The 25th Annual Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards were held on 1962, honoring the best in Indian cinema in 1961.[1]
Main Awards
editBest Indian Films (In Order of Merit)
edit- Teen Kanya
- Gunga Jumna
- Punascha
- Madhya Rater Tara
- Saptapadi
- Kanoon
- Char Diwari
- Usne Kaha Tha
- Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai
- Swayambara
Best Director
editSatyajit Ray - Teen Kanya
Best Actor
editUttam Kumar - Saptapadi
Best Actress
editSuchitra Sen - Saptapadi
Best Actor in Supporting Role
editAnil Chatterjee - Agni Sanskar
Best Actress in Supporting Role
editManju Dey - Carey Saheber Munshi
Best Cinematographer
editAjoy Kar - Saptapadi
Best Music Director
editHemanta Mukherjee - Swaralipi and Ravi Shankar - Sandhayarag
Best Lyricist
editGouri Prasanna Majumdar - Swaralipi
Best Audiographer
editBani Dutta - Swaralipi
Best Dialogue
editSantosh Ghosh - Swayambara
Hindi Section
editBest Director
editNitin Bose - Gunga Jumna
Best Actor
editDilip Kumar - Gunga Jumna
Best Actress
editVyjayantimala - Gunga Jumna
Best Actor in Supporting Role
editPran - Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai
Best Actress in Supporting Role
editNirupa Roy - Chhaya and Indrani Mukherjee - Usne Kaha Tha
Best Music Director
editNaushad - Gunga Jumna
Best Lyricist
editShakeel Badayuni - Gunga Jumna
Best Cinematographer
editV. Baba Saheb - Gunga Jumna
Best Audiographer
editM. I. Dharmsay - Gunga Jumna
Best Dialogue
editWazahat Mirza - Gunga Jumna and Rajendra Krishan - Chhaya and S. Khalil - Usne Kaha Tha
Foreign Film Section
editTen Best Films
edit- Ben-Hur
- The Apartment
- Kanał
- Girl Seeks Father
- The Millionairess
- On the Beach
- South Pacific
- Pepe
- The Singer Not the Song
- Elmer Gantry
Best Director
editWilliam Wyler - Ben-Hur
Best Actor
editCharlton Heston - Ben-Hur
Best Actress
editShirley MacLaine - The Apartment
Best Supporting Actor
editCharles Laughton - Under Ten Flags
Best Supporting Actress
editShirley Jones - Elmer Gantry
References
edit- ^ "25th Annual BFJA Awards". BFJA Awards.[dead link]