1950s • '
1955 Mukhram Sharma – Aulad''''' • '
1956 Mukhram Sharma – Vachan''''' • Manoranjan Ghose –
Jagriti •
Rajinder Singh Bedi –
Garam Coat • '
1957 Amiya Chakrabarty – Seema''''' • '
1958 Akhtar Mirza – Naya Daur''''' • '
1959 Mukhram Sharma – Sadhna''''' •
Mukhram Sharma –
Talaaq •
Ritwik Ghatak –
Madhumati 1960s • '
1960 Subodh Ghosh – Sujata''''' •
Dhruva Chatterjee –
Chirag Kahan Roshni Kahan •
Mukhram Sharma –
Dhool Ka Phool • '
1961 Ruby Sen – Masoom''''' • Saghir Usmani –
Chaudhvin Ka Chand •
Salil Chowdhury –
Parakh • '
1962 C. V. Sridhar – Nazrana''''' • C. J. Pavri –
Kanoon •
Mohan Kumar –
Aas Ka Panchhi • '
1963 K.P. Kottarakara – Rakhi''''' •
Bimal Mitra –
Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam •
Jawar N. Sitaraman –
Main Chup Rahungi • '
1964 Jarasandha – Bandini''''' • B.R. Films (Story Dept.) –
Gumrah •
C. V. Sridhar –
Dil Ek Mandir • '
1965 Ban Bhatt – Dosti''''' •
Inder Raj Anand –
Sangam •
Khwaja Ahmad Abbas –
Shehar Aur Sapna • '
1966 Akhtar Mirza – Waqt''''' •
Gulshan Nanda –
Kaajal •
Ramanand Sagar –
Arzoo • '
1967 R. K. Narayan – Guide''''' •
Hrishikesh Mukherjee –
Anupama •
Nihar Ranjan Gupta –
Mamta • '
1968 Manoj Kumar – Upkaar''''' •
Ashapoorna Devi –
Mehrban •
Protiva Bose –
Aasra • '
1969 Sachin Bhowmick – Brahmachari''''' •
Gulshan Nanda –
Neel Kamal •
Ramanand Sagar –
Aankhen 1970s • '
1970 Vasant Kanetkar – Aansoo Ban Gaye Phool''''' •
Hrishikesh Mukherjee –
Aashirwad •
Sachin Bhowmick –
Aradhana • '
1971 Chandrakant Kakodkar – Do Raaste''''' •
Gulshan Nanda –
Khilona •
Sachin Bhowmick –
Pehchan • '
1972 Hrishikesh Mukherjee – Anand''''' •
Gulshan Nanda – • Gulshan Nanda –
Naya Zamana • '
1973 Basu Bhattacharya – Anubhav''''' •
Manoj Kumar –
Shor • '
1974 Salim–Javed – Zanjeer''''' •
Gulzar –
Koshish •
Khwaja Ahmad Abbas –
Achanak •
Mulraj Rajda –
Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar •
Shakti Samanta –
Anuraag • '
1975 Kaifi Azmi, Ismat Chughtai – Garm Hava''''' •
Ashutosh Mukhopadhyay –
Kora Kagaz •
Manoj Kumar –
Roti Kapda Aur Makaan •
N. T. Rama Rao –
Bidaai •
Shyam Benegal –
Ankur • '
1976 Salim–Javed – Deewaar''''' •
Kamleshwar –
Aandhi • Salim–Javed –
Sholay •
Shaktipada Rajguru –
Amanush •
Vijay Tendulkar –
Nishant • '
1977 Balai Chand Mukhopadhyay – Arjun Pandit''''' •
Ashapoorna Devi –
Tapasya •
Gulshan Nanda –
Mehbooba •
Kamleshwar –
Mausam •
Pamela Chopra – • '
1978 Sharat Chandra Chatterji – Swami''''' •
Asrani –
Chala Murari Hero Banne • Bhusan Bangali –
Kinara • Raju Saigal –
Doosra Aadmi •
Shanker Shesh –
Gharaonda • '
1979 Dinesh Thakur – Ghar''''' • Chandrakant Kakodkar –
Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki •
Laxmikant Sharma –
Muqaddar Ka Sikandar •
Salim–Javed –
Trishul •
Samaresh Basu –
Kitaab 1980s • '
1980 Shanker Shesh – Dooriyaan''''' •
K. Viswanath –
Sargam •
Ruskin Bond –
Junoon • Sailesh Dey –
Gol Maal •
Salim–Javed –
Kaala Patthar • '
1981 Vijay Tendulkar – Aakrosh''''' • D. N. Mukherjee –
Khubsoorat •
Esmayeel Shroff –
Thodisi Bewafaii • Ram Kalkar –
Aasha • Shabd Kumar –
Insaaf Ka Tarazu • '
1982 Chetan Anand – Kudrat''''' •
Jaywant Dalvi –
Chakra •
K. Balachander –
Ek Duuje Ke Liye • Leela Phansalkar –
Baseraa •
Shyam Benegal,
Girish Karnad –
Kalyug • '
1983 Samaresh Basu – Namkeen''''' • Achla Nagar –
Nikaah •
Kamna Chandra –
Prem Rog •
Sagar Sarhadi –
Bazaar •
Salim–Javed –
Shakti • '
1984 S. D. Panvalkar – Ardh Satya''''' •
Balu Mahendra –
Sadma •
Javed Akhtar –
Betaab •
Mahesh Bhatt –
Arth •
Mohan Kumar –
Avtaar • '
1985 Mahesh Bhatt – Saaransh''''' • Gyav Dev Agnihotri –
Ghar Ek Mandir •
Javed Akhtar –
Mashaal • Shabd Kumar –
Aaj Ki Awaaz •
Sudhir Mishra –
Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho! • '
1986 Aleem Masroor – Tawaif''''' •
C. T. Khanolkar –
Ankahee •
Javed Akhtar –
Arjun • K. K. Singh –
Ram Teri Ganga Maili •
Mahesh Bhatt –
Janam • Rajan Roy –
Saaheb •
1987 Not Awarded •
1988 Not Awarded • '
1989 Subodh Ghosh – Ijaazat'''''
1990s • '
1990 K. Vishwanath – Eeshwar''''' •
Aditya Bhattacharya –
Raakh •
J. P. Dutta –
Batwara • Joy Augustine –
Goonj • '
1991 Rajkumar Santoshi – Ghayal''''' • '
1992 Honey Irani – Lamhe''''' • Ramapada Chowdhury –
Ek Doctor Ki Maut •
Sai Paranjpye –
Disha • Sujit Sen,
Nana Patekar –
Prahaar: The Final Attack •
1993 Not Awarded • '
1994 Sutanu Gupta – Damini – Lightning''''' • '
1995 K. K. Singh – Krantiveer''''' • '
1996 Ram Gopal Varma – Rangeela''''' • '
1997 Gulzar – Maachis''''' • '
1998 Kamal Haasan – Virasat''''' • '
1999 Mahesh Bhatt – Zakhm'''''
2000s • '
2000 Vinay Shukla – Godmother''''' • '
2001 Honey Irani – Kya Kehna''''' • '
2002 Ashutosh Gowariker – Lagaan''''' • '
2003 Jaideep Sahni – Company''''' • '
2004 Nagesh Kukunoor – 3 Deewarein''''' • '
2005 Yash Chopra– Veer-Zaara''''' • '
2006 Sudhir Mishra, Ruchi Narain, Shiv Kumar Subramaniam – Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi''''' • '
2007 Rajkumar Hirani, Vidhu Vinod Chopra – Lage Raho Munna Bhai''''' •
Jaideep Sahni –
Khosla Ka Ghosla •
Kamlesh Pandey –
Rang De Basanti •
Karan Johar –
Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna • Kersi Khambatta –
Being Cyrus •
Mahesh Bhatt –
Gangster • '
2008 Amol Gupte – Taare Zameen Par''''' •
Jaideep Sahni –
Chak De! India •
Mani Ratnam –
Guru •
Rahul Dholakia,
David N. Donihue –
Parzania • Vibha Singh –
Dharm • '
2009 Abhishek Kapoor – Rock On!!''''' • Aseem Arora –
Heroes •
Dibakar Banerjee,
Urmi Juvekar –
Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! •
Neeraj Pandey –
A Wednesday •
Santosh Sivan –
Tahaan 2010s • '
2010 Abhijat Joshi, Rajkumar Hirani – 3 Idiots''''' •
Anurag Kashyap, Aparna Malhotra,
Raj Singh Chaudhary, Sanjay Maurya –
Gulaal •
Imtiaz Ali –
Love Aaj Kal •
Jaideep Sahni –
Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year •
Zoya Akhtar –
Luck By Chance • '
2011 Anurag Kashyap, Vikramaditya Motwane – Udaan''''' • '
2012 Sanjay Chauhan – I Am Kalam''''' • Akshat Verma –
Delhi Belly •
Amol Gupte –
Stanley Ka Dabba •
Rajat Arora –
The Dirty Picture •
Reema Kagti,
Zoya Akhtar –
Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara • '
2013 Juhi Chaturvedi – Vicky Donor''''' • '
2014 Subhash Kapoor – Jolly LLB''''' • '
2015 Rajat Kapoor – Ankhon Dekhi''''' •
Anurag Kashyap –
Ugly •
Imtiaz Ali –
Highway • Nitin Kakkar –
Filmistaan •
Rajkumar Hirani and
Abhijat Joshi –
PK • '
2016 V. Vijayendra Prasad – Bajrangi Bhaijaan''''' •
Juhi Chaturvedi –
Piku • Olivia Stewart –
Titli •
R. Balki –
Shamitabh •
Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay –
Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! • '
2017 Shakun Batra, Ayesha Devitre Dhillon – Kapoor & Sons'''''. • '
2018 Amit V Masurkar – Newton''''' • Amit Joshi –
Trapped • Rahul Dahiya –
G Kutta Se • Shanker Raman and Sourabh Ratnu –
Gurgaon •
Shubhashish Bhutiani –
Mukti Bhawan • Suresh Triveni –
Tumhari Sulu • '
2019 Anubhav Sinha – Mulk''''' • Anudeep Singh –
Mukkabaaz •
Raj and DK –
Stree •
Sharat Katariya –
Sui Dhaaga • Akshat Ghildial, Shantanu Srivastava and Jyoti Kapoor –
Badhaai Ho (Withdrawn) 2020s • '
2020 Anubhav Sinha, Gaurav Solanki – Article 15''''' • Abhishek Chaubey, Sudip Sharma –
Sonchiriya • Jagan Shakti –
Mission Mangal • Nitesh Tiwari, Piyush Gupta and Nikhil Mehrotra –
Chhichhore • Vasan Bala –
Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota • Zoya Akhtar, Reema Kagti –
Gully Boy • '
2021 Anubhav Sinha, Mrunmayee Lagoo Waikul – Thappad''''' •
Hardik Mehta –
Kaamyaab •
Juhi Chaturvedi –
Gulabo Sitabo • Rajesh Krishnan, Kapil Sawant –
Lootcase • Rohena Gera –
Sir • Shubham –
Eeb Allay Ooo! • '
2022 Abhishek Kapoor, Supratik Sen and Tushar Paranjape – Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui''''' •
Dibakar Banerjee and
Varun Grover –
Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar •
Kanika Dhillon –
Haseen Dilruba • Nandha Periyasamy –
Rashmi Rocket •
Seema Pahwa –
Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi • '
2023 Akshat Ghildial and Suman Adhikary – Badhaai Do''''' • Anirudh Iyer –
An Action Hero •
Jaspal Singh Sandhu And Rajeev Barnwal –
Vadh •
Niren Bhatt –
Bhediya • Sunil Gandhi –
Uunchai • '
2024 Amit Rai – OMG 2''''' • '
Devashish Makhija – Joram''''' •
Anubhav Sinha –
Bheed •
Atlee –
Jawan • Ishita Moitra, Shashank Khaitan, Sumit Roy –
Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani • Parijat Joshi,
Tarun Dudeja –
Dhak Dhak • Karan Shrikant Sharma –
Satyaprem Ki Katha •
Siddharth Anand –
Pathaan • '
2025 Aditya Dhar, Monal Thaakar – Article 370''''' • Aakash Kaushik –
Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 •
Nikhil Nagesh Bhat –
Kill •
Niren Bhatt –
Stree 2 •
Dibakar Banerjee, Shubham, Prateek Vats –
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