First awarded 1992 | ||
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Winners & Nominees Saif Ali KhanOmkara, Saif Ali Khan, Winner, Boman IraniLage Raho Munna Bhai, Boman Irani, Nominee, Emraan HashmiGangster, Emraan Hashmi, Nominee, John AbrahamZinda, John Abraham, Nominee, Naseeruddin ShahKrrish, Naseeruddin Shah, Nominee, Prakash RajSivakasi, Prakash Raj, Winner, Nana PatekarApaharan, Nana Patekar, Winner, Ajay DevganKaal, Ajay Devgan, Nominee, Amrita SinghKalyug, Amrita Singh, Nominee, Pankaj KapurDus, Pankaj Kapur, Nominee, Kay Kay MenonSarkar, Kay Kay Menon, Nominee, Priyanka ChopraAitraaz, Priyanka Chopra, Winner, Prakash RajGhilli, Prakash Raj, Winner, Ajay DevganKhakee, Ajay Devgan, Nominee, Suniel ShettyMain Hoon Na, Suniel Shetty, Nominee, Abhishek BachchanYuva, Abhishek Bachchan, Nominee, John AbrahamDhoom, John Abraham, Nominee, JeevanKaakha Kaakha, Jeevan, Winner, Irrfan KhanHaasil, Irrfan Khan, Winner, Preity ZintaArmaan, Preity Zinta, Nominee, Yashpal SharmaGangaajal, Yashpal Sharma, Nominee, Kota Srinivasa RaoSaamy, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Nominee, Bipasha BasuJism, Bipasha Basu, Nominee, VijayanJoot, Vijayan, Nominee, Feroz KhanJanasheen, Feroz Khan, Nominee, Kalabhavan ManiGemini, Kalabhavan Mani, Winner, Ajay DevganDeewangee, Ajay Devgan, Winner, Manoj BajpayeeRoad, Manoj Bajpayee, Nominee, Akshaye KhannaHumraaz, Akshaye Khanna, Nominee, Shabana AzmiThe Web Of The Witch, Shabana Azmi, Nominee, Nana PatekarShakti: The Power, Nana Patekar, Nominee | ||
The Filmfare Best Villain Award was given by Filmfare as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise an actor who had delivered an outstanding performance in a negative role. Although the awards started in 1954, this category was first introduced in 1992, and has not been awarded since 2007.
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Superlatives
As the award was instituted in 1991, it could not be given to some of the famous Bollywood villains of the preceding decades:
Ashutosh Rana is the only actor to have won the award twice in a row, in 1998 and 1999. Amrish Puri was nominated consecutively for three years from 1991 to 1993. Also, Danny Dengzongpa is the only actor to have been nominated twice in the same year in 1994, although he failed to win.
Priyanka Chopra and Abhishek Bachchan are the only actors to have been nominated in another acting category along with the Best Villain category for the same role. Priyanka Chopra was nominated for her role in Aitraaz in the Best Supporting Actress category. Abhishek Bachchan was nominated as well for Yuva.
In 1997, Kajol became the first female actor to be nominated in this category and win the award for her role in Gupt.She and Priyanka Chopra (for Aitraaz) are the only female actor who won this award. Other actresses to have been nominated are Urmila Matondkar for Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya in 2001, Shabana Azmi for Makdee in 2002, Bipasha Basu for Jism in 2003, Preity Zinta for Armaan in 2003 and Amrita Singh for Kalyug in 2005.
Abhishek Bachchan and Priyanka Chopra are the only actors to be nominated in the supporting category for the same role.
Preity Zinta for Armaan in 2003 is the only actor to be nominated for the Best Actress award as well as this award in the same year.
Multiple nominations
The following 14 actors have received multiple Best Villain nominations. The list is sorted by the number of total awards (with the number of total nominations listed in parentheses).
Winners and nominees
In the list below, the winner of the award for each year is shown first, followed by the other nominees. The films are listed by the years when the award was presented.