The Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress is given by Filmfare as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise a female actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting role. Although the Filmfare awards started in 1954, awards for the Best Supporting Actress category started the following year 1955.
Four actresses have won the award in consecutive years: Shashikala (1963–1964), Supriya Pathak (1982–1983), Jaya Bachchan (2001–2002), and Konkona Sen Sharma (2007–2008).
Aruna Irani holds the record of the most nominations with 10, followed by Raakhee and Shashikala with 8 nominations each, Farida Jalal, Bindu and Rani Mukerji with 7 nominations each, and Rekha with six nominations.
Shashikala holds the record of most consecutive nominations with 6 between 1963 and 1967, being nominated twice in 1967, winning twice consecutively in 1963 and 1964.
Nine actresses share the record for the most nominations in a single year. In chronological order, they are: Shubha Khote (1962), Shashikala (1967), Nutan (1974), Bindu (1975), Smita Patil (1984), Sushmita Sen (2000), Rani Mukerji (2005), Konkona Sen Sharma (2008) and Seema Bhargava Pahwa (2018). Among these, Sushmita Sen, Rani Mukerji and Konkona Sen Sharma won the awards in their respective years. The other six thus hold the record of not winning despite having multiple nominations, in a particular year.
Farrukh Jaffar, in 2021, became the eldest winner at age 88, winning for Gulabo Sitabo (2020), whilst Ayesha Kapur, in 2006, became the youngest winner and youngest nominee, at age 11, winning for Black (2005). Kamini Kaushal, in 2020, became the eldest nominee at age 93 for her role in Kabir Singh (2019).
There was no repeat winner in the 1950s, on the contrary in the '60s three actresses had two wins, namely, Nirupa Roy, Shashikala and Simi Garewal. Again, '70s had no repeat wins, but Supriya Pathak achieved two consecutive wins in the '80s. Farida Jalal followed suit with two wins in the '90s. Jaya Bachchan took over in the 2000s with three wins. There were no repeat winners in the 2010s. Until now, no one is leading in the 2020s. * Chandramukhi is the only charector for the movie Devdas Vyjayanthimala and Madhuri Dixit won the award for best supporting actress same roll Chandramukhi
Vyjayanthimala was the first actress to win both Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress. She was also the first person to refuse a Filmfare Award for her role in Devdas (1955), which then followed by Reena Roy for her role in Apnapan (1977). Both refused it citing that their roles were leading and not supporting.[2]
Only once have siblings been nominated for the award during the same year: Ratna Pathak and Supriya Pathak in 2011.
Rani Mukerji is the overall most nominated performer in the female acting categories, with 21 nominations overall. Mukerji has 11 for Best Actress and 7 for Best Supporting Actress. and 3 nominations for Best Actress Critics.