Filmfare Award for Best Actor

Filmfare Award for Best Actor
Awarded for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Country India
Presented by Filmfare
First awarded Dilip Kumar,
Daag (1954)
Official website Filmfare Awards

The Filmfare Award for Best Actor is given by Filmfare as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi (Bollywood) films, to recognise a male actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role. The award was first given in 1954. As of 2016, Dilip Kumar and Shah Rukh Khan lead the list, with eight wins each.[1]

Superlatives

Shah Rukh Khan and Dilip Kumar
Shah Rukh Khan (l) and Dilip Kumar (r) jointly hold the record for most wins (eight)
Amitabh Bachchan holds the record (31) of maximum nominations
Superlative Actor Record
Actor with most awards Dilip Kumar
Shah Rukh Khan
 8
Actor with most nominations Amitabh Bachchan 31
Actor with most consecutive nominations Aamir Khan (1989-1997) 9
Actor with most nominations without ever winning Salman Khan 9
Actor with most nominations in a single year Amitabh Bachchan (1979,1983)
Shah Rukh Khan (2005)		 3
Oldest winner Amitabh Bachchan 67
Oldest nominee Amitabh Bachchan 73
Youngest winner Rishi Kapoor 21
Youngest nominee Darsheel Safary 11

Dilip Kumar and Shah Rukh Khan, with eight wins, have more Best Actor awards than any other actor. Hrithik Roshan has four wins, and Rajesh Khanna and Naseeruddin Shah have three wins each.

Dilip Kumar also holds the record for most consecutive wins, having won the award for three years in a row from 1956 to 1958. Six other actors have won the award in consecutive years; in chronological order, they are Rajesh Khanna (1971–72), Sanjeev Kumar (1976–77), Amitabh Bachchan (1978–79), Naseeruddin Shah (1981–82), Shah Rukh Khan (1998–99), and Ranbir Kapoor (2012–13).

Actors who have won both Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor awards include Ashok Kumar, Sanjeev Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan, Shammi Kapoor, Anil Kapoor, Anupam Kher, Sunny Deol, Jackie Shroff, Nana Patekar and Farhan Akhtar.

Three actors were nominated for both these awards, Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor, for the same performance: Raaj Kumar for Kaajal (1967), Ashok Kumar for Aashirwad (1970) and Kamal Haasan for Saagar (1986). On both occasions, Ashok Kumar and Kamal Haasan won the Best Actor award and Raaj Kumar won the Best Supporting Actor award.

Eight actors have won the Best Actor award in both the Popular and Critics categories; in chronological order they are; Anupam Kher, Shah Rukh Khan, Anil Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan, Hrithik Roshan, Aamir Khan, Ranbir Kapoor and Rishi Kapoor.

Shah Rukh Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Amitabh Bachchan and Ranbir Kapoor are the actors who won both these Best Actor awards (Popular and Critics) in the same year. Shah Rukh Khan (1994), Hrithik Roshan (2004), Amitabh Bachchan (2006) and Ranbir Kapoor (2012).

Three actors have won the award for their debut performances: Rishi Kapoor for Bobby (1974), Anupam Kher for Saaransh (1985) and Hrithik Roshan for Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (2001). Other actors who got nominated in this category for their debut performances are Sunny Deol for Betaab (1984) and Darsheel Safary for Taare Zameen Par (2008), who, at the age of 11, became the youngest Best Actor nominee in the history of Filmfare.

Aamir Khan has the highest number of consecutive nominations, having been nominated for the Award every year from 1989 till 1997, eventually winning 9th time for Raja Hindustani in 1997. Followed by Amitabh Bachchan being nominated consecutive eight times from 1976 to 1983 having total 15 nominations and winning the award twice in 1978 and 1979.

Dilip Kumar achieved supremacy in 1950s with four wins and continued domination in 1960s with three wins. Rajesh Khanna took over in the 1970s with three wins. Naseeruddin Shah emerged successful in the 1980s with three wins. Shah Rukh Khan garnered triumph with four wins in the 1990s. Hrithik Roshan had four wins in 2000s which were the highest. Ranbir Kapoor is leading the 2010s with two wins to his credit.

Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan hold the record for the highest number of Best Actor nominations in a single year. Amitabh Bachchan has been nominated thrice in 1979 and 1983 and Shah Rukh Khan in 2005. Moreover, Dilip Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan are the most awarded actors in the overall acting categories, with eight awards each: Dilip Kumar and Shah Rukh Khan are the winners of eight Best Actor awards, and Amitabh Bachchan is the winner of five Best Actor awards and three Best Supporting Actor awards. Amitabh Bachchan is the most nominated performer in any major acting category at Filmfare, with 40 nominations overall.

Hrithik Roshan, Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan are the only actors to be nominated twice for the same role. Hrithik Roshan achieved this feat twice; he was nominated for his role as Krishna Mehra in 2007 and 2014, and for his role as Rohit Mehra in 2004 and 2014 (he won in 2004). Shah Rukh Khan was nominated in 2007 and 2012 for his portrayal of the titular character in Don and Salman Khan was nominated in 2011 and 2013 for his role as Chulbul Pandey in Dabangg and Dabangg 2 respectively.

Multiple nominees

Multiple winners

List of winners and nominees

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Best Actor Award (1953-2000)". Official Listings, Indiatimes. Retrieved May 8, 2013.

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