# 28th Filmfare Awards

The 28th Filmfare Awards were held in 1981.
Insaaf Ka Tarazu and Thodisi Bewafaii led the ceremony with 9 nominations each, followed by Aakrosh and Aasha with 7 nominations each, and Khubsoorat and Qurbani with 6 nominations each.
Aakrosh won 6 awards, including Best Director (for Govind Nihalani), Best Actor (for Naseeruddin Shah) and Best Supporting Actor (for Om Puri), thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.
Rekha received dual nominations for Best Actress for her performances in Judaai and Khubsoorat, winning for the latter.

## Main awards
### Best Film

Khubsoorat
* Aakrosh
* Aasha
* Insaaf Ka Tarazu
* Thodisi Bewafaii

### Best Director

Govind Nihalani – Aakrosh
* B. R. Chopra – Insaaf Ka Tarazu
* Esmayeel Shroff – Thodisi Bewafaii
* Hrishikesh Mukherjee – Khubsoorat
* J. Om Prakash – Aasha

### Best Actor

Naseeruddin Shah – Aakrosh
* Amitabh Bachchan – Dostana
* Raj Babbar – Insaaf Ka Tarazu
* Rajesh Khanna – Thodisi Bewafaii
* Shatrughan Sinha – Dostana
* Vinod Khanna – Qurbani

### Best Actress

Rekha – Khubsoorat
* Reena Roy – Aasha
* Rekha – Judaai
* Shabana Azmi – Thodisi Bewafaii
* Zeenat Aman – Insaaf Ka Tarazu

### Best Supporting Actor

Om Puri – Aakrosh
* Amjad Khan – Qurbani
* Girish Karnad – Aasha
* Raj Kapoor – Abdullah
* Shreeram Lagoo – Insaaf Ka Tarazu

### Best Supporting Actress

Padmini Kolhapure – Insaaf Ka Tarazu
* Ashalata – Apne Paraye
* Dina Pathak – Khubsoorat
* Rameshwari – Aasha
* Simi Garewal – Karz

### Best Comic Actor

Keshto Mukherjee – Khubsoorat
* Asrani – Hum Nahin Sudhrenge
* Deven Verma – Judaai
* Deven Verma – Thodisi Bewafaii
* Keshto Mukherjee – Be-Reham

### Best Story

Aakrosh – Vijay Tendulkar
* Aasha – Ram Kelkar
* Insaaf Ka Tarazu – Shabd Kumar
* Khubsoorat – D. N. Mukherjee
* Thodisi Bewafaii – Esmayeel Shroff

### Best Screenplay

Aakrosh – Vijay Tendulkar

### Best Dialogue

Insaaf Ka Tarazu – Shabd Kumar

### Best Music Director

Karz – Laxmikant–Pyarelal
* Aasha – Laxmikant–Pyarelal
* Qurbani – Kalyanji–Anandji
* Shaan – R. D. Burman
* Thodisi Bewafaii – Khayyam

### Best Lyricist

Thodisi Bewafaii – Gulzar for Hazaar Rahein Mudke Dekhi
* Aasha – Anand Bakshi for Sheesha Ho Ya Dil Ho
* Dostana – Anand Bakshi for Salamat Rahe Dostana
* Karz – Anand Bakshi for Dard-e-Dil
* Karz – Anand Bakshi for Om Shanti Om

### Best Playback Singer, Male

Thodisi Bewafaii – Kishore Kumar for Hazaar Rahein Mudke Dekhi
* Abdullah – Mohammad Rafi for Maine Poocha Chand Se
* Dostana – Mohammad Rafi for Mere Dost Qissa Yeh
* Karz – Kishore Kumar for Om Shanti Om
* Karz – Mohammed Rafi for Dard-E-Dil
* Sargam – Mohammad Rafi for Dafaliwale Dafli Baja

### Best Playback Singer, Female

Qurbani – Nazia Hassan for Aap Jaisa Koi
* Aap To Aise Na The – Hemlata for Tu Is Tarah Se
* Griha Pravesh – Chandrani Mukherjee for Pehchan To Thi
* Pyaara Dushman – Usha Uthup for Hari Om Hari
* Qurbani – Kanchan for Laila O Laila

### Best Art Direction

Aakrosh – C. S. Bhati

### Best Cinematography

Shaan – S. M Anwar

### Best Editing

Insaaf Ka Tarazu S. B. Mane

### Best Sound

Qurbani – P. Harikishan

## Critics' awards
### Best Film

Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyoon Aata Hai

### Best Documentary

They Call Me Chamar

## Biggest Winners

* Aakrosh – 6/7
* Khubsoorat – 3/6
* Insaaf Ka Tarazu – 3/9
* Qurbani – 2/6
* Thodisi Bewafaii – 2/9
* Karz – 1/6
* Aasha – 0/6