The 42nd Filmfare awards was held in March 1997 Large number of spectators were there to see this awards. I too got a change to see the show live. In this page you yill see the nominees and the winner of the Award.
The nominies for the Best Film are
Agnisakshi
Bandit Queen
Khamoshi: The Musical
Maachis
Raja Hindustani
The winner : Raja Hindustani
The nominies for the Best Director are
Dharmesh Darshan ( Raja Hindustani )
Gulzar ( Maachis )
Parto Ghosh ( Agnishakshi )
Rajkumar Santhosi ( Ghatak )
Shekher Kapoor ( Bandit Queen )
The winner : Shekhar kapoor ( Bandit Queen )
The nominies for the Best Actor are
Aamir Khan ( Raja Hindustani)
Govinda ( Saajan Chale Sasural )
Nana Patekar ( Angisakshi )
Nana Patekar ( Khamoshi : The Musical )
Sunny Deol ( Ghatak )
The winner : Aamir Khan ( Raja Hindustani)
The nominies for the Best Actress are
Juhi Chawla ( Daraar )
Karishma Kapoor ( Raja Hindustani )
Manisha Koirala ( Khamoshi : The Musical )
Seema Biswas ( Bandit queen )
Tabu ( Maachis )
The winner : Karishma Kapoor ( Raja Hindustani )
The nominies for the Best Supporting Actor are
Amrish Puri ( Ghatak )
Anupum Kher ( Chaahat )
Jackie Shroff ( Angisakshi )
Om puri ( Maachis )
Salman Khan ( Jeet )
The winner : Amrish Puri ( Ghatak )
The nominies for the Best Supporting Actress are
Archan Puransingh ( Raja Hindustani )
Helen ( Khamoshi : The Musical )
Rekha ( Khiladion Ke Khiladi )
Seema Biswas ( Khamoshi : The Musical )
Tabu ( Jeet )
The winner : Rekha ( Khiladion Ke Khiladi )
The nominies for the Best Artiste in a Vilian's Role are
Arbaaz Khan (Daraar)
Ashish Vidyarthi (Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin)
Danny Denzongpa (Ghatak)
Milind Gunaji (Fareb)
Naseeruddin Shah (Chaahat)
The winner : Arbaaz Khan (Daraar)
The nominies for the Best Artiste in a Comic Role are
Johnny Lever (Raja Hindustani)
Kader Khan (Saajan Chale Sasural)
Navneet Nishan (Raja Hindustani)
Satish Kaushik (Saajan Chale Sasural)
Shakti Kapoor (Loafer)
The winner : Satish Kaushik (Saajan Chale Sasural)
The nominies for the Best Music Director are
Jatin-Lalit (Khamoshi: The Musical)
Nadeem-Shravan (Raja Hindustani)
Rajesh Roshan (Papa Kahte Hain)
Viju Shah (Tere Mere Sapne)
Vishal Bharadwaj (Maachis)
The winner : Nadeem-Shravan (Raja Hindustani)
The nominies for the Best Lyricist are
Gulzar (Chhod Aaye Hum / Maachis)
Javed Akhtar (Ghar se nikalte hi / Papa Kahte Hain)
Majrooh Sultanpuri (Baahon Ke Darmiyan / Khamoshi: The Musical)
Nida Fazli (Chup Tum Raho / Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin)
Sameer (Pardesi Pardesi / Raja Hindustani)
The winner : Sameer (Pardesi Pardesi / Raja Hindustani)
The nominies for the Best Male Playback Singer are
