Satyajit Ray ( 1 ) 1 : Muzaffar Ali ( 1 ) Winner and nominees In the list below, the winner of the award for each year is shown first, followed by the other nominees. The films are listed by the years when the award was presented. The announcing of nominations became regular after 1959. 1950s 1954 Bimal Roy -- Do Bigha Zamin 1955 Bimal Roy -- Parineeta 1956 Bimal Roy -- Biraj Bahu 1957 V. Shantaram -- Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje 1958 Mehboob Khan -- Mother India 1959 Bimal Roy -- Madhumati 1960s 1960 Bimal Roy -- Sujata L.V. Prasad -- Chhoti Bahen V. Shantaram -- Navrang 1961 Bimal Roy -- Parakh K. Asif -- Mughal - e-Azam Kishore Sahu -- Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai 1962 B.R. Chopra -- Kanoon Nitin Bose -- Gunga Jumna Radhu Karmakar -- Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai 1963 Abrar Alvi -- Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam Biren Nag -- Bees Saal Baad Mehboob Khan -- Son of India 1964 Bimal Roy -- Bandini B.R. Chopra -- Gumrah C.V. Sridhar -- Dil Ek Mandir 1965 Raj Kapoor -- Sangam Khwaja Ahmad Abbas -- Shehar Aur Sapna Satyen Bose -- Dosti 1966 Yash Chopra -- Waqt Chetan Anand -- Haqeeqat Ramanand Sagar -- Arzoo 1967 Vijay Anand -- Guide Asit Sen -- Mamta Hrishikesh Mukherjee -- Anupama 1968 Manoj Kumar -- Upkar A. Bhimsingh -- Mehrbaan A. Subba Rao -- Milan 1969 Ramanand Sagar -- Ankhen Bhappi Soni -- Brahmachari Ram Maheshwari -- Neel Kamal 1970s 1970 Yash Chopra -- Ittefaq L.V. Prasad -- Jeene Ki Raah Shakti Samanta -- Aradhana 1971 Asit Sen -- Safar Raj Khosla -- Do Raaste Sohanlal Kanwar -- Pehchaan 1972 Raj Kapoor -- Mera Naam Joker Hrishikesh Mukherjee -- Anand Shakti Samanta -- Kati Patang 1973 Sohanlal Kanwar -- Be-Imaan Kamal Amrohi -- Pakeezah Manoj Kumar -- Shor 1974 Yash Chopra -- Daag Gulzar -- Achanak Gulzar -- Koshish Raj Kapoor -- Bobby Rajendra Bhatia -- Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar 1975 Manoj Kumar -- Roti Kapda Aur Makaan Anil Ganguly -- Kora Kagaz Basu Bhattacharya -- Avishkaar M.S. Sathyu -- Garm Hava Shyam Benegal -- Ankur 1976 Yash Chopra -- Deewar Gulzar -- Aandhi Ramesh Sippy -- Sholay Shakti Samanta -- Amanush Sohanlal Kanwar -- Sanyasi 1977 Gulzar -- Mausam Basu Chatterjee -- Chhoti Si Baat Basu Chatterjee -- Chitchor Rajkumar Kohli -- Nagin Yash Chopra -- Kabhi Kabhie 1978 Basu Chatterjee -- Swami Asrani -- Chala Murari Hero Banne Bhimsain -- Gharaonda Gulzar -- Kinara Manmohan Desai -- Amar Akbar Anthony 1979 Satyajit Ray -- Shatranj Ke Khilari Prakash Mehra -- Muqaddar Ka Sikandar Raj Khosla -- Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki Raj Kapoor -- Satyam Shivam Sundaram Yash Chopra -- Trishul 1980s 1980 Shyam Benegal -- Junoon Hrishikesh Mukherjee -- Jurmana Hrishikesh Mukherjee -- Gol Maal Manmohan Krishna -- Noorie Yash Chopra -- Kaala Patthar 1981 Govind Nihalani -- Aakrosh B.R. Chopra -- Insaaf Ka Tarazu Esmayeel Shroff -- Thodisi Bewafaii Hrishikesh Mukherjee -- Khubsoorat J. Om Prakash -- Aasha 1982 Muzaffar Ali -- Umrao Jaan K. Balachander -- Ek Duuje Ke Liye Rabindra Dharamraj -- Chakra Ramesh Talwar -- Baseraa Sai Paranjpye -- Chashme Buddoor Shyam Benegal -- Kalyug 1983 Raj Kapoor -- Prem Rog B.R. Chopra -- Nikaah Ramesh Sippy -- Shakti Sagar Sarhadi -- Bazaar Subhash Ghai -- Vidhaata 1984 Govind Nihalani -- Ardh Satya Mahesh Bhatt -- Arth Mohan Kumar -- Avtaar Rahul Rawail -- Betaab Shekhar Kapur -- Masoom 1985 Sai Paranjpye -- Sparsh Kundan Shah -- Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro Mahesh Bhatt -- Saaransh Prakash Mehra -- Sharaabi Ravi Chopra -- Aaj Ki Awaaz 1986 Raj Kapoor -- Ram Teri Ganga Maili Mahesh Bhatt -- Janam Rahul Rawail -- Arjun Ramesh Sippy -- Saagar 1987 No Award 1988 No Award 1989 Mansoor Khan -- Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak N. Chandra -- Tezaab Rakesh Roshan -- Khoon Bhari Maang 1990s 1990 Vidhu Vinod Chopra -- Parinda Mira Nair -- Salaam Bombay ! Sooraj Barjatya -- Maine Pyar Kiya Subhash Ghai -- Ram Lakhan Yash Chopra -- Chandni 1991 Rajkumar Santoshi -- Ghayal Mahesh Bhatt -- Aashiqui Mukul Anand -- Agneepath Ravi Raja -- Pratibandh 1992 Subhash Ghai -- Saudagar Yash Chopra -- Lamhe Lawrence D'Souza -- Saajan Mahesh Bhatt -- Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin Randhir Kapoor -- Henna 1993 Mukul S. Anand -- Khuda Gawah Indra Kumar -- Beta Mansoor Khan -- Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar 1994 Rajkumar Santoshi -- Damini David Dhawan -- Aankhen Mahesh Bhatt -- Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke Subhash Ghai -- Khalnayak Yash Chopra -- Darr 1995 Sooraj Barjatya -- Hum Aapke Hain Koun... ! Mehul Kumar -- Krantiveer Rajiv Rai -- Mohra Rajkumar Santoshi -- Andaz Apna Apna Vidhu Vinod Chopra -- 1942 : A Love Story 1996 Aditya Chopra -- Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge Indra Kumar -- Raja Mansoor Khan -- Akele Hum Akele Tum Rakesh Roshan -- Karan Arjun Ram Gopal Varma -- Rangeela 1997 Shekhar Kapur -- Bandit Queen Dharmesh Darshan -- Raja Hindustani Gulzar -- Maachis Parto Ghosh -- Agni Sakshi Rajkumar Santoshi -- Ghatak 1998 J.P. Dutta -- Border Priyadarshan -- Virasat Rajiv Rai -- Gupt Subhash Ghai -- Pardes Yash Chopra -- Dil To Pagal Hai 1999 Karan Johar -- Kuch Kuch Hota Hai Abbas - Mustan -- Soldier Ram Gopal Varma -- Satya Sohail Khan -- Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya Vikram Bhatt -- Ghulam 2000s 2000 Sanjay Leela Bhansali -- Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam David Dhawan -- Biwi No. 1 John Matthew Matthan -- Sarfarosh Mahesh Manjrekar -- Vaastav Subhash Ghai -- Taal 2001 Rakesh Roshan -- Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai Aditya Chopra -- Mohabbatein Dharmesh Darshan -- Dhadkan Mansoor Khan -- Josh Vidhu Vinod Chopra -- Mission Kashmir 2002 Ashutosh Gowariker -- Lagaan Anil Sharma -- Gadar : Ek Prem Katha Farhan Akhtar -- Dil Chahta Hai Karan Johar -- Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... Santosh Sivan -- Asoka 2003 Sanjay Leela Bhansali -- Devdas Abbas - Mustan -- Humraaz Ram Gopal Varma -- Company Sanjay Gupta -- Kaante Vikram Bhatt -- Raaz 2004 Rakesh Roshan -- Koi... Mil Gaya J.P. Dutta -- LOC Kargil Nikhil Advani -- Kal Ho Naa Ho Rajkumar Hirani -- Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. Ram Gopal Varma -- Bhoot Satish Kaushik -- Tere Naam 2005 Kunal Kohli -- Hum Tum Ashutosh Gowariker -- Swades Farah Khan -- Main Hoon Na Farhan Akhtar -- Lakshya Rajkumar Santoshi -- Khakee Yash Chopra -- Veer - Zaara 2006 Sanjay Leela Bhansali -- Black Madhur Bhandarkar -- Page 3 Nagesh Kukunoor -- Iqbal Pradeep Sarkar -- Parineeta Ram Gopal Varma -- Sarkar 2007 Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra -- Rang De Basanti Karan Johar -- Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna Rakesh Roshan -- Krrish Rajkumar Hirani -- Lage Raho Munna Bhai Sanjay Gadhvi -- Dhoom 2 Vishal Bhardwaj -- Omkara 2008 Aamir Khan -- Taare Zameen Par Anurag Basu -- Life in a... Metro Farah Khan -- Om Shanti Om Imtiaz Ali -- Jab We Met Mani Ratnam -- Guru Shimit Amin -- Chak De ! India 2009 Ashutosh Gowariker -- Jodhaa Akbar A.R. Murugadoss -- Ghajini Abhishek Kapoor -- Rock On ! ! Aditya Chopra -- Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi Madhur Bhandarkar -- Fashion Neeraj Pandey -- A Wednesday ! 2010s 2010 Rajkumar Hirani -- 3 Idiots Anurag Kashyap -- Dev. D Ayan Mukerji -- Wake Up Sid Imtiaz Ali -- Love Aaj Kal R. Balki -- Paa Vishal Bhardwaj -- Kaminey 2011 Karan Johar -- My Name Is Khan Abhinav Kashyap -- Dabangg Manish Sharma -- Band Baaja Baaraat Sanjay Leela Bhansali -- Guzaarish Vikramaditya Motwane -- Udaan 2012 Zoya Akhtar -- Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara Abhinay Deo -- Delhi Belly Farhan Akhtar -- Don 2 Imtiaz Ali -- Rockstar Milan Luthria -- The Dirty Picture Raj Kumar Gupta -- No One Killed Jessica 2013 Sujoy Ghosh -- Kahaani Anurag Basu -- Barfi ! Anurag Kashyap -- Gangs of Wasseypur Gauri Shinde -- English Vinglish Shoojit Sircar -- Vicky Donor 2014 Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra -- Bhaag Milkha Bhaag Anand L. Rai -- Raanjhanaa Abhishek Kapoor -- Kai Po Che ! Ayan Mukerji -- Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani Sanjay Leela Bhansali -- Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram - Leela Rohit Shetty -- Chennai Express 2015 Vikas Bahl -- Queen Abhishek Varman -- 2 States Anurag Kashyap -- Ugly Rajkumar Hirani -- PK Vishal Bhardwaj -- Haider 2016 Sanjay Leela Bhansali -- Bajirao Mastani Kabir Khan -- Bajrangi Bhaijaan Anand L. Rai -- Tanu Weds Manu Returns Meghna Gulzar -- Talvar Shoojit Sircar -- Piku Sriram Raghavan -- Badlapur 2017 Nitesh Tiwari -- Dangal Abhishek Chaubey -- Udta Punjab Ali Abbas Zafar -- Sultan Karan Johar -- Ae Dil Hai Mushkil Ram Madhvani -- Neerja Shakun Batra -- Kapoor & Sons See also Filmfare Awards Bollywood Cinema of India External links The Official Site Filmfare Awards Category History of film Merit awards Best Film Director Actor Actress Supporting Actor Supporting Actress Best Performance in a Negative Role Best Performance in a Comic Role Male Debut Female Debut Debut Director Music Director Lyricist Male Playback Singer Female Playback Singer Critics ' awards Best Film Best Actor Best Actress Documentary Technical awards Story Screenplay Dialogue Action Art Direction Background Score Cinematographer Editing Choreography Sound Design Special Effects Costume Design Special awards Lifetime Achievement RD Burman Award Special Award New Face of the Year Scene of the Year Power Award Award ceremonies 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 The Times Group Filmfare Awards Category Filmfare Records and facts South awards East awards Filmfare Award for Best Director 1954 - 1960 Bimal Roy ( 1954 ) Bimal Roy ( 1955 ) Bimal Roy ( 1956 ) V. Shantaram ( 1957 ) Mehboob Khan ( 1958 ) Bimal Roy ( 1959 ) Bimal Roy ( 1960 ) 1961 - 1980 Bimal Roy ( 1961 ) B.R. Chopra ( 1962 ) Abrar Alvi ( 1963 ) Bimal Roy ( 1964 ) Raj Kapoor ( 1965 ) Yash Chopra ( 1966 ) Vijay Anand ( 1967 ) Manoj Kumar ( 1968 ) Ramanand Sagar ( 1969 ) Yash Chopra ( 1970 ) Asit Sen ( 1971 ) Raj Kapoor ( 1972 ) Sohanlal Kanwar ( 1973 ) Yash Chopra ( 1974 ) Manoj Kumar ( 1975 ) Yash Chopra ( 1976 ) Gulzar ( 1977 ) Basu Chatterjee ( 1978 ) Satyajit Ray ( 1979 ) Shyam Benegal ( 1980 ) 1981 - 2000 Govind Nihalani ( 1981 ) Muzaffar Ali ( 1982 ) Raj Kapoor ( 1983 ) Govind Nihalani ( 1984 ) Sai Paranjpye ( 1985 ) Raj Kapoor ( 1986 ) Mansoor Khan ( 1989 ) Vidhu Vinod Chopra ( 1990 ) Rajkumar Santoshi ( 1991 ) Subhash Ghai ( 1992 ) Mukul S. Anand ( 1993 ) Shekhar Kapur ( 1994 ) Sooraj Barjatya ( 1995 ) Aditya Chopra ( 1996 ) Rajkumar Santoshi ( 1997 ) J.P. Dutta ( 1998 ) Karan Johar ( 1999 ) Sanjay Leela Bhansali ( 2000 ) 2001 - present Rakesh Roshan ( 2001 ) Ashutosh Gowariker ( 2002 ) Sanjay Leela Bhansali ( 2003 ) Rakesh Roshan ( 2004 ) Kunal Kohli ( 2005 ) Sanjay Leela Bhansali ( 2006 ) Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra ( 2007 ) Aamir Khan ( 2008 ) Ashutosh Gowariker ( 2009 ) Rajkumar Hirani ( 2010 ) Karan Johar ( 2011 ) Zoya Akhtar ( 2012 ) Sujoy Ghosh ( 2013 ) Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra ( 2014 ) Vikas Bahl ( 2015 ) Sanjay Leela Bhansali ( 2016 ) Nitesh Tiwari ( 2017 ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Director&oldid=818980312 '' Categories : Filmfare Awards Film directing awards Best Director National Film Award winners Lists of Indian film directors Hidden categories : EngvarB from September 2014 Use dmy dates from September 2014 Talk Contents About Wikipedia বাংলা Deutsch Français हिन्दी Italiano मराठी ਪੰਜਾਬੀ Polski Русский اردو Edit links This page was last edited on 6 January 2018, at 18 : 19. 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