The 62nd Filmfare Awards ceremony, presented by the Filmfare magazine, honored the best Hindi language Indian films of 2016. The ceremony was held on 14 January 2017 and was co-hosted by Shah Rukh Khan, Karan Johar and Kapil Sharma.
Ae Dil Hai Mushkil and Udta Punjab led the ceremony with 9 nominations each, followed by Kapoor & Sons and Neerja with 8 nominations each.
Neerja won 6 awards, including Best Film (Critics) (for Ram Madhvani), Best Actress (Critics) (for Sonam Kapoor) and Best Supporting Actress (for Shabana Azmi), thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.
Best Film | Dangal |
Best Director | Nitesh Tiwari – Dangal |
Best Actor | Aamir Khan – Dangal as Mahavir Singh Phogat |
Best Actress | Alia Bhatt – Udta Punjab as Bauria / Mary Jane |
Best Supporting Actor | Rishi Kapoor – Kapoor & Sons as Amarjeet "Dadu" Kapoor |
Best Supporting Actress | Shabana Azmi – Neerja as Rama Bhanot |
Best Male Debut | Diljit Dosanjh – Udta Punjab as ASI Sartaj Singh |
Best Female Debut | Ritika Singh – Saala Khadoos as Madhi |
Best Music Director | Pritam – Ae Dil Hai Mushkil |
Best Lyricist | Amitabh Bhattacharya – "Channa Mereya" – Ae Dil Hai Mushkil |
Best Playback Singer – Male | Arijit Singh – "Ae Dil Hai Mushkil" – Ae Dil Hai Mushkil |
Best Playback Singer – Female | Neha Bhasin – "Jag Ghoomeya" – Sultan |
Critics' Awards | |
Best Movie (Best Director) | Neerja – Ram Madhvani |
Best Actor | Manoj Bajpayee – Aligarh Shahid Kapoor – Udta Punjab |
Best Actress | Sonam Kapoor – Neerja |
Best Story | Shakun Batra & Ayesha Devitre Dhillon – Kapoor & Sons |
Best Screenplay | Shakun Batra & Ayesha Devitre Dhillon – Kapoor & Sons |
Best Dialogue | Ritesh Shah – Pink |
Best Cinematography | Mitesh Mirchandani – Neerja |
Best Editing | Monisha Baldawa – Neerja |
Best Costume | Payal Saluja – Udta Punjab |
Best Action | Sham Kaushal |
Best Background Score | Sameer Uddin – Kapoor & Sons |
Best Choreography | Adil Shaikh – ''Kar Gayi Chull'' from Kapoor & Sons |
Best Visual Effects | Red Chillies Entertainment – Fan |
Best Production Design | Aparna Sud – Neerja |
Best Sound Design | Vivek Sachidanand – Phobia |
Best Debut Director | Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari – Nil Battey Sannata |
Best Short Film (People's Choice) | Khamakha |
Best Short Film (Fiction) | Chutney |
Best Short Film (Non-fiction) | Matitali Kusti |
Best Actor (Male) in a Short Film | Manoj Bajpayee – Taandav |
Best Actor (Female) in a Short Film | Tisca Chopra – Chutney |
Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award | Shatrughan Sinha |
Filmfare R.D. Burman Award – New Music Talent | Amit Mishra – "Bulleya" from Ae Dil Hai Mushkil |