23rd Filmfare Awards

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

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.

Main Awards




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 Director
 Julie – Rajesh Roshan 
 * Dulhan – Laxmikant–Pyarelal
 * Khel Khel Mein – R. D. Burman
 * Sanyasi – Shankar–Jaikishan
 * Sholay – R. D. Burman

Best Lyricist
 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
 * Julie – Preeti Sagar for My Heart Is Beating
 * Khel Khel Mein – Asha Bhosle for Sapna Mera Toot Gaya

Best Art Direction
 Do Jhoot  – Bansi Chandragupta

Best Cinematography
 Dharmatma  – Kamal Bose

Best Editing
 Sholay  – M. S. Shinde

Best Sound
 Deewaar  – M. A. Shaikh

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
 * Sanyasi – 0/7