25th Annual BFJA Awards

The 25th Annual Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards were held on 1962, honoring the best in Indian cinema in 1961.[1]

Main Awards edit

Best Indian Films (In Order of Merit) edit

Best Director edit

Satyajit Ray - Teen Kanya

Best Actor edit

Uttam Kumar - Saptapadi

Best Actress edit

Suchitra Sen - Saptapadi

Best Actor in Supporting Role edit

Anil Chatterjee - Agni Sanskar

Best Actress in Supporting Role edit

Manju Dey - Carey Saheber Munshi

Best Cinematographer edit

Ajoy Kar - Saptapadi

Best Music Director edit

Hemanta Mukherjee - Swaralipi and Ravi Shankar - Sandhayarag

Best Lyricist edit

Gouri Prasanna Majumdar - Swaralipi

Best Audiographer edit

Bani Dutta - Swaralipi

Best Dialogue edit

Santosh Ghosh - Swayambara

Hindi Section edit

Best Director edit

Nitin Bose - Gunga Jumna

Best Actor edit

Dilip Kumar - Gunga Jumna

Best Actress edit

Vyjayantimala - Gunga Jumna

Best Actor in Supporting Role edit

Pran - Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai

Best Actress in Supporting Role edit

Nirupa Roy - Chhaya and Indrani Mukherjee - Usne Kaha Tha

Best Music Director edit

Naushad - Gunga Jumna

Best Lyricist edit

Shakeel Badayuni - Gunga Jumna

Best Cinematographer edit

V. Baba Saheb - Gunga Jumna

Best Audiographer edit

M. I. Dharmsay - Gunga Jumna

Best Dialogue edit

Wazahat Mirza - Gunga Jumna and Rajendra Krishan - Chhaya and S. Khalil - Usne Kaha Tha

Foreign Film Section edit

Ten Best Films edit

  1. Ben-Hur
  2. The Apartment
  3. Kanał
  4. Girl Seeks Father
  5. The Millionairess
  6. On the Beach
  7. South Pacific
  8. Pepe
  9. The Singer Not the Song
  10. Elmer Gantry

Best Director edit

William Wyler - Ben-Hur

Best Actor edit

Charlton Heston - Ben-Hur

Best Actress edit

Shirley MacLaine - The Apartment

Best Supporting Actor edit

Charles Laughton - Under Ten Flags

Best Supporting Actress edit

Shirley Jones - Elmer Gantry

References edit

  1. ^ "25th Annual BFJA Awards". BFJA Awards.[dead link]