| Number: | 40 |
| Award: | Filmfare Awards |
| Date: | 25 February 1995[1] |
| Best Film: | Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! |
| Best Critic: | Bandit Queen |
| Most Wins: | (9) |
| Most Nominations: | 1942: A Love Story & Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! (13) |
| Last: | 39th |
| Next: | 41st |
The 40th Filmfare Awards were held on 25 February 1995.
and Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!, which is one of the most successful films of Bollywood, led the ceremony with 13 nominations each, followed by Mohra with 9 nominations and Krantiveer with 7 nominations.[2]
1942: A Love Story won 9 awards, including Best Supporting Actor (for Jackie Shroff) and Best Music Director (a posthumous win for R. D. Burman), thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.
Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! was the runner-up of the ceremony with 5 awards, including Best Film, Best Director (Barjatya), Best Actress (Dixit) and Special Award (Lata Mangeshkar for "Didi Tera Devar Deewana").
Madhuri Dixit received dual nominations for Best Actress for her performances in Anjaam and Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!, winning for the latter.
Sooraj Barjatya – Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!
Madhuri Dixit – Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!
1942: A Love Story – R.D. Burman
1942: A Love Story – Javed Akhtar for Ek Ladki Ko Dekha
1942: A Love Story – Kumar Sanu for Ek Ladki Ko Dekha
1942: A Love Story – Kavita Krishnamurthy for Pyaar Hua Chupke Se
Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! – Sooraj Barjatya
Mohra – Tu Cheez Badi Hai
Shammi Kapoor and Waheeda Rehman
Lata Mangeshkar for singing the song "Didi Tera Devar Deewana" for the film Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! as long back, she stopped accepting nominations for Best Female Playback SInger to promote new talent. However, Filmfare gave her the Special Award to honor her rendition.
Bandit Queen (Shekhar Kapoor)
Manzar