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24th Filmfare Awards

1977 awards for Hindi cinema

Field	Value
number	24
award	Filmfare Awards
date	June 20,1977
site	Shanmukhananda Hall, Bombay
best_film	Mausam
most_wins	Kabhi Kabhie (4)
most_nominations	Kabhi Kabhie (13)
best_actor	Sanjeev Kumar for Arjun Pandit
best_actress	Raakhee for Tapasya
last	23rd
next	25th

The 24th Filmfare Awards were held in June 20, 1977.

Kabhi Kabhie led the ceremony with 13 nominations, followed by Mausam with 8 nominations and Chhoti Si Baat with 6 nominations.

Kabhi Kabhie won 4 awards, thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.

Basu Chatterjee received dual nominations for Best Director for his direction in Chitchor and Chhoti Si Baat, but lost to Gulzar who won the award for Mausam, his only win in the category.

Sanjeev Kumar received dual nominations for Best Actor for his performances in Arjun Pandit and Mausam, winning for the former.

Raakhee received dual nominations for Best Actress for her performances in Kabhi Kabhie and Tapasya, winning for the latter, her first and only win in the category.

Prem Chopra received dual nominations for Best Supporting Actor for his performances in Do Anjaane and Mehbooba, winning for the former, his only win in the category.

Main awards

Best Film

** Mausam **

Chitchor
Chhoti Si Baat
Kabhi Kabhie
Tapasya

Best Director

** Gulzar – Mausam **

Basu Chatterjee – Chhoti Si Baat
Basu Chatterjee – Chitchor
Rajkumar Kohli – Nagin
Yash Chopra – Kabhi Kabhie

Best Actor

** Sanjeev Kumar – Arjun Pandit **

Amitabh Bachchan – Kabhi Kabhie
Amol Palekar – Chhoti Si Baat
Dilip Kumar – Bairaag
Sanjeev Kumar – Mausam

Best Actress

** Raakhee – Tapasya **

Hema Malini – Mehbooba
Raakhee – Kabhi Kabhie
Reena Roy – Nagin
Sharmila Tagore – Mausam

Best Supporting Actor

** Prem Chopra – Do Anjaane **

Ashok Kumar – Chhoti Si Baat
Prem Chopra – Mehbooba
Shashi Kapoor – Kabhi Kabhie
Vinod Khanna – Hera Pheri

Best Supporting Actress

** Kajri – Balika Badhu **

Asha Parekh – Udhar Ka Sindoor
Bindu – Arjun Pandit
Dina Pathak – Mausam
Waheeda Rehman – Kabhi Kabhie

Best Comic Actor

** Asrani – Balika Vadhu **

Asrani – Choti Si Baat
Deven Verma – Arjun Pandit
Deven Verma – Ek Se Badhkar Ek
Mehmood – Sabse Bada Rupaiya

Best Story

** Arjun Pandit – Balachand Mukherjee **

Kabhi Kabhie – Pamela Chopra
Mausam – Kamleshwar
Mehbooba – Gulshan Nanda
Tapasya – Ashapoorna Devi

Best Screenplay

** Chhoti Si Baat – Basu Chatterjee **

Best Dialogue

'* *Kabhi Kabhie – Sagar Sarhadi'''''

Best Music Director

** Kabhi Kabhie – Khayyam **

Bairaag – Kalyanji–Anandji
Chitchor – Ravindra Jain
Mausam – Madan Mohan
Mehbooba – R. D. Burman

Best Lyricist

** Kabhi Kabhie – Sahir Ludhianvi for Kabhi Kabhie Mere Dil Mein **

Dharam Karam – Majrooh Sultanpuri for Ik Din Bik Jayega
Kabhi Kabhie – Sahir Ludhianvi for Main Pal Do Pal Ka
Mausam – Gulzar for Dil Dhoondta Hai
Mehbooba – Anand Bakshi for Mere Naina Sawan Bhadon

Best Playback Singer, Male

** Kabhi Kabhie – Mukesh for Kabhi Kabhie Mere Dil Mein **

Chitchor – K. J. Yesudas for Gori Tera Gaon
Dharam Karam – Mukesh for Ek Din Bik Jayega
Fakira – Mahendra Kapoor for Sunke Teri Pukar
Kabhi Kabhie – Mukesh for Main Pal Do Pal Ka

Best Playback Singer, Female

** Chitchor – Hemlata for Tu Jo Mere Sur **

Barood – Asha Bhosle for I Love You
Fakira – Hemlata for Sunke Teri Pukar
Sankoch – Sulakshana Pandit for Bandhire Kahi Preet

Best Art Direction

** Fakira ** – S. S. Samel

Best Cinematography

** Fakira ** – Fali Mistry

Best Editing

** Balika Vadhu ** – Bijoy Chowdhury

Best Sound

** Bairaag ** – P. Harikishan

Critics' Awards

Best Film

** Mrigayaa **

Best Documentary

** Marvel of Memory **

Special Award

**K. J. Yesudas ** - Chitchor - "Gori Tera gaon bada pyara"

Biggest Winners

- Kabhi Kabhie – 4/12*
- Balika Badhu – 3/3*
- Mausam – 2/8*
- Arjun Pandit – 2/4*
- Fakira – 2/4*
- Chitchor – 1/4*
- Bairaag – 1/3*
- Tapasya – 1/3*
Chhoti Si Baat – 1/6

References

https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000245/1977/

References

(27 March 2025). "24th Annual Filmfare Awards Function".
"Filmfare Awards Winners from 1953 to 2020".
"Filmfare Awards Winners from 1953 to 2020".
"Filmfare Awards Winners from 1953 to 2020".
"Filmfare Awards Winners from 1953 to 2020".
(27 March 2025). "24th Filmfare Awards Winners".

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