23rd Filmfare Awards

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The 23rd Filmfare Awards were held on March 30, 1976.

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

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Yash Chopra — Best Director winner for Deewaar

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Sanjeev Kumar — Best Actor winner for Aandhi

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Lakshmi — Best Actress winner for Julie

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Shashi Kapoor — Best Supporting Actor winner for Deewaar

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Nadira — Best Supporting Actress winner for Julie

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Kishore Kumar — Best Playback singer, Male winner for "Dil Aisa Kisi Ne Mera Toda" (Amanush)

Best Film

Deewaar

• Aandhi
• Amanush
• Sanyasi
• Sholay

Best Director

Yash Chopra – Deewaar

• Gulzar – Aandhi
• Ramesh Sippy – Sholay
• Shakti Samanta – Amanush
• Sohanlal Kanwar – Sanyasi

Best Actor

Sanjeev Kumar – Aandhi

• Amitabh Bachchan – Deewaar
• Manoj Kumar – Sanyasi
• Sanjeev Kumar – Sholay
• Uttam Kumar – Amanush

Best Actress

Lakshmi – Julie

• Hema Malini – Khushboo
• Hema Malini – Sanyasi
• Jaya Bachchan – Mili
• Suchitra Sen – Aandhi

Best Supporting Actor

Shashi Kapoor – Deewaar

• Amjad Khan – Sholay
• Pran – Do Jhoot
• Pran – Majboor
• Utpal Dutt – Amanush

Best Supporting Actress

Nadira – Julie

• Aruna Irani – Do Jhoot
• Farida Jalal – Majboor
• Nirupa Roy – Deewaar
• Prema Narayan – Amanush

Best Comic Actor

Deven Verma – Chori Mera Kaam

• Asrani – Rafoo Chakkar
• Asrani – Sholay
• Keshto Mukherjee – Kala Sona
• Mehmood – Qaid

Best Story

Deewaar – Salim–Javed

• Aandhi – Kamleshwar
• Amanush – Shakti Prada Rajguru
• Nishant – Vijay Tendulkar
• Sholay – Salim–Javed

Best Screenplay

Deewaar – Salim–Javed

Best Dialogue

Deewaar – Salim–Javed

Best Music

Julie – Rajesh Roshan

• Dulhan – Laxmikant–Pyarelal
• Khel Khel Mein – R.D. Burman
• Sanyasi – Shankar Jaikishan
• Sholay – R.D. Burman

Best Lyrics

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

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

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

Do Jhoot - Bansi Chandragupta

Best Cinematography

Dharmatma - Kamal Bose

Best Editing

Sholay - M. S. Shinde

Best Sound

Deewaar - M. A. Shaikh

Critics' Awards

Best Film

Aandhi

Best Documentary

Sarojini Naidu

Special Award

Preeti Sagar for "My Heart Is Beating" in Julie

Biggest Winners

• Deewaar – 7/9
• Julie – 3/4
• Amanush – 2/9
• Aandhi – 2/7
• Sholay - 1/10

References

https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000245/1976/

See also

• 25th Filmfare Awards
• 24th Filmfare Awards
• Filmfare Awards