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{{Short description|Annual award for Hindi films}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2018}}
{{Infobox award
| name = Filmfare Special Award
| image = {{Photomontage
| photo1a = Filmfare Cine Icon Awards.png
| spacing = 2
| position = centre
| size = 300
| border = 0
| color = #FFFFFF
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| caption = The 2025 recipients: [[Bimal Roy]], [[Meena Kumari]], [[Dilip Kumar]], [[Nutan]], [[Jaya Bachchan]], [[Amitabh Bachchan]], [[Sridevi]], [[Shah Rukh Khan]], [[Kajol]], [[Karan Johar]] {{small|(as Cine Icons)}}
| awarded_for = Contribution to Cinema OR in a particular film.
| presenter = ''[[Filmfare]]''
| country = India
| year = [[Balraj Sahni]] ([[18th Filmfare Awards|1971]])
| holder = [[Bimal Roy]], [[Meena Kumari]], [[Dilip Kumar]], [[Nutan]], [[Amitabh Bachchan]], [[Jaya Bachchan]], [[Sridevi]], [[Shah Rukh Khan]], [[Kajol]], [[Karan Johar]] and ''[[Sholay]]'' {{small|(for completing 50 years)}}, ([[70th Filmfare Awards|2025]])
| website = [https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards/winners Filmfare winners]
}}
The '''Filmfare Special Award''' or '''Special Performance Award''' or '''Special Mention''' or '''Special Jury Award''' is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films.

It acknowledges a special and unique performance and encourages artistes, filmmakers and musicians to break new ground in drama, direction, music and acting. It is only given if someone has done something really different. However, it is also given occasionally to film personalities for their contribution to the film industry.

== Winners ==
===1970s===
{|class="wikitable"
! Year !! Image !! Recipient !! Role !! Notes
|-
| '''1971 ([[18th Filmfare Awards|18th]])''' || [[File:Balraj Sahni in 1941.png|centre|95px]] ||'''[[Balraj Sahni]]''' || actor || for outstanding contribution to Indian films<ref>{{cite web | title=18 Th Annual Filmfare Awards winners | date=3 May 2025 | url=https://archive.org/details/18-th-annual-filmfare-awards-winners }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=2| '''1972 ([[19th Filmfare Awards|19th]])''' || [[File:Jaya B Big B’s birthday (cropped).jpg|centre|95px]] || '''[[Jaya Bachchan]]''' || actress || for the film '''''[[Uphaar]]'''''
|-
|[[File: Prithviraj Kapoor in the film Ek Raat.jpg|centre|95px]] || '''[[Prithviraj Kapoor]]''' || actor || Special Commendation
|-
| rowspan=2| '''1973 ([[20th Filmfare Awards|20th]])''' || [[File:V. Shantaram.jpg|centre|95px]]|| '''[[V. Shantaram]]''' || filmmaker || Special Commendation award
|-
| {{dash}} || '''''[[Anubhav (1971 film)|Anubhav]]''''' || film || Special Citation for '''[[Basu Bhattacharya]]'''
|-
| '''1974 ([[21st Filmfare Awards|21st]])''' || [[File:Rajesh Khanna 2013 stamp of India (actual crop).jpg|centre|95px]] || '''[[Rajesh Khanna]]''' || actor || for the film '''''[[Anuraag (1972 film)|Anuraag]]'''''
|-
| '''1975 ([[22nd Filmfare Awards|22nd]])''' ||{{dash}} || '''''[[Ankur (film)|Ankur]]''''' || film ||{{•}} '''Mohan J. Bijlani {{•}} Freni Variava'''
|-
| rowspan=3| '''1976 ([[23rd Filmfare Awards|23rd]])''' || [[File:Farida Jalal.jpg|centre|95px]] || '''[[Farida Jalal]]''' || actress || for her acting in the movie '''''[[Majboor (1974 film)|Majboor]]'''''
|-
|[[File:PreetiSagar.jpg|centre|95px]] || '''[[Preeti Sagar]]''' || singer || for her rendition of the song "My Heart is Beating"
|-
|[[File:Uttam Kumar 2009 stamp of India (cropped).jpg|centre|95px]] || '''[[Uttam Kumar]]''' || actor || For his acting in the film '''''[[Amanush (1975 film)|Amanush]]'''''
|-
| '''1977 ([[24th Filmfare Awards|24th]])''' ||[[File:Yesudas K.J.jpg|centre|95px]] || '''[[K. J. Yesudas]]''' || singer ||for the film '''''[[Chitchor]]'''''
|-
| rowspan=3| '''1978 ([[25th Filmfare Awards|25th]])''' || [[File:Blank.svg|centre|95px]] || '''Bhimasain Khurana''' || director || for the film '''''[[Gharaonda]]'''''
|-
|[[File:Amol Palekar - Kolkata 2016-02-04 0749.JPG|centre|95px]] || '''[[Amol Palekar]]''' || actor || for his acting in '''''[[Bhumika (film)|Bhumika]]'''''
|-
|[[File:Naseeruddin Shah Audio release of 'Maximum' 06 (cropped).jpg|centre|95px]] || '''[[Naseeruddin Shah]]''' || actor || for his acting in '''''[[Manthan]]'''''
|-
| '''1979 ([[26th Filmfare Awards|26th]])''' ||[[File:Blank.svg|centre|95px]] || '''[[Master Raju]]''' || child actor || for his performance in the film '''''[[Kitaab]]'''''
|}

===1980s===
{|class="wikitable"
! Year !! Image !! Recipient !! Role !! Notes
|-
| '''1980 ([[27th Filmfare Awards|27th]])''' || [[File:Muzaffar Ali (cropped).jpg|centre|95px]] || '''[[Muzaffar Ali]]''' || director || for the film '''''[[Gaman]]'''''
|-
| '''1981 ([[28th Filmfare Awards|28th]])''' ||[[File:Blank.svg|centre|95px]] || '''Mushir Riaz Alam''' || producer || for '''''[[Apne Paraye]]'''''
|-
| rowspan=2| '''1982 ([[29th Filmfare Awards|29th]])''' || [[File:PadminiKolhapure.jpg|centre|95px]] || '''[[Padmini Kolhapure]]''' || actress || for her performance in '''''[[Ahista Ahista (1981 film)|Ahista Ahista]]'''''
|-
|| [[File:Shashi Kapoor during a media interaction at 36th IFFI, 2005.jpg|centre|95px]] || '''[[Shashi Kapoor]]''' || producer || for '''''[[36 Chowringhee Lane]]'''''
|}

===1990s===
{|class="wikitable"
! Year !! Image !! Recipient !! Role !! Notes
|-
| '''1990 ([[35th Filmfare Awards|35th]])''' || [[File:Rajesh Khanna 2013 stamp of India (cropped).jpg|centre|95px]] || '''[[Rajesh Khanna]]''' || actor || for completing 25 years in the Indian film industry.
|-
| '''1993 ([[38th Filmfare Awards|38th]])''' || [[File:LataMangeshkar10.jpg|centre|95px]] ||'''[[Lata Mangeshkar]]''' || singer || Mangeshkar could not be nominated for the Best Female Playback Singer award as many years back she requested that her name be not considered for a nomination in order to promote new talent, the jury awarded her for her rendition of the song "[[Didi Tera Devar Deewana]]" from '''''[[Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!]]'''''
|-
| '''1996 ([[41st Filmfare Awards|41st]])''' || [[File:Asha Bhosle - still 47160 crop.jpg|centre|95px]] || '''[[Asha Bhosle]]''' || singer || Like her elder sister Lata, Bhosle could not be nominated for the Best Female Playback Singer award as she requested that her name not be considered for a nomination in order to promote new talent. The jury awarded her for her rendition of the song "Tanha Tanha" from the movie '''''[[Rangeela (1995 film)|Rangeela]]'''''.
|-
| rowspan=4| '''1997 ([[42nd Filmfare Awards|42nd]])''' ||[[File:Shobhana Samarth as Seeta in Bharat Milap (1942).jpg|centre|95px]]|| '''[[Shobhna Samarth]]''' || actress || rowspan=3| for their contribution to the Hindi film industry.
|-
|[[File:Blank.svg|centre|95px]] ||'''[[Nasir Hussain]]''' || filmmaker
|-
| [[File:Pran 90th bday (cropped).jpg|centre|95px]] ||'''[[Pran (actor)|Pran]]''' || actor
|-
| [[File:Govinda snapped at Indian Pro Music League.jpg|centre|95px]] ||'''[[Govinda (actor)|Govinda]]''' || actor || for his role '''Shyamsundar''' in the film '''''[[Saajan Chale Sasural]]'''''.
|-
| '''1998 ([[43rd Filmfare Awards|43rd]])''' ||[[File:Jaya B Big B’s birthday (cropped).jpg|centre|95px]] ||'''[[Jaya Bachchan]]''' || actress || for her role '''Sujata Chatterjee''' in the film '''''[[Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa]]''''' and her contribution to the film industry.
|-
| '''1999 ([[44th Filmfare Awards|44th]])''' || [[File:Shekhar kapur 02.jpg|centre|95px]] ||'''[[Shekhar Kapur]]''' || filmmaker || for his contribution to the film industry and for his achievement in international cinema.
|}

===2000s===
{|class="wikitable"
! Year !! Image !! Recipient !! Role !! Notes
|-
| '''2000 ([[45th Filmfare Awards|45th]])''' || [[File:Amitabh Bachchan December 2013 (cropped).png|centre|95px]] ||'''[[Amitabh Bachchan]]''' || actor || crowned as "Superstar of the Millennium"
|-
| '''2001 ([[46th Filmfare Awards|46th]])''' || [[File:Anu Malik 2009 - still 88210 crop.jpg|centre|95px]] ||'''[[Anu Malik]]''' || music director || special award for his compositions for the film '''''[[Refugee (2000 film)|Refugee]]'''''
|-
| rowspan=2| '''2002 ([[47th Filmfare Awards|47th]])''' || [[File:The glamorous Film Star Amisha Patel at the ‘India – The Big Picture Conference – 2005’ organized by CII as part of IFFI events, in Panaji, Goa on November 24, 2005.jpg|centre|95px]] ||'''[[Ameesha Patel]]''' || actress || for her role '''Sakina''' in the film '''''[[Gadar: Ek Prem Katha]]'''''
|-
||[[File:RaveenaTandon1.jpg|centre|95px]] || '''[[Raveena Tandon]]''' || actress || for her role '''Neeta''' in the film '''''[[Aks (2001 film)|Aks]]'''''
|-
| '''2004 ([[49th Filmfare Awards|49th]])''' || [[File:Kareena Kapoor at TOIFA16.jpg|centre|95px]] ||'''[[Kareena Kapoor]]''' || actress || for her role '''Chameli''' in the film '''''[[Chameli (film)|Chameli]]'''''
|-
| rowspan=4| '''2005 ([[50th Filmfare Awards|50th]])''' || [[File:LataMangeshkar10.jpg|centre|95px]]|| '''[[Lata Mangeshkar]]''' || singer || rowspan=4|Golden trophy presented on the occasion of Filmfare Awards completing 50 years.
|-
| [[File:Ali-peter-dilip-kumar-745x699.jpg|centre|95px]]|| '''[[Dilip Kumar]]''' || actor
|-
| [[File:Naushadsaab1 (cropped).jpg|centre|95px]]|| '''[[Naushad]]''' || music director
|-
| || '''''[[Sholay]]''''' {{small|(presented to [[Ramesh Sippy]])}}|| film
|-
| '''2007 ([[52nd Filmfare Awards|52nd]])''' ||[[File:Deepak Dobriyal in 2013.jpg|centre|95px]] ||'''[[Deepak Dobriyal]]''' || actor || for his role '''Rajoh Tiwari''' (certificate) in the film '''''[[Omkara (2006 film)|Omkara]]'''''
|-
| rowspan=2| '''2009 ([[54th Filmfare Awards|54th]])''' || [[File:Prateik Babbar at the Lakme Fashion Week 2017 (cropped).jpg|centre|95px]] ||'''[[Prateik Babbar]]''' || actor || for his role '''Amit Mahant''' (certificate) for the film '''''[[Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na]]'''''
|-
| [[File:Purab Kohli.jpg|centre|95px]] ||'''[[Purab Kohli]]''' || actor || for his role '''Kedar''' (certificate) for the film '''''[[Rock On!! (2008 film)|Rock On!!]]'''''
|}

===2010s===
{|class="wikitable"
! Year !! Image !! Recipient !! Role !! Notes
|-
| '''2010 ([[55th Filmfare Awards|55th]])''' || [[File:Nandita Das still6.jpg|centre|95px]] ||'''[[Nandita Das]]''' || director || for her work for the film '''''[[Firaaq]]'''''
|-
| rowspan=2| '''2011 ([[56th Filmfare Awards|56th]])''' || [[File:Amitabh Bachchan December 2013 (cropped).png|centre|95px]] || '''[[Amitabh Bachchan]]''' || actor || for completing 40 years in the Indian film industry.
|-
| [[File:Madhuri Dixit snapped on sets Dance Deewane (05) (cropped).jpg|centre|95px]]|| '''[[Madhuri Dixit]]''' || actress || for completing 25 years in the Indian film industry.
|-
| '''2012 ([[57th Filmfare Awards|57th]])''' || [[File:Partho Gupte.jpg|centre|95px]]|| '''[[Partho Gupte]]''' || actor || for his role '''Stanley Fernandes''' (certificate) in the film '''''[[Stanley Ka Dabba]]'''''
|-
| '''2013 ([[58th Filmfare Awards|58th]])''' || [[File:Sridevi.jpg|centre|95px]] ||'''[[Sridevi]]''' || actress || for her roles in ''[[Nagina (1986 film)|Nagina]]'' (1986) and ''[[Mr. India (1987 film)|Mr. India]]'' (1987)
|-
| '''2019 ([[64th Filmfare Awards|64th]])''' || [[File:Hema malini bhungama1.jpg|centre|95px]] ||'''[[Hema Malini]]''' || actress || 50 Years of Outstanding Contribution to Cinema<ref>{{cite web|title= WINNERS OF THE FILMFARE AWARDS 2019|url=https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards-2019/winners|publisher= filmfare.com|access-date=23 March 2019}}</ref>
|}

===2020s===
{|class="wikitable"
! Year !! Image !! Recipient !! Role !! Notes
|-
| rowspan=2| '''2020 ([[65th Filmfare Awards|65th]])''' || [[File:Manish Malhotra graces the HT Style Awards 2018.jpg|centre|95px]] || '''[[Manish Malhotra]]''' || costume designer || 30 Years of Outstanding Contribution to Bollywood Fashion
|-
| [[File:Govinda snapped at Indian Pro Music League.jpg|centre|95px]]|| '''[[Govinda (actor)|Govinda]]''' || actor || for completing 35 years in the Indian film industry.
|-
| rowspan=11| '''2025 ([[70th Filmfare Awards|70th]])''' || [[File:Bimal Roy, Film producer, director - pencil sketch (cropped).jpg|centre|95px]] || '''[[Bimal Roy]]''' || filmmaker
| rowspan=10 | Cine Icon Award for their enduring legacy in Hindi Cinema<ref>{{cite news |title=Winners of The 70th Hyundai Filmfare Awards 2025 With Gujarat Tourism: Full List Out
|url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/winners-of-the-70th-hyundai-filmfare-awards-2025-with-gujarat-tourism-full-list-out-78383.html|date=12 October 2025|website=Filmfare}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=70th Filmfare Awards 2025 Winners: Complete List Out
|url=https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards-2025/winners|date=12 October 2025|website=Filmfare}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:2011 India Post Brochure cropped on Meena Kumari (cropped).jpg|centre|95px]]|| '''[[Meena Kumari]]''' || actress
|-
| [[File:Dilip Kumar in Jwar Bhata.jpg|centre|95px]]|| '''[[Dilip Kumar]]''' || actor
|-
| [[File:Nutan.jpg|centre|95px]]|| '''[[Nutan]]''' || actress
|-
| [[File:Amitabh Bachchan December 2013 (cropped).png|centre|95px]]|| '''[[Amitabh Bachchan]]''' || actor
|-
| [[File:Jaya B Big B’s birthday (cropped).jpg|centre|95px]]|| '''[[Jaya Bachchan]]''' || actress
|-
| [[File:Sridevi b-w (cropped).jpg|centre|95px]]|| '''[[Sridevi]]''' || actress
|-
| [[File:Shah Rukh Khan graces the launch of the new Santro (cropped).jpg|centre|95px]]|| '''[[Shah Rukh Khan]]''' || actor
|-
| [[File:Kajol at filmfare 2018 (cropped).jpg|centre|95px]]|| '''[[Kajol]]''' || actress
|-
| [[File:PadmaShri Karan Johar.jpg|centre|95px]]|| '''[[Karan Johar]]''' || filmmaker
|-
| || '''''[[Sholay]]''''' {{small|(presented to [[Ramesh Sippy]])}}|| film
| Celebrating 50 years of the film's release.
|-
|}

==See also==
* [[Filmfare Award]]s
* [[Bollywood]]
* [[Cinema of India]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://deep750.googlepages.com/FilmfareAwards.pdf Filmfare Nominees and Winners] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090612065210/http://deep750.googlepages.com/FilmfareAwards.pdf |date=12 June 2009 }}
*[https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards/winners Filmfare Special Awards]
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