The 1997 Filmfare Awards

Awards: 1996 | 1998 | 1999

Film				Raja Hindustani
Director			Shekhar Kapoor (Bandit Queen)
Actor				Aamir Khan (Raja Hindustani)
Actress				Karishma Kapoor (Raja Hindustani)
Supporting actor		Amrish Puri (Ghatak)
Supporting actress		Rekha (Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi)
Comic role			Satish Kaushik (Saajan Chale Sasural)
Villain				Arbaaz Khan (Daraar)
Male debut			Chandrachur Singh (Maachis)
Female debut			Seema Biswas (Bandit Queen)

Lifetime achievement award	Dharmendra, Mumtaz
Special award			Govinda
Special award			Shobhana Samarth, Nasir Hussain, Pran

Critics' Awards
Film				Sanjay Leela Bhansali (Khamoshi: The Musical)
Performance			Manisha Koirala (Khamoshi: The Musical)
Documentary			Goutam Ghose (Beyond the Himalayas)

R. D. Burman Award		Vishal Bhardwaj (Maachis)
Music director			Nadeem-Shravan (Raja Hindustani)
Lyricist			Javed Akhtar Ghar se niklte hi (Papa Kahte Hain)
Playback singer (Male)		Udit Narayan Pardesi pardesi (Raja Hindustani)
Playback singer (Female)	Kavita Krishnamoorthy Aaj main upar (Khamoshi: The Musical)

Sound Recording			Jitendra Chaudhary (Khamoshi: The Musical)
Art Direction			Nitin Desai (Khamoshi: The Musical)
Cinematography			Ashok Mehta (Bandit Queen)
Editing				V N Mayekar (Ghatak)
Dialogue			Gulzar (Maachis)
Story				Gulzar (Maachis)
Screenplay			Rajkumar Santoshi (Ghatak)
Action				Akbar Bakshi (Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi)
Choreography			Chinni Prakash Shaher ki ladki (Rakshak)

Marathi Films
Actor				Ashok Saraf (Soona Yeti Ghara)
Actress				Sonali Kulkarni (Doghi)
Director			Nachiket Patwardhan (Limited Manuski)
Film				S M Joshi (Putravati)
Music Director			Shridhar Phadke (Putravati)