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
Best Indian Films (In Order of Merit)
- Teen Kanya
- Gunga Jumna
- Punascha
- Madhya Rater Tara
- Saptapadi
- Kanoon
- Char Diwari
- Usne Kaha Tha
- Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai
- Swayambara
Best Director
Satyajit Ray - Teen Kanya
Best Actor
Uttam Kumar - Saptapadi
Best Actress
Suchitra Sen - Saptapadi
Best Actor in Supporting Role
Anil Chatterjee - Agni Sanskar
Best Actress in Supporting Role
Manju Dey - Carey Saheber Munshi
Best Cinematographer
Ajoy Kar - Saptapadi
Best Music Director
Hemanta Mukherjee - Swaralipi and Ravi Shankar - Sandhayarag
Best Lyricist
Gouri Prasanna Majumdar - Swaralipi
Best Audiographer
Bani Dutta - Swaralipi
Best Dialogue
Santosh Ghosh - Swayambara
Hindi Section
Best Director
Nitin Bose - Gunga Jumna
Best Actor
Dilip Kumar - Gunga Jumna
Best Actress
Vyjayantimala - Gunga Jumna
Best Actor in Supporting Role
Pran - Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai
Best Actress in Supporting Role
Nirupa Roy - Chhaya and Indrani Mukherjee - Usne Kaha Tha
Best Music Director
Naushad - Gunga Jumna
Best Lyricist
Shakeel Badayuni - Gunga Jumna
Best Cinematographer
V. Baba Saheb - Gunga Jumna
Best Audiographer
M. I. Dharmsay - Gunga Jumna
Best Dialogue
Wazahat Mirza - Gunga Jumna and Rajendra Krishan - Chhaya and S. Khalil - Usne Kaha Tha
Foreign Film Section
Ten Best Films
- 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
William Wyler - Ben-Hur
Best Actor
Charlton Heston - Ben-Hur
Best Actress
Shirley MacLaine - The Apartment
Best Supporting Actor
Charles Laughton - Under Ten Flags
Best Supporting Actress
Shirley Jones - Elmer Gantry
References
- ^ "25th Annual BFJA Awards". BFJA Awards.