24th Filmfare Awards

The 24th Filmfare Awards were held in 1977.

Kabhi Kabhie led the ceremony with 13 nominations, followed by Mausam with 8 nominations and Chhoti Si Baat with 6 nominations.

The awards were spread over a number of films, with no film clearly dominating the event. However, based on awards tally, Kabhi Kabhie won 4 awards, thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.

Basu Chatterjee received dual nominations for Best Director for his direction in Chitchor and Chhoti Si Baat, but lost to Gulzar who won the award for Mausam.

Sanjeev Kumar received dual nominations for Best Actor for his performances in Arjun Pandit and Mausam, winning for the former.

Raakhee received dual nominations for Best Actress for her performances in Kabhi Kabhie and Tapasya, winning for the latter, her first and only win in the category.

Prem Chopra received dual nominations for Best Supporting Actor for his performances in Do Anjaane and Mehbooba, winning for the former.

Best Film
 Mausam 
 * Chitchor
 * Chhoti Si Baat
 * Kabhi Kabhie
 * Tapasya

Best Director
 Gulzar – Mausam 
 * Basu Chatterjee – Chhoti Si Baat
 * Basu Chatterjee – Chitchor
 * Rajkumar Kohli – Nagin
 * Yash Chopra – Kabhi Kabhie

Best Actor
 Sanjeev Kumar – Arjun Pandit 
 * Amitabh Bachchan – Kabhi Kabhie
 * Amol Palekar – Chhoti Si Baat
 * Dilip Kumar – Bairaag
 * Sanjeev Kumar – Mausam

Best Actress
 Raakhee – Tapasya 
 * Hema Malini – Mehbooba
 * Raakhee – Kabhi Kabhie
 * Reena Roy – Nagin
 * Sharmila Tagore – Mausam

Best Supporting Actor
 Prem Chopra – Do Anjaane 
 * Ashok Kumar – Chhoti Si Baat
 * Prem Chopra – Mehbooba
 * Shashi Kapoor – Kabhi Kabhie
 * Vinod Khanna – Hera Pheri

Best Supporting Actress
 Kajri – Balika Badhu 
 * Asha Parekh – Udhar Ka Sindoor
 * Bindu – Arjun Pandit
 * Dina Pathak – Mausam
 * Waheeda Rehman – Kabhi Kabhie

Best Comic Actor
 Asrani – Balika Vadhu 
 * Asrani – Choti Si Baat
 * Deven Verma – Arjun Pandit
 * Deven Verma – Ek Se Badhkar Ek
 * Mehmood – Sabse Bada Rupaiya

Best Story
 Arjun Pandit – Balachand Mukherjee 
 * Kabhi Kabhie – Pamela Chopra
 * Mausam – Kamleshwar
 * Mehbooba – Gulshan Nanda
 * Tapasya – Ashapoorna Devi

Best Screenplay
 Chhoti Si Baat – Basu Chatterjee 

Best Dialogue
 Kabhi Kabhie – Sagar Sarhadi

Best Music Director
 Kabhi Kabhie – Khayyam 
 * Bairaag – Kalyanji–Anandji
 * Chitchor – Ravindra Jain
 * Mausam – Madan Mohan
 * Mehbooba – R. D. Burman

Best Lyricist
 Kabhi Kabhie – Sahir Ludhianvi for Kabhi Kabhie Mere Dil Mein 
 * Dharam Karam – Majrooh Sultanpuri for Ik Din Bik Jayega
 * Kabhi Kabhie – Sahir Ludhianvi for Main Pal Do Pal Ka
 * Mausam – Gulzar for Dil Dhoondta Hai
 * Mehbooba – Anand Bakshi for Mere Naina Sawan Bhadon

Best Playback Singer, Male
 Kabhi Kabhie – Mukesh for Kabhi Kabhie Mere Dil Mein 
 * Chitchor – K. J. Yesudas for Gori Tera Gaon
 * Dharam Karam – Mukesh for Ek Din Bik Jayega
 * Fakira – Mahendra Kapoor for Sunke Teri Pukar
 * Kabhi Kabhie – Mukesh for Main Pal Do Pal Ka

Best Playback Singer, Female
 Chitchor – Hemlata for Tu Jo Mere Sur 
 * Barood – Asha Bhosle for I Love You
 * Fakira – Hemlata for Sunke Teri Pukar
 * Sankoch – Sulakshana Pandit for Bandhire Kahi Preet

Best Art Direction
 Fakira  – S. S. Samel

Best Cinematography
 Fakira  – Fali Mistry

Best Editing
 Balika Vadhu  – Bijoy Chowdhury

Best Sound
 Bairaag  – P. Harikishan

Best Film
 Mrigayaa 

Best Documentary
 Marvel of Memory 

Biggest Winners

 *  Kabhi Kabhie – 4/12
 *  Balika Badhu – 3/3
 *  Mausam – 2/8
 *  Arjun Pandit – 2/4
 *  Fakira – 2/4
 *  Chitchor – 1/4
 *  Bairaag – 1/3
 *  Tapasya – 1/3
 * Chhoti Si Baat – 1/6