The 21st Filmfare Awards were held on 11 April 1974.
Anuraag won Best Film, but failed 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 by Zanjeer with 9 nominations and Daag: A Poem of Love with 7 nominations.
Bobby won 5 awards, including Best Actor (for Rishi Kapoor), Best Actress (for Dimple Kapadia) and Best 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 the Filmfare Awards, there was a tie for an acting award, when Dimple Kapadia and Jaya Bachchan tied for Best Actress for their performances in Bobby and Abhimaan respectively.
Gulzar received dual nominations for Best Director for his direction in Achanak and Koshish, but lost to Yash Chopra who won the award for Daag: A Poem of Love.
Nutan received dual nominations for Best Supporting Actress for her performances in Anuraag and Saudagar, in addition to a Best Actress nomination for Saudagar, but lost the former to Raakhee who won the award for Daag: A Poem of Love, and the latter to Dimple Kapadia and Jaya Bachchan for Bobby and Abhimaan respectively.
Main awards
Best Film Anuraag Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar Bobby Daag: A Poem of Love Koshish Zanjeer
Best Director Yash Chopra – Daag: A Poem of Love Gulzar – Achanak Gulzar – Koshish Raj Kapoor – Bobby Rajendra Bhatia – Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar
Best Actor Rishi Kapoor – Bobby Amitabh Bachchan – Zanjeer Dharmendra – Yaadon Ki Baarat Rajesh Khanna – Daag: A Poem of Love Sanjeev Kumar – Koshish
Best Actress Dimple Kapadia – Bobby and Jaya Bachchan – Abhimaan (tie) Jaya Bachchan – Koshish Moushumi Chatterjee – Anuraag Nutan – Saudagar Sharmila Tagore – Daag: A Poem of Love
Best Supporting Actor Amitabh Bachchan – Namak Haraam Ashok Kumar – Victoria No. 203 Asrani – Abhimaan Pran – Zanjeer Premnath – Bobby
Best Supporting Actress Raakhee – Daag: A Poem of Love Aruna Irani – Bobby Bindu – Abhimaan Nutan – Anuraag Nutan – Saudagar
Best Comic Actor Asrani – Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar Asrani – Namak Haraam I. S. Johar – Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar Mehmood – Do Phool Pran – Victoria No. 203
Best Story Zanjeer – Salim–Javed Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar – Mulraj Rajda Achanak – K.A. Abbas Anuraag – Shakti Samanta Koshish – Gulzar
Best Screenplay Zanjeer – Salim–Javed
Best Dialogue Namak Haraam – Gulzar
Best Music Director Abhimaan – S. D. Burman Bobby – Laxmikant–Pyarelal Daag: A Poem of Love – Laxmikant–Pyarelal Yaadon Ki Baarat – R. D. Burman Zanjeer – Kalyanji–Anandji
Best Lyricist 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 Gamose Karlo
Best Playback Singer, Male 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
Best Playback Singer, Female 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
Best Art Direction Bobby
Best Cinematography Jheel Ke Us Paar
Best Editing Zanjeer
Best Sound Bobby
Critics' awards
Best Film Duvidha
Best Documentary A Day With the Builders
Biggest winners Bobby – 5/14 Zanjeer – 4/9 Daag: A Poem of Love – 2/7 Abhimaan – 2/4 Namak Haraam – 2/3
See also 23rd Filmfare Awards 22nd Filmfare Awards Filmfare Awards
References
https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000245/1974/