20th Filmfare Awards
The 20th Filmfare Awards were held in 1973, awarding the films made in 1972. Sohanlal Kanwar's Be-Imaan swept the awards, winning 7 awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor for its star Manoj Kumar.Main awards
Best Film
Be-Imaan
Sohanlal Kanwar – Be-Imaan
Manoj Kumar – Be-Imaan
Hema Malini – Seeta Aur Geeta
Pran – Be-Imaan
Zeenat Aman – Hare Rama Hare Krishna
Paintal – Bawarchi
Anubhav – Basu Chatterjee
- Shor – Manoj Kumar
Best Screenplay
Amar Prem – Arvind Mukherjee Best Music
Be-Imaan – Shankar-Jaikishen
Be-Imaan – Verma Malik for Jai Bolo Be-Imaan Ki
Be-Imaan – Mukesh for Jai Bolo Be-Imaan Ki
- Amar Prem – Kishore Kumar for Chingari Koi Bhadke
- Shor – Mukesh for Ek Pyaar Ka Nagma Hai
Best Playback Singer, Female
Hare Rama Hare Krishna – Asha Bhosle for Dum Maro Dum
Pakeezah Best Cinematography
Seeta Aur Geeta Best Editing
Shor Amar Prem Critics' awards
Best Film
Maya Darpan Best Documentary
Nine Months to Freedom Biggest Winners
- Be-Imaan – 7/8
- Amar Prem – 3/6
- Seeta Aur Geeta – 2/2
- Hare Rama Hare Krishna – 2/2
