The21st Filmfare Awards were held on 11 April 1974.

Anuraag wonBest Film, but fail to win any other awards, a feat which was repeated by a few films in the 1970s.

Bobby led the ceremony with 14 nominations, followed byZanjeer with 9 nominations andDaag: A Poem of Love with 7 nominations.

Bobby won 5 awards, includingBest Actor (forRishi Kapoor),Best Actress (forDimple Kapadia) andBest Male Playback Singer (Narendra Chanchal for "Beshak Mandir Masjid"), thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.

For the first time in the history of theFilmfare Awards, there was a tie for an acting award, when Dimple Kapadia andJaya Bachchan tied for Best Actress for their performances inBobby andAbhimaan respectively.

Gulzar received dual nominations forBest Director for his direction inAchanak andKoshish, but lost toYash Chopra who won the award forDaag: A Poem of Love.

Nutan received dual nominations forBest Supporting Actress for her performances inAnuraag andSaudagar, in addition to a Best Actress nomination forSaudagar, but lost the former toRaakhee who won the award forDaag: A Poem of Love, and the latter to Dimple Kapadia and Jaya Bachchan forBobby and Abhimaan respectively.

Anuraag

• Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar
• Bobby
• Daag: A Poem of Love
• Koshish
• Zanjeer

Yash Chopra –Daag: A Poem of Love

• Gulzar –Achanak
• Gulzar –Koshish
• Raj Kapoor –Bobby
• Rajendra Bhatia –Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar

Rishi Kapoor –Bobby

• Amitabh Bachchan –Zanjeer
• Dharmendra–Yaadon Ki Baarat
• Rajesh Khanna–Daag: A Poem of Love
• Sanjeev Kumar –Koshish

Dimple Kapadia –BobbyandJaya Bachchan –Abhimaan (tie)

• Jaya Bachchan –Koshish
• Moushumi Chatterjee –Anuraag
• Nutan –Saudagar
• Sharmila Tagore –Daag: A Poem of Love

Amitabh Bachchan –Namak Haraam

• Ashok Kumar –Victoria No. 203
• Asrani –Abhimaan
• Pran –Zanjeer
• Premnath –Bobby

Raakhee –Daag: A Poem of Love

• Aruna Irani –Bobby
• Bindu –Abhimaan
• Nutan –Anuraag
• Nutan –Saudagar

Asrani –Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar

• Asrani –Namak Haraam
• I. S. Johar –Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar
• Mehmood –Do Phool
• Pran –Victoria No. 203

Zanjeer –Salim–Javed

• Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar – Mulraj Razdan
• Achanak –K.A. Abbas
• Anuraag –Shakti Samanta
• Koshish –Gulzar

Zanjeer –Salim–Javed

Namak Haraam –Gulzar

Abhimaan –S. D. Burman

• Bobby –Laxmikant–Pyarelal
• Daag: A Poem of Love – Laxmikant–Pyarelal
• Yaadon Ki Baarat –R. D. Burman
• Zanjeer –Kalyanji–Anandji

Zanjeer –Gulshan Bawra for Yaari Hai Imaan Mera

• Bobby –Anand Bakshi for Hum Tum Ek Kamre Main
• Bobby – Anand Bakshi for Main Shayar To Nahin
• Bobby – Vithalbhai Patel for Jhoot Bole Kava Kaate
• Samjhauta –Indeevar for Samjhauta Ghanmose Karlo

Bobby –Narendra Chanchal for Beshak Mandir Masjid

• Bobby –Shailendra Singh for Main Shayar To Nahin
• Daag: A Poem of Love –Kishore Kumar for Mere Dil Main Aaj
• Naina –Mohammad Rafi for Hum Ko Jaan Se Pyaari
• Zanjeer –Manna Dey for Yaari Hai Imaan Mera

Naina–Asha Bhosle for Hone Lagi Hai Raat Jawaan

• Aa Gale Lag Ja –Sushma Shrestha for Tera Mujhse Hai
• Anhonee – Asha Bhosle for Hungama Ho Gaya
• Prem Parbat –Minoo Purshottam for Raat Piya Ke Sang
• Raja Rani – Asha Bhosle for Jab Andhera Hota Hai

Bobby

Jheel Ke Us Paar

Zanjeer

Bobby

Duvidha

A Day With the Builders

• Bobby – 5/14
• Zanjeer – 4/9
• Daag: A Poem of Love – 2/7
• Abhimaan – 2/4
• Namak Haraam – 2/3

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