The 25th Annual Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards were held on 1962, honoring the best in Indian cinema in 1961.
Contents
Best Indian Films (In Order of Merit)
Best Director
Satyajit Ray - Teen Kanya
Best Actor
Uttam Kumar - Saptapadi
Best Actress
Suchitra Sen - Saptapadi
Best Actor in Supporting Role
Anil Chatterjee - Agni Sanskar
Best Actress in Supporting Role
Manju Dey - Carey Saheber Munshi
Best Cinematographer
Ajoy Kar - Saptapadi
Best Music Director
Hemanta Mukherjee - Swaralipi and Ravi Shankar - Sandhayarag
Best Lyricist
Gouri Prasanna Majumdar - Swaralipi
Best Audiographer
Bani Dutta - Swaralipi
Best Dialogue
Santosh Ghosh - Swayambara
Best Director
Nitin Bose - Gunga Jumna
Best Actor
Dilip Kumar - Gunga Jumna
Best Actress
Vyjayantimala - Gunga Jumna
Best Actor in Supporting Role
Pran - Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai
Best Actress in Supporting Role
Nirupa Roy - Chhaya and Indrani Mukherjee - Usne Kaha Tha
Best Music Director
Naushad - Gunga Jumna
Best Lyricist
Shakeel Badayuni - Gunga Jumna
Best Cinematographer
V. Baba Saheb - Gunga Jumna
Best Audiographer
M. I. Dharmsay - Gunga Jumna
Best Dialogue
Wazahat Mirza - Gunga Jumna and Rajendra Krishan - Chhaya and S. Khalil - Usne Kaha Tha
Ten Best Films
- Ben-Hur
- The Apartment
- Kanał
- Girl Seeks Father
- The Millionairess
- On the Beach
- South Pacific
- Pepe
- The Singer Not the Song
- Elmer Gantry
Best Director
William Wyler - Ben-Hur
Best Actor
Charlton Heston - Ben-Hur
Best Actress
Shirley Maclaine - The Apartment
Best Supporting Actor
Charles Laughton - Under Ten Flags
Best Supporting Actress
Shirley Jones - Elmer Gantry