Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress
| Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role |
| Country | India |
| Presented by | Filmfare |
| First awarded |
Usha Kiran Baadbaan (1955) |
| Currently held by |
Meher Vij Secret Superstar (2018) |
| Website | Filmfare Awards |
The Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress is given by Filmfare as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise a female actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting role. Although the Filmfare awards started in 1954, awards for the Best Supporting Actress category started the following year 1955.
Superlatives
Nirupa Roy, Farida Jalal, Jaya Bachchan, Rani Mukerji and Supriya Pathak hold the record (3) of maximum award in this category.
| Superlative | Actor | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Actress with most awards | Nirupa Roy Farida Jalal Jaya Bachchan Rani Mukerji Supriya Pathak |
3 |
| Actress with most nominations | Aruna Irani | 10 |
| Actress with most nominations without ever winning | Bindu | 7 |
| Actress with most nominations in a single year | Shubha Khote (1961) Shashikala (1966) Nutan (1973) Bindu (1974) Smita Patil (1983) Sushmita Sen (1999) Rani Mukerji (2004) Konkona Sen Sharma (2007) Seema Bhargava Pahwa (2018) |
2 |
| Oldest winner | Durga Khote | 70 |
| Oldest nominee | Durga Khote | 70 |
| Youngest winner | Ayesha Kapur | 11 |
| Youngest nominee | Ayesha Kapur | 11 |
- Five actresses: Nirupa Roy, Farida Jalal, Jaya Bachchan, Rani Mukerji and Supriya Pathak hold the record of maximum awards (3) each. Six actresses have won the award twice; in chronological order, they are Shashikala, Simi Garewal, Raakhee, Rohini Hattangadi, Aruna Irani and Konkona Sen Sharma.
- Four actresses have won the award in consecutive years: Shashikala (1963–1964), Supriya Pathak (1982–1983), Jaya Bachchan (2001–2002), and Konkona Sen Sharma (2007–2008).
- Aruna Irani holds the record of maximum nominations (10), followed by Raakhee / Shashikala (8), Farida Jalal / Bindu / Rani Mukerji (7) and Rekha (6).
- Shashikala holds the record of most consecutive nominations with 6 between 1963 and 1967, being nominated twice in 1967, winning twice in 1963 and 1964.
- Nine actresses hold the record of maximum nominations in a single year. In chronological order, they are: Shubha Khote (1962), Shashikala (1967), Nutan (1974), Bindu (1975), Smita Patil (1984), Sushmita Sen (2000), Rani Mukerji (2005), Konkona Sen Sharma (2008) and Seema Bhargava Pahwa (2018). Among these, Sushmita Sen, Rani Mukerji and Konkona Sen Sharma won the awards in their respective years. The other six thus hold the record of not winning despite having multiple nominations, in a particular year .
- Bindu holds the record of maximum nominations without ever winning, with 7, followed by Reema Lagoo, Waheeda Rehman, Tanvi Azmi and Ratna Pathak Shah with 4 nominations each.
- Jaya Bachchan, who won 3 awards among 3 nominations, holds the record of winning maximum awards, without ever losing, whenever been nominated. Bachchan also holds the record of maximum awards in minimum time, winning thrice in four years. She won in 2001, 2002 and 2004.
- Durga Khote, in 1975, became the eldest winner and eldest nominee, at age 70, whilst Ayesha Kapur, became the youngest winner and youngest nominee, at age 11.
- Karisma Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor are the only siblings who have both won the award.
- There was no repeat winner in the 1950s, on the contrary in the '60s three actresses had two wins, namely, Nirupa Roy, Shashikala and Simi Garewal. Again, '70s had no repeat wins, but Supriya Pathak achieved two consecutive wins in the '80s. Farida Jalal followed suit with two wins in the '90s. Jaya Bachchan took over in the 2000s with three wins. Until now, no actress is leading the 2010s.
- Vyjayanthimala was the first actress to win both Best Actress Award and Best Supporting Actress Award. She was also the first person to refuse a Filmfare Award for her role in Devdas (1955) which then followed by Reena Roy for her role in Apnapan (1977). Both refused it citing that their roles were leading and not supporting.[1]
- Only once have siblings been nominated for the award during the same year: Ratna Pathak and Supriya Pathak in 2011.
- Fourteen actresses who have won both Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress awards include Vyjayanthimala, Raakhee, Padmini Kolhapure, Nutan, Dimple Kapadia, Rekha, Karisma Kapoor, Jaya Bachchan, Madhuri Dixit, Rani Mukerji, Kareena Kapoor, Kangana Ranaut, Priyanka Chopra and Shabana Azmi. Mukerji is the first and only actress to win both these awards in the same year (2005).
- Two actresses were nominated for both Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress awards for the same performance: Nutan for Saudagar (1974) and for Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki (1979) and Raakhee for Doosra Aadmi (1978); Nutan won Best Actress award for Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki (1979).
- Raakhee and Madhuri Dixit are the overall most nominated performers in the female acting categories, with 16 nominations overall, Raakhee having 8 for Best Actress and 8 for Best Supporting Actress, and Dixit having 14 for Best Actress and 2 for Best Supporting Actress.
- Kareena Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra are the only two actresses to win Filmfare Awards in five different categories, while Kangana Ranaut has won in four categories. All the three actresses have won Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress and Best Female Debut awards once each. Kapoor won twice, while Chopra and Ranaut won once each in the Best Actress (Critics) category. Kapoor and Chopra also won one Special Award and one Best Villain Award, respectively. Kapoor, Chopra and Ranaut, thus have 6, 5 and 4 Filmfare Awards respectively.
Multiple Nominees
- 10 Nominations : Aruna Irani
- 8 Nominations : Rakhee, Shashikala
- 7 Nominations : Bindu, Farida Jalal, Rani Mukerji
- 6 Nominations : Rekha
- 5 Nominations : Helen, Lalita Pawar, Supriya Pathak
- 4 Nominations : Dimpae Kapadia, Nanda, Nirupa Roy, Nutan, Ratna Pathak Shah, Reema Lagoo, Tanvi Azmi, Waheeda Rehman
- 3 Nominations : Dina Pathak, Divya Dutta, Jaya Bachchan, Kalki Koechlin, Kareena Kapoor, Kiran Kher, Preity Zinta, Priyanka Chopra, Rohini Hattangadi, Shefali Shah, Simi Garewal. Sushmita Sen, Tabu
- 2 Nominations : Amrita Singh, Aneeta Kanwar, Anushka Sharma, Asha Parekh, Bipasha Basu, Huma Qureshi, Juhi Chawla, Madhuri Dixit, Mahima Chaudhry, Mumtaz, Padmini Kolhapure, Ranjeeta, Richa Chadha, Seema Bhargawa Phawa, Shabana Azmi, Shahana Goswami, Shilpa Shetty, Shubha Khote, Smita Patil, Swara Bhaskar, Tanuja
Multiple Winners
- 3 Wins: Nirupa Roy, Farida Jalal, Jaya Bachchan, Rani Mukerji, Supriya Pathak
- 2 Wins: Shashikala, Simi Garewal, Raakhee, Rohini Hattangadi, Aruna Irani, Konkona Sen Sharma
List of winners
1950s
- 1955 Usha Kiran – Baadbaan as Usha
- 1956 Nirupa Roy – Munimji as Malti
- Geeta Bali – Kavi as Basanti
- Surya Kumari – Uran Khatola as Raj Rani
- 1957 Vyjayanthimala – Devdas as Chandramukhi
- 1958 Shyama – Sharada as Chanchal
- 1959 Nalini Jaywant – Kala Pani as Kishori
- Lalita Pawar – Parvarish as Rukmini Singh
- Leela Chitnis – Sadhna as Mother
1960s
- 1960 Lalita Pawar – Anari as Mrs. L. D'Sa
- Anita Guha – Goonj Uthi Shehnai as Ramkali (Rami)
- Shashikala – Sujata as Rama Chowdhury
- 1961 Nanda – Aanchal as Nanda
- Lalita Pawar – Aanchal as Mother
- Kumkum – Kohinoor as Rajlakshmi
- 1962 Nirupa Roy – Chhaya as Manorama / Aayah
- Shubha Khote – Gharana as Ragini
- Shubha Khote – Sasural as Sita
- 1963 Shashikala – Aarti as Jaswanti
- Lalita Pawar – Professor as Sita Devi Verma
- Waheeda Rehman – Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam as Jaba
- 1964 Shashikala – Gumrah as Leela / Miss Roberts
- Nimmi – Mere Mehboob as Najma
- Ameeta – Mere Mehboob as Naseem
- 1965 Nirupa Roy – Shehnai as Shobha
- Lalita Pawar – Kohra as Dai Maa
- Shashikala – Ayee Milan Ki Bela as Roopa
- 1966 Padmini – Kaajal as Bhanu
- Helen – Gumnaam as Miss Kitty
- Shashikala – Himalaya Ki God Mein as Dr. Neeta Verma
- 1967 Simi Garewal – Do Badan as Dr. Anjali
- Shashikala – Anupama as Anita Bakshi 'Annie'
- Shashikala – Phool Aur Patthar as Rita
- 1968 Jamuna – Milan as Gauri
- Mumtaz – Ram Aur Shyam as Shanta
- Tanuja – Jewel Thief as Anjali "Anju" Nath
- 1969 Simi Garewal – Saathi as Rajni
- Helen – Shikar as Veera
- Shashikala – Neel Kamal as Chanchal
1970s
- 1970 Tanuja – Paisa Ya Pyaar as Dhanno
- Bindu – Ittefaq as Renu
- Farida Jalal – Aradhana as Renu
- 1971 Chand Usmani – Pehchan as Champa
- Bindu – Do Raaste as Neela Allopee Prasad
- Mumtaz – Aadmi Aur Insaan as Rita
- 1972 Farida Jalal – Paras as Bela Singh
- Aruna Irani – Caravan as Nisha
- Helen – Elaan as Lily
- 1973 Zeenat Aman – Hare Rama Hare Krishna as Jasbir Jaiswal / Janice
- 1974 Raakhee – Daag: A Poem of Love as Chandni
- 1975 Durga Khote – Bidaai as Parvati
- Bindu – Hawas as Kamini Singh
- Bindu – Imtihan as Rita
- Jayshree T. – Resham Ki Dori as Dancer
- Moushumi Chatterjee – Roti Kapda Aur Makaan as Tulsi
- 1976 Nadira – Julie as Margaret "Maggie"
- Aruna Irani – Do Jhoot as
- Farida Jalal – Majboor as Renu Khanna
- Nirupa Roy – Deewaar as Sumitra Devi
- Prema Narayan – Amanush as Dhanno
- 1977 Kajri – Balika Badhu as Chandra
- Asha Parekh – Udhar Ka Sindur as Shanta
- Bindu – Arjun Pandit as Doctor's wife
- Dina Pathak – Mausam as Gangu Rani
- Waheeda Rehman – Kabhi Kabhie as Anjali Malhotra
- 1978 Asha Sachdev – Priyatama as Dolly's friend
- Aruna Irani – Khoon Pasina as Shantimohan Sharma / Shanti "Shanno" Devi
- Farida Jalal – Shaque as Mrs. Subramaniam
- Nazneen – Dildaar as Parvati
- Raakhee – Doosra Aadmi as Nisha
- 1979 Reena Roy – Apnapan as Kamini Agarwal
- Asha Parekh – Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki as Tulsi Chouhan
- Nutan – Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki as Sanjukta Chouhan
- Ranjeeta – Pati Patni Aur Woh as Nirmala Deshpande
- Rekha – Muqaddar Ka Sikandar as Zohra Begum
1980s
- 1980 Helen – Lahu Ke Do Rang as Suzy
- Dina Pathak – Gol Maal as Mrs. Kamala Srivastav
- Farida Jalal – Jurmana as Laila
- Jennifer Kendal – Junoon as Mrs. Mariam Labadoor
- Neetu Singh – Kaala Patthar as Channo
- 1981 Padmini Kolhapure – Insaaf Ka Tarazu as Neeta Saxena
- Ashalata – Apne Paraye as Sidheshwari
- Dina Pathak – Khubsoorat as Nirmala Gupta
- Rameshwari – Aasha as Mala
- Simi Garewal – Karz as Kamini Verma
- 1982 Supriya Pathak – Kalyug as Subhadra
- Aruna Irani – Rocky as Kathy D'Souza
- Madhavi – Ek Duuje Ke Liye as Sandhya
- Nanda – Ahista Ahista as Sangeeta
- Sarika – Sharda as Anita Kohli
- 1983 Supriya Pathak – Bazaar as Shabnam
- Kiran Vairale – Namkeen as Chinki
- Nanda – Prem Rog as Chhoti Maa
- Ranjeeta – Teri Kasam as Shanti
- Waheeda Rehman – Namkeen as Jyoti
- 1984 Rohini Hattangadi – Arth as Bai
- Padmini Kolhapure – Souten as Radha
- Rekha – Mujhe Insaaf Chahiye as Shakuntala
- Smita Patil – Arth as Kavita Sanyal
- Smita Patil – Mandi as Zeenat
- 1985 Aruna Irani – Pet Pyaar Aur Paap as Janaki
- Rehana Sultan – Hum Rahe Na Hum as Kalyani M. Sharma
- Rohini Hattangadi – Bhavna as Shobha
- Sharmila Tagore – Sunny as Sitara
- Soni Razdan – Saaransh as Sujata Suman
- 1986 Nutan – Meri Jung as Aarti
- Anita Kanwar – Janam as Nalini
- Madhur Jaffrey – Saagar as Kamladevi
- Raakhee – Saaheb as Sujata Sharma
- Sushma Seth – Tawaif as Amina Bai
- Tanvi Azmi – Pyari Behna as Seeta
- 1987 – No Award
- 1988 – No Award
- 1989 Sonu Walia – Khoon Bhari Maang as Nandini
- Anuradha Patel – Ijaazat as Maya
- Pallavi Joshi – Andha Yudh as Saroj
1990s
- 1990 Raakhee – Ram Lakhan as Mrs. Sharda Pratap Singh
- Anita Kanwar – Salaam Bombay! as Rekha Golub
- Reema Lagoo – Maine Pyar Kiya as Kaushalya Choudhary
- Sujata Mehta – Yateem as Chanchal S. Yadav
- 1991 Rohini Hattangadi – Agneepath as Suhasini Chavan
- Raadhika – Aaj Ka Arjun as Laxmi
- Reema Lagoo – Aashiqui as Mrs. Vikram Roy
- Sangeeta Bijlani – Jurm as Geeta Sarabhai
- 1992 Farida Jalal – Henna as Bibi Gul
- Deepa Sahi – Hum as Aarti
- Rama Vij – Prem Qaidi as Prabhavati
- Waheeda Rehman – Lamhe as Dai Jaa
- 1993 Aruna Irani – Beta as Laxmi Devi
- Pooja Bedi – Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar as Devika
- Shilpa Shirodkar – Khuda Gawah as Insp. Henna Ranveer Sethi
- 1994 Amrita Singh – Aaina as Roma Mathur
- Anu Agarwal – Khal-Naaikaa as Kiran / Anuradha R. Bakshi
- Dimple Kapadia – Gardish as Shanti
- Raakhee – Anari as Savitri
- Shilpa Shetty – Baazigar as Seema Chopra
- 1995 Dimple Kapadia – Krantiveer as Megha Dixit
- Aruna Irani – Suhaag as Asha R. Sharma
- Raveena Tandon – Laadla as Kaajal
- Reema Lagoo – Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! as Mrs. Choudhury
- Renuka Shahane – Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! as Pooja Choudhury
- 1996 Farida Jalal – Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge as Lajwanti Singh
- Aruna Irani – Kartavya as Gayetridevi Singh
- Raakhee – Karan Arjun as Durga Singh
- Rita Bhaduri – Raja as Sarita Garewal
- Tanvi Azmi – Akele Hum Akele Tum as Farida
- 1997 Rekha – Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi as Madam Maya
- Archana Puran Singh – Raja Hindustani as Shalini "Shalu" Sehgal
- Helen – Khamoshi: The Musical as Maria Braganza
- Seema Biswas – Khamoshi: The Musical as Flavy J. Braganza
- Tabu – Jeet as Tulsibai
- 1998 Karisma Kapoor – Dil To Pagal Hai as Nisha
- Aruna Irani – Ghulam-E-Mustafa as Bhagyalaxmi Dixit
- Pooja Batra – Virasat as Anita
- Raakhee – Border as Mrs. Veer
- Urmila Matondkar – Judaai as Jhanhvi Sahni
- 1999 Rani Mukerji – Kuch Kuch Hota Hai as Tina Malhotra
- Preity Zinta – Dil Se.. as Preeti Nair
- Raakhee – Soldier as Geeta Malhotra
- Shefali Shah – Satya as Pyaari Mhatre
- Tanvi Azmi – Dushman as Mrs. Poornima Sehgal
2000s
- 2000 Sushmita Sen – Biwi No.1 as Rupali
- Mahima Chaudhry – Dil Kya Kare as Kavita Kishore
- Reema Lagoo – Vaastav: The Reality as Shanta
- Suhasini Mulay – Hu Tu Tu as Malti Bai
- Sushmita Sen – Sirf Tum as Neha Kumari
- 2001 Jaya Bachchan – Fiza as Nishatbi Ikramullah
- Aishwarya Rai – Mohabbatein as Megha Shankar
- Mahima Chaudhry – Dhadkan as Sheetal Varma
- Rani Mukerji – Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega as Pooja Oberoi
- Sonali Kulkarni – Mission Kashmir as Neelima Khan
- 2002 Jaya Bachchan – Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... as Nandini Y. Raichand
- Kareena Kapoor – Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... as Pooja 'Poo' Sharma
- Madhuri Dixit – Lajja as Janki
- Preity Zinta – Chori Chori Chupke Chupke as Madhubala 'Madhu'
- Rekha – Lajja as Ramdulaari
- 2003 Madhuri Dixit – Devdas as Chandramukhi
- Antara Mali – Company as Kannu
- Kirron Kher – Devdas as Sumitra
- Shilpa Shetty – Rishtey as Vaijanti
- Sushmita Sen – Filhaal... as Sia Sheth
- 2004 Jaya Bachchan – Kal Ho Naa Ho as Jennifer Kapur
- Priyanka Chopra – Andaaz as Jiya Singhania
- Rekha – Koi... Mil Gaya as Sonia S. Mehra
- Shabana Azmi – Tehzeeb as Rukhsana Jamal
- Shenaz Treasurywala – Ishq Vishk as Alisha Sahay
- 2005 Rani Mukerji – Yuva as Sashi L. Singh
- Amrita Rao – Main Hoon Na as Sanjana Bakshi
- Divya Dutta – Veer-Zaara as Shabbo
- Priyanka Chopra – Aitraaz as Sonia Roy
- Rani Mukerji – Veer-Zaara as Saamiya Siddiqui
- 2006 Ayesha Kapur – Black as Michelle McNally
- Bipasha Basu – No Entry as Bobby
- Sandhya Mridul – Page 3 as Pearl Sequiera
- Shefali Shah – Waqt: The Race Against Time as Sumitra Thakur
- Shweta Prasad – Iqbal as Khadija
- 2007 Konkona Sen Sharma – Omkara as Indu Tyagi
- Kirron Kher – Rang De Basanti as Mitro
- Preity Zinta – Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna as Rhea Saran
- Rekha – Krrish as Sonia S. Mehra
- Soha Ali Khan – Rang De Basanti as Sonia / Durga Vohra
- 2008 Konkona Sen Sharma – Life in a... Metro as Shruti Ghosh
- Konkona Sen Sharma – Laaga Chunari Mein Daag as Subhavari 'Chutki' S. Sahay
- Rani Mukerji – Saawariya as Gulabji
- Shilpa Shukla – Chak De! India as Bindia Naik
- Tisca Chopra – Taare Zameen Par as Maya Awasthi
- 2009 Kangana Ranaut – Fashion as Shonali Gujral
- Bipasha Basu – Bachna Ae Haseeno as Radhika / Shreya Rathod
- Kirron Kher – Dostana as Seema
- Ratna Pathak – Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na as Savitri A. Rathore
- Shahana Goswami – Rock On!! as Debbie Mascarenhas
2010s
- 2010 Kalki Koechlin – Dev.D as Lené/Chanda (Chandramukhi)
- Arundathi Nag – Paa as Vidya's Mom
- Divya Dutta – Delhi-6 as Jalebi
- Dimple Kapadia – Luck by Chance as Neena Walia
- Shahana Goswami – Firaaq as Muneera
- Supriya Pathak – Wake Up Sid as Sarita
- 2011 Kareena Kapoor – We Are Family as Shreya Arora
- Amrita Puri – Aisha as Shefali Thakur
- Prachi Desai – Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai as Mumtaz
- Ratna Pathak – Golmaal 3 as Geeta 'Guddi'
- Supriya Pathak – Khichdi: The Movie as Hansa Praful Parekh
- 2012 Rani Mukerji – No One Killed Jessica as Meera Gaity
- Juhi Chawla – I Am as Megha
- Kalki Koechlin – Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara as Natasha
- Parineeti Chopra – Ladies vs Ricky Bahl as Dimple Chaddha
- Swara Bhaskar – Tanu Weds Manu as Payal
- 2013 Anushka Sharma – Jab Tak Hai Jaan as Akira Rai
- Huma Qureshi – Gangs Of Wasseypur as Mohsina Hamid
- Illeana D'Cruz – Barfi! as Shruti Ghosh/Sengupta
- Rani Mukerji – Talaash: The Answer Lies Within as Roshni Shekhawat
- Richa Chaddha – Gangs Of Wasseypur as Nagma Khatoon
- 2014 Supriya Pathak – Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela as Dhankor 'Baa' Sanera
- Divya Dutta – Bhaag Milkha Bhaag as Ishri Kaur
- Kalki Koechlin – Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani as Aditi Mehra
- Konkona Sen Sharma – Ek Thi Daayan as Diana
- Swara Bhaskar – Raanjhanaa as Bindiya
- 2015 Tabu – Haider as Ghazala Meer
- Amrita Singh – 2 States as Kavita Malhotra
- Lisa Haydon – Queen as Vijayalakshmi
- Dimple Kapadia – Finding Fanny as Rosalina "Rosie" Eucharistica
- Juhi Chawla – Gulaab Gang as Sumitra Devi
- 2016 Priyanka Chopra – Bajirao Mastani as Kashibai
- Anushka Sharma – Dil Dhadakne Do as Farah Ali
- Huma Qureshi – Badlapur as Jhimli
- Shefali Shah – Dil Dhadakne Do as Neelam Mehra
- Tabu – Drishyam as Inspector General Meera Deshmukh
- Tanvi Azmi – Bajirao Mastani as Radha Maa
- 2017 Shabana Azmi - Neerja as Rama Bhanot
- Kareena Kapoor Khan - Udta Punjab as Dr. Preet Sahni
- Ratna Pathak Shah - Kapoor & Sons as Sunita Kapoor
- Kirti Kulhari - Pink as Falak Ali
- Richa Chaddha - Sarbjit as Sukhpreet Kaur
- 2018 Meher Vij - Secret Superstar as Najma Malik
- Ratna Pathak Shah - Lipstick Under My Burkha as Usha "Rosy" Buaji
- Seema Bhargava Pahwa - Bareilly Ki Barfi as Susheela Mishra
- Seema Bhargava Pahwa - Shubh Mangal Saavdhan as Sugandha's Mother
- Tillotama Shome - A Death in the Gunj as Bonnie Bakshi
See also
References
- ↑ Miglani, Surendra (2005-02-13). "Hits and misses". The Tribune. Retrieved 2011-08-08.
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