1. Main awards
    Best Film  Best Director  Best Actor  Best Actress  Best Supporting Actor  Best Actress in a Supporting Role  Best Actor in a Comic Role  Best Actor in a Negative Role  Best Debut, Male  Best Debut, Female  Best Story  Best Screenplay  Best Dialogue  Best Music  Best Lyrics  Best Playback Singer, Male  Best Playback Singer, Female  Best Action  Best cinematography  Best Editing  Best Choreography  Best Art Direction  Best Sound 

2. Special awards
    Lifetime achievement award  Special Award  R.D.Burman Award 

3. Critics' awards
    Best Film  Best Actress  Best Documentary 

4. References

5. See also

The 42nd Filmfare Awards were held in 23 February 1997, in Mumbai, India. The Musical and Raja Hindustani were the biggest winners of the night, with 5 awards each. The former film won the critics' awards for best film for Sanjay Leela Bhansali and best actress for Manisha Koirala while the latter film's stars Aamir Khan and Karishma Kapoor won their first award for performance in a leading role.

Main awards

Best Film

• Agni Sakshi
• Bandit Queen
• The Musical
• Maachis

Best Director

• Dharmesh Darshan – Raja Hindustani
• Gulzar – Maachis
• Partho Ghosh – Agni Sakshi
• Rajkumar Santoshi – Lethal

Best Actor

• Govinda – Saajan Chale Sasural
• Nana Patekar – Agni Sakshi
• Nana Patekar – The Musical
• Sunny Deol – Lethal

Best Actress

• Juhi Chawla – Daraar
• Manisha Koirala – The Musical
• Seema Biswas – Bandit Queen
• Tabu – Maachis

Best Supporting Actor

• Anupam Kher – Chaahat
• Jackie Shroff – Agni Sakshi
• Om Puri – Maachis
• Salman Khan – Jeet

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

• Archana Puran Singh – Raja Hindustani
• Helen – The Musical
• Seema Biswas – The Musical
• Tabu – Jeet

Best Actor in a Comic Role

• Johnny Lever – Raja Hindustani
• Kader Khan – Saajan Chale Sasural
• Navneet Nishan – Raja Hindustani
• Shakti Kapoor – Loafer

Best Actor in a Negative Role

• Ashish Vidyarthi – Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin
• Danny Denzongpa – Lethal
• Milind Gunaji – Fareb
• Naseeruddin Shah – Chaahat

Best Debut, Male

Best Debut, Female

Best Story

Best Screenplay

Best Dialogue

Best Music

• The Musical – Jatin-Lalit
• Maachis – Vishal Bhardwaj
• Papa Kehte Hai – Rajesh Roshan
• Tere Mere Sapne – Viju Shah

Best Lyrics

• Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin – Nida Fazli for Jeevan Kya Hai
• The Musical – Majrooh Sultanpuri for Aaj Main Upar
• Maachis – Gulzar for Chappa Chappa
• Raja Hindustani – Sameer for Pardesi Pardesi

Best Playback Singer, Male

• Diljale – Udit Narayan for Ho Nahin Sakta
• Fareb – Abhijeet for Yeh Teri Aankhen Jhuki Jhuki
• Maachis – Hariharan and Suresh Wadkar for Chappa Chappa
• Papa Kehte Hai – Udit Narayan for Ghar Se Nikalte Hi

Best Playback Singer, Female

• Agni Sakshi – Kavita Krishnamurthy for O Yaara Dil Lagana
• The Musical – Alka Yagnik for Banhon Ke Darmiyan
• Raja Hindustani – Alka Yagnik for Pardesi Pardesi

Best Action

Best cinematography

Best Editing

Best Choreography

Best Art Direction

Best Sound

Special awards

Lifetime achievement award

Special Award

R.D.Burman Award

Critics' awards

Best Film

Best Actress

Best Documentary

References

https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000245/1997

See also

• Filmfare Awards
• 43rd Filmfare Awards

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