Chopra – Kabhi Kabhie 1978 Basu Chatterjee – Swami Asrani – Chala Murari Hero Banne Bhimsain – Gharaonda Gulzar – Kinara Manmohan Desai – Amar Akbar Anthony 1979 Satyajit Ray – Shatranj Ke Khilari Prakash Mehra – Muqaddar Ka Sikandar Raj Kapoor – Satyam Shivam Sundaram Raj Khosla – Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki Yash Chopra – Trishul 1980s 1980 Shyam Benegal – Junoon Hrishikesh Mukherjee – Gol Maal Hrishikesh Mukherjee – Jurmana Manmohan Krishna – Noorie Yash Chopra – Kaala Patthar 1981 Govind Nihalani – Aakrosh B. R. Chopra – Insaaf Ka Tarazu Esmayeel Shroff – Thodisi Bewafaii Hrishikesh Mukherjee – Khubsoorat J. Om Prakash – Aasha 1982 Muzaffar Ali – Umrao Jaan K. Balachander – Ek Duuje Ke Liye Rabindra Dharamraj – Chakra Ramesh Talwar – Baseraa Sai Paranjpye – Chashme Buddoor Shyam Benegal – Kalyug 1983 Raj Kapoor – Prem Rog B. R. Chopra – Nikaah Ramesh Sippy – Shakti Sagar Sarhadi – Bazaar Subhash Ghai – Vidhaata 1984 Govind Nihalani – Ardh Satya Mahesh Bhatt – Arth Mohan Kumar – Avtaar Rahul Rawail – Betaab Shekhar Kapur – Masoom 1985 Sai Paranjpye – Sparsh Kundan Shah – Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro Mahesh Bhatt – Saaransh Prakash Mehra – Sharaabi Ravi Chopra – Aaj Ki Awaaz 1986 Raj Kapoor – Ram Teri Ganga Maili Mahesh Bhatt – Janam Rahul Rawail – Arjun Ramesh Sippy – Saagar 1987 No Award 1988 No Award 1989 Mansoor Khan – Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak N. Chandra – Tezaab Rakesh Roshan – Khoon Bhari Maang 1990s 1990 Vidhu Vinod Chopra – Parinda Mira Nair – Salaam Bombay! Sooraj Barjatya – Maine Pyar Kiya Subhash Ghai – Ram Lakhan Yash Chopra – Chandni 1991 Rajkumar Santoshi – Ghayal Mahesh Bhatt – Aashiqui Mukul Anand – Agneepath Ravi Raja Pinisetty – Pratibandh 1992 Subhash Ghai – Saudagar Lawrence D'Souza – Saajan Mahesh Bhatt – Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin Randhir Kapoor – Henna Yash Chopra – Lamhe 1993 Mukul S. Anand – Khuda Gawah Indra Kumar – Beta Mansoor Khan – Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar 1994 Rajkumar Santoshi – Damini David Dhawan – Aankhen Mahesh Bhatt – Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke Subhash Ghai – Khalnayak Yash Chopra – Darr 1995 Sooraj Barjatya – Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! Mehul Kumar – Krantiveer Rajiv Rai – Mohra Rajkumar Santoshi – Andaz Apna Apna Vidhu Vinod Chopra – 1942: A Love Story 1996 Aditya Chopra –