38th Annual BFJA Awards

The 38th Annual Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards were held on 1975, honoring the best Indian cinema in 1974.

Main Awards

Best India Film

• Ankur
• Chorus
• Garm Hava
• Rajnigandha
• Chhenra Tamsuk
• Sonar Kella
• Namak Haraam
• Sujata
• Jadubangsha
• Phuleswari

Best Director

• Mrinal Sen – Chorus

Best Actor

• Uttam Kumar – Amanush

Best Actress

• Aparna Sen – Sujata

Best Supporting Actor

• Ashit Bandopadhyay – Chorus

Best Supporting Actress

• Sumitra Mukherjee – Debi Choudhurani

Best Music Director

• Hemanta Mukherjee – Phuleswari

Best Lyricist

• Mukul Dutta – Phuleswari

Best Male Playback Singer

• Hemanta Mukherjee – Phuleswari

Best Female Playback Singer

• Arundhati Holme Chowdhury – Je Jekhane Danriye

Best Screenplay

• Mrinal Sen – Chorus

Best Cinematography (Black & White)

• K. K. Mahajan – Chorus

Best Cinematography (Colour)

• Soumendu Roy – Sonar Kella

Best Art Director

• Shanti Das – Amanush

Best Editor

• Gangadhar Naskar – Chorus

Best Audiography

• J. D. Irani & Anil Talukdar – Sonar Kella

Hindi Film Section

Best Director

• Shyam Benegal – Ankur

Best Actor

• Rajesh Khanna – Namak Haraam

Best Actress

• Shabana Azmi – Ankur

Best Supporting Actor

• Sadhu Meher – Ankur

Best Supporting Actress

• Mousumi Chatterjee – Kora Kagaz

Best Music Director

• Kalyanji-Anandji – Kora Kagaz

Best Lyricist

• M. G. Hashmat – Kora Kagaz

Best Male Playback Singer

• Kishore Kumar – Kora Kagaz

Best Female Playback Singer

• Lata Mangeshkar – Kora Kagaz

Best Screenplay

• Shyam Benegal – Ankur

Best Cinematography (Colour)

• Jal Mistry – Hindustan Ki Kasam

Best Art Director

• B. D. Jadhav – Pinjra

Best Editor

• G. G. Mayekar – Rajnigandha

Best Audiography

• Mukul Basu – Hindustan Ki Kasam

Most Outstanding Work of The Year

• Late Balraj Sahni – Garm Hava

Foreign Film Section

Best Film

• United States – The French Connection

Best Director

• William Friedkin – The French Connection