| 23rd Filmfare Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 1976 |
| Site | Bombay |
| Highlights | |
| Best Film | Deewaar |
| Most awards | Deewaar (7) |
| Most nominations | Sholay (10) |
The 23rd Filmfare Awards were held on March 30, 1976.[1]
Sholay led the ceremony with 10 nominations , followed by Amanush, Deewaar with 9 nominations each, along with Aandhi and Sanyasi with 7 nominations each.
Deewaar won 7 awards, thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.
Sholay, considered one of the most successful films of Bollywood, was expected to steam-roll the competition, controversially went home with just 1 win out of its 10 nominations.
Shashi Kapoor won his sole acting Filmfare award, as Best Supporting Actor for Deewaar.
Main Awards[edit | edit source]
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Best Film[edit | edit source]
Best Director[edit | edit source]
- Gulzar – Aandhi
- Ramesh Sippy – Sholay
- Shakti Samanta – Amanush
- Sohanlal Kanwar – Sanyasi
Best Actor[edit | edit source]
Best Actress[edit | edit source]
Best Supporting Actor[edit | edit source]
- Amjad Khan – Sholay
- Pran – Do Jhoot
- Pran – Majboor
- Utpal Dutt – Amanush
Best Supporting Actress[edit | edit source]
Best Comic Actor[edit | edit source]
Best Story[edit | edit source]
- Aandhi – Kamleshwar
- Amanush – Shakti Prada Rajguru
- Nishant – Vijay Tendulkar
- Sholay – Salim–Javed
Best Screenplay[edit | edit source]
Best Dialogue[edit | edit source]
Best Music[edit | edit source]
- Dulhan – Laxmikant–Pyarelal
- Khel Khel Mein – R.D. Burman
- Sanyasi – Shankar Jaikishan
- Sholay – R.D. Burman
Best Lyrics[edit | edit source]
Amanush – Indeevar for Dil Aisa Kisi Ne Mera Toda
- Aandhi – Gulzar for Tere Bina Zindagi Se
- Dulhan – Anand Bakshi for Chitti Zaroor Aayegi
- Sanyasi – Visveshwara Sharma for Chal Sanyasi
- Sholay – Anand Bakshi for Mehbooba Mehbooba
Best Playback Singer, Male[edit | edit source]
Amanush – Kishore Kumar for Dil Aisa Kisi Ne Mera Toda
- Faraar – Kishore Kumar for Main Pyaasa Tu Saawan
- Khushboo – Kishore Kumar for O Maajhi Re
- Sanyasi – Manna Dey for Kya Mar Sakegi
- Sholay – R.D. Burman for Mehbooba Mehbooba
Best Playback Singer, Female[edit | edit source]
Sankalp – Sulakshna Pandit for Tu Hi Sagar Hai
- Amanush – Asha Bhosle for Kal Ke Apne
- Jai Santoshi Maa – Usha Mangeshkar for Main To Aarti
- Khel Khel Mein – Asha Bhosle for Sapna Mera Toot Gaya
- Julie – Preeti Sagar for My Heart Is Beating
Best Art Direction[edit | edit source]
Do Jhoot - Bansi Chandragupta[2]
Best Cinematography[edit | edit source]
Best Editing[edit | edit source]
Best Sound[edit | edit source]
Critics' Awards[edit | edit source]
Best Film[edit | edit source]
Best Documentary[edit | edit source]
Sarojini Naidu
Special Award[edit | edit source]
Preeti Sagar for "My Heart Is Beating" in Julie
Biggest Winners[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000245/1976/