Leading winners of Filmfare Best Director Award

Filmfare Award for Best Director

The award was first given in 1953. Frequent winners include Bimal Roy (7 awards), Raj Kapoor and Yash Chopra (4 each). Bimal Roy won the award thrice in a row on two separate occaisions (1953 1954 1955 and 1958 1959 1960).

Bimal Roy holds the record of winning the Filmfare Best Director Award seven times for:

Bandini (1963)
Parakh (1960)
Sujata (1959)
Madhumati (1958)
Biraj Bahu (1955)
Parineeta (1954)
Do Bigha Zameen (1953)

Raj Kapoor has won the Filmfare Best Director Award four times for:

Ram Teri Ganga Maili (1985)
Prem Rog (1982)
Mera Naam Joker (1971)
Sangam (1964)

Yash Chopra has won the Filmfare Best Director Award four times for:

Deewar (1975)
Daag (1973)
Ittefaq (1969)
Waqt (1965)