Filmfare_Best_Director_Award

Filmfare Best Director Award

The Filmfare Best Director Awards is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films.

The award was first given in 1953. Frequent winners include Bimal Roy (7 awards), Raj Kapoor and Yash Chopra (4 awards each), Sanjay Leela Bhansali (3 awards). Bimal Roy won the award thrice in a row on two separate occasions (1953, 1954, 1955 and 1958, 1959, 1960).

List

Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won.

Year	Director	Film
2008	Aamir Khan	Taare Zameen Par
2007	Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra	Rang De Basanti
2006	Sanjay Leela Bhansali	Black
2005	Kunal Kohli	Hum Tum
2004	Rakesh Roshan	Koi... Mil Gaya
2003	Sanjay Leela Bhansali	Devdas
2002	Ashutosh Gowariker	Lagaan
2001	Rakesh Roshan	Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai
2000	Sanjay Leela Bhansali	Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
1999	Karan Johar	Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
1998	J.P. Dutta	Border
1997	Shekhar Kapur	Bandit Queen
1996	Aditya Chopra	Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge
1995	Sooraj R. Barjatya	Hum Aapke Hain Kaun
1994	Rajkumar Santoshi	Damini - Lightning
1993	Mukul S. Anand	Khuda Gawah
1992	Subhash Ghai	Saudagar
1991	Rajkumar Santoshi	Ghayal
1990	Vidhu Vinod Chopra	Parinda
1989	Mansoor Khan	Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak
1988	no award
1987	no award
1986	Raj Kapoor	Ram Teri Ganga Maili
1985	Sai Paranjpye	Sparsh
1984	Govind Nihalani	Ardh Satya
1983	Raj Kapoor	Prem Rog
1982	Muzaffar Ali	Umrao Jaan
1981	Govind Nihalani	Aakrosh
1980	Shyam Benegal	Junoon
1979	Satyajit Ray	Shatranj Ke Khiladi
1978	Basu Chatterjee	Swami
1977	Gulzar	Mausam
1976	Yash Chopra	Deewar
1975	Manoj Kumar	Roti Kapda Aur Makaan
1974	Yash Chopra	Daag
1973	Sohanlal Kanwar	Be-Imaan
1972	Raj Kapoor	Mera Naam Joker
1971	Asit Sen	Safar
1970	Yash Chopra	Ittefaq
1969	Ramanand Sagar	Ankhen
1968	Manoj Kumar	Upkar
1967	Vijay Anand	Guide
1966	Yash Chopra	Waqt
1965	Raj Kapoor	Sangam
1964	Bimal Roy	Bandini
1963	Abrar Alvi	Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam
1962	B.R.Chopra	Kanoon
1961	Bimal Roy	Parakh
1960	Bimal Roy	Sujata
1959	Bimal Roy	Madhumati
1958	Mehboob Khan	Mother India
1957	V. Shantaram	Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje
1956	Bimal Roy	Biraj Bahu
1955	Bimal Roy	Parineeta
1954	Bimal Roy	Do Bigha Zamin