40th Filmfare Awards
The 40th Filmfare Awards were held on 25 February 1995. "" and "Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!", which is one of the most successful films of Bollywood, led the ceremony with 13 nominations each, followed by "Mohra" with 9 nominations and "Krantiveer" with 7 nominations. "1942: A Love Story" won 9 awards, thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony. Madhuri Dixit received dual nominations for Best Actress for her performances in "Anjaam" and "Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!", winning for the latter. Main awards. Best Film. "Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!" Best Director. "Sooraj Barjatya – Hum Aapke Hain Koun ..!" Best Actor. "Nana Patekar – Krantiveer" Best Actress. "Madhuri Dixit – Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!" Best Supporting Actor. "Jackie Shroff – " Best Supporting Actress. "Dimple Kapadia – Krantiveer" Best Comedian. "Shakti Kapoor – Raja Babu" Best Villain. "Shah Rukh Khan – Anjaam" Best Music. "1942: A Love Story – R.D. Burman" Best Lyrics. "1942: A Love Story – Javed Akhtar for Ek Ladki Ko Dekha" Best Playback Singer, Male. "1942: A Love Story – Kumar Sanu for Ek Ladki Ko Dekha" Best Playback Singer, Female. "1942: A Love Story – Kavita Krishnamurthy for Pyaar Hua Chupke Se" Best Debut. "Tabu – Vijaypath" Lux New Face of the Year. "Sonali Bendre – Aag  Best Story. Krantiveer – K. K. Singh" Best Screenplay. "Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! – Sooraj Barjatya" Best Dialogue. "Krantiveer – K. K. Singh" R. D. Burman Award. "A. R. Rahman" Best Action. "Anth" Best Art Direction. "1942: A Love Story" Best Choreography. "Mohra – Tu Cheez Badi Hai" Best Cinematography. "1942: A Love Story" Best Editing. "1942: A Love Story" Best Sound. "1942: A Love Story" Lifetime Achievement Award. "Shammi Kapoor and Waheeda Rehman" Special Award. "Lata Mangeshkar" for singing the song "Didi Tera Devar Deewana" for the film "Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!" as long back, she stopped accepting nominations for Best Female Playback  SInger to promote new talent. However, Filmfare gave her the Special Award to honor her rendition. Critics' Awards. Best Film (Best Director). "Bandit Queen (Shekhar Kapoor)" Best Actress. "Farida Jalal – Mammo" Best Documentary. "Manzar"