# Filmfare Award for Best Cinematography

The Filmfare Best Cinematography Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films.
The category was first awarded in 1954.

## Superlatives

| Wins | Cinematographer |
| 5 | Kamal Bose |
| 4 | Jal Mistry, Radhu Karmakar |
| 3 | Santosh Sivan, Binod Pradhan |
| 2 | V. K. Murthy, Krishnarao Vashirda, Faredoon Irani, Fali Mistry, Jaywant Pathare$_,$ Govind Nihalani, Manmohan Singh, Ravi K. Chandran, Avik Mukhopadhyay, Sudeep Chatterjee |
Kamal Bose, Radhu Karmakar, Fali Mistry & Jaywant Pathare have won the award in both the categories — Black & White as well as Color.

## List

| Year | Cinematographer | Film |
| 2024 | Avinash Arun | Three of Us |
| 2023 | Sudeep Chatterjee | Gangubai Kathiawadi |
| 2022 | Avik Mukhopadhyay | Sardar Udham |
| 2021 | Avik Mukhopadhyay | Gulabo Sitabo |
| 2020 | Jay Oza | Gully Boy |
| 2019 | Pankaj Kumar | Tumbbad |
| 2018 | Sirsha Ray | A Death in the Gunj |
| 2017 | Mitesh Mirchandani | Neerja |
| 2016 | Manu Anand | Dum Laga Ke Haisha |
| 2015 | Bobby Singh (posthumously) and Siddharth Diwan | Queen |
| 2014 | Kamaljeet Negi | Madras Cafe |
| 2013 | Satyajit Pande (Setu) | Kahaani |
| 2012 | Carlos Catalan | Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara |
| 2011 | Mahendra J. Shetty | Udaan |
| 2010 | Rajeev Ravi | Dev.D |
| 2009 | Jason West | Rock On!! |
| 2008 | Sudeep Chatterjee | Chak De India |
| 2007 | Binod Pradhan | Rang De Basanti |
| 2006 | Ravi K. Chandran | Black |
| 2005 | Christopher Popp | Lakshya |
| 2004 | Aseem Bajaj | Chameli |
| 2003 | Binod Pradhan | Devdas |
| 2002 | Santosh Sivan | Asoka |
| 2001 | Bashir Ali | Refugee |
| 2000 | Kabir Lal | Taal |
| 1999 | Santosh Sivan | Dil Se.. |
| 1998 | Ravi K. Chandran | Virasat |
| 1997 | Ashok Mehta | Bandit Queen |
| 1996 | Santosh Sivan | Barsaat |
| 1995 | Binod Pradhan | 1942: A Love Story |
| 1994 | Manmohan Singh | Darr |
| 1993 | S. Kumar | Muskurahat |
| 1992 | Radhu Karmakar | Henna |
| 1991 | Rajan Kothari | Ghayal |
| 1990 | Manmohan Singh | Chandni |
| 1989 | Kiran Deohans | Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak |
| 1988 | No Ceremony Held | No Ceremony Held |
| 1987 | No Ceremony Held | No Ceremony Held |
| 1986 | S. M. Anwar | Saagar |
| 1985 | P. L. Raj | Jaag Utha Insaan |
| 1984 | Govind Nihalani | Vijeta |
| 1983 | Jaywant Pathare | Bemisal |
| 1982 | Jal Mistry | Kudrat |
| 1981 | S. M. Anwar | Shaan |
| 1980 | Govind Nihalani | Junoon |
| 1979 | Radhu Karmakar | Satyam Shivam Sundaram |
| 1978 | Munir Khan | Hum Kisise Kum Naheen |
| 1977 | Fali Mistry | Fakira |
| 1976 | Kamal Bose | Dharmatma |
| 1975 | A. Vincent | Prem Nagar |
| 1974 | Jal Mistry | Jheel Ke Us Paar |
| 1973 | P. Vaikunth | Seeta Aur Geeta |
| 1972 | Kamal Bose Radhu Karmakar | Dastak (B&W) Mera Naam Joker (Color) |
| 1971 | Kamal Bose Jal Mistry | Khamoshi (B&W) Heer Raanjha (Color) |
| 1970 | Kamal Bose Faredoon Irani | Anokhi Raat (B&W) Duniya (Color) |
| 1969 | Nariman A. Irani G. Singh | Saraswatichandra (B&W) Aankhen (Color) |
| 1968 | Jal Mistry M. N. Malhotra | Baharon Ke Sapne (B&W) Humraaz (Color) |
| 1967 | Jaywant Pathare Fali Mistry | Anupama (B&W) Guide (Color) |
| 1966 | S. Ramachandra Dharam Chopra | Yaadein (B&W) Waqt (Color) |
| 1965 | K. H. Kapadia Krishnarao Vashirda | Woh Kaun Thi? (B&W) Geet Gaya Patharon Ne (Color) |
| 1964 | Kamal Bose Krishnarao Vashirda | Bandini (B&W) Sehra (Color) |
| 1963 | V. K. Murthy | Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (B&W) |
| 1962 | V. Balasaheb | Ganga Jamuna (Color) |
| 1961 | R. D. Mathur | Mughal-e-Azam (B&W) |
| 1960 | V. K. Murthy | Kaagaz Ke Phool (B&W) |
| 1959 | Dilip Gupta | Madhumati (B&W) |
| 1958 | Faredoon A. Irani | Mother India (Color) |
| 1957 | Radhu Karmakar | Shree 420 (B&W) |
| 1956 | Dwarka Divecha | Yasmin (B&W) |
| 1955 | Taru Dutt | Boot Polish (B&W) |