In this weekend’s blog, I am ending the Filmfare awards with the write up on the Comedian & Viliain awards. It was first time in 1966 that Filmfare started giving separate award for best comedian, earlier comedian was considered as supporting actor. In 1958 Johny Walker won the best supporting actor (M) award for Madhumati when the role was of comedian and then Mehmood for his comedian role in Dil Tera Diwana, won the best supporting actor (M) award in 1962. It so happened in 1965 that there was tussle for best supporting award (M) between Raaj Kumar in Waqt and Mehmood in Gumnaam. In the end Raaj Kumar won the award but from 1966, there was separate award for comedian. Pran, who acted mainly in villain’s role during 50s & 60s once commented that if Filmfare had started the award for best villain in 50s, then I would have won more award then any main lead actor. Given below is the list of Comedian (C) and Villain (V) who won the awards :
1966 : Mahmood (C) for Pyar Kiye Ja.
1967 : Om Prakash (C) for Dus Lakh.
1968 : Johny Walker (C) for Shikaar.
1969 : Mehmood (C) for Waaris.
1970 : IS Johar for Johny Mera Naam.
1971 & 1972 : not awarded
1973 : Asrani (C) for Aaz Ki Taaza Khabar.
1974 : Mehmood (C) for Vardaan.
1975 : Deven Varma (C) for Chori Mera Kaam.
1976 : Asrani (C) for Balika Badhu.
1977 : Deven Varma (C) for Chor Ke Ghar Chor.
1978 : not awarded
1979 : Utpal Dutt (C) for Gol Maal.
1980 : not awarded
1981 : Utpal Dutt (C) for Naram Garam.
1982 : Deven Varma (C) for Angoor
1983 : not awarded
1984 : Ravi Baswani (C) for Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron.
1985 : Amjad Khan (C) for Maa Kasam
1986 & 1987 filmfare awards not given
1988 : not awarded
1989 : Anupam Kher (C) for Ram Lakhan.
1990 : Kadar khan (C) for Baap Numbri Beta Dus Nambri.
1991 : Anupam Kher (C) for Lamhe & Sadashiv Amrapurkar (V) for Sadak.
1992 : Anupam Kher (C) for Khel & Nana Patekar (V) for Angaar.
1993 : Anupam Kher (C) for Darr & Paresh Rawal (V) for Sir.
1994 : Shakti Kapoor (C) for Raja babu & Shah Rukh Khan (V) for Anzaam.
1995 : Anupam Kher (C) for Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge & Mithin Chakravarty (V) for Jallad.
1996 : Satish Kaushik (C) for Sajan Chale Sasural & Arbaaz Khan (V) for Daraar.
1997 : Johny Lever (C) for Deewana Mastana & Kajol (V) for Gupt.
1998 : Johny Lever (C) for Dulhe Raja & Aushtosh Rana (V) for Dushman.
1999 : Govinda (C) for Haseena Maan Jayegi & Aushotosh Rana (V) for Sangharash.
2000 : Paresh Rawal (C) for Hera Pheri & Sunil Shetty (V) for Dhadkan.
2001 : Saif Ali Khan (C) for Dil Chahata Hai & Akshay Kumar (V) for Ajnabi.
2002 : Paresh Rawal (C) for Awara Paagal Deewana & Ajay Devgan(V) for Deewangi.
2003 : Sanjay Dutt (C) for Munnabhai MBBS & Irfaan Khan (V) for Haasil.
2004 : Saif Ali Khan (C) for Hum Tum & Priyanka Chopra (V) for Aitraaz.
2005 : Akshay Kumar (C) for Garam Masala & Nana patekar (V) for Apharan.
2006: Arshad Warsi (C) for Lage Raho Munnbhai & Saif Ali Khan (V) for Omkaara.
From 2007 both the awards (for comedian & villain) were stopped.
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Anil Malik
Mumbai, India
10th May 2019