Filmfare Award for Best Actress
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Filmfare Award for Best Actress | |
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Awarded for | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role |
Country | India |
Presented by | Filmfare |
First awarded | Meena Kumari, Baiju Bawra (1954) |
Currently held by | Alia Bhatt, Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani (2023) |
Website | Filmfare Awards |
The Filmfare Award for Best Actress is given by Hindi films, to recognise the female performer who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role. The award was first given in 1954 for the films released in the preceding year 1953.[1]
Achievement records
Multiple wins
Individuals with two or more Best Actress (BA) awards:
Wins | Actress |
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5 | |
4 | |
3 | |
2 |
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Multiple nominations
Individuals with eight or more BA nominations:
Nominations | Actress |
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14 | Madhuri Dixit |
12 | |
11 | |
10 |
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9 |
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8 |
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Other achievement records
Achievement | Actor | Record |
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Nominations full sweep | Meena Kumari (1963) | 3 |
Most nominations in a single year | Shabana Azmi (1984) | 4 |
Longest nomination streak | Madhuri Dixit (1989-1996) | 10 |
Most nominations without ever winning | Tabu | 7 |
Eldest winner | Nutan (1979) | age 42 |
Eldest nominee | Sharmila Tagore (2006) | age 61 |
Youngest winner | Dimple Kapadia (1973) | age 16 |
Youngest nominee |
- Consecutive wins: Meena Kumari (1954–55), Jaya Bachchan (1974–75), Shabana Azmi (1984–85), Rani Mukerji (2005–06), Vidya Balan (2012–13), Alia Bhatt (twice, 2019–20 and 2023–24).
- Tied win: Dimple Kapadia (Bobby) and Jaya Bachchan (Abhimaan) in 1974.
- Nominations full sweep: Meena Kumari (1963: all three nominations). Years 1954–55, 1956–57 had only a single nomination.
- Longest nomination streak: Madhuri Dixit (ten nominations in eight years, 1989–96).
- Overall top nominee in the main female acting categories: Rani Mukerji (21 nominations total: 11 for BA, three for Best Actress (Critics) (BAC), seven for Best Supporting Actress (BSA)).
- Multiple nominations the winning year: four nominations: Shabana Azmi (1984); three nominations: Meena Kumari (1963), Aishwarya Rai (2000), Preity Zinta (2004), Rani Mukerji (2005), Vidya Balan (2012), Deepika Padukone(twice, 2014 and 2016), Alia Bhatt (2017).
- Multiple same year nominations without winning: two nominations: Jaya Bachchan (1972), Kareena Kapoor(2010).
- Repeat winner who has never lost: Vyjayanthimala (three wins: 1959, two nominations; 1962; 1965). Also the first to collect both BA and BSA, and the first multi-nominee.
- Frequent nominees who have never won: seven nominations: Tabu; four nominations: Mala Sinha, Saira Banu, Manisha Koirala, Urmila Matondkar, Anushka Sharma, Sonam Kapoor; three nominations: Jaya Prada, Parineeti Chopra.
- Eldest winner: Nutan (age 42, 1979, Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki, her fifth award); eldest nominee: Sharmila Tagore (age 61, 2006, Viruddh). Youngest nominee and winner: Dimple Kapadia ((age 16, 1973, Bobby).
- Most awards per decade: 1950s: Meena Kumari (2 awards); '60s: Nutan (3); '70s: Jaya Bachchan (2); '80s: Shabana Azmi, Rekha (2 each); '90s: Madhuri Dixit (4); 2000s: Aishwarya Rai, Rani Mukerji, Kajol (2 each); '10s: Vidya Balan (4); '20s: Alia Bhatt (3).
- Siblings nominated the same year: Aśoka) in 2002.
- Recipients of Best Female Debut (BFD) prior to BA: Juhi Chawla (1994), Preity Zinta (2004), Kareena Kapoor (2008), Priyanka Chopra (2009), Vidya Balan (2010), Deepika Padukone (2014), Kangana Ranaut (2015), Kriti Sanon (2021).
- Both BA and BSA collected: Vyjayanthimala (1958), Raakhee (1976), Padmini Kolhapure (1983), Nutan (1986), Dimple Kapadia (1994), Rekha (1997), Karisma Kapoor (1998), Jaya Bachchan (2001), Madhuri Dixit (2003), Rani Mukerji (2005), Kareena Kapoor (2011), Kangana Ranaut (2015), Priyanka Chopra (2016), Shabana Azmi (2017). Only Mukerji has won both the same year. Nominated for both, won neither: Aishwarya Rai (2001), Mukerji (2008), Anushka Sharma (2016).
- Both BA and BAC collected: Dimple Kapadia (1992), Karisma Kapoor (2002), Rani Mukerji (2006), Kareena Kapoor (2008), Vidya Balan (2011), Priyanka Chopra (2012), Kangana Ranaut (2016), Alia Bhatt (2017), Taapsee Pannu (2021). Only Mukerji has won both the same year, and for the same role.
- All four big categories (BA, BAC, BSA, BFD) collected: Kareena Kapoor (2011), Priyanka Chopra (2016), Kangana Ranaut (2016).
- Same performance nominated for BA and BSA: Nutan (1974: Saudagar; 1979: Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki, won BA), Raakhee (1978: Doosra Aadmi).
- Repeat nominations for leading role in the same franchise: Vidya Balan (2013: Kahaani, won; 2017: Kahaani 2: Durga Rani Singh), Rani Mukerji (2015: Mardaani; 2020: Mardaani 2).
- Debut role BA winners: Dimple Kapadia (1973: Bobby), Lakshmi (1975: Julie).
- Rescinded nomination: Kangana Ranaut (2022: Thalaivii), following her social media outburst accusing Filmfare of biased voting and demanding nomination revoking.[2]
Winners and nominees
‡ | Indicates the winner |
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1950s
Year | Photos of winners | Actress | Role(s) | Film |
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1954 (1st) |
Meena Kumari ‡ | Gauri | Baiju Bawra | |
No Other Nominee | ||||
1955 (2nd) |
Meena Kumari ‡ | Lalita | Parineeta | |
No Other Nominee | ||||
1956 (3rd) |
Kamini Kaushal ‡ | Biraj Chakravarty | Biraj Bahu | |
Geeta Bali | Kamala | Vachan | ||
Meena Kumari | Shobha | Azaad | ||
1957 (4th) |
Nutan ‡ | Gauri | Seema | |
No Other Nominee | ||||
1958 (5th) |
Nargis ‡ | Radha | Mother India | |
No Other Nominee | ||||
1959 (6th) |
Vyjayanthimala ‡ | Champabai / Rajani | Sadhna
| |
Meena Kumari | Leela | Sahara | ||
Vyjayanthimala | Madhumati | Madhumati |
1960s
1970s
Year | Photos of winners | Actress | Role(s) | Film |
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1970 (17th) |
Sharmila Tagore ‡ | Vandana Tripathi | Aradhana | |
Asha Parekh | Asha Chibber | Chirag | ||
Nanda | Rekha | Ittefaq | ||
1971 (18th) |
Mumtaz ‡ | Chand | Khilona | |
Sharmila Tagore | Mrs. Neela Shekhar Kapoor | Safar | ||
Waheeda Rehman | Radha | Khamoshi | ||
1972 (19th) |
Asha Parekh ‡ | Madhavi (Madhu) | Kati Patang | |
Jaya Bachchan | Kusum (Guddi) | Guddi | ||
Meenu | Uphaar | |||
1973 (20th) |
Hema Malini ‡ | Seeta / Geeta | Seeta Aur Geeta | |
Meena Kumari (posthumous) | Nargis / Sahibjaan | Pakeezah | ||
Raakhee
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Parvati | Aankhon Aankhon Mein | ||
1974 (21st) |
Dimple Kapadia ‡ | Bobby J. Braganza | Bobby | |
Jaya Bachchan ‡ | Uma Kumar | Abhimaan | ||
Jaya Bachchan | Aarti Mathur | Koshish | ||
Moushumi Chatterjee | Shivani | Anuraag
| ||
Nutan | Mahjubhi | Saudagar | ||
1975 (22nd) |
Jaya Bachchan ‡ | Archana Gupta | Kora Kagaz | |
Hema Malini | Sunita (Soni) | Amir Garib | ||
Lata | Prem Nagar | |||
Saira Banu | Lalita | Sagina | ||
Shabana Azmi | Laxmi | Ankur | ||
1976 (23rd) |
Lakshmi ‡ | Julie | Julie | |
Hema Malini | Kusum | Khushboo | ||
Champa | Sanyasi | |||
Jaya Bachchan | Mili Khanna | Mili | ||
Suchitra Sen | Aarti Devi | Aandhi | ||
1977 (24th) |
Raakhee ‡
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Indrani (Indu) Sinha | Tapasya | |
Hema Malini | Ratna / Jhumri | Mehbooba | ||
Raakhee | Pooja Khanna | Kabhie Kabhie
| ||
Reena Roy | Nagin | Nagin | ||
Sharmila Tagore | Chanda Thapa / Kajli Thapa | Mausam
| ||
1978 (25th) |
Shabana Azmi ‡ | Saudamini (Mini) | Swami | |
Hema Malini | Aarti Sanyal | Kinara
| ||
Raakhee
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Nisha | Doosra Aadmi | ||
Smita Patil | Usha (Urvashi) Dalvi | Bhumika
| ||
Zarina Wahab | Chhaya | Gharonda
| ||
1979 (26th) |
Nutan ‡ | Sanjukta Chouhan | Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki | |
Raakhee
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Mrs. Aarti Gupta | Trishna | ||
Ranjeeta Kaur | Lily Fernandes | Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se | ||
Rekha | Aarti Chandra | Ghar | ||
Zeenat Aman | Rupa | Satyam Shivam Sundaram
|
1980s
Year | Photos of winners | Actress | Role(s) | Film |
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1980 (27th) |
Jaya Bachchan ‡ | Geeta | Nauker | |
Hema Malini | Meera | Meera | ||
Jaya Prada | Hema Pradhan | Sargam | ||
Poonam Dhillon | Noorie Nabi | Noorie | ||
Raakhee
|
Rama Sharma | Jurmana | ||
1981 (28th) |
Rekha ‡ | Manju Dayal | Khubsoorat | |
Reena Roy | Asha | Asha | ||
Rekha | Gauri Singh Verma | Judaai | ||
Shabana Azmi | Nima Chaudhary | Thodisi Bewafaii | ||
Zeenat Aman | Bharti Saxena | Insaaf Ka Tarazu
| ||
1982 (29th) |
Smita Patil ‡ | Amma | Chakra | |
Hema Malini | Asha | Naseeb | ||
Jaya Bachchan | Shobha Malhotra | Silsila | ||
Raakhee
|
Sharda Balraj Kohli | Baseraa | ||
Rati Agnihotri | Sapna | Ek Duuje Ke Liye | ||
Rekha | Amiran / Umrao Jaan | Umrao Jaan | ||
1983 (30th) |
Padmini Kolhapure ‡ | Manorama "Rama" | Prem Rog | |
Raakhee
|
Sheetal Kumar | Shakti | ||
Rekha | Sangeeta Shrivastav | Jeevan Dhaara | ||
Salma Agha | Nilofer Bano / Habiba Shabnam Rehmani | Nikaah | ||
Smita Patil | Najma | Bazaar | ||
1984 (31st) |
Shabana Azmi ‡ | Mrs. Pooja Inder Malhotra | Arth | |
Shabana Azmi | Radha Kishen | Avtaar | ||
Rukmini Bai | Mandi | |||
Indu D. Malhotra | Masoom | |||
Sridevi | Nehalata Sharma | Sadma | ||
1985 (32nd) |
Shabana Azmi ‡ | Bhavna Saxena | Bhavna | |
Jaya Prada | Meena | Sharaabi | ||
Rohini Hattangadi | Parvati Pradhan | Saaransh | ||
Shabana Azmi | Kavita | Sparsh | ||
Smita Patil | Rajni V. Deshmukh | Aaj Ki Awaaz | ||
1986 (33rd) |
Dimple Kapadia ‡ | Mona D'Silva | Saagar
| |
Jaya Prada | Yashoda / Asha | Sanjog | ||
Mandakini | Ganga Singh | Ram Teri Ganga Maili | ||
Padmini Kolhapure | Preeti B. Pratap | Pyaar Jhukta Nahin
| ||
Rati Agnihotri | Sultana | Tawaif | ||
1987 | NO CEREMONY | |||
1988 | ||||
1989 (34th) |
Rekha ‡ | Aarti Verma / Jyoti | Khoon Bhari Maang | |
Juhi Chawla | Rashmi | Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak | ||
Madhuri Dixit | Mohini | Tezaab |
1990s
2000s
Year | Photos of winners | Actress | Role(s) | Film |
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2000 (45th) |
Aishwarya Rai ‡
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Nandini Darbar | Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam | |
Aishwarya Rai | Mansi Shankar | Taal | ||
Kajol | Megha | Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain | ||
Karisma Kapoor | Pooja Mehra | Biwi No.1 | ||
Tabu | Panna Barve | Hu Tu Tu | ||
2001 (46th) |
Karisma Kapoor ‡ | Fiza Ikramullah | Fiza | |
Aishwarya Rai
|
Preeti Vyas | Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai | ||
Madhuri Dixit | Anjali | Pukar | ||
Preity Zinta | Priya Bakshi | Kya Kehna | ||
Tabu | Aditi Pandit | Astitva | ||
2002 (47th) |
Kajol ‡ | Anjali Sharma Raichand | Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... | |
Ameesha Patel | Sakeena Ali Singh | Gadar: Ek Prem Katha | ||
Kareena Kapoor
|
Kaurwaki
|
Asoka | ||
Karisma Kapoor | Zubeidaa | Zubeidaa | ||
Tabu | Mumtaz Ali Ansari | Chandni Bar | ||
2003 (48th) |
Aishwarya Rai ‡
|
Parvati 'Paro' Chakraborty | Devdas | |
Ameesha Patel | Priya Singhania | Humraaz | ||
Bipasha Basu | Sanjana Aditya Dhanraj | Raaz | ||
Karisma Kapoor | Nandini | Shakti: The Power | ||
Rani Mukerji | Suhani Sharma | Saathiya | ||
2004 (49th) |
Preity Zinta ‡ | Naina Catherine Kapur | Kal Ho Naa Ho | |
Bhumika Chawla | Nirjara Bhardwaj | Tere Naam | ||
Hema Malini | Pooja Malhotra | Baghban | ||
Preity Zinta | Nisha Mehra | Koi... Mil Gaya | ||
Rani Mukerji | Priya Chopra | Chalte Chalte | ||
Urmila Matondkar | Swati | Bhoot | ||
2005 (50th) |
Rani Mukerji ‡ | Rhea Prakash | Hum Tum | |
Aishwarya Rai
|
Neerja 'Neeru' | Raincoat | ||
Preity Zinta | Zaara Hayat Khan | Veer-Zaara | ||
Shilpa Shetty | Tamanna Sahni | Phir Milenge | ||
Urmila Matondkar | Sarika Vartak | Ek Hasina Thi | ||
2006 (51st) |
Rani Mukerji ‡ | Michelle McNally | Black | |
Preity Zinta | Ambar 'Amby' Malhotra | Salaam Namaste | ||
Rani Mukerji | Vimmi 'Babli' Saluja | Bunty Aur Babli | ||
Sharmila Tagore | Sumitra V. Patwardhan | Viruddh... Family Comes First
| ||
Vidya Balan | Lalita | Parineeta | ||
2007 (52nd) |
Kajol ‡ | Zooni Ali Beg | Fanaa | |
Aishwarya Rai
|
Sunehri | Dhoom 2 | ||
Bipasha Basu | Nishiganda 'Nishi' Dasgupta | Corporate | ||
Kareena Kapoor
|
Dolly Mishra | Omkara | ||
Rani Mukerji | Maya Talwar | Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna | ||
2008 (53rd) |
Kareena Kapoor ‡
|
Geet Dhillon | Jab We Met | |
Aishwarya Rai
|
Sujata Desai | Guru | ||
Deepika Padukone | Shantipriya 'Shanti' Kashyap Mehra / Sandhya 'Sandy' Bansal | Om Shanti Om | ||
Madhuri Dixit | Dia Shrivastava | Aaja Nachle | ||
Rani Mukerji | Vibhavari 'Badki' Sahay | Laaga Chunari Mein Daag | ||
Vidya Balan | Avni Chatturvedi / Manjulika | Bhool Bhulaiyaa | ||
2009 (54th) |
Priyanka Chopra ‡ | Meghna Mathur | Fashion | |
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan | Jodhaa Bai | Jodhaa Akbar | ||
Anushka Sharma | Taani Surinder Sahni | Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi | ||
Asin Thottumkal
|
Kalpana Shetty | Ghajini | ||
Kajol | Piya Thapar Mehra | U Me Aur Hum |
2010s
Year | Photos of winners | Actress | Role(s) | Film |
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2010 (55th) |
Vidya Balan ‡ | Dr. Vidya | Paa | |
Deepika Padukone | Meera Pandit | Love Aaj Kal | ||
Kareena Kapoor
|
Pia Sahastrabuddhe | 3 Idiots | ||
Avantika Ahuja Khan | Kurbaan | |||
Katrina Kaif | Maya Sheikh | New York | ||
Priyanka Chopra | Sweety Shekhar Bhope | Kaminey | ||
2011 (56th) |
Kajol ‡ | Mandira Rathore Khan | My Name is Khan
| |
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan | Sofia D'Souza | Guzaarish
| ||
Anushka Sharma | Shruti Kakkar | Band Baaja Baaraat | ||
Kareena Kapoor
|
Daboo | Golmaal 3 | ||
Vidya Balan | Krishna Verma | Ishqiya | ||
2012 (57th) |
Vidya Balan ‡ | Reshma / Silk | The Dirty Picture | |
Mahi Gill
|
Madhavi Devi | Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster | ||
Katrina Kaif | Dimple Dixit | Mere Brother Ki Dulhan | ||
Priyanka Chopra | Susanna Anna-Marie Johannes | 7 Khoon Maaf | ||
Vidya Balan | Sabrina Lal | No One Killed Jessica | ||
2013 (58th) |
Vidya Balan ‡ | Vidya Venkatesan Bagchi | Kahaani | |
Deepika Padukone | Veronica Malaney | Cocktail | ||
Kareena Kapoor
|
Mahi Arora | Heroine | ||
Parineeti Chopra | Zoya Qureshi | Ishaqzaade | ||
Priyanka Chopra | Jhilmil Chatterjee | Barfi! | ||
Sridevi | Shashi Godbole | English Vinglish | ||
2014 (59th) |
Deepika Padukone ‡ | Leela Sanera | Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela | |
Deepika Padukone | Meenalochni 'Meenamma' Azhagusundaram | Chennai Express | ||
Parineeti Chopra | Gayatri | Shuddh Desi Romance | ||
Shraddha Kapoor | Aarohi Keshav Shirke | Aashiqui 2 | ||
Sonakshi Sinha | Pakhi Roy Chaudhary | Lootera | ||
Sonam Kapoor | Zoya Haider | Raanjhanaa | ||
2015 (60th) |
Kangana Ranaut ‡ | Rani Mehra | Queen
| |
Alia Bhatt | Veera Tripathi | Highway | ||
Madhuri Dixit | Begum Para | Dedh Ishqiya | ||
Priyanka Chopra | Mary Kom | Mary Kom | ||
Rani Mukerji | Shivani Shivaji Roy | Mardaani | ||
Sonam Kapoor | Dr. Mrinalini 'Mili' Chakravarty | Khoobsurat | ||
2016 (61st) |
Deepika Padukone ‡ | Piku Banerjee | Piku | |
Anushka Sharma | Meera | NH10 | ||
Deepika Padukone | Mastani | Bajirao Mastani | ||
Kajol | Meera Dev Malik | Dilwale | ||
Kangana Ranaut | Tanuja 'Tanu' Trivedi / Kumari 'Kusum' Sangwan (Datto) | Tanu Weds Manu Returns | ||
Sonam Kapoor | Dolly / Madhuri / Priya / Bhagyashree | Dolly Ki Doli | ||
2017 (62nd) |
Alia Bhatt ‡ | Bauria (Mary Jane) | Udta Punjab | |
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan | Dalbir Kaur | Sarbjit | ||
Alia Bhatt | Kaira | Dear Zindagi | ||
Anushka Sharma | Alizeh Khan | Ae Dil Hai Mushkil | ||
Sonam Kapoor | Neerja Bhanot | Neerja | ||
Vidya Balan | Vidya Sinha / Durga Rani Singh | Kahaani 2
| ||
2018 (63rd) |
Vidya Balan ‡ | Sulochana 'Sulu' Dubey | Tumhari Sulu | |
Alia Bhatt | Vaidehi Trivedi | Badrinath Ki Dulhania | ||
Bhumi Pednekar | Sugandha Joshi Sharma | Shubh Mangal Saavdhan | ||
Saba Qamar | Meeta Batra | Hindi Medium | ||
Sridevi | Devki Sabarwal | Mom | ||
Zaira Wasim | Insia Malik | Secret Superstar | ||
2019 (64th) |
Alia Bhatt ‡ | Sehmat Khan | Raazi | |
Deepika Padukone | Rani Padmavati | Padmaavat | ||
Neena Gupta | Priyamvada 'Babli' Kaushik | Badhaai Ho | ||
Rani Mukerji | Naina Mathur | Hichki | ||
Tabu | Simi | Andhadhun |
2020s
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