25th Filmfare Awards
Amar Akbar Anthony and Hum Kisise Kum Naheen led the ceremony with 7 nominations each, followed by Gharaonda and Swami with 6 nominations each.
25th Filmfare Awards | |
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Date | 1978 |
Site | Bombay |
Highlights | |
Best Film | Bhumika |
Most awards | Amar Akbar Anthony, Hum Kisise Kum Naheen & Swami (3) |
Most nominations | Amar Akbar Anthony & Hum Kisise Kum Naheen (7) |
The 25th Filmfare Awards were held in 1978.
Amar Akbar Anthony, Hum Kisise Kum Naheen and Swami won 3 awards each, thus becoming the most-awarded films at the ceremony.
Shyam Benegal's Bhumika won Best Film, starting a run where 3 films by Shyam Benegal won Best Film in 5 years. Amitabh Bachchan won his first Best Actor award for his role in Manmohan Desai's Amar Akbar Anthony.
Main awards
Best Director
- Asrani – Chala Murari Hero Banne
- Bhimsain – Gharaonda
- Gulzar – Kinara
- Manmohan Desai – Amar Akbar Anthony
Best Actor
Amitabh Bachchan – Amar Akbar Anthony
- Amitabh Bachchan– Adalat
- Sanjeev Kumar – Yeh Hai Zindagi
- Sanjeev Kumar – Zindagi
- Vinod Khanna – Shaque
Best Supporting Actor
- Shreeram Lagoo – Kinara
- Tariq – Hum Kisise Kum Naheen
- Vikram – Aadmi Sadak Ka
- Vinod Mehra – Anurodh
Best Comic Actor
Paintal – Chala Murari Hero Banne
- Deven Verma – Doosra Aadmi
- Keshto Mukherjee – Chacha Bhatija
- Manik Dutt – Safed Jhoot
- Mukri – Tyaag
Best Story
Swami – Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
- Chala Murari Hero Banne – Asrani
- Doosra Aadmi – Raju Saigal
- Gharaonda – Shankar Shesh
- Kinara – Bhusan Bangali
Best Screenplay
Dulhan Wohi Jo Piya Man Bhaye – Lekh Tandon, Vrajendra Gaur and Madhusudan Kalekar
Best Dialogue
Dulhan Wohi Jo Piya Man Bhaye – Vrajendra Gaur
Best Lyrics
Gharaonda – Gulzar for Do Deewana Sheher Main
- Amar Akbar Anthony – Anand Bakshi for Parda Hai Parda
- Hum Kisise Kum Naheen – Majrooh Sultanpuri for Kya Hua Tera Wada
- Kinara – Gulzar for Naam Gum Jaayega
- Manthan – Niti Sagar for Mero Gaam Katha Parey
Best Playback Singer, Male
Hum Kisise Kum Naheen – Mohammad Rafi for Kya Hua Tera Wada
- Amar Akbar Anthony – Mohammad Rafi for Parda Hai Parda
- Anurodh – Kishore Kumar for Aap Ke Anurodh
- Mukti – Mukesh for Suhaani Chandni
- Swami – K.J. Yesudas for Aaye Na Balam
Best Playback Singer, Female
Manthan – Priti Sagar for Mero Gaam Katha Parey
- Hum Kisise Kum Naheen – Sushma Shrestha for Kya Hua Tera Wada
- Inkaar – Usha Mangeshkar for O Mungada Mungada
- Taxi Taxie – Asha Bhosle for Laayi Kahaan Hai Zindagi
Best Art Direction
Hum Kisise Kum Naheen - Shanti Das [1]
Best Cinematography
Hum Kisise Kum Naheen - Munir Khan [2]
Best Editing
Amar Akbar Anthony - Kamlakar Karkhanis [3]
Best Sound
Agent Vinod - Dinshaw Billmoria [4]
Biggest Winners
- Swami – 3/6
- Amar Akbar Anthony – 3/7
- Hum Kisise Kum Naheen – 3/7
- Dulhan Wohi Jo Piya Man Bhaye – 2/2
- Gharaonda – 2/6