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The Filmfare Award for Best Story is given by ''Filmfare'' as part of its annual
Filmfare Award The Filmfare Awards are annual awards that honour artistic and technical excellence in the Hindi-language film industry of India.Al The Filmfare ceremony is one of the most famous film events in India. The awards were first introduced by th ...
s for
Hindi film Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (fo ...
s, to recognise a writer who wrote a film's story.


List of winners


1950s

* 1955
Mukhram Sharma Mukhram Sharma (29 May 1909 – 25 April 2000) was an Indian film lyricist, script, and story writer. He is best known for winning the first Filmfare Award in the Best Story category in 1955 for the film '' Aulad''. His notable works as st ...
– '' Aulad'' * 1956 Rajinder Singh Bedi – '' Garam Coat'' ** Manoranjan Ghose – '' Jagriti'' **
Mukhram Sharma Mukhram Sharma (29 May 1909 – 25 April 2000) was an Indian film lyricist, script, and story writer. He is best known for winning the first Filmfare Award in the Best Story category in 1955 for the film '' Aulad''. His notable works as st ...
– '' Vachan'' * 1957
Amiya Chakrabarty Amiya Chakravarty (30 November 1912 – 6 March 1957) was an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer, who was leading film director in Hindi cinema of the 1940s and 1950s. He is noted for films like '' Daag'' (1952), '' Patita'' (1953), ...
– '' Seema'' * 1958 Akhtar Mirza – '' Naya Daur'' * 1959
Mukhram Sharma Mukhram Sharma (29 May 1909 – 25 April 2000) was an Indian film lyricist, script, and story writer. He is best known for winning the first Filmfare Award in the Best Story category in 1955 for the film '' Aulad''. His notable works as st ...
– '' Sadhna'' **
Mukhram Sharma Mukhram Sharma (29 May 1909 – 25 April 2000) was an Indian film lyricist, script, and story writer. He is best known for winning the first Filmfare Award in the Best Story category in 1955 for the film '' Aulad''. His notable works as st ...
– '' Talaaq'' **
Ritwik Ghatak Ritwik Kumar Ghatak (; 4 November 19256 February 1976) was a noted Indian film director, screenwriter, and playwright. Along with prominent contemporary Bengali filmmakers Satyajit Ray, Tapan Sinha and Mrinal Sen, his cinema is primarily rememb ...
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Madhumati ''Madhumati'' is a 1958 Indian Hindi-language paranormal romance film directed and produced by Bimal Roy, and written by Ritwik Ghatak and Rajinder Singh Bedi. The film stars Vyjayanthimala and Dilip Kumar in lead roles, with Pran and John ...
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1960s

* 1960 Subodh Ghosh – '' Sujata'' ** Dhruva Chatterjee – '' Chirag Kahan Roshni Kahan'' **
Mukhram Sharma Mukhram Sharma (29 May 1909 – 25 April 2000) was an Indian film lyricist, script, and story writer. He is best known for winning the first Filmfare Award in the Best Story category in 1955 for the film '' Aulad''. His notable works as st ...
– '' Dhool Ka Phool'' * 1961 Ruby Sen – '' Masoom'' ** Saghir Usmani – ''
Chaudhvin Ka Chand ''Chaudhvin Ka Chand'' () is a 1960 Indian Hindi-language Muslim social film directed by Mohammed Sadiq. This film was a super-hit at box-office, and became one of the top-grossing films of 1960. A production of Guru Dutt, the film centers on a ...
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Salil Chowdhury Salil Chowdhury (19 November 1925 – 5 September 1995) was an Indian music director, songwriter, lyricist, writer and poet who predominantly composed for Bengali, Hindi and Malayalam films. He composed music for films in 13 languages. This ...
– '' Parakh'' * 1962
C. V. Sridhar Chitthamoor Vijayaraghavalu Sridhar (22 July 1933 – 20 October 2008) was an Indian screenwriter and film director. He has directed nearly 60 films in Tamil, Hindi and Telugu Languages. Early life Sridhar hailed from Chitthamur, a villa ...
– '' Nazrana'' ** C. J. Pavri – '' Kanoon'' ** Mohan Kumar – '' Aas Ka Panchhi'' * 1963 K.P. Kottarakara – '' Rakhi'' **
Bimal Mitra Bimal Mitra (18 March 1912 – 2 December 1991) was an Indian writer in Bengali. Bimal Mitra was equally adept in writing in Bengali as well as in Hindi, and wrote more than one hundred novels and short stories. Many of Bimal Mitra's novels ha ...
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Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam ''Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam'' () is a 1962 Indian Hindi-language drama film that was directed by Abrar Alvi and produced by Guru Dutt, who also co-stars in it alongside Meena Kumari, Rehman, and Waheeda Rehman. The film, which is based on Bimal M ...
'' ** Jawar N. Sitaraman – ''
Main Chup Rahungi ''Main Chup Rahungi'' (English: ''I Shall Remain Silent'') is a 1962 Indian Hindi-language film directed by A. Bhimsingh and produced by A.V. Meiyappan. The film stars Meena Kumari and Sunil Dutt in lead roles. The film was a remake of 1960 Tam ...
'' * 1964 Jarasandha – '' Bandini'' ** B.R. Films (Story Dept.) – '' Gumrah'' **
C. V. Sridhar Chitthamoor Vijayaraghavalu Sridhar (22 July 1933 – 20 October 2008) was an Indian screenwriter and film director. He has directed nearly 60 films in Tamil, Hindi and Telugu Languages. Early life Sridhar hailed from Chitthamur, a villa ...
– ''
Dil Ek Mandir ''Dil Ek Mandir'' () is a 1963 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by C. V. Sridhar and written by Raj Baldev Raj. The film stars Rajendra Kumar, Meena Kumari, Raaj Kumar and Mehmood. The film's music is by Shankar Jaikishan. A ...
'' * 1965 Ban Bhatt – ''
Dosti Dosti may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Dosti'' (1964 film), an Indian black-and-white Hindi film. * ''Dosti'' (1971 film), a Pakistani Urdu film * '' Dosti: Friends Forever'', a 2005 Indian Hindi romantic-drama buddy film * ''Dosti'' ...
'' ** Inder Raj Anand – '' Sangam'' ** Khwaja Ahmad Abbas - '' Shehar Aur Sapna'' * 1966 Akhtar Mirza – '' Waqt'' **
Gulshan Nanda Gulshan Nanda (1929 – 16 November 1985) was an Indian novelist and screenwriter. Many of his novels were adapted into Hindi films in the 1960s and 1970s, including more than a dozen big hits of the period — ''Kaajal'' (1965), '' Kati Patang'' ...
– '' Kaajal'' **
Ramanand Sagar Chandramauli Chopra ( ; 29 December 1917 – 12 December 2005) known professionally as Ramanand Sagar, was an Indian filmmaker, editor, playwright, poet and an author. He is best known for making the television show ''Ramayan'' (1987-1988). The ...
– '' Arzoo'' * 1967 R. K. Narayan – '' Guide'' ** Hrishikesh Mukherjee – '' Anupama'' **
Nihar Ranjan Gupta Nihar Ranjan Gupta ( bn, নীহাররঞ্জন গুপ্ত, pen name: ''Banbhatta'' (বানভট্ট); 6 June 1911 – 20 February 1986) was an Indian dermatologist and a popular Bengali novelist. He is the creator of the fic ...
– '' Mamta'' * 1968
Manoj Kumar Harikrishan Goswami (born 24 July 1937), better known by his screen name Manoj Kumar, is an Indian actor, filmmaker, screenwriter, lyricist and editor who worked in Hindi cinema. He is known for acting and making films with patriotic theme ...
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Upkaar ''Upkar'' () is a 1967 Indian Hindi film directed by Manoj Kumar. The film held the top spot at the box office in 1967. It was Manoj Kumar's directorial debut film. Then India's prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri suggested Kumar to make a film b ...
'' ** Ashapoorna Devi – ''Mehrban'' ** Protiva Bose – '' Aasra'' * 1969 Sachin Bhowmick – ''
Brahmachari Brahmachari may refer to: * Brahmachari, a male who practices ''brahmacharya'', a type of living as per Hindu Vedic Scriptures, feminine ''Brahmacharini'' * Brahmachari, a prominent surname / title among the Bengali people of West Bengal, Assam and ...
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Gulshan Nanda Gulshan Nanda (1929 – 16 November 1985) was an Indian novelist and screenwriter. Many of his novels were adapted into Hindi films in the 1960s and 1970s, including more than a dozen big hits of the period — ''Kaajal'' (1965), '' Kati Patang'' ...
– '' Neel Kamal'' **
Ramanand Sagar Chandramauli Chopra ( ; 29 December 1917 – 12 December 2005) known professionally as Ramanand Sagar, was an Indian filmmaker, editor, playwright, poet and an author. He is best known for making the television show ''Ramayan'' (1987-1988). The ...
– '' Aankhen''


1970s

* 1970
Vasant Kanetkar Vasant Shankar Kanetkar (20 March 1922 – 31 January 2000) was an Indian Marathi-language playwright and novelist from Maharashtra. He was born in the town of Rahimatpur in Satara District, Maharashtra. His father, Shankar Keshav Kanetkar, w ...
– '' Aansoo Ban Gaye Phool'' ** Hrishikesh Mukherjee – '' Aashirwad'' ** Sachin Bhowmick – '' Aradhana'' * 1971 Chandrakant Kakodkar – '' Do Raaste'' **
Gulshan Nanda Gulshan Nanda (1929 – 16 November 1985) was an Indian novelist and screenwriter. Many of his novels were adapted into Hindi films in the 1960s and 1970s, including more than a dozen big hits of the period — ''Kaajal'' (1965), '' Kati Patang'' ...
– '' Khilona'' ** Sachin Bhowmick – '' Pehchan'' * 1972 Hrishikesh Mukherjee – '' Anand'' **
Gulshan Nanda Gulshan Nanda (1929 – 16 November 1985) was an Indian novelist and screenwriter. Many of his novels were adapted into Hindi films in the 1960s and 1970s, including more than a dozen big hits of the period — ''Kaajal'' (1965), '' Kati Patang'' ...
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Kati Patang ''Kati Patang'' () is a 1971 Indian Hindi-language musical drama film produced and directed by Shakti Samanta. It was a box office success. The film stars Asha Parekh as a woman pretending to be a widow, and her ensuing trials and tribulations ...
'' ** Gulshan Nanda – ''
Naya Zamana ''Naya Zamana'' () is a 1971 Indian Hindi-language film produced and directed by Pramod Chakrovorty. The film stars Dharmendra, Hema Malini, Ashok Kumar, Mehmood, Pran, Lalita Pawar and Aruna Irani. The music is by S. D. Burman. It was wri ...
'' * 1973 Basu Bhattacharya – '' Anubhav'' **
Manoj Kumar Harikrishan Goswami (born 24 July 1937), better known by his screen name Manoj Kumar, is an Indian actor, filmmaker, screenwriter, lyricist and editor who worked in Hindi cinema. He is known for acting and making films with patriotic theme ...
– '' Shor'' * 1974
Salim–Javed Salim–Javed were an Indian screenwriting duo, composed of Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar, working in Bollywood. They are noted for being the first Indian screenwriters to achieve star status, becoming the most successful Indian screenwriters ...
– '' Zanjeer'' ** Gulzar – '' Koshish'' ** Khwaja Ahmad Abbas – '' Achanak'' ** Mulraj Rajda – '' Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar'' ** Shakti Samanta – '' Anuraag'' * 1975
Kaifi Azmi Kaifi Azmi (born Athar Husain Rizvi; 14 January 1919 – 10 May 2002) was an Indian Urdu poet. He is remembered as the one who brought Urdu literature to Indian motion pictures. Together with Pirzada Qasim, Jaun Elia and others he participat ...
, Ismat Chughtai – '' Garm Hava'' ** Ashutosh Mukhopadhyay – '' Kora Kagaz'' **
Manoj Kumar Harikrishan Goswami (born 24 July 1937), better known by his screen name Manoj Kumar, is an Indian actor, filmmaker, screenwriter, lyricist and editor who worked in Hindi cinema. He is known for acting and making films with patriotic theme ...
– '' Roti Kapda Aur Makaan'' ** N. T. Rama Rao – '' Bidaai'' ** Shyam Benegal – '' Ankur'' * 1976
Salim–Javed Salim–Javed were an Indian screenwriting duo, composed of Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar, working in Bollywood. They are noted for being the first Indian screenwriters to achieve star status, becoming the most successful Indian screenwriters ...
– '' Deewaar'' ** Kamleshwar – '' Aandhi'' ** Salim–Javed – '' Sholay'' ** Shaktipada Rajguru – '' Amanush'' **
Vijay Tendulkar Vijay Dhondopant Tendulkar (6 January 1928 – 19 May 2008) was a leading Indian playwright, movie and television writer, literary essayist, political journalist, and social commentator primarily in Marāthi. His Marathi plays established him as ...
– '' Nishant'' * 1977 Balai Chand Mukhopadhyay – '' Arjun Pandit'' ** Ashapoorna Devi – '' Tapasya'' **
Gulshan Nanda Gulshan Nanda (1929 – 16 November 1985) was an Indian novelist and screenwriter. Many of his novels were adapted into Hindi films in the 1960s and 1970s, including more than a dozen big hits of the period — ''Kaajal'' (1965), '' Kati Patang'' ...
– '' Mehbooba'' ** Kamleshwar – '' Mausam'' ** Pamela Chopra – '' Kabhi Kabhie'' * 1978
Sharat Chandra Chatterji Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay, alternatively spelt as Sarat Chandra Chatterjee ( bn, শরৎচন্দ্র চট্টোপাধ্যায়; 15 September 1876 or ৩১ শে ভাদ্র ১২৮৩ বঙ্গাব্দ ...
– '' Swami'' ** Asrani – '' Chala Murari Hero Banne'' ** Bhusan Bangali – '' Kinara'' ** Raju Saigal – '' Doosra Aadmi'' **
Shanker Shesh Shanker Shesh was an Indian playwright, author, poet and story writer. Biography Shanker was born on 2 October 1933 in Bilaspur, Central Provinces and Berar, British India. He did his higher education in Nagpur and Mumbai. He got his Ph.D. from ...
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Gharaonda ''Gharaonda'' (''The Nest'') is a 1977 Hindi drama film, produced and directed by Bhimsain. The film stars Amol Palekar, Zarina Wahab, Shreeram Lagoo and Jalal Agha. The music is by Jaidev. Plot ''Gharonda'' explores the lives of Sudip (Amol Pa ...
'' * 1979 Dinesh Thakur – '' Ghar'' ** Chandrakant Kakodkar – '' Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki'' **
Laxmikant Sharma Laxmikant Sharma (1960/1961 – May 31, 2021) was an Indian politician. Biography Sharma was a member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly elected from Sironj. During the Vyapam investigation he was placed in judicial custody. He serve ...
– '' Muqaddar Ka Sikandar'' **
Salim–Javed Salim–Javed were an Indian screenwriting duo, composed of Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar, working in Bollywood. They are noted for being the first Indian screenwriters to achieve star status, becoming the most successful Indian screenwriters ...
– '' Trishul'' **
Samaresh Basu Samaresh Basu (11 December 1924 – 12 March 1988) was a writer in modern Bengali literature, known for his versatility and vast range of themes. He wrote under the pen name ''Kalkut''. Basu was awarded the 1980 Sahitya Akademi Award in Bengal ...
– '' Kitaab''


1980s

* 1980
Shanker Shesh Shanker Shesh was an Indian playwright, author, poet and story writer. Biography Shanker was born on 2 October 1933 in Bilaspur, Central Provinces and Berar, British India. He did his higher education in Nagpur and Mumbai. He got his Ph.D. from ...
– '' Dooriyaan'' **
K. Viswanath Kasinadhuni Viswanath (born 19 February 1930) is an Indian film director, screenwriter and actor, known for his works primarily in Telugu cinema. He is recipient of five National Film Awards, seven state Nandi Awards, ten Filmfare Awards South, ...
– '' Sargam'' **
Ruskin Bond Ruskin Bond (born 19 May 1934) is an Anglo-Indian author . His first novel, '' The Room on the Roof'', was published in 1956, and it received the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize in 1957. Bond has authored more than 500 short stories, essays, and ...
– '' Junoon'' ** Sailesh Dey – '' Gol Maal'' **
Salim–Javed Salim–Javed were an Indian screenwriting duo, composed of Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar, working in Bollywood. They are noted for being the first Indian screenwriters to achieve star status, becoming the most successful Indian screenwriters ...
– '' Kaala Patthar'' * 1981
Vijay Tendulkar Vijay Dhondopant Tendulkar (6 January 1928 – 19 May 2008) was a leading Indian playwright, movie and television writer, literary essayist, political journalist, and social commentator primarily in Marāthi. His Marathi plays established him as ...
– '' Aakrosh'' ** D. N. Mukherjee – '' Khubsoorat'' **
Esmayeel Shroff Esmayeel Shroff (12 August 1960 – 26 October 2022) was an Indian film director and writer, noted for his work in the Bollywood industry. His hit film '' Thodisi Bewafaii'' was famous among the crowd of the 1980s. The movie was written by his ...
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Thodisi Bewafaii ''Thodisi Bewafaii'' () is a 1980 Hindi movie written and directed by Esmayeel Shroff. The film stars Rajesh Khanna, Shabana Azmi and Padmini Kohlapure. The music is by Khayyam.The film was a commercial hit and in some cities celebrated as a ...
'' ** Ram Kalkar – '' Aasha'' ** Shabd Kumar – ''
Insaaf Ka Tarazu ''Insaf Ka Tarazu'' () is a 1980 Hindi revenge drama film produced and directed by B. R. Chopra, based on the 1976 drama film ''Lipstick''. The film stars Zeenat Aman, Raj Babbar, Deepak Parashar, Padmini Kolhapure, Iftekhar, Simi Garewal, Shre ...
'' * 1982 Chetan Anand – '' Kudrat'' ** Jaywant Dalvi – ''
Chakra Chakras (, ; sa , text=चक्र , translit=cakra , translit-std=IAST , lit=wheel, circle; pi, cakka) are various focal points used in a variety of ancient meditation practices, collectively denominated as Tantra, or the esoteric or ...
'' ** K. Balachander – ''
Ek Duuje Ke Liye ''Ek Duuje Ke Liye'' () is a 1981 Indian Hindi romantic tragedy film directed by K. Balachander. A remake of Balachander's Telugu film '' Maro Charitra'', it stars Kamal Haasan and Rati Agnihotri as a pair of lovers from different families who ...
'' ** Leela Phansalkar – ''
Baseraa ''Baseraa'' is an Indian Bollywood film. The film was produced by Ramesh Behl, and directed by Ramesh Talwar. The film based on Marathi novel by Leela Phansalkar. It stars Shashi Kapoor, Raakhee, Rekha, Raj Kiran, Poonam Dhillon in lead role ...
'' ** Shyam Benegal, Girish Karnad – '' Kalyug'' * 1983
Samaresh Basu Samaresh Basu (11 December 1924 – 12 March 1988) was a writer in modern Bengali literature, known for his versatility and vast range of themes. He wrote under the pen name ''Kalkut''. Basu was awarded the 1980 Sahitya Akademi Award in Bengal ...
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Namkeen ''Namkeen'' (), is a 1982 Hindi-language social drama film, directed by Gulzar, it stars Sanjeev Kumar, Sharmila Tagore, Shabana Azmi, Waheeda Rehman in the lead role. It was yet another film by Gulzar made on some very sensitive but untouched ...
'' ** Achla Nagar – '' Nikaah'' ** Kamna Chandra – '' Prem Rog'' ** Sagar Sarhadi – ''
Bazaar A bazaar () or souk (; also transliterated as souq) is a marketplace consisting of multiple small stalls or shops, especially in the Middle East, the Balkans, North Africa and India. However, temporary open markets elsewhere, such as in t ...
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Salim–Javed Salim–Javed were an Indian screenwriting duo, composed of Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar, working in Bollywood. They are noted for being the first Indian screenwriters to achieve star status, becoming the most successful Indian screenwriters ...
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Shakti In Hinduism, especially Shaktism (a theological tradition of Hinduism), Shakti (Devanagari: शक्ति, IAST: Śakti; lit. "Energy, ability, strength, effort, power, capability") is the primordial cosmic energy, female in aspect, and r ...
'' * 1984 S. D. Panvalkar – '' Ardh Satya'' ** Balu Mahendra – ''
Sadma ''Sadma'' () is a 1983 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film, written and directed by Balu Mahendra. It stars Kamal Haasan, Sridevi in the lead roles, with the music composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The film tells the story of Nehalata Malhotra, a ...
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Javed Akhtar Javed Akhtar (born 17 January 1945) is an Indian poet, lyricist, screenwriter and political activist. Known for his work in Hindi cinema, he has won five National Film Awards, and received the Padma Shri in 1999 and the Padma Bhushan in 2 ...
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Betaab ''Betaab'' (''Restless'') is a 1983 Indian romance film written by Javed Akhtar, directed by Rahul Rawail and produced by Bikram Sing Dahal. The film stars Sunny Deol and Amrita Singh in their debut roles along with Shammi Kapoor. The music was ...
'' ** Mahesh Bhatt – '' Arth'' ** Mohan Kumar – '' Avtaar'' * 1985 Mahesh Bhatt – '' Saaransh'' ** Gyav Dev Agnihotri – '' Ghar Ek Mandir'' **
Javed Akhtar Javed Akhtar (born 17 January 1945) is an Indian poet, lyricist, screenwriter and political activist. Known for his work in Hindi cinema, he has won five National Film Awards, and received the Padma Shri in 1999 and the Padma Bhushan in 2 ...
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Mashaal ''Mashaal'' () is a 1984 Bollywood action film. Produced and directed by Yash Chopra, it starred Dilip Kumar, Waheeda Rehman, Anil Kapoor and Rati Agnihotri. The role played by Anil Kapoor was first offered to Amitabh Bachchan and then to Kamal ...
'' ** Shabd Kumar – ''
Aaj Ki Awaaz ''Aaj Ki Awaaz'' () is a 1984 Indian Hindi-language action drama film produced by B. R. Chopra and directed by Ravi Chopra. The film stars Raj Babbar, Smita Patil, Nana Patekar, and Vijay Arora. The film's music is by Ravi. The film is based o ...
'' ** Sudhir Mishra – '' Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho!'' * 1986 Aleem Masroor – '' Tawaif'' **
C. T. Khanolkar Chintamani Tryambak Khanolkar (C. T. Khanolkar) ( mr, चिंतामणी त्र्यंबक खानोलकर) (8 March 1930 – 26 April 1976) was a Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India. He wrote poetry under the name "Arati P ...
– '' Ankahee'' **
Javed Akhtar Javed Akhtar (born 17 January 1945) is an Indian poet, lyricist, screenwriter and political activist. Known for his work in Hindi cinema, he has won five National Film Awards, and received the Padma Shri in 1999 and the Padma Bhushan in 2 ...
– '' Arjun'' ** K. K. Singh – '' Ram Teri Ganga Maili'' ** Mahesh Bhatt – '' Janam'' ** Rajan Roy – '' Saaheb'' * 1987 Not Awarded * 1988 Not Awarded * 1989 Subodh Ghosh – '' Ijaazat''


1990s

* 1990 K. Vishwanath – ''Eeshwar'' ** Aditya Bhattacharya – '' Raakh'' **
J. P. Dutta Jyoti Prakash Dutta (born 3 October 1949) is an Indian Bollywood film producer, writer and director, best known for making patriotic action war films. Personal life Dutta is married to the Bollywood film actress Bindiya Goswami with whom he ha ...
– '' Batwara'' ** Joy Augustine – '' Goonj'' * 1991 Rajkumar Santoshi – '' Ghayal'' * 1992 Honey Irani – ''
Lamhe ''Lamhe'' (lit. ''Moments'') is a 1991 Indian musical romantic drama film directed by Yash Chopra and written by Honey Irani and Rahi Masoom Raza. The film stars Sridevi and Anil Kapoor in lead roles, along with Waheeda Rehman and Anupam Kher ...
'' ** Ramapada Chowdhury – '' Ek Doctor Ki Maut'' ** Sai Paranjpye – '' Disha'' ** Sujit Sen, Nana Patekar – '' Prahaar: The Final Attack'' * 1993 Not Awarded * 1994 Sutanu Gupta – '' Damini – Lightning'' * 1995 K.K. Singh – '' Krantiveer'' * 1996 Ram Gopal Varma – '' Rangeela'' * 1997 Gulzar – '' Maachis'' * 1998 Kamal Haasan – '' Virasat'' * 1999 Mahesh Bhatt – '' Zakhm''


2000s

* 2000 Vinay Shukla – '' Godmother'' * 2001 Honey Irani – '' Kya Kehna'' * 2002 Ashutosh Gowariker – '' Lagaan'' * 2003
Jaideep Sahni Jaideep Sahni (born 1968) is an Indian screenwriter, songwriter and creative producer, who wrote the screenplays for films like ''Chak De! India'', ''Khosla Ka Ghosla'', ''Company'', ''Bunty Aur Babli'', '' Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year'' a ...
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Company A company, abbreviated as co., is a legal entity representing an association of people, whether natural, legal or a mixture of both, with a specific objective. Company members share a common purpose and unite to achieve specific, declared ...
'' * 2004 Nagesh Kukunoor – ''
3 Deewarein 3 Deewarein () is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language crime film written, directed and co-starred by Nagesh Kukunoor. Juhi Chawla, Jackie Shroff, Naseeruddin Shah, Gulshan Grover and Sujata Mehta form the rest of the cast. The film narrates the story ...
'' * 2005 Aditya Chopra – ''
Veer-Zaara ''Veer-Zaara'' () is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Yash Chopra, who co-produced it with his son Aditya Chopra. It stars Shah Rukh Khan and Preity Zinta as the eponymous star-crossed lovers: Veer Pratap Singh (Kh ...
'' * 2006 Sudhir Mishra, Ruchi Narain, Shiv Kumar Subramaniam – '' Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi'' * 2007 Rajkumar Hirani,
Vidhu Vinod Chopra Vidhu Vinod Chopra (born 5 September 1952) is an Indian film director, producer, editor, screenwriter, lyricist and actor. His well-known films as director are ''Parinda'' (1988), '' 1942: A Love Story'' (1994). He is also known for producing ' ...
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Lage Raho Munna Bhai ''Lage Raho Munna Bhai'' (; ) is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language satirical comedy drama film written, edited and directed by Rajkumar Hirani, who co-wrote the screenplay with Abhijat Joshi and produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra. It is the follow-up ...
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Jaideep Sahni Jaideep Sahni (born 1968) is an Indian screenwriter, songwriter and creative producer, who wrote the screenplays for films like ''Chak De! India'', ''Khosla Ka Ghosla'', ''Company'', ''Bunty Aur Babli'', '' Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year'' a ...
– '' Khosla Ka Ghosla'' ** Kamlesh Pandey – '' Rang De Basanti'' ** Karan Johar - '' Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna'' ** Kersi Khambatta – '' Being Cyrus'' ** Mahesh Bhatt – '' Gangster'' * 2008
Amol Gupte Amole Gupte (born c. 1962) is an Indian screenwriter, actor, and director, known for his work on the 2007 Bollywood film '' Taare Zameen Par (Like Stars on Earth)'' as creative director and screenwriter. He conceived the film along with his wif ...
– '' Taare Zameen Par'' **
Jaideep Sahni Jaideep Sahni (born 1968) is an Indian screenwriter, songwriter and creative producer, who wrote the screenplays for films like ''Chak De! India'', ''Khosla Ka Ghosla'', ''Company'', ''Bunty Aur Babli'', '' Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year'' a ...
– '' Chak De! India'' **
Mani Ratnam Gopala Ratnam Subramaniam (born 2 June 1956), known professionally as Mani Ratnam, is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer who predominantly works in Tamil cinema and few Hindi, Telugu and Kannada films. Ratnam has won six ...
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Guru Guru ( sa, गुरु, IAST: ''guru;'' Pali'': garu'') is a Sanskrit term for a "mentor, guide, expert, or master" of certain knowledge or field. In pan- Indian traditions, a guru is more than a teacher: traditionally, the guru is a reverential ...
'' ** Rahul Dholakia, David N. Donihue – '' Parzania'' ** Vibha Singh – '' Dharm'' *2009 Abhishek Kapoor – '' Rock On!!'' **Aseem Arora – '' Heroes'' ** Dibakar Banerjee, Urmi Juvekar – '' Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!'' ** Neeraj Pandey – ''
A Wednesday ''A Wednesday!'' is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language thriller film written and directed by Neeraj Pandey and produced by Ronnie Screwvala, Anjum Rizvi and Shital Bhatia under UTV Motion Pictures and Friday Filmworks. Though a work of fiction, the s ...
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Santosh Sivan Santosh Sivan (born 8 February 1964) is an Indian cinematographer, film director, producer and actor known for his works in Malayalam, Tamil and Hindi cinema. Santosh graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India and has to date ...
– '' Tahaan''


2010s

*2010 Abhijat Joshi, Rajkumar Hirani – '' 3 Idiots'' ** Anurag Kashyap, Aparna Malhotra, Raj Singh Chaudhary, Sanjay Maurya – ''
Gulaal Gulal or abir ( bn, আবীর) or abhir ( or, ଅଭୀର) is the traditional name given to the coloured powders used for the typical Hindu rituals, in particular for the Holi festival or Dol Purnima (though commonly associated with the r ...
'' ** Imtiaz Ali – '' Love Aaj Kal'' **
Jaideep Sahni Jaideep Sahni (born 1968) is an Indian screenwriter, songwriter and creative producer, who wrote the screenplays for films like ''Chak De! India'', ''Khosla Ka Ghosla'', ''Company'', ''Bunty Aur Babli'', '' Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year'' a ...
– '' Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year'' ** Zoya Akhtar – '' Luck By Chance'' * 2011 Anurag Kashyap,
Vikramaditya Motwane Vikramaditya Motwane (born 6 December 1976) is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter who works in Hindi cinema. He is known for films like '' Udaan'' (2010), ''Lootera'' (2013) and '' AK vs AK'' (2020). His directorial debut '' ...
– '' Udaan'' * 2012 Sanjay Chauhan – ''
I Am Kalam ''I Am Kalam'' is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language drama film produced by the non-governmental charity Smile Foundation and directed by Nila Madhab Panda, cinematography by Mohana Krishna. The character of Chhotu has been performed by Harsh Mayar. T ...
'' ** Akshat Verma – '' Delhi Belly'' **
Amol Gupte Amole Gupte (born c. 1962) is an Indian screenwriter, actor, and director, known for his work on the 2007 Bollywood film '' Taare Zameen Par (Like Stars on Earth)'' as creative director and screenwriter. He conceived the film along with his wif ...
– '' Stanley Ka Dabba'' ** Rajat Arora – ''
The Dirty Picture ''The Dirty Picture'' is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language biographical musical drama film inspired by the life of Silk Smitha, an Indian actress noted for her erotic roles. The filmmakers have clarified that the story is not officially or liter ...
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Reema Kagti Reema Kagti (real name: Reema Kakati) is an Indian film director and screenwriter, who works in Bollywood. She made her debut as a director in the critically acclaimed '' Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.'' (2007), which was followed by the neo-noir ...
, Zoya Akhtar – ''
Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara ''Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara'' (), also abbreviated as ''ZNMD'', is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language buddy road comedy drama film directed by Zoya Akhtar and produced by Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani under Excel Entertainment. The film featu ...
'' * 2013 Juhi Chaturvedi - '' Vicky Donor'' * 2014
Subhash Kapoor Subhash Kapoor is an Indian film director, and screenwriter. He was a political journalist, and later became known for directing satirical comical dramas like '' Phas Gaye Re Obama'' (2010), ''Jolly LLB'' (2013) and ''Jolly LLB 2'' (2017). Car ...
- '' Jolly LLB'' * 2015 Rajat Kapoor – ''
Ankhon Dekhi ''Ankhon Dekhi'' () is a 2014 Indian Hindi-language drama film written and directed by Rajat Kapoor and produced by Manish Mundra. It stars Sanjay Mishra and Rajat Kapoor. The film was released on 21 March 2014. It was the opening film at the 8 ...
'' ** Anurag Kashyap - '' Ugly'' ** Imtiaz Ali - ''
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'' ** Nitin Kakkar - ''
Filmistaan ''Filmistaan'' () is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language film written and directed by Nitin Kakkar. It was screened at the 17th Busan International Film Festival, the Mumbai Film Festival, and the International Film Festival of Kerala, where it won the ...
'' ** Rajkumar Hirani and Abhijat Joshi - '' PK'' * 2016
V. Vijayendra Prasad Koduri Viswa Vijayendra Prasad is an Indian screenwriter and film director who predominantly works in Telugu cinema. He also worked in a few Hindi, Kannada, and Tamil films. His filmography consists of more than twenty five films as a screenwrite ...
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Bajrangi Bhaijaan ''Bajrangi Bhaijaan'' () is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language comedy-drama film co-written and directed by Kabir Khan, based on an original story by screenwriter V. Vijayendra Prasad, and produced by Salman Khan, Rockline Venkatesh and Kabir Kha ...
'' ** Juhi Chaturvedi - ''
Piku ''Piku'' is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language comedy-drama film directed by Shoojit Sircar and produced by N. P. Singh, Ronnie Lahiri and Sneha Rajani. It stars Deepika Padukone as the titular protagonist, Amitabh Bachchan and Irrfan Khan, with ...
'' **Olivia Stewart - '' Titli'' **
R. Balki R. Balakrishnan, popularly known as R. Balki, (born 16 April 1964) is an Indian filmmaker, screenwriter and former Group Chairman of the advertising agency Lowe Lintas (India). He is best known for directing '' Cheeni Kum'' (2007), '' Paa'' (20 ...
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Shamitabh ''Shamitabh'' is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language satirical drama film written and directed by R. Balki. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Dhanush and debutante Akshara Haasan. The film is jointly produced by Sunil Lulla, Balki, Rakesh Jhunjhunwal ...
'' ** Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay - ''
Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! ''Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!'' is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language mystery action thriller film directed by Dibakar Banerjee, and produced by Banerjee and Aditya Chopra. The story is based on the fictional detective Byomkesh Bakshi created by th ...
'' * 2017 Shakun Batra, Ayesha Devitre Dhillon – '' Kapoor & Sons''. * 2018
Amit V Masurkar Amit V Masurkar is an Indian film director and screenwriter. He directed the independent comedy film Sulemani Keeda. His second feature film, Newton was selected as the Indian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awar ...
- '' Newton'' **Amit Joshi – '' Trapped'' **Rahul Dahiya – '' G Kutta Se'' **Shanker Raman and Sourabh Ratnu – ''
Gurgaon Gurgaon (pronunciation: ʊɽɡãːw, officially named Gurugram (pronunciation: ʊɾʊɡɾaːm, is a city located in the northern Indian state of Haryana. It is situated near the Delhi–Haryana border, about southwest of the nationa ...
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Shubhashish Bhutiani Shubhashish Bhutiani (born 20 July 1991) is an Indian film director, actor, screenwriter and script writer. He made his directorial debut in Bollywood with the film '' Mukti Bhawan'' based on relationships and family. He won National Film Award ...
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Mukti Bhawan ''Hotel Salvation'' (known in India as ''Mukti Bhawan'') is a 2016 Indian film written and directed by Shubhashish Bhutiani and produced by Sanjay Bhutiani. The film is a comedy-drama about a son who is forced to set his job aside to accompany hi ...
'' **Suresh Triveni – '' Tumhari Sulu'' * 2019 Anubhav Sinha – '' Mulk'' ** Anudeep Singh – ''
Mukkabaaz ''Mukkabaaz'' (), released internationally as ''The Brawler'', is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language sports drama film co-written, co-produced and directed by Anurag Kashyap. Jointly produced by Aanand L. Rai's Colour Yellow Productions and Phantom ...
'' ** Raj and DK – '' Stree'' **
Sharat Katariya Sharat Katariya (born 15 June 1978) is an Indian film director and screenwriter. Career Katariya started out as an assistant director to Rajat Kapoor during the making of Raghu Romeo. He also worked as a lyricist on the film. Apart from this he ...
– '' Sui Dhaaga'' ** Akshat Ghildial, Shantanu Srivastava and Jyoti Kapoor – '' Badhaai Ho'' ''(Withdrawn)''


2020s

* 2020 Anubhav Sinha,
Gaurav Solanki Gaurav Solanki (born 21 January 1997) is an Indian boxer. He competes in the 52 kg category. In the year 2018, at the Commonwealth Games held in Gold Coast, Queensland, he won the gold medal in boxing's flyweight 52 kg category. He hails from ...
- '' Article 15'' ** Abhishek Chaubey, Sudip Sharma - '' Sonchiriya'' ** Jagan Shakti - '' Mission Mangal'' ** Nitesh Tiwari, Piyush Gupta and Nikhil Mehrotra - '' Chhichhore'' ** Vasan Bala - ''
Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota ''Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota'' (), released internationally as ''The Man Who Feels No Pain'', is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film written and directed by Vasan Bala and produced by Ronnie Screwvala under his banner RSVP Movies. The f ...
'' ** Zoya Akhtar, Reema Kagti - '' Gully Boy'' * 2021 Anubhav Sinha, Mrunmayee Lagoo Waikul - ''
Thappad ''Thappad'' () is a 2020 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Anubhav Sinha, starring Taapsee Pannu. The film released theatrically on 28 February 2020. At the 66th Filmfare Awards, ''Thappad'' received 15 nominations, including Best ...
'' ** Rohena Gera - '' Sir'' **
Hardik Mehta Hardik Mehta is a writer-director who works in both fiction as well as non fiction formats. He won the National Award, in addition to several other awards and honors across international film festivals, for his documentary short Amdavad Ma F ...
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Kaamyaab ''Kaamyaab'' (, English title: ''Round Figure'') is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed and written by Hardik Mehta, and produced by Red Chillies Entertainment and Drishyam Films. The film stars Sanjay Mishra and Deepak Dobriyal w ...
'' ** Rajesh Krishnan, Kapil Sawant - ''
Lootcase ''Lootcase'' is a 2020 Indian black comedy crime film directed by Rajesh Krishnan, of ''TVF Tripling'' fame. The film is produced and bankrolled by Fox Star Studios. It features Kunal Kemmu and Rasika Dugal in lead roles, and Vijay Raaz, Ranv ...
'' ** Juhi Chaturvedi - '' Gulabo Sitabo'' ** Shubham - '' Eeb Allay Ooo!''


See also

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Cinema of India The Cinema of India consists of motion pictures produced in India, which had a large effect on world cinema since the late 20th century. Major centers of film production across the country include Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, Ko ...


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