The 21st Filmfare Awards were held in 1974. Anuraag won Best Film, but fail to win any other awards, a feat which was repeated by a few films in the 1970s. Bobby led the ceremony with 14 nominations, followed by Zanjeer with 9 nominations and Daag: A Poem of Love with 7 nominations. Bobby won 5 awards, including Best Actor (for Rishi Kapoor) and Best Actress (for Dimple Kapadia), thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony. Gulzar received dual nominations for Best Director for his direction in Achanak and Koshish, but lost to Yash Chopra who won the award for Daag: A Poem of Love.