2nd Filmfare Awards explained

Number:	2
Award:	Filmfare Awards
Date:	1955
Site:	Bombay
Director:	Bimal Roy
Best Film:	Boot Polish
Most Wins:	Boot Polish (3)
Best Actor:	Bharat Bhushan for Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
Best Actress:	Meena Kumari for Parineeta
Last:	1st
Next:	3rd

The 2nd Filmfare Awards were held in 1955.

Boot Polish won 3 awards, including Best Film and Best Supporting Actor (for David), thus becoming the most-awarded films at the ceremony.

Main Awards

Best Film	Best Director
valign=top	Boot Polish – R. K. Films	valign=top	Bimal Roy – Parineeta
Best Actor	Best Actress
valign=top	Bharat Bhushan – Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu as Vishvambhar Mishra / Chaitanya Mahaprabhu	valign=top	Meena Kumari – Parineeta as Lalita
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
valign=top	David – Boot Polish as John	valign=top	Usha Kiran – Baadbaan as Mohnia
Best Story	Best Music Director
valign=top	Mukhram Sharma – Aulad	valign=top	S. D. Burman – Taxi Driver for Jaaye To Jaaye Kahaan

Superlatives

The following films had multiple wins

Movie	Awards
Boot Polish	3
Parineeta	2

External links

• Winner and nomination of 1st Filmfare Awards at Internet Movie Database