1. Gully Boy (2019) – 13 Awards

Director Zoya Akhtar’s Gully Boy was a story about a slum rapper who paves his way to success and makes a name for himself in the world of music. Starring Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt, Kalki Koechlin and Siddhant Chaturvedi, the film went on to sweep that year’s maximum trophies thus, holding the record of the most Filmfare awards won by a single film with 13 awards to its name. The film ended up winning the following awards:

• Best Film - Gully Boy (Farhan Akhtar & Ritesh Sidhwani)
• Best Director - Zoya Akhtar
• Best Actor - Ranveer Singh
• Best Actress - Alia Bhatt
• Best Screenplay - Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti
• Best Dialogue - Vijay Maurya
• Best Supporting Actor - Siddhant Chaturvedi
• Best Supporting Actress - Amruta Subhash
• Best Music Director - Ankur Tiwari and Zoya Akhtar
• Best Lyricist - Ankur Tiwari and Divine
• Best Art Direction - Suzanne Caplan Merwanji
• Best Cinematography - Jay Oza
• Best Background Score - Karsh Kale & The Salvage Audio Collective

Gully Boy (2019)

2. Devdas (2002) – 11 Awards

Director Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s version of Sarat Chandra Chatterjee’s novel by the same title, Devdas was nothing less than a grandeur with extravagant sets, costumes, dances and performances by the lead cast comprising of Shah Rukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit and Aishwarya Rai. The film was a winner at the box office and bagged a majority of eleven Filmfare Awards in all to become the second-highest Bollywood film to win maximum trophies. The categories in which it won Filmfare Awards were:

• Best Film - Devdas (Bharat Shah)
• Best Director - Sanjay Leela Bhansali
• Best Actor - Shah Rukh Khan
• Best Actress - Aishwarya Rai
• Best Actress In A Supporting Role - Madhuri Dixit
• Best Cinematographer - Binod Pradhan
• Best Art Director - Nitin Desai
• Best Playback Singer (Female) - Kavita Krishnamurthy & Shreya Ghoshal (Dola Re Dola)
• Best Choreographer - Saroj Khan (Dola Re Dola)
• Scene of the Year - (Confrontation Scene Between Parvati & Chandramukhi)
• R. D. Burman Award - Shreya Ghoshal (Devdas)

Devdas (2002)

3. Black (2005) – 11 Awards

Inspired by the activist Helen Keller's life and her 1903 autobiography, The Story of My Life, Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Black narrated the story of a deaf-and-blind girl and her relationship with her teacher who later develops Alzheimer’s. Black was set in a different world all together giving us one of the best performances from Amitabh Bachchan and Rani Mukerji. Applauded by the masses as well as critics, the film went on to become the third-highest Filmfare Award earner of all time by bagging trophies at the 51st award function in the following categories:

• Best Film – Black (Sanjay Leela Bhansali)
• Best Director - Sanjay Leela Bhansali
• Best Actor - Amitabh Bachchan
• Best Actress - Rani Mukerji
• Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Female) - Ayesha Kapoor
• Best Film (Critics) - Black
• Best Actor (Critics) - Amitabh Bachchan
• Best Actress (Critics) - Rani Mukerji
• Best Cinematography - Ravi K. Chandran
• Best Editing - Bela Sehgal
• Best Background Score - Monty Sharma

Black (2005)

4. Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995) / Gangubai Kathiawadi (2022) - 10 Awards

Aditya Chopra’s directorial debut movie Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge not just broke all the then-existing box office records but also bagged that year’s majority of Filmfare Awards as expected. Though the musical romantic comedy went on to become the longest-running movie in theatres, it faced tough competition from many films released in 1995. DDLJ held the record for winning the maximum Filmfare Awards until Devdas displaced it in 2003. The only award that many were surprised about not winning was the ‘Best Music’ trophy that went to A.R. Rahman for Rangeela.

• Best Film - Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (Yash Chopra)
• Best Director - Aditya Chopra
• Best Actor - Shah Rukh Khan
• Best Actress - Kajol
• Best Actress In A Supporting Role - Farida Jalal
• Best Actor In A Comic Role - Anupam Kher
• Best Playback Singer (Male) - Udit Narayan (Mehndi Lagake Rakhna)
• Best Lyricist - Anand Bakshi (Tujhe Dekha To Yeh Jaana)
• Best Dialogue - Aditya Chopra and Javed Siddiqui
• Best Screenplay - Aditya Chopra

Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Gangubai Kathiawadi walked away with most of the awards at the 68th Filmfare Awards held in 2023. The movie that had Alia Bhatt in an authored back role was applauded by one and all and was a forgone conclusion to bad the 'Best Actress' award. The film equaled the record of Aditya Chopra's DDLJ by winning 10 Filmfare Awards.

• Best Film - Gangubai Kathiawadi (Sanjay Leela Bhansali & Jayantilal Gada)
• Best Director - Sanjay Leela Bhansali
• Best Actress - Alia Bhatt
• Best Dialogue - Prakash Kapadia & Utkarshini Vashishtha
• Best Background Score - Sanchit Balhara & Ankit Balhara
• Best Cinematography - Sudeep Chatterjee
• Best Production Design - Subrata Chakraborty & Amit Ray
• Best Costume Design - Sheetal Iqbal Sharma
• Best Choreography - Kruti Mahesh (Dholida)
• R. D. Burman Award For Upcoming Music Talent - Jahnvi Shrimankar (Dholida)

Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995) / Gangubai Kathiawadi (2022)

5. Madhumati (1958) – 9 Awards

Director – producer Bimal Roy’s evergreen black and white classic Madhumati was a reincarnation revenge drama starring Dilip Kumar, Vyjayanthimala, Pran and Johnny Walker. Besides having towering performances by the lead cast, Salil Choudhury’s music remained the highlight of the film that had more than 10 songs including the unforgettable Dil Tadap Tadap Ke, Suhana Safar Aur Yeh Mausam, Aaja Re Pardesi and many others. The film in all garnered 9 awards making it to the list of top 10 Bollywood movies that won the most Filmfare Awards which remained a record until 1942: A Love Story & DDLJ broke it.

• Best Film - Madhumati (Bimal Roy)
• Best Director - Bimal Roy
• Best Actor In A Supporting Role - Johnny Walker
• Best Music Director - Salil Choudhary
• Best Playback Singer (Male/Female) - Lata Mangeshkar (Aaja Re Pardesi)
• Best Cinematographer - Dilip Gupta
• Best Editor - Hrishikesh Mukherjee
• Best Art Director - Sudhendu Roy
• Best Dialogue - Rajinder Singh Bedi

Madhumati (1958)

6. 1942: A Love Story (1994) – 9 Awards

Set in the pre-independence era of India’s Quit India Movement, Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s 1942: A Love Story also features in the top 10 Bollywood films that won the highest number of Filmfare awards. With an ensemble star cast of Jackie Shroff, Anil Kapoor, Manisha Koirala, Pran, Danny and others, 1942: A Love Story became more memorable for being the swansong of music director R.D. Burman who left us before the release of the film. Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s direction was top-notch and the performances were outstanding. The Filmfare awards that the film alone won that year were:

• Best Actor In A Supporting Role - Jackie Shroff
• Best Music Director - R.D. Burman
• Best Lyricist - Javed Akhtar (Ek Ladki Ko Dekha)
• Best Playback Singer (Male) - Kumar Sanu (Ek Ladki Ko Dekha)
• Best Playback Singer (Female) - Kavita Krishnamurthy (Pyaar Hua Chupke Se)
• Best Cinematographer - Binod Pradhan
• Best Art Direction - Nitin Desai
• Best Editing - Renu Saluja
• Best Sound - Jitendra Chaudhary/Namita Nayak

1942: A Love Story (1994)

7. Kaho Naa… Pyaar Hai (2000) – 9 Awards

Filmmaker Rakesh Roshan made a dramatic comeback in 2000 with Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai smashed all previous box office records. The sensational debut of Hrithik Roshan took the box office by storm making him the next superstar of the silver screen. The film unexpectedly swept that year’s all-popular awards including the Filmfare Awards and thus featured among the 10 Bollywood movies that won the highest number of Filmfare Awards. The film reportedly ended up winning 92 awards in all, which is a Guinness World Record to date.

• Best Film - Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (Rakesh Roshan)
• Best Director - Rakesh Roshan
• Best Actor - Hrithik Roshan
• Best Newcomer - Hrithik Roshan
• Best Music Director - Rajesh Roshan
• Best Editor - Sanjay Varma
• Best Playback Singer (Male) - Lucky Ali (Na Tum Jaano Na Hum)
• Best Screenplay - Ravi Kapoor and Honey Irani
• Best Choreographer - Farah Khan (Ek Pal Ka Jeena)

Kaho Naa… Pyaar Hai (2000)

8. Omkara (2006) – 9 Awards

Vishal Bhardwaj’s Hindi movie adaptation of William Shakespeare's Othello, Omkara was a crime drama that had a multi-star cast of Ajay Devgn, Kareena Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Konkona Sen Sharma, Vivek Oberoi, Naseeruddin Shah and Bipasha Basu. The film was a box office success and duly went on to become one of the Bollywood movies that won the maximum number of Filmfare Awards by bagging nine of them in the following categories:

• Best Actor/Actress Critics Award - Kareena Kapoor
• Best Actress In A Supporting Role - Konkona Sen Sharma
• Best Actor In A Villainous Role - Saif Ali Khan
• Best Female Playback Singer - Sunidhi Chauhan (Beedi Jalaile)
• Best Choreographer - Ganesh Acharya (Beedi Jalaile)
• Best Art Director - Samir Chanda
• Best Sound - K. J. Singh, Subhash Sahu & Shajith Koyeri
• Best Costume - Dolly Ahluwalia
• Special Jury Recognition - Deepak Dobriyal (Omkara)

Omkara (2006)

9. Bajirao Mastani (2015) – 9 Awards

Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s magnum costume period drama Bajirao Mastani was a unanimous winner at the box office. The director's long cherished dream that he had planned with Salman Khan and Kareena Kapoor in 2005 was finally realized in 2015 starring Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone, and Priyanka Chopra.

• Best Film - Bajirao Mastani (Sanjay Leela Bhansali)
• Best Director - Sanjay Leela Bhansali
• Best Actor - Ranveer Singh
• Best Supporting Actress - Priyanka Chopra
• Best Playback Female - Shreya Ghoshal (Deewani Mastani)
• Best Choreography - Birju Maharaj (Mohe Rang)
• Best Action - Sham Kaushal
• Best Art Direction - Sriram Iyengar, Saloni Dhatrak, Sujeet Sawant
• Best Costume Design - Anju Modi, Maxima Basu

Bajirao Mastani (2015)

10. Sardar Udham (2021) – 9 Awards

Shoojit Sircar’s Sardar Udham came as a surprise to many when it won a total of nine Filmfare Awards and joined the elite club of Bollywood films that won a maximum number of Filmfare Awards. Despite getting a release on OTT, the critically acclaimed movie made on India’s revolutionary freedom fighter Sardar Udham Singh who avenged the killings of Jallianwala Bagh, grabbed a lot of eyeballs. The film won the following awards in the below categories:

• Best Film Critics - Shoojit Sircar
• Best Actor Critics - Vicky Kaushal
• Best Screenplay - Shubendu Bhattacharya, Ritesh Shah
• Best Production Design - Mansi Dhruv Mehta, Dmitrii Malich
• Best Cinematography - Avik Mukhopadhyay
• Best Costume Design - Veera Kapoor
• Best Sound Design - Dipankar Chaki, Nihar Ranjan Samal
• Best Background Score - Shantanu Moitra
• Best Special Effects – Superb/BOJP Main Road Post, NY VFXWAALA EDIT FX Studios

Sardar Udham (2021)