28th Filmfare Awards
The 28th Filmfare Awards were held in 1981. Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Khoobsurat won the Best Film Award, but it was Govind Nihalani's directorial debut Aakrosh that was the biggest winner on the night, including the Best Director trophy for Nihalani, with his first film as director. Naseeruddin Shah and Om Puri won Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor, respectively, for their spellbinding performances in Aakrosh.Main awards
Khoobsurat
- Aakrosh
- Aasha
- Insaaf Ka Tarazu
- Thodisi Bewafai
Best Director
Govind Nihalani – Aakrosh
- B.R. Chopra – Insaaf Ka Tarazu
- Esmayeel Shroff – Thodisi Bewafai
- Hrishikesh Mukherjee – Khoobsurat
- J. Om Prakash – Aasha
Best Actor
Naseeruddin Shah – Aakrosh
- Amitabh Bachchan – Dostana
- Raj Babbar – Insaaf Ka Tarazu
- Rajesh Khanna – Thodisi Bewafai
- Shatrughan Sinha – Dostana
- Vinod Khanna – Qurbani
Best Actress
Rekha – Khoobsurat
- Reena Roy – Aasha
- Rekha – Judaai
- Shabana Azmi – Thodisi Bewafai
- Zeenat Aman – Insaaf Ka Tarazu
Om Puri – Aakrosh
- Amjad Khan – Qurbani
- Girish Karnad – Aasha
- Raj Kapoor – Abdullah
- Shreeram Lagoo – Insaaf Ka Tarazu
Padmini Kolhapure – Insaaf Ka Tarazu
- Ashalata – Apne Paraye
- Dina Pathak – Khoobsurat
- Rameshwari – Aasha
- Simi Garewal – Karz
Keshto Mukherjee – Khoobsurat
- Asrani – Hum Nahin Sudhrenge
- Deven Verma – Judaai
- Deven Verma – Thodisi Bewafai
- Keshto Mukherjee – Be-raham
Best Story
Aakrosh – Vijay Tendulkar
- Aasha – Ram Kelkar
- Insaaf Ka Tarazu – Shabd Kumar
- Khoobsurat – D.N. Mukherjee
- Thodisi Bewafai – Esmayeel Shroff
Best Screenplay
Aakrosh – Vijay TendulkarBest Dialogue
Insaaf Ka Tarazu – Shabd KumarBest Music
Karz – Laxmikant-Pyarelal
Thodisi Bewafai – Gulzar for Hazaar Rahein Mud Ke
- Aasha – Anand Bakshi for Sheesha Ho Ya Dil Ho
- Dostana – Anand Bakshi for Salamat Rahe Dostana
- Karz – Anand Bakshi for Dard-e-Dil
- Karz – Anand Bakshi for Om Shanti Om
Kishore Kumar oof oof Janu Meri Jaan shaanBest Playback Singer, Female
Qurbani – Nazia Hassan for Aap Jaisa Koi
Aakrosh Best Cinematography
Shaan Best Editing
Insaaf Ka Tarazu Best Sound
Qurbani Critics' awards
Best Film
Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyon Aata Hai Best Documentary
They Call Me Chamar Biggest Winners
- Aakrosh – 6/7
- Khoobsurat – 3/6
- Insaaf Ka Tarazu – 3/9
- Qurbani – 2/6
- Thodisi Bewafai – 2/9
