The 21st Filmfare Awards were held in 1974.
Anuraag won Best Film, but fail to win any other awards, a feat which was repeated by a few films in the 1970s.
Bobby led the ceremony with 14 nominations, followed by Zanjeer with 9 nominations and Daag: A Poem of Love with 7 nominations.
Bobby won 5 awards, thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.
For the first time in the history of the Filmfare Awards, there was a tie for an acting award - when Dimple Kapadia for Bobby and Jaya Bachchan for Abhimaan tied for the Best Actress award.
Main Awards
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Best Film
Best Director
Yash Chopra – Daag: A Poem of Love
- Gulzar – Achanak
- Gulzar – Koshish
- Raj Kapoor – Bobby
- Rajendra Bhatia – Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar
Best Actor
- Amitabh Bachchan – Zanjeer
- Dharmendra – Yaadon Ki Baarat
- Rajesh Khanna – Daag: A Poem of Love
- Sanjeev Kumar – Koshish
Best Actress
Dimple Kapadia – Bobby and Jaya Bachchan – Abhimaan (tie)
- Jaya Bachchan – Koshish
- Moushumi Chatterjee – Anuraag
- Nutan – Saudagar
- Sharmila Tagore - Daag: A Poem of Love
Best Supporting Actor
Amitabh Bachchan – Namak Haraam
Best Supporting Actress
Raakhee – Daag: A Poem of Love
Best Comic Actor
- Asrani – Namak Haraam
- I. S. Johar – Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar
- Mehmood – Do Phool
- Pran – Victoria No. 203
Best Story
- Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar – Mulraj Razdan
- Achanak – K.A. Abbas
- Anuraag – Shakti Samanta
- Koshish – Gulzar
Best Screenplay
Best Dialogue
Best Music
- Bobby – Laxmikant–Pyarelal
- Daag: A Poem of Love – Laxmikant–Pyarelal
- Yaadon Ki Baarat – R.D. Burman
- Zanjeer – Kalyanji-Anandji
Best Lyrics
Zanjeer – Gulshan Bawra for Yaari Hai Imaan Mera
- Bobby – Anand Bakshi for Hum Tum Ek Kamre Main
- Bobby – Anand Bakshi for Main Shayar To Nahin
- Bobby – Vithalbhai Patel for Jhoot Bole Kava Kaate
- Samjhauta – Indeevar for Samjhauta Ghanmose Karlo
Best Playback Singer, Male
Bobby – Narendra Chanchal for Beshak Mandir Masjid
- Bobby – Shailendra Singh for Main Shayar To Nahin
- Daag: A Poem of Love – Kishore Kumar for Mere Dil Main Aaj
- Naina – Mohammad Rafi for Hum Ko Jaan Se Pyaari
- Zanjeer – Manna Dey for Yaari Hai Imaan Mera
Best Playback Singer, Female
Naina – Asha Bhosle for Hone Lagi Hai Raat Jawaan
- Aa Gale Lag Ja – Sushma Shrestha for Tera Mujhse Hai
- Anhonee – Asha Bhosle for Hungama Ho Gaya
- Prem Parbat – Minoo Purshottam for Raat Piya Ke Sang
- Raja Rani – Asha Bhosle for Jab Andhera Hota Hai
Best Art Direction
Best Cinematography
Best Editing
Best Sound
Critics' Awards
Best Film
Best Documentary
A Day With the Builders
Biggest winners
- Bobby – 5/14
- Zanjeer – 4/9
- Daag: A Poem of Love – 2/7
- Abhimaan – 2/4
- Namak Haraam – 2/3