Filmfare Award for Best Actor
The Filmfare Award for Best Actor is an award, begun in 1954, presented annually at the Filmfare Awards to an actor via a jury. This is given by Filmfare as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi (Bollywood) films. The award was first given in 1954. As of 2020, Dilip Kumar and Shah Rukh Khan lead the list, with eight wins each.
| Filmfare Awards for Best Actor | |
|---|---|
 The 2020 recipient: Ranveer Singh | |
| Awarded for | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role |
| Country | India |
| Presented by | Filmfare |
| First awarded | Dilip Kumar, Daag (1954) |
| Currently held by | Ranveer Singh, Gully Boy (2020) |
| Website | Filmfare Awards |
Superlatives
| Superlative | Actor | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Actor with most awards | Dilip Kumar, Shah Rukh Khan | 8 |
| Actor with most nominations | Amitabh Bachchan | 32 |
| Actor with most consecutive nominations | Aamir Khan (1989-97) | 9 |
| Actor with most decades | Dilip Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan | 5 |
| Actor with most nominations in a single year | Amitabh Bachchan (1979,1983) Shah Rukh Khan (2005) |
3 |
| Actor with most nominations without ever winning | Salman Khan | 11 |
| Oldest winner | Amitabh Bachchan | 67 |
| Oldest nominee | Amitabh Bachchan | 74 |
| Youngest winner | Rishi Kapoor | 21 |
| Youngest nominee | Darsheel Safary | 11 |
- Dilip Kumar and Shah Rukh Khan, with eight wins, have more Best Actor awards than any other actor. Amitabh Bachchan has five wins, Hrithik Roshan has four wins, Rajesh Khanna , Naseeruddin Shah , Aamir Khan and Ranbir Kapoor have three wins each. Seven actors have won the award twice; in chronological order, they are: Raj Kapoor, Sunil Dutt, Dev Anand, Ashok Kumar, Sanjeev Kumar, Anil Kapoor and Ranveer Singh.
- Dilip Kumar also holds the record for most consecutive wins, having won the award for three years in a row from 1956 to 1958. Six other actors have won the award in consecutive years; in chronological order, they are Rajesh Khanna (1971–72), Sanjeev Kumar (1976–77), Amitabh Bachchan (1978–79), Naseeruddin Shah (1981–82), Shah Rukh Khan (1998–99), and Ranbir Kapoor (2012–13).
- Actors who have won both Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor awards include Ashok Kumar, Sanjeev Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan, Shammi Kapoor, Anil Kapoor, Anupam Kher, Sunny Deol, Jackie Shroff, Nana Patekar, Farhan Akhtar, Rishi Kapoor and Irrfan Khan.
- Three actors were nominated for both these awards, Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor, for the same performance: Raaj Kumar for Kaajal (1966), Ashok Kumar for Aashirwad (1970) and Kamal Haasan for Saagar (1986). On both occasions, Ashok Kumar and Kamal Haasan won the Best Actor award and Raaj Kumar won the Best Supporting Actor award.
- Ten actors have won the Best Actor award in both the Popular and Critics categories; in chronological order they are; Anupam Kher, Shah Rukh Khan, Anil Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan, Hrithik Roshan, Aamir Khan, Ranbir Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor, Shahid Kapoor, Irrfan Khan and Ranveer Singh.
- Actors who won both these Best Actor awards (Popular and Critics) in the same year are Shah Rukh Khan (1994), Hrithik Roshan (2004), Amitabh Bachchan (2006) and Ranbir Kapoor (2012).
- Three actors have won the award for their debut performances: Rishi Kapoor for Bobby (1974), Anupam Kher for Saaransh (1985) and Hrithik Roshan for Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (2001). Other actors who got nominated in this category for their debut performances are Sunny Deol for Betaab (1984) and Darsheel Safary for Taare Zameen Par (2008).
- Darsheel Safary became the youngest Best Actor nominee in the history of Filmfare at the age of 11. Rishi Kapoor became the youngest winner of Best Actor award at the age of 21.
- Aamir Khan has the highest number of consecutive nominations, having been nominated for the Award every year from 1989 till 1997, eventually winning in the 9th consecutive nomination for Raja Hindustani (1997). Followed by Amitabh Bachchan being nominated consecutive eight times from 1976 to 1983 having total 15 nominations and winning the award twice in 1978 and 1979.
- Dilip Kumar achieved supremacy in the 1950s with four wins and continued domination in the 1960s with three wins. Rajesh Khanna took over in the 1970s with three wins. Naseeruddin Shah emerged successful in the 1980s with three wins. Shah Rukh Khan garnered triumph with four wins in the 1990s. Hrithik Roshan had four wins in the 2000s. Ranbir Kapoor led the 2010s with three wins to his credit.
- Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan hold the record for the highest number of Best Actor nominations in a single year. Amitabh Bachchan has been nominated thrice in 1979 and 1983 and Shah Rukh Khan in 2005.
- Dilip Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan are the most awarded actors in the overall acting categories, with eight awards each: Dilip Kumar and Shah Rukh Khan are the winners of eight Best Actor awards, and Amitabh Bachchan is the winner of five Best Actor awards and three Best Supporting Actor awards. Amitabh Bachchan is the most nominated actor in any major acting category at Filmfare, with 41 nominations overall.
- Amitabh Bachchan holds a unique record of receiving nominations in this category in five different decades (1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s and 2010s ) and getting an award in four different decades.
- Hrithik Roshan, Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan are the only actors to be nominated twice for the same role. Hrithik Roshan achieved this feat twice in the Krrish franchise; he was nominated for his role as Krishna Mehra in 2007 and 2014, and for his role as Rohit Mehra in 2004 and 2014 (he won in 2004). Shah Rukh Khan was nominated in 2007 and 2012 for his portrayal of the titular character in Don and Salman Khan was nominated in 2011 and 2013 for his role as Chulbul Pandey in Dabangg and Dabangg 2 respectively.
- Devdas is the only character to win most number of Best Actor awards. Both Dilip Kumar and Shah Rukh Khan won for portraying the titular character in Devdas and Devdas, respectively in 1956 and in 2003.
- Ranbir Kapoor is the only actor to win a Best Actor award for portraying a real Best Actor winner. He won in 2019 for portraying Sanjay Dutt in Sanju.
Multiple nominees
- 32 Nominations: Amitabh Bachchan
- 25 Nominations: Shah Rukh Khan
- 19 Nominations: Aamir Khan
- 18 Nominations: Dilip Kumar
- 14 Nominations: Rajesh Khanna, Hrithik Roshan
- 11 Nominations: Sanjeev Kumar, Salman Khan
- 8 Nominations: Anil Kapoor, Ranbir Kapoor
Multiple winners
- 8 Wins: Dilip Kumar, Shah Rukh Khan
- 5 Wins: Amitabh Bachchan
- 4 Wins: Hrithik Roshan
- 3 Wins: Rajesh Khanna, Naseeruddin Shah, Aamir Khan, Ranbir Kapoor
- 2 Wins: Dev Anand, Raj Kapoor, Ashok Kumar, Sunil Dutt, Sanjeev Kumar, Anil Kapoor, Ranveer Singh
Winners and nominees
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Indicates the winner |
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1950s
| Year | Photos of winners | Actor | Role(s) | Film |
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| 1954 (1st) |
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Dilip Kumar |
Shankar | Daag |
| No Other Nominee | ||||
| 1955 (2nd) |
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Bharat Bhushan |
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu | Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu |
| No Other Nominee | ||||
| 1956 (3rd) |
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Dilip Kumar |
Abdul Rahim Khan | Azaad |
| Bharat Bhushan | Mirza Ghalib | Mirza Ghalib | ||
| Dev Anand | Kala Ghoda | Munimji | ||
| 1957 (4th) |
|
Dilip Kumar |
Devdas Mukherjee | Devdas |
| Raj Kapoor | Peasant | Jagte Raho | ||
| 1958 (5th) |
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Dilip Kumar |
Shankar | Naya Daur |
| No Other Nominee | ||||
| 1959 (6th) |
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Dev Anand |
Karan Mehra | Kala Pani |
| Dilip Kumar | Anand/Deven | Madhumati | ||
| Raj Kapoor | Ram Babu | Phir Subah Hogi | ||
1960s
| Year | Photos of winners | Actor | Role(s) | Film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 (7th) |
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Raj Kapoor |
Raj Kumar | Anari |
| Dev Anand | Sunil Kumar | Love Marriage | ||
| Dilip Kumar | Ratan Lal | Paigham | ||
| 1961 (8th) |
|
Dilip Kumar |
Rajkumar Dhivendra Pratap Bahadur Chandrabhan | Kohinoor |
| Dev Anand | Raghuvir | Kala Bazar | ||
| Raj Kapoor | Chhalia | Chhalia | ||
| 1962 (9th) |
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Raj Kapoor |
Raju | Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai |
| Dev Anand | Capt. Anand/Major. Manohar Lal Verma | Hum Dono | ||
| Dilip Kumar | Gungaram | Gunga Jumna | ||
| 1963 (10th) |
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Ashok Kumar |
Raj Kumar | Rakhi |
| Guru Dutt | Atulya "Bhootnath" Chakraborty | Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam | ||
| Shammi Kapoor | Pritam Khanna | Professor | ||
| 1964 (11th) |
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Sunil Dutt |
Thakur Jarnail Singh | Mujhe Jeene Do |
| Ashok Kumar | Barrister Ashok | Gumrah | ||
| Rajendra Kumar | Dr. Dharmesh | Dil Ek Mandir | ||
| 1965 (12th) |
|
Dilip Kumar |
Vijay Khanna | Leader |
| Rajendra Kumar | Shyam | Ayee Milan Ki Bela | ||
| Raj Kapoor | Lieutenant Sundar Khanna | Sangam | ||
| 1966 (13th) |
|
Sunil Dutt |
Govind S. Lal | Khandan |
| Raaj Kumar | Moti | Kaajal | ||
| Rajendra Kumar | Gopal Sarju |
Arzoo | ||
| 1967 (14th) |
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Dev Anand |
Raju | Guide |
| Dharmendra | Shakti "Shaaka" Singh | Phool Aur Patthar | ||
| Dilip Kumar | Shankar Rajasahab |
Dil Diya Dard Liya | ||
| 1968 (15th) |
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Dilip Kumar |
Ram Shyam |
Ram Aur Shyam |
| Manoj Kumar | Bharat | Upkar | ||
| Sunil Dutt | Gopikishan aka Gopi | Milan | ||
| 1969 (16th) |
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Shammi Kapoor |
Brahmachari | Brahmachari |
| Dilip Kumar | Rajesh Sahab | Aadmi | ||
| Kundan S. Prasad | Sunghursh |
1970s
1980s
| Year | Photos of winners | Actor | Role(s) | Film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 (27th) |
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Amol Palekar |
Ram Prasad Sharma / Laxman Prasad Sharma | Golmaal |
| Amitabh Bachchan | Vijay Pal Singh Mr. Natwarlal |
Kaala Patthar Mr. Natwarlal | ||
| Rajesh Khanna | Raja/Sonu | Amar Deep | ||
| Rishi Kapoor | Raju | Sargam | ||
| 1981 (28th) |
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Naseeruddin Shah |
Bhaskar Kulkarni | Aakrosh |
| Amitabh Bachchan | Vijay Varma | Dostana | ||
| Shatrughan Sinha | Ravi Kapoor | |||
| Rajesh Khanna | Arun Kumar Choudhary | Thodisi Bewafaii | ||
| Raj Babbar | Ramesh R. Gupta | Insaaf Ka Tarazu | ||
| Vinod Khanna | Amar | Qurbani | ||
| 1982 (29th) |
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Naseeruddin Shah |
Lukka | Chakra |
| Amitabh Bachchan | Heera Amit Malhotra |
Lawaaris Silsila | ||
| Kamal Haasan | S "Vasu" Vasudevan | Ek Duje Ke Liye | ||
| Rajesh Khanna | Deepak Srivastav Vikas |
Dard | ||
| 1983 (30th) |
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Dilip Kumar |
DCP Ashwini Kumar | Shakti |
| Amitabh Bachchan | Dr. Sudhir Roy/Adhir Roy | Bemisal | ||
| Arjun Singh | Namak Halaal | |||
| Vijay Kumar | Shakti | |||
| Naseeruddin Shah | Salim | Bazaar | ||
| Rishi Kapoor | Devdhar aka Dev | Prem Rog | ||
| Sanjeev Kumar | Ashok R. Tilak | Angoor | ||
| 1984 (31st) |
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Naseeruddin Shah |
DK Malhotra | Masoom |
| Kamal Haasan | K. Somprakash aka Somu | Sadma | ||
| Om Puri | Sub Insp. Anant Velankar | Ardh Satya | ||
| Rajesh Khanna | Avatar Kryshun | Avatar | ||
| Sunny Deol | Sunny Kapoor | Betaab | ||
| 1985 (32nd) |
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Anupam Kher |
B V Pradhan | Saaransh |
| Amitabh Bachchan | Vicky Kapoor | Sharaabi | ||
| Dilip Kumar | Vinod Kumar | Mashaal | ||
| Naseeruddin Shah | Anirudh Parmar | Touch | ||
| Raj Babbar | Prof. Prabhat Kumar Verma | The Voice Of Today | ||
| 1986 (33rd) |
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Kamal Haasan |
Raja | Saagar |
| Amitabh Bachchan | Raju Singh | Mard | ||
| Anil Kapoor | Arun Verma | Meri Jung | ||
| Kumar Gaurav | Rahul | Janam | ||
| Rishi Kapoor | Dawood Mohd. Ali Khan Yousufzai | Tawaif | ||
| 1987 | NO CEREMONY | |||
| 1988 | NO CEREMONY | |||
| 1989 (34th) |
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Anil Kapoor |
Mahesh "Munna" Deshmukh | Tezaab |
| Aamir Khan | Raj | Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak | ||
| Amitabh Bachchan | Vijay Kumar Srivastav aka Shahenshah | Shehenshah | ||
1990s
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2000s
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2010s
2020s
| Year | Photos of winners | Actor | Role(s) | Film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 (65th) |
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Ranveer Singh |
Murad Ahmed | Gully Boy |
| Akshay Kumar | Havildar Ishar Singh | Kesari | ||
| Ayushmann Khurrana | Balmukund "Bala" Shukla | Bala | ||
| Hrithik Roshan | Anand Kumar | Super 30 | ||
| Shahid Kapoor | Kabir Singh | Kabir Singh | ||
| Vicky Kaushal | Major Vihaan Singh Shergill | Uri: The Surgical Strike |
See also
References
- "The Winners - 1994". Filmfare. Archived from the original on 8 July 2007. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
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