59th Annual BFJA Awards

The 59th Annual Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards were held on 1996, honoring the best Indian cinema in 1995.^[1]

Main Awards

Best India Film (In Order of Merit)

• Mammo
• Droh Kaal
• Charachar

Best Director

• Buddhadev Dasgupta - Charachar

Best Actor

• Sabyasachi Chakraborty - Kakababu Here Gelen ?

Best Actress

• Indrani Halder & Laboni Sarkar - Charachar

Best Supporting Actor

• Soumitra Chatterjee - Kakababu Here Gelen ?

Best Supporting Actress

• Roopa Ganguly - Ujan

Best Music Director

• Anupam Ghatak - Kencho Khoodte Keute

Best Lyricist

• Shibdas Banerjee - Sansar Sangram

Best Male Playback Singer

• Kumar Sanu - Kencho Khoodte Keute

Best Female Playback Singer

• Sreeradha Bandyopadhyay - Boumoni

Best Screenplay

• Buddhadev Dasgupta - Charachar

Best Cinematography

• Soumendu Roy - Charachar

Best Art Director

• Rupchand Kundu - Amodini

Best Editor

• Ujjal Nandy - Charachar

Babulal Chowkhani Memorial Trophy

Best Original Story

• Prafulla Roy – Charachar

Most Outstanding Work of The Year

• Mani Ratnam – Bombay

Bagishwar Jha Memorial Award

Best Book on Cinema

• Amitabha Chattopadhyay – Chalachhitra, Samaj O Satyajit

B. C. Agarwal Memorial Award

Best Film Critic /Journalist

• Santanu Chakraborty

Documentary Section

Best Documentary (Film)

• A Living Legend

Best Director Documentary (Film)

• Raja Sen - Film Maker for Freedom

Hindi Section

Best Director

• Govind Nihalani - Droh Kaal

Best Actor

• Aamir Khan - Akele Hum Akele Tum & Rangeela

Best Actress

• Farida Jalal - Mammo

Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award

• Shri Tapan Sinha

References