18th Filmfare Awards

The 18th Filmfare Awards were held on April 18, 1971, honouring the best Hindi cinema films released in 1970.

Pehchan led the ceremony with 9 nominations, followed by Do Raaste with 7 nominations and Khilona with 6 nominations.

Pehchan won 4 awards, including Best Supporting Actress (for Chand Usmani), thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.

Feroz Khan received dual nominations for Best Supporting Actor for his performances in Aadmi Aur Insaan and Safar, winning for the former, his only win in the category.

Main Awards

Best Film

Khilona

• Do Raaste
• Pehchan

Best Director

Asit Sen – Safar

• Raj Khosla – Do Raaste
• Sohanlal Kanwar – Pehchan

Best Actor

Rajesh Khanna – Sachaa Jhutha

• Dilip Kumar – Gopi
• Sanjeev Kumar – Khilona

Best Actress

Mumtaz – Khilona

• Sharmila Tagore – Safar
• Waheeda Rehman – Khamoshi

Best Supporting Actor

Feroz Khan – Aadmi Aur Insaan

• Feroz Khan – Safar
• Prem Chopra – Himmat

Best Supporting Actress

Chand Usmani – Pehchan

• Bindu – Do Raaste
• Mumtaz – Aadmi Aur Insaan

Best Comic Actor

I. S. Johar – Johnny Mera Naam

• Jagdeep – Khilona
• Mehmood – Humjoli

Best Story

Do Raaste – Chandrakant Kakodkar

• Khilona – Gulshan Nanda
• Pehchan – Sachin Bhowmick

Best Screenplay

Johnny Mera Naam – Vijay Anand

Best Dialogue

Satyakam – Rajinder Singh Bedi

Best Music Director

Pehchan – Shankar-Jaikishan

• Do Raaste – Laxmikant–Pyarelal
• Talaash – S.D. Burman

Best Lyricist

Pehchan – Verma Malik for Sabse Bada Nadan

• Do Raaste – Anand Bakshi for Bindiya Chamkegi
• Pehchan – Gopaldas Neeraj for Bas Yehi Apradh

Best Playback Singer, Male

Pehchan – Mukesh for Sabse Bada Nadan

• Khilona – Mohammad Rafi for Khilona Jankar
• Pehchan – Mukesh for Bas Yehi Apradh

Best Playback Singer, Female

Jahan Pyar Mile – Sharda for Baat Zara

• Do Raaste – Lata Mangeshkar for Bindiya Chamkegi
• Johnny Mera Naam – Lata Mangeshkar for Babul Pyaare

Best Color Art Direction

Talaash – Shanti Das

Best B&W Art Direction

Not Awarded

Best B&W Cinematography

Khamoshi – Kamal Bose

Best Color Cinematography

Heer Raanjha – Jal Mistry

Best Editing

Johnny Mera Naam – Vijay Anand

Best Sound

Talaash – S.C. Bhambri

Critics' Awards

Best Film

Uski Roti

Best Documentary

Koodal

Special Awards

Balraj Sahni

Biggest Winners

• Pehchan – 4/9
• Johnny Mera Naam – 3/4
• Talaash – 2/3
• Khilona – 2/6
• Do Raaste – 1/7
• Safar – 1/3

See also

• 20th Filmfare Awards
• 19th Filmfare Awards
• Filmfare Awards