23rd Filmfare Awards


The 23rd Filmfare Awards were held on March 30, 1976. Ramesh Sippy's Sholay, Bollywood's most famous film, went home with just one win out of several nominations. Yash Chopra's Deewaar was the big winner on the night, winning Best Picture and Best Director, among several other awards. Shashi Kapoor won his sole acting Filmfare award, as Best Supporting Actor in Deewaar.

Main awards

Best Film

Deewaar
Yash Chopra – Deewaar
Sanjeev Kumar – Aandhi
LakshmiJulie
Shashi Kapoor – Deewaar
Nadira – Julie
Deven VermaChori Mera Kaam
Deewaar – Salim-Javed
Deewaar – Salim-Javed

Best Dialogue

Deewaar – Salim-Javed

Best Music

Julie – Rajesh Roshan
Amanush – Indeevar for Dil Aisa Kisi
Amanush – Kishore Kumar for Dil Aisa Kisi
Sankalp – Sulakshna Pandit for Tu Hi Sagar Hai
Do Jhoot

Best Cinematography

Dharmatma

Best Editing

Sholay

Best Sound

Deewaar

Critics' awards

Best Film

Aandhi

Best Documentary

Sarojini Naidu

Biggest Winners