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The 28th Filmfare Awards were held in 1981. Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Khoobsurat won the Best Film Award, but it was Govind Nihalani's directorial debut Aakrosh that was the biggest winner on the night, including the Best Director trophy for Nihalani, with his first film as director. Naseeruddin Shah and Om Puri won Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor, respectively, for their spellbinding performances in Aakrosh.

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Best Film

Khoobsurat

  • Aakrosh
  • Aasha
  • Insaaf Ka Tarazu
  • Thodisi Bewafai

    • Best Director

    Govind Nihalani – Aakrosh

  • B.R. Chopra – Insaaf Ka Tarazu
  • Esmayeel Shroff – Thodisi Bewafai
  • Hrishikesh Mukherjee – Khoobsurat
  • J. Om Prakash – Aasha

    • Best Actor

    Naseeruddin Shah – Aakrosh

  • Amitabh Bachchan – Dostana
  • Raj Babbar – Insaaf Ka Tarazu
  • Rajesh Khanna – Thodisi Bewafai
  • Shatrughan Sinha – Dostana
  • Vinod Khanna – Qurbani

    • Best Actress

    Rekha – Khoobsurat

  • Reena Roy – Aasha
  • Rekha – Judaai
  • Shabana Azmi – Thodisi Bewafai
  • Zeenat Aman – Insaaf Ka Tarazu

    • Best Supporting Actor

    Om Puri – Aakrosh

  • Amjad Khan – Qurbani
  • Girish Karnad – Aasha
  • Raj Kapoor – Abdullah
  • Shreeram Lagoo – Insaaf Ka Tarazu

    • Best Supporting Actress

    Padmini Kolhapure – Insaaf Ka Tarazu

  • Ashalata – Apne Paraye
  • Dina Pathak – Khoobsurat
  • Rameshwari – Aasha
  • Simi Garewal – Karz

    • Best Comic Actor

    Keshto Mukherjee – Khoobsurat

  • Asrani – Hum Nahin Sudhrenge
  • Deven Verma – Judaai
  • Deven Verma – Thodisi Bewafai
  • Keshto Mukherjee – Be-raham

    • Best Story

    Aakrosh – Vijay Tendulkar

  • Aasha – Ram Kelkar
  • Insaaf Ka Tarazu – Shabd Kumar
  • Khoobsurat – D.N. Mukherjee
  • Thodisi Bewafai – Esmayeel Shroff

    • Best Screenplay

    Aakrosh – Vijay Tendulkar

    Best Dialogue

    Insaaf Ka Tarazu – Shabd Kumar

    Best Music

    Karz – Laxmikant-Pyarelal

  • Aasha – Laxmikant-Pyarelal
  • Qurbani – Kalyanji-Anandji
  • Shaan – R.D. Burman
  • Thodisi Bewafai – Khayyam

    • Best Lyrics

    Thodisi Bewafai – Gulzar for Hazaar Rahein Mud Ke

  • Aasha – Anand Bakshi for Sheesha Ho Ya Dil Ho
  • Dostana – Anand Bakshi for Salamat Rahe Dostana
  • Karz – Anand Bakshi for Dard-e-Dil
  • Karz – Anand Bakshi for Om Shanti Om

    • Best Playback Singer, Male

    Thodisi Bewafai – Kishore Kumar for Hazaar Rahein Mud Ke

  • Abdullah – Mohammad Rafi for Maine Pucha Chand Se
  • Dostana – Mohammad Rafi for Mere Dost
  • Karz – Kishore Kumar for Om Shanti Om
  • Karz – Mohammad Rafi for Dard-e-Dil

    • Best Playback Singer, Female

    Qurbani – Nazia Hassan for Aap Jaisa Koi

  • Aap To Aise Na The – Hemalata for Tu Is Tarah Se
  • Grihapravesh – Chandrani Mukherjee for Pehchan To Thi
  • Pyare Dushman – Usha Uthup for Hari Om Hari
  • Qurbani – Kanchan for Laila O Laila

    • Best Art Direction

    Aakrosh

    Best Cinematography

    Shaan

    Best Editing

    Insaaf Ka Tarazu

    Best Sound

    Qurbani

    Best Film

    Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyon Aata Hai

    Best Documentary

    They Call Me Chamar

    Biggest Winners

  • Aakrosh – 6/7
  • Khoobsurat – 3/6
  • Insaaf Ka Tarazu – 3/9
  • Qurbani – 2/6
  • Thodisi Bewafai – 2/9

    • References

    28th Filmfare Awards Wikipedia
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