The 31st Filmfare Awards were held in 1984, with the Indian New Wave Cinema at its peak.
| 31st Filmfare Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 1984 |
| Highlights | |
| Best Film | Ardh Satya |
| Masoom | |
| Most awards | Ardh Satya & Masoom (5) |
| Most nominations | Betaab & Masoom (8) |
Betaab and Masoom led the ceremony with 8 nominations each, followed by Arth with 7 nominations and Ardh Satya with 6 nominations.
Ardh Satya and Masoom, both notable films of the Parallel Cinema genre, won 5 awards each, thus becoming the most-awarded films at the ceremony, with the former winning Best Film, Best Director (for Govind Nihalani) and Best Supporting Actor (for Sadashiv Amrapurkar), and the latter winning Best Actor (for Naseeruddin Shah).
Shabana Azmi set an unmatched record, becoming the only performer to receive 4 nominations for an award in a single year, earning 4 nominations for Best Actress for her performances in Arth, Avtaar, Mandi and Masoom, winning the award for Arth.
Naseeruddin Shah received dual nominations for Best Supporting Actor for his performances in Katha and Mandi, but lost to Sadashiv Amrapurkar who won the award for Ardh Satya.
Main awards
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Best Film
editBest Director
editBest Actor
editBest Actress
editBest Supporting Actor
editSadashiv Amrapurkar – Ardh Satya
- Amitabh Bachchan – Andha Kanoon
- Naseeruddin Shah – Katha
- Naseeruddin Shah – Mandi
- Raj Babbar – Agar Tum Na Hote
Best Supporting Actress
edit- Padmini Kolhapure – Souten
- Rekha – Mujhe Insaaf Chahiye
- Smita Patil – Arth
- Smita Patil – Mandi
Best Comic Actor
edit- Deven Verma – Rang Birangi
- Dharmendra – Naukar Biwi Ka
- Kader Khan – Himmatwala
- Shakti Kapoor – Mawaali
Best Story
editArdh Satya – S.D. Panwalkar
- Arth – Mahesh Bhatt
- Avtaar – Mohan Kumar
- Betaab – Javed Akhtar
- Sadma – Balu Mahendra
Best Screenplay
editBest Dialogue
editBest Music Director
edit- Betaab – R.D. Burman
- Hero – Laxmikant–Pyarelal
- Razia Sultan – Khayyam
- Souten – Usha Khanna
Best Lyricist
editMasoom – Gulzar for Tujhse Naraaz Nahin
- Agar Tum Na Hote – Gulshan Bawra for Agar Tum Na Hote
- Betaab – Anand Bakshi for Jab Hum Jawaan Honge
- Souten – Saawan Kumar for Shayad Meri Shaadi Ka Khayal
- Souten – Saawan Kumar for Zindagi Pyaar Ka Geet
Best Playback Singer, Male
editAgar Tum Na Hote – Kishore Kumar for Agar Tum Na Hote
- Betaab – Shabbir Kumar for Jab Hum Jawaan Honge
- Betaab – Shabbir Kumar for Parbaton Se Aaj
- Ek Jaan Hain Hum – Shabbir Kumar for Yaad Teri Aayegi
- Souten – Kishore Kumar for Shayad Meri Shaadi Ka Khayal
Best Playback Singer, Female
editMasoom – Aarti Mukherjee for Do Naina Ek Kahani
- Hero – Anuradha Paudwal for Tu Mera Hero Hai
- Laal Chunariya – Chandrani Mukherjee for Aaja Ke Teri Raahon Mein
Best Art Direction
editBest Cinematography
editBest Sound
editBest Editing
editCritics' awards
editBest Film
editBest Documentary
editMost Wins
edit- Ardh Satya – 5/6
- Masoom – 5/8
- Vijeta – 3/3
- Arth – 3/7
- Betaab – 0/8