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25th Filmfare Awards

1978 awards for Hindi cinema


1978 awards for Hindi cinema

FieldValue
number25
awardFilmfare Awards
date1978
siteBombay
best_filmBhumika
most_winsAmar Akbar Anthony, Hum Kisise Kum Naheen & Swami (3)
most_nominationsAmar Akbar Anthony & Hum Kisise Kum Naheen (7)
best_actorAmitabh Bachchan for Amar Akbar Anthony
best_actressShabana Azmi for Swami
last24th
next26th

The 25th Filmfare Awards were held in 1978.

Amar Akbar Anthony and Hum Kisise Kum Naheen led the ceremony with 7 nominations each, followed by Gharaonda and Swami with 6 nominations each.

Amar Akbar Anthony, Hum Kisise Kum Naheen and Swami won 3 awards each, thus becoming the most-awarded films at the ceremony.

Shyam Benegal's Bhumika won Best Film, starting a run where 3 films by Shyam Benegal won Best Film in 5 years.

Sanjeev Kumar received dual nominations for Best Actor for his performances in Yehi Hai Zindagi and Zindagi, but lost to Amitabh Bachchan, who himself received dual nominations in the category for his performances in Adalat and Amar Akbar Anthony, winning for the latter, his first win in the category.

Shriram Lagoo also received dual nominations for Best Supporting Actor for his performances in Gharaonda and Kinara, winning for the former.

Main awards

[[Filmfare Award for Best Film|Best Film]]

** Bhumika **

  • Amar Akbar Anthony
  • Gharaonda
  • Manthan
  • Swami

[[Filmfare Award for Best Director|Best Director]]

** Basu Chatterjee – Swami **

  • Asrani – Chala Murari Hero Banne
  • Bhimsain – Gharaonda
  • Gulzar – Kinara
  • Manmohan Desai – Amar Akbar Anthony

[[Filmfare Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]

** Amitabh Bachchan – Amar Akbar Anthony **

  • Amitabh Bachchan – Adalat
  • Sanjeev Kumar – Yehi Hai Zindagi
  • Sanjeev Kumar – Zindagi
  • Vinod Khanna – Shaque

[[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]

** Shabana Azmi – Swami **

  • Hema Malini – Kinara
  • Raakhee – Doosra Aadmi
  • Smita Patil – Bhumika
  • Zarina Wahab – Gharaonda

[[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]

** Shreeram Lagoo – Gharaonda **

  • Shreeram Lagoo – Kinara
  • Tariq – Hum Kisise Kum Naheen
  • Vikram – Aadmi Sadak Ka
  • Vinod Mehra – Anurodh

[[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]

** Asha Sachdev – Priyatama **

  • Aruna Irani – Khoon Pasina
  • Farida Jalal – Shaque
  • Nazneen – Dildaar
  • Raakhee – Doosra Aadmi

[[Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role|Best Comic Actor]]

** Paintal – Chala Murari Hero Banne **

  • Deven Verma – Doosra Aadmi
  • Keshto Mukherjee – Chacha Bhatija
  • Manik Dutt – Safed Jhoot
  • Mukri – Tyaag

[[Filmfare Award for Best Story|Best Story]]

** Swami – Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay **

  • Chala Murari Hero Banne – Asrani
  • Doosra Aadmi – Raju Saigal
  • Gharaonda – Shankar Shesh
  • Kinara – Bhusan Bangali

[[Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]]

** Dulhan Wohi Jo Piya Man Bhaye – Lekh Tandon, Vrajendra Gaur and Madhusudan Kalelkar **

[[Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue|Best Dialogue]]

** Dulhan Wohi Jo Piya Man Bhaye – Vrajendra Gaur **

[[Filmfare Award for Best Music Director|Best Music Director]]

** Amar Akbar Anthony – Laxmikant–Pyarelal **

  • Alaap – Jaidev
  • Hum Kisise Kum Naheen – R.D. Burman
  • Kinara – R.D. Burman
  • Swami – Rajesh Roshan

[[Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist|Best Lyricist]]

** Gharaonda – Gulzar for Do Deewana Sheher Main **

  • Amar Akbar Anthony – Anand Bakshi for Parda Hai Parda
  • Hum Kisise Kum Naheen – Majrooh Sultanpuri for Kya Hua Tera Wada
  • Kinara – Gulzar for Naam Gum Jaayega
  • Manthan – Priti Sagar for Mero Gaam Katha Parey

[[Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer|Best Playback Singer, Male]]

** Hum Kisise Kum Naheen – Mohammed Rafi for Kya Hua Tera Wada **

  • Amar Akbar Anthony – Mohammed Rafi for Parda Hai Parda
  • Anurodh – Kishore Kumar for Aap Ke Anurodh
  • Mukti – Mukesh for Suhaani Chandni
  • Swami – K.J. Yesudas for Aaye Na Balam

[[Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer|Best Playback Singer, Female]]

** Manthan – Priti Sagar for Mero Gaam Katha Parey **

  • Hum Kisise Kum Naheen – Sushma Shrestha for Kya Hua Tera Wada
  • Inkaar – Usha Mangeshkar for O Mungada Mungada
  • Taxi Taxie – Asha Bhosle for Laayi Kahaan Hai Zindagi

[[Filmfare Award for Best Art Direction|Best Art Direction]]

** Hum Kisise Kum Naheen ** – Shanti Das

[[Filmfare Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]]

** Hum Kisise Kum Naheen ** – Munir Khan

[[Filmfare Award for Best Editing|Best Editing]]

** Amar Akbar Anthony ** – Kamlakar Karkhanis

[[Filmfare Award for Best Sound|Best Sound]]

** Agent Vinod ** – Dinshaw Billmoria

Critics' Awards

Best Film

** Shatranj Ke Khiladi **

Best Documentary

** Transformations **

Biggest Winners

    • Swami* – 3/6
    • Amar Akbar Anthony* – 3/7
    • Hum Kisise Kum Naheen* – 3/7
    • Dulhan Wohi Jo Piya Man Bhaye* – 2/2
    • Gharaonda* – 2/6

References

References

  1. "Filmfare Awards Winners from 1953 to 2020".
  2. "Filmfare Awards Winners from 1953 to 2020".
  3. "Filmfare Awards Winners from 1953 to 2020".
  4. "Filmfare Awards Winners from 1953 to 2020".
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