Filmfare Best Director Awards Awards

Filmfare Best Director Awards, for the year's best Bollywood movie, have been given to:

• 2003 Rakesh Roshan -- (Koi Mil Gaya)
• 2002 Sanjay Leela Bhansali -- (Devdas)
• 2001 Ashutosh Gowariker -- (Lagaan)
• 2000 Rajesh Roshan -- (Kaho Naa...Pyaar Hai)
• 1999 Sanjay Leela Bhansali -- (Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam)
• 1998 Karan Johar -- (Kuch Kuch Hota Hai)
• 1997 J.P. Dutta -- (Border)
• 1996 Shekhar Kapoor -- (Bandit Queen)
• 1995 Aditya Chopra -- (Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge)
• 1994 Sooraj Barjatya -- (Hum Aapke Hain Kaun)
• 1993 Rajkumar Santoshi -- (Damini)
• 1992 Mukul Anand -- (Khuda Gawah)
• 1991 Subhash Ghai -- (Saudagar)
• 1990 Rajkumar Santoshi -- (Ghayal)
• 1989 Vidhu Vinod Chopra -- (Parinda)
• 1988 Mansoor Khan -- (Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak)
• 1985 Raj Kapoor -- (Ram Teri Ganga Maili)
• 1984 Sai Paranjpye -- (Sparsh)
• 1983 Govind Nihalani -- (Ardh Satya)
• 1982 Raj Kapoor -- (Prem Rog)
• 1981 Muzaffar Ali -- (Umrao Jaan)
• 1980 Govind Nihalani -- (Aakrosh)
• 1979 Shyam Benegal -- (Junoon)
• 1978 Satyajit Ray -- (Shatranj Ke Khiladi)
• 1977 Basu Chatterjee -- (Swami)
• 1976 Gulzar -- (Mausam)
• 1975 Yash Chopra -- (Deewar)
• 1974 Manoj Kumar -- (Roti Kapada Aur Makaan)
• 1973 Yash Chopra -- (Daag)
• 1972 Sohanlal Kanwar -- (Be-Imaan)
• 1971 Raj Kapoor -- (Mera Naam Joker)
• 1970 Asit Sen -- (Safar)
• 1969 Yash Chopra -- (Ittefag)
• 1968 Ramanand Sagar -- (Ankhen)
• 1967 Manoj Kumar -- (Upkar)
• 1966 Vijay Anand -- (Guide)
• 1965 Yash Chopra -- (Waqt)
• 1964 Raj Kapoor -- (Sangam)
• 1963 Bimal Roy -- (Bandini)
• 1962 Abrar Alvi -- (Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam)
• 1961 B.R.Chopra -- (Kanoon)
• 1960 Bimal Roy -- (Parakh)
• 1959 Bimal Roy -- (Sujata)
• 1958 Bimal Roy -- (Madhumati)
• 1957 Mehboob Khan -- (Mother India)
• 1956 V.Shantaram -- (Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje)
• 1955 Bimal Roy -- (Biraj Bahu)
• 1954 Bimal Roy -- (Parineeta)
• 1953 Bimal Roy -- (Do Bigha Zamin)