# Filmfare Critics Award for Best Film

The Filmfare Critics Award for Best Film is awarded during annual Filmfare Awards, given by the Filmfare magazine. The awards are the oldest and most prominent film awards given for Hindi films in India. The yearly awards started in 1954. Movie awards were first given by popular vote. Many complained that films of artistic merit rather than commercial appeal were being overlooked, hence a new award category was added, the Best Film (Critics). The record of maximum number of wins in this category is with Mani Kaul having won four times, followed by Kumar Shahani, who won three times.
Rajnigandha, Black and Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara are the only films to win both Best Film (Critics) and Best Film.

## Winner

In the list below, each individual entry shows the winning title, followed by the director of the film.

### 1970s

| Film | Winners | Year |
| Uski Roti | Mani Kaul, | 1971 |
| Ashadh Ka Ek Din | Mani Kaul, | 1972 |
| Maya Darpan | Kumar Shahani, | 1973 |
| Duvidha | Mani Kaul, | 1974 |
| Rajnigandha | Basu Chatterjee, | 1975 |
| Aandhi | Gulzar, | 1976 |
| Mrigayaa | Mrinal Sen, | 1977 |
| Shatranj Ke Khilari | Satyajit Ray, | 1978 |
| Arvind Desai Ki Ajeeb Dastaan | Saeed Akhtar Mirza, | 1979 |

### 1980s

| Jeena Yahan | Basu Chatterjee, | 1980 |
| Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyon Aata Hai | Saeed Akhtar Mirza, | 1981 |
| Aadharshila | Ashok Ahuja, | 1982 |
| Masoom | Shekhar Kapur, | 1983 |
| Sookha | M.S. Sathyu, | 1984 |
| Damul | Prakash Jha, | 1985 |
| Aghaat | Govind Nihalani, | 1986 |
| Om-Dar-Ba-Dar | Kamal Swaroop, | 1989 |

### 1990s

| Khayal Gatha | Kumar Shahani, | 1990 |
| Kasba | Kumar Shahani, | 1991 |
| Diksha | Arun Kaul, | 1992 |
| Idiot | Mani Kaul, | 1993 |
| Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa | Kundan Shah, | 1994 |
| Bandit Queen | Shekhar Kapur, | 1995 |
| Bombay | Mani Ratnam (the only dubbed film to win the award), | 1996 |
| Khamoshi: The Musical | Sanjay Leela Bhansali, | 1997 |
| Virasat | Priyadarshan, | 1998 |
| Satya | Ram Gopal Varma, | 1999 |

### 2000s

| Sarfarosh | John Matthew Matthan, | 2000 |
| Halo | Santosh Sivan, | 2001 |
| Dil Chahta Hai | Farhan Akhtar, | 2002 |
| The Legend of Bhagat Singh | Rajkumar Santoshi, | 2003 |
| Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. | Rajkumar Hirani, | 2004 |
| Yuva & Dev | Mani Ratnam & Govind Nihalani, | 2005 |
| Black | Sanjay Leela Bhansali, | 2006 |
| Lage Raho Munna Bhai | Rajkumar Hirani, | 2007 |
| Chak De! India | Shimit Amin, | 2008 |
| Mumbai Meri Jaan | Nishikant Kamat, | 2009 |

### 2010s

| Year | Film | Recipient(s) |
| 2010 | Firaaq | Nandita Das |
| 2011 | Udaan | Vikramaditya Motwane |
| 2012 | Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara | Zoya Akhtar |
| 2013 | Gangs of Wasseypur | Anurag Kashyap |
| 2014 | The Lunchbox | Ritesh Batra |
| 2015 | Ankhon Dekhi | Rajat Kapoor |
| 2016 | Piku | Shoojit Sircar |
| 2017 | Neerja | Ram Madhvani |
| 2018 | Newton | Amit V. Masurkar |
| 2019 | Andhadhun | Sriram Raghavan |

### 2020s

| Year | Film | Recipient(s) |
| 2020 | Article 15 & Sonchiriya | Anubhav Sinha & Abhishek Chaubey |
| 2021 | Eeb Allay Ooo! | Prateek Vats |
| 2022 | Sardar Udham | Shoojit Sircar |
| 2023 | Badhaai Do | Harshavardhan Kulkarni |
| 2024 | Joram | Devashish Makhija |