9th Filmfare Awards (1962)
The 9th Filmfare Awards was held in May 20, 1962 and the event honored the best Bollywood films of 1961.
Raj Kapoor's "Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai" emerged the biggest winner on the night after bagging Best Film and Best Actor awards in addition to other technical awards. Vyjayanthimala won her third Filmfare and second Best Actress award for "Gunga Jumna".
- WINNER
Best Film
Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai
- Raj Kapoor
Gunga Jumna
- Dilip Kumar
Kanoon
- BR Chopra
Best Actor
Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai
- Raj Kapoor
Gunga Jumna
- Dilip Kumar
Hum Dono
- Dev Anand
Best Actress
Gunga Jumna
- Vyjayanthimala
Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai
- Padmini
Junglee
- Saira Banu
Best Supporting Actor
Kanoon
- Nana Palsikar
Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai
- Pran
Sasural
- Mehmood
Best Supporting Actress
Chhaya
- Nirupa Roy
Gharana
- Shubha Khote
Sasural
- Shubha Khote
Best Director
Kanoon
- BR Chopra
Gunga Jumna
- Nitin Bose
Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai
- Radhu Karmakar
Best Music Director
Gharana
- Ravi
Gunga Jumna
- Naushad
Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai
- Shankar Jaikishan
Best Art Direction
Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai
- MR Achrekar
Best Cinematographer
Gunga Jumna
- V Babasaheb
Best Editing
Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai
- GG Mayekar
Best Lyrics
Gharana
- Shakeel Badayuni
for "Husnwale tera jawab nahin..."
Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai
- Shailendra
for "Hothon Pe Sachai"
Sasural
- Hasrat Jaipuri
for "Teri Pyari Pyari"
Best Dialogue
Gunga Jumna
- Wajahat Mirza
Best Story
Nazrana
- CV Sridhar
Aas Ka Panchhi
- Mohan Kumar
Kanoon
- CJ Pavri
Best Sound Recording
Junglee
- Kuldeep Singh
Best Playback Singer
Sasural
- Mohammad Rafi
for "Chashme buddoor"
Gharana
- Mohammad Rafi
for "Husn Wale Tera"
Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai
- Mukesh
for "Hothon Pe Sacchai"