The 36th Filmfare Awards were held in 1991.

Dil and Ghayal led the ceremony with 8 nominations each, followed by Aashiqui with 7 nominations, and Agneepath and Pratibandh with 5 nominations each.

Ghayal won 7 awards, including Best Film, Best Director (for Rajkumar Santoshi) and Best Actor (for Sunny Deol), thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.

Madhuri Dixit won her first of four awards for Best Actress for her performance in Dil, the only win for the film.

Main awards

Best Film

Ghayal

• Agneepath
• Dil
• Pratibandh

Best Director

Rajkumar Santoshi – Ghayal

• Mahesh Bhatt – Aashiqui
• Mukul Anand – Agneepath
• Ravi Raja – Pratibandh

Best Actor

Sunny Deol – Ghayal

• Aamir Khan – Dil
• Amitabh Bachchan – Agneepath
• Chiranjeevi – Pratibandh

Best Actress

Madhuri Dixit – Dil

• Hema Malini – Rihaee
• Juhi Chawla – Pratibandh
• Meenakshi Sheshadri – Jurm

Best Supporting Actor

Mithun Chakraborty – Agneepath

• Anupam Kher – Dil
• Om Puri – Ghayal
• Rami Reddy – Pratibandh

Best Supporting Actress

Rohini Hattangadi – Agneepath

• Radhika – Aaj Ka Arjun
• Reema Lagoo – Aashiqui
• Sangeeta Bijlani – Jurm

Best Comic Actor

Kader Khan – Baap Numbri Beta Dus Numbri

Lux New Face of the Year

Pooja Bhatt – Daddy

Best Story

Ghayal – Rajkumar Santoshi

Best Screenplay

Kamla Ki Maut – Basu Chatterjee

Best Dialogue

Daddy – Suraj Sanim

Best Music Director

Aashiqui – Nadeem Shravan

• Aaj Ka Arjun – Bappi Lahiri
• Baaghi: A Rebel for Love – Anand–Milind
• Dil – Anand–Milind

Best Lyricist

Aashiqui – Sameer for Nazar Ke Saamne

• Aashiqui – Rani Malik for Dheere Dheere
• Dil – Sameer for Mujhe Neend Na Aaye

Best Playback Singer, Male

Aashiqui – Kumar Sanu for Ab Tere Bin

• Baaghi: A Rebel for Love – Amit Kumar for Kaisa Lagta Hai
• Dil – Suresh Wadkar for O Priya

Best Playback Singer, Female

Aashiqui – Anuradha Paudwal for Nazar Ke Saamne

• Baaghi: A Rebel for Love – Kavita Krishnamurthy for Chandni Raat
• Dil – Anuradha Paudwal for Mujhe Neend Na Aaye

Best Art Direction

Ghayal

Best Choreography

Sailaab – Saroj Khan for Hum Ko Aaj

Best Cinematography

Ghayal

Best Editing

Ghayal

Best Sound

E. Rudra – Azaad Desh Ke Ghulam

Lifetime Achievement Award

Amitabh Bachchan

Critics' awards

Best Film

Kasba

Outstanding Performance in a Non-commercial Film

Anupam Kher – Daddy

Special Jury Mention

Aadhi Haqeeqat, Aadha Fasana – Dilip Ghosh

Best Documentary

Amjad Ali Khan

Most wins

• Ghayal – 7/8
• Aashiqui – 4/7
• Agneepath – 2/5
• Daddy – 2/2
• Dil – 1/8