23rd Filmfare Awards
Award ceremony for Hindi language films From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 23rd Filmfare Awards were held on March 30, 1976.[1]
Sholay led the ceremony with 10 nominations, followed by Amanush and Deewaar with 9 nominations each, along with Aandhi and Sanyasi with 7 nominations each.
Deewaar won 7 awards, including Best Film, Best Director (for Yash Chopra) and Best Supporting Actor (for Shashi Kapoor). 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, winning Best Editing (for M. S. Shinde).
Sanjeev Kumar received dual nominations for Best Actor for his performances in Aandhi and Sholay, winning for the former.
Hema Malini received dual nominations for Best Actress for her performances in Khushboo and Sanyasi, but lost to Lakshmi who won the award for Julie, her first and only win in the category.
Pran received dual nominations for Best Supporting Actor for his performances in Do Jhoot and Majboor, but lost to Shashi Kapoor who won the award for Deewaar, his sole acting Filmfare award.
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Best Film
Best Director
- Gulzar – Aandhi
- Ramesh Sippy – Sholay
- Shakti Samanta – Amanush
- Sohanlal Kanwar – Sanyasi
Best Actor
Best Actress
- Hema Malini – Khushboo
- Hema Malini – Sanyasi
- Jaya Bachchan – Mili
- Suchitra Sen – Aandhi
Best Supporting Actor
- Amjad Khan – Sholay
- Pran – Do Jhoot
- Pran – Majboor
- Utpal Dutt – Amanush
Best Supporting Actress
Best Comic Actor
Best Story
- Aandhi – Kamleshwar
- Amanush – Shakti Prada Rajguru
- Nishant – Vijay Tendulkar
- Sholay – Salim–Javed
Best Screenplay
Best Dialogue
Best Music Director
Best Lyricist
Best Playback Singer, Male
Amanush – Kishore Kumar for Dil Aisa Kisi Ne Mera Toda
Best Playback Singer, Female
Sankalp – Sulakshna Pandit for Tu Hi Sagar Hai
- Amanush – Asha Bhosle for Kal Ke Apne
- Jai Santoshi Maa – Usha Mangeshkar for Main To Aarti
- Julie – Preeti Sagar for My Heart Is Beating
- Khel Khel Mein – Asha Bhosle for Sapna Mera Toot Gaya
Best Art Direction
Best Cinematography
Best Editing
Best Sound
Best Film
Best Documentary
Sarojini Naidu
Special Award
Preeti Sagar for "My Heart Is Beating" in Julie
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