Most Nominations – Filmfare Award for Best Story
Most Wins – Filmfare Award for Best Story
Best Story Award (1950s)
+ Indicates Winner
| Award No. | Year | Writer | Film |
|---|
| 2nd | 1955 | +Mukhram Sharma | Aulad |
| 3rd | 1956 | +Rajinder Singh Bedi | Garam Coat |
| Manoranjan Ghose | Jagriti |
| Mukhram Sharma | Vachan |
| 4th | 1957 | +Amiya Chakrabarty | Seema |
| 5th | 1958 | +Akhtar Mirza | Naya Daur |
| 6th | 1959 | +Mukhram Sharma | Sadhna |
| Mukhram Sharma | Talaaq |
| Ritwik Ghatak | Madhumati |
Best Story Award (1960s)
+ Indicates Winner
| Award No. | Year | Writer | Film |
|---|
| 7th | 1960 | +Subodh Ghosh | Sujata |
| Dhruva Chatterjee | Chirag Kahan Roshni Kahan |
| Mukhram Sharma | Dhool Ka Phool |
| 8th | 1961 | +Ruby Sen | Masoom |
| Saghir Usmani | Chaudhvin Ka Chand |
| Salil Chowdhury | Parakh |
| 9th | 1962 | + C. V. Sridhar | Nazrana |
| C. J. Pavri | Kanoon |
| Mohan Kumar | Aas Ka Panchhi |
| 10th | 1963 | +K.P. Kottarakara | Rakhi |
| Bimal Mitra | Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam |
| Jawar N. Sitaraman | Main Chup Rahungi |
| 11th | 1964 | +Jarasandha | Bandini |
| B.R. Films | Gumrah |
| C. V. Sridhar | Dil Ek Mandir |
| 12th | 1965 | +Ban Bhatt | Dosti |
| Inder Raj Anand | Sangam |
| Khwaja Ahmad Abbas | Shehar Aur Sapna |
| 13th | 1966 | +Akhtar Mirza | Waqt |
| Gulshan Nanda | Kaajal |
| Ramanand Sagar | Arzoo |
| 14th | 1967 | +R. K. Narayan | Guide |
| Hrishikesh Mukherjee | Anupama |
| Nihar Ranjan Gupta | Mamta |
| 15th | 1968 | +Manoj Kumar | Upkaar |
| Ashapoorna Devi | Mehrban |
| Protiva Bose | Aasra |
| 16th | 1969 | +Sachin Bhowmick | Brahmachari |
| Gulshan Nanda | Neel Kamal |
| Ramanand Sagar | Aankhen |
Best Story Award (1970s)
+ Indicates Winner
| Award No. | Year | Writer | Film |
|---|
| 17th | 1970 | +Vasant Kanetkar | Aansoo Ban Gaye Phool |
| Hrishikesh Mukherjee | Aashirwad |
| Sachin Bhowmick | Aradhana |
| 18th | 1971 | +Chandrakant Kakodkar | Do Raaste |
| Gulshan Nanda | Khilona |
| Sachin Bhowmick | Pehchan |
| 19th | 1972 | + Hrishikesh Mukherjee | Anand |
| Gulshan Nanda | Kati Patang |
| Gulshan Nanda | Naya Zamana |
| 20th | 1973 | +Basu Bhattacharya | Anubhav |
| Manoj Kumar | Shor |
| 21st | 1974 | +Salim-Javed | Zanjeer |
| Gulzar | Koshish |
| Khwaja Ahmad Abbas | Achanak |
| Mulraj Razdan | Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar |
| Shakti Samanta | Anuraag |
| 22nd | 1975 | +Ishraq-Suja | Garm Hava |
| Ashutosh Mukhopadhyay | Kora Kagaz |
| Manoj Kumar | Roti Kapda Aur Makaan |
| N. T. Rama Rao | Bidaai |
| Shyam Benegal | Ankur |
| 23rd | 1976 | +Salim–Javed | Deewaar |
| Kamleshwar | Aandhi |
| Salim-Javed | Sholay |
| Shaktipada Rajguru | Amanush |
| Vijay Tendulkar | Nishant |
| 24th | 1977 | +Balai Chand Mukhopadhyay | Arjun Pandit |
| Ashapoorna Devi | Tapasya |
| Gulshan Nanda | Mehbooba |
| Kamleshwar | Mausam |
| Pamela Chopra | Kabhi Kabhie |
| 25th | 1978 | +Sharat Chandra Chatterji | Swami |
| Asrani | Chala Murari Hero Banne |
| Bhusan Bangali | Kinara |
| Raju Saigal | Doosra Aadmi |
| Shanker Shesh | Gharaonda |
| 26th | 1979 | +Dinesh Thakur | Ghar |
| Chandrakant Kakodkar | Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki |
| Laxmikant Sharma | Muqaddar Ka Sikandar |
| Salim-Javed | Trishul |
| Samaresh Basu | Kitaab |
Best Story Award (1980s)
+ Indicates Winner
| Award No. | Year | Writer | Film |
|---|
| 27th | 1980 | +Shanker Shesh | Dooriyaan |
| Kasinadhuni Viswanath | Sargam |
| Sailesh Dey | Gol Maal |
| Salim-Javed | Kaala Patthar |
| Ruskin Bond | Junoon |
| 28th | 1981 | +Vijay Tendulkar | Aakrosh |
| D. N. Mukherjee | Khubsoorat |
| Esmayeel Shroff | Thodisi Bewafaii |
| Ram Kalkar | Aasha |
| Shabd Kumar | Insaaf Ka Tarazu |
| 29th | 1982 | +Chetan Anand | Kudrat |
| Jaywant Dalvi | Chakra |
| K. Balachander | Ek Duuje Ke Liye |
| Leela Phansalkar | Baseraa
|
| Shyam Benegal | Kalyug |
| Girish Karnad |
| 30th | 1983 | +Samaresh Basu | Namkeen |
| Achla Nagar | Nikaah |
| Kamna Chandra | Prem Rog |
| Sagar Sarhadi | Bazaar |
| Salim–Javed | Shakti |
| 31st | 1984 | +S. D. Panvalkar | Ardh Satya |
| Balu Mahendra | Sadma |
| Javed Akhtar | Betaab |
| Mahesh Bhatt | Arth |
| Mohan Kumar | Avtaar |
| 32nd | 1985 | +Mahesh Bhatt | Saaransh |
| Gyav Dev Agnihotri | Ghar Ek Mandir |
| Javed Akhtar | Mashaal |
| Shabd Kumar | Aaj Ki Awaaz |
| Sudhir Mishra | Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho! |
| 33rd | 1986 | +Aleem Masroor | Tawaif |
| C. T. Khanolkar | Ankahee |
| Javed Akhtar | Arjun |
| K. K. Singh | Ram Teri Ganga Maili |
| Mahesh Bhatt | Janam |
| Rajan Roy | Saaheb |
| - | 1987 | No Ceremony |
| - | 1988 | No Ceremony |
| 34th | 1989 | Subodh Ghosh | Ijaazat |
Best Story Award (1990s)
+ Indicates Winner
| Award No. | Year | Writer | Film |
|---|
| 35th | 1990 | +K. Vishwanath | Eeshwar |
| Aditya Bhattacharya | Raakh |
| J. P. Dutta | Batwara |
| Joy Augustine | Goonj |
| 36th | 1991 | +Rajkumar Santoshi | Ghayal |
| 37th | 1992 | + Honey Irani | Lamhe |
| Ramapada Chowdhury | Ek Doctor Ki Maut |
| Sai Paranjpye | Disha |
| Nana Patekar | Prahaar: The Final Attack |
| Sujit Sen |
| 38th | 1993 | Not Awarded |
| 39th | 1994 | +Sutanu Gupta | Damini |
| 40th | 1995 | +Ishraq-Suja | Krantiveer |
| 41st | 1996 | +Ram Gopal Varma | Rangeela |
| 42nd | 1997 | +Gulzar | Maachis |
| 43rd | 1998 | +Kamal Haasan | Virasat |
| 44th | 1999 | +Mahesh Bhatt | Zakhm |
* The award was not given in the year 1993.
Best Story Award (2000s)
+ Indicates Winner
| Award No. | Year | Writer | Film |
|---|
| 45th | 2000 | Vinay Shukla | Godmother |
| 46th | 2001 | Honey Irani | Kya Kehna |
| 47th | 2002 | Ashutosh Gowariker | Lagaan |
| 48th | 2003 | Jaideep Sahni | Company |
| 49th | 2004 | Nagesh Kukunoor | 3 Deewarein |
| 50th | 2005 | Aditya Chopra | Veer-Zaara |
| 51st | 2006 | +Shiv Kumar Subramaniam | Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi |
| +Sudhir Mishra |
| +Ruchi Narain |
| 52nd | 2007 | +Rajkumar Hirani | Lage Raho Munna Bhai |
| +Vidhu Vinod Chopra |
| Jaideep Sahni | Khosla Ka Ghosla |
| Kamlesh Pandey | Rang De Basanti |
| Karan Johar | Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna |
| Kersi Khambatta | Being Cyrus |
| Mahesh Bhatt | Gangster |
| 53rd | 2008 | +Amol Gupte | Taare Zameen Par |
| Jaideep Sahni | Chak De! India |
| Mani Ratnam | Guru |
| Rahul Dholakia | Parzania |
| David N. Donihue |
| Vibha Singh | Dharm |
| 54th | 2009 | +Abhishek Kapoor | Rock On |
| Aseem Arora | Heroes |
| Dibakar Banerjee | Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! |
| Urmi Juvekar |
| Neeraj Pandey | A Wednesday |
| Santosh Sivan | Tahaan |
Best Story Award (2010s)
+ Indicates Winner
| Award No. | Year | Writer | Film |
|---|
| 55th | 2010 | +Rajkumar Hirani | 3 Idiots |
| +Abhijat Joshi |
| Anurag Kashyap | Gulaal |
| Aparna Malhotra |
| Raj Singh Chaudhary |
| Sanjay Maurya |
| Imtiaz Ali | Love Aaj Kal |
| Jaideep Sahni | Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year |
| Zoya Akhtar | Luck By Chance |
| 56th | 2011 | +Anurag Kashyap | Udaan |
| +Vikramaditya Motwane |
| 57th | 2012 | +Sanjay Chauhan | I Am Kalam |
| Akshat Verma | Delhi Belly |
| Amol Gupte | Stanley Ka Dabba |
| Rajat Arora | The Dirty Picture |
| Zoya Akhtar | Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara |
| Reema Kagti |
| 58th | 2013 | +Juhi Chaturvedi | Vicky Donor |
| 59th | 2014 | +Subhash Kapoor | Jolly LLB |
| 60th | 2015 | +Rajat Kapoor | Ankhon Dekhi |
| Anurag Kashyap | Ugly |
| Imtiaz Ali | Highway |
| Nitin Kakkar | Filmistaan |
| Rajkumar Hirani | PK |
| Abhijat Joshi |
| 61st | 2016 | +K. V. Vijayendra Prasad | Bajrangi Bhaijaan |
| Juhi Chaturvedi | Piku |
| Olivia Stewart | Titli |
| R. Balki | Shamitabh |
| Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay | Detective Byomkesh Bakshy |
| 62nd | 2017 | +Shakun Batra | Kapoor & Sons. |
| +Ayesha Devitre Dhillon |
| 63rd | 2018 | +Amit V Masurkar | Newton |
| Amit Joshi | Trapped |
| Rahul Dahiya | G Kutta Se |
| Shanker Raman | Gurgaon |
| Sourabh Ratnu |
| Shubhashish Bhutiani | Mukti Bhawan |
| Suresh Triveni | Tumhari Sulu |
| 64th | 2019 | + Anubhav Sinha | Mulk |
| Anudeep Singh | Mukkabaaz |
| Raj and DK | Stree |
| Sharat Katariya | Sui Dhaaga |
| Shantanu Srivastava* | Badhaai Ho |
| Akshat Ghildial* |
| Jyoti Kapoor |
* Shantanu Srivastava and Akshat Ghildial withdrew their names from Filmfare Awards 2019. They were nominated for the film Badhaai Ho along with Jyoti Kapoor for the Filmfare Best Story Award.
Best Story Award (2020s)
+ Indicates Winner
| Award No. | Year | Writer | Film |
|---|
| 65th | 2020 | +Anubhav Sinha | Article 15 |
| +Gaurav Solanki |
| Abhishek Chaubey | Sonchiriya |
| Sudip Sharma |
| Jagan Shakt | Mission Mangal |
| Nitesh Tiwari | Chhichhore |
| Piyush Gupta |
| Nikhil Mehrotra |
| Vasan Bala | Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota |
| Zoya Akhtar | Gully Boy |
| Reema Kagti |
| 65th | 2021 | +Anubhav Sinha | Thappad |
| +Mrunmayee Lagoo Waikul |
| Rohena Gera | Sir |
| Hardik Mehta | Kaamyaab |
| Rajesh Krsishnan | Lootcase |
| Kapil Sawant |
| Juhi Chaturvedi | Gulabo Sitabo |
| Shubham | Eeb Allay Ooo |
Salim-Javed-Nominations and Wins
Nominations = 06 | Wins = 02
| Filmfare Award | Year | Film | Result |
|---|
| 21st | 1974 | Zanjeer | Win |
| 23rd | 1976 | Deewar | Win |
| Sholay | Nomination |
| 26th | 1979 | Trishul | Nomination |
| 27th | 1980 | Kaala Patthar | Nomination |
| 30th | 1983 | Shakti | Nomination |
Gulshan Nanda-Nominations and Wins
Nominations = 06 | Wins = 00
| Filmfare Award | Year | Film | Result |
|---|
| 13th | 1966 | Kaajal | Nomination |
| 16th | 1969 | Neel Kamal | Nomination |
| 18th | 1971 | Khilona | Nomination |
| 19th | 1972 | Kati Patang | Nomination |
| Naya Zamana | Nomination |
| 24th | 1977 | Mehbooba | Nomination |
Mukhram Sharma-Nominations and Wins
Nominations = 05 | Wins = 02
| Filmfare Award | Year | Film | Result |
|---|
| 2nd | 1955 | Aulad | Win |
| 3rd | 1956 | Vachan | Nomination |
| 6th | 1959 | Sadhna | Win |
| Talaaq | Nomination |
| 7th | 1960 | Dhool Ka Phool | Nomination |
Jaideep Sahni-Nominations and Wins
Nominations = 04 | Wins = 00
| Filmfare Award | Year | Film | Result |
|---|
| 48th | 2003 | Company | Nomination |
| 52nd | 2007 | Khosla Ka Ghosla | Nomination |
| 53rd | 2008 | Chak De India | Nomination |
| 55th | 2010 | Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year | Nomination |
Hrishikesh Mukherjee-Nominations and Wins
Nominations = 03 | Wins = 01
| Filmfare Award | Year | Film | Result |
|---|
| 14th | 1967 | Anupama | Nomination |
| 17th | 1970 | Aashirwad | Nomination |
| 19th | 1972 | Anand | Win |
Sachin Bhowmick-Nominations and Wins
Nominations = 03 | Wins = 01
| Filmfare Award | Year | Film | Result |
|---|
| 16th | 1969 | Brahmachari | Win |
| 17th | 1970 | Aradhana | Nomination |
| 18th | 1971 | Pehchan | Nomination |
Manoj Kumar-Nominations and Wins
Nominations = 03 | Wins = 01
| Filmfare Award | Year | Film | Result |
|---|
| 15th | 1968 | Upkaar | Win |
| 20th | 1973 | Shor | Nomination |
| 22nd | 1975 | Roti Kapda Aur Makaan | Nomination |
Juhi Chaturvedi-Nominations and Wins
Nominations = 03 | Wins = 01
| Filmfare Award | Year | Film | Result |
|---|
| 58th | 2013 | Vicky Donor | Win |
| 61st | 2016 | Piku | Nomination |
| 66th | 2021 | Gulabo Sitabo | Nomination |
Javed Akhtar-Nominations and Wins
Nominations = 03 | Wins = 00
| Filmfare Award | Year | Film | Result |
|---|
| 31st | 1984 | Betaab | Nomination |
| 32nd | 1985 | Mashaal | Nomination |
| 33rd | 1986 | Arjun | Nomination |
Zoya Akhtar-Nominations and Wins
Nominations = 03 | Wins = 00
| Filmfare Award | Year | Film | Result |
|---|
| 55th | 2010 | Luck By Chance | Nomination |
| 57th | 2012 | Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara | Nomination |
| 65 | 2020 | Gully Boy | Nomination |
Akhtar Mirza-Nominations and Wins
Nominations = 02 | Wins = 02
| Filmfare Award | Year | Film | Result |
|---|
| 5th | 1958 | Naya Daur | Win |
| 13th | 1966 | Waqt | Win |
Gulzar-Nominations and Wins
Nominations = 02 | Wins = 01
| Filmfare Award | Year | Film | Result |
|---|
| 21st | 1974 | Koshish | Nomination |
| 42nd | 1997 | Maachis | Win |
C.V. Sridhar-Nominations and Wins
Nominations = 02 | Wins = 01
| Filmfare Award | Year | Film | Result |
|---|
| 9th | 1962 | Nazrana | Win |
| 11th | 1964 | Dil Ek Mandir | Nomination |
