Filmfare Awards - 1997
Also known as- 42nd Filmfare Awards 1997Location- SNDT University, Mumbai, India
Date- 23 February Hosts- Sanjana Kapoo
| Filmfare Popular Awards 1997 | ||
| Category | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| Best Actor | Aamir Khan | Raja Hindustani |
| Best Actress | Karisma Kapoor | Raja Hindustani |
| Best Film | Dharmesh Darshan | Raja Hindustani |
| Best Director | Shekhar Kapur | Bandit Queen |
| Best Debut Actor (Male) | Chandrachur Singh | Maachis |
| Best Supporting Actor (Male) | Amrish Puri | Ghatak |
| Best Supporting Actor (Female) | Rekha | Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi |
| Best Actor in a Comic Role | Satish Kaushik | Saajan Chale Sasural |
| Best Actor in a Negative Role | Arbaaz Khan | Daraar |
| Best Music Direction | Nadeem-Shravan | Raja Hindustani |
| Best Lyricist | Javed Akhtar | for 'Ghar Se Nikalte' from Papa Kahte Hain |
| Best Playback Singer (Male) | Abhijeet | for 'Mai Koi Aisa Geet' from Yes Boss |
| Best Playback Singer (Female) | Kavita Krishnamurthy | for 'Aaj Mein Upar' from Khamoshi |
| New Face Of The Year | Seema Biswas | Bandit Queen |
| Filmfare Critics Awards 1997 | ||
| Category | Winner | Film |
| Best Actress Critics Award | Manisha Koirala | Khamoshi: The Musical |
| Best Film Critics Award | Khamoshi | Sanjay Leela Bhansali |
| Filmfare Special Awards 1997 | ||
| Category | Winner | |
| Life Time Achievement Award | Dharmendra, Mumtaz, Pran | |
| R. D. Burman Award | Vishal Bhardwaj | |
| Filmfare Technical Awards 1997 | ||
| Category | Winner | Film |
| Best Editing | V.N. Mayekar | Ghatak |
| Best Action | Akbar Bakshi | Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi |
| Best Art Direction | Nitin Desai | Khamoshi |
| Best Sound | Jitendra Chowdhary | Khamoshi |
| Best Screenplay | Rajkumar Santoshi | Ghatak |
| Best Cinematography | Ashok Mehta | Bandit Queen |
| Best Choreography | Chinni Prakash | for 'Shaher Ki Ladki' from Rakshak |
| Best Dialogue | Gulzar | Maachis |
| Best Story | Gulzar | Maachis |