The 29th Filmfare Awards were held in 1982.
Films belonging to the Parallel Cinema and Indian New Wave won most of the awards at the ceremony, signalling a trend where filmmakers and audiences were moving towards more meaningful cinema.
Ek Duuje Ke Liye led the ceremony with 13 nominations, followed by Chakra with 6 nominations and Kalyug with 5 nominations.
Chakra, Ek Duuje Ke Liye, Kalyug & Kudrat won 3 awards each, thus becoming the most-awarded films at the ceremony.
Main awards
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Best film
Best Director
- K. Balachander – Ek Duuje Ke Liye
- Rabindra Dharmraj – Chakra
- Ramesh Talwar – Baseraa
- Sai Paranjpye – Chashme Buddoor
- Shyam Benegal – Kalyug
Best Actor
- Amitabh Bachchan – Laawaris
- Amitabh Bachchan – Silsila
- Kamal Haasan – Ek Duuje Ke Liye
- Rajesh Khanna – Dard
Best Actress
- Hema Malini – Naseeb
- Jaya Bachchan – Silsila
- Raakhee – Baseraa
- Rati Agnihotri – Ek Duuje Ke Liye
- Rekha – Umrao Jaan
Best Supporting Actor
- Amjad Khan – Love Story
- Rakesh Roshan – Dhanwan
- Saeed Jaffrey – Chashme Buddoor
- Suresh Oberoi – Laawaris
Best Supporting Actress
- Aruna Irani – Rocky
- Madhavi – Ek Duuje Ke Liye
- Nanda – Ahista Ahista
- Sarika – Sharda
Best Comic Actor
- Anoop Kumar – Chalti Ka Naam Zindagi
- Asrani – Ek Duuje Ke Liye
- Rakesh Bedi – Chashme Buddoor
- Ravi Baswani – Chashme Buddoor
Best Story
- Baseraa – Leela Phansalkar
- Chakra – Jaywant Dalvi
- Ek Duuje Ke Liye – K. Balachander
- Kalyug – Shyam Benegal and Girish Karnad
Best Screenplay
Ek Duuje Ke Liye – K. Balachander
Best Dialogue
Meri Awaaz Suno – Kader Khan
Best Music
Umrao Jaan – Mohammed Zahur Khayyam
- Armaan – Bappi Lahiri
- Ek Duuje Ke Liye – Laxmikant–Pyarelal
- Love Story – R.D. Burman
- Silsila – Shiv-Hari
Best Lyrics
Ek Duuje Ke Liye – Anand Bakshi for Tere Mere Beech Main
- Baseraa – Gulzar for Jahan Pe Savera
- Ek Duuje Ke Liye – Anand Bakshi for Solah Baras Ki
- Kranti – Santosh Anand for Zindagi Ki Naa Toote
- Love Story – Anand Bakshi for Teri Yaad Aa Rahi Hai
Best Playback Singer, Male
Love Story – Amit Kumar for Teri Yaad Aa Rahi Hai
- Ek Duuje Ke Liye – S.P. Balasubramaniam for Tere Mere Beech Main
- Kudrat – Kishore Kumar for Humein Tumse Pyaar Kitna
- Prem Geet – Jagjit Singh for Honthon Se Chulo Tum
- Yaarana – Kishore Kumar for Choo Kar Mere Mann Ko
Best Playback Singer, Female
Kudrat – Parveen Sultana for Humein Tumse Pyaar Kitna
- Armaan – Sharon Prabhakar for Mere Jaisi Haseena
- Armaan – Usha Uthup for Rambha Ho
- Laawaris – Alka Yagnik for Mere Angne Main
- Poonam – Chandrani Mukherjee for Mohabbat Rang Laayegi
Best Art Direction
Chakra - Bansi Chandragupta [1]
Best Cinematography
Best Editing
Ek Duuje Ke Liye - K. R. Kitoo [3]
Best Sound
Special Award
Padmini Kolhapure - Ahista Ahista
Critics' awards
Best film
Aadarshila
Best Documentary
Faces After the Storm
Biggest Winners
- Kalyug – 3/5
- Ek Duuje Ke Liye – 3/13
- Kudrat – 3/4
- Chakra – 3/6
- Umrao Jaan – 2/3