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
Date1978
SiteBombay
Highlights
Best FilmBhumika
Most awardsAmar Akbar Anthony, Hum Kisise Kum Naheen & Swami (3)
Most nominationsAmar 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
Basu Chatterjee — Best Director winner for Swami
Amitabh Bachchan — Best Actor winner for Amar Akbar Anthony
Shabana Azmi — Best Actress winner for Swami
Shriram Lagoo — Best Supporting Actor winner for Gharaonda
Asha Sachdev — Best Supporting Actress winner for Priyatama

Best Film

Bhumika

Best Director

Basu Chatterjee – Swami

Best Actor

Amitabh Bachchan – Amar Akbar Anthony

Best Actress

Shabana Azmi – Swami

Best Supporting Actor

Shreeram Lagoo – Gharaonda

Best Supporting Actress

Asha Sachdev – Priyatama

Best Comic Actor

Paintal – Chala Murari Hero Banne

Best Story

Swami – Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay

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 Music

Amar Akbar Anthony – Laxmikant-Pyarelal

Best Lyrics

Gharaonda – Gulzar for Do Deewana Sheher Main

Best Playback Singer, Male

Hum Kisise Kum Naheen – Mohammad Rafi for Kya Hua Tera Wada

Best Playback Singer, Female

Manthan – Priti Sagar for Mero Gaam Katha Parey

Best Art Direction

Hum Kisise Kum Naheen

Best Cinematography

Hum Kisise Kum Naheen

Best Editing

Amar Akbar Anthony

Best Sound

Agent Vinod

Critics' Awards

Best Film

Shatranj Ke Khiladi

Best Documentary

Transformations

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