26th Filmfare Awards

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26th Filmfare Awards
Date1979
SiteBombay
Highlights
Best Film Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki
Best Actor Amitabh Bachchan for Don
Best Actress Nutan for Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki
Most awardsDon & Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki (3)
Most nominationsMain Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki & Muqaddar Ka Sikandar (9)

The 26th Filmfare Awards were held in 1979.

Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki and Muqaddar Ka Sikandar led the ceremony with 9 nominations each, followed by Satyam Shivam Sundaram with 6 nominations, and Don and Trishul with 5 nominations each.

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Don and Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki won 3 awards each, thus becoming the most-awarded films at the ceremony, with the former winning Best Actor (for Amitabh Bachchan), and the latter winning Best Film and Best Actress (for Nutan).

The ceremony was notable as Nutan became the first actress in the history of Indian Cinema to win Best Actress 5 times, breaking the record held by Meena Kumari (with 4 wins) for 13 years. She was nominated for both Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress for Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki, winning the former. Her niece Kajol matched her record 32 years later, at the 55th Filmfare Awards with her 5th win for My Name Is Khan (2010).

Sanjeev Kumar received dual nominations for Best Actor for his performances in Devata and Pati Patni Aur Woh , but lost to Amitabh Bachchan, who himself received triple nominations in the category for his performances in Don, Muqaddar Ka Sikandar and Trishul, winning for the former.

Legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray won his first and only Filmfare award at the ceremony, winning Best Director for Shatranj Ke Khilari .

Main awards

Satyajit Ray -- Best Director winner for Shatranj ke Khiladi Satyajit Ray in New York.jpg
Satyajit Ray — Best Director winner for Shatranj ke Khiladi
Amitabh Bachchan -- Best Actor winner for Don Amitabh.jpg
Amitabh Bachchan — Best Actor winner for Don
Reena Roy -- Best Supporting Actress winner for Apnapan Evelyn-Sharma-snapped-attending-the-Knight-Frank-India-event-2 (cropped).jpg
Reena Roy — Best Supporting Actress winner for Apnapan
Anand Bakshi -- Best Lyricist for "Aadmi Musafir Hai" (Apnapan) Anand Bakshi.tif
Anand Bakshi — Best Lyricist for "Aadmi Musafir Hai" (Apnapan)
Kamleshwar -- Best Screenplay winner for Pati Patni Aur Woh Kamleshwar (1932 - 2007).jpg
Kamleshwar — Best Screenplay winner for Pati Patni Aur Woh

Best Film

Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki

Best Director

Satyajit RayShatranj Ke Khilari

Best Actor

Amitabh BachchanDon

Best Actress

NutanMain Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki

Best Supporting Actor

Saeed JaffreyShatranj Ke Khiladi

Best Supporting Actress

Reena RoyApnapan

Best Comic Actor

Deven VermaChor Ke Ghar Chor

Best Story

GharDinesh Thakur

Best Screenplay

Pati Patni Aur WohKamleshwar

Best Dialogue

Main Tulsi Tere Aangan KiRahi Masoom Raza

Best Music Director

Satyam Shivam SundaramLaxmikant–Pyarelal

Best Lyricist

ApnapanAnand Bakshi for Aadmi Musafir Hai

Best Playback Singer, Male

DonKishore Kumar for Khaike Paan

Best Playback Singer, Female

DonAsha Bhosle for Yeh Mera Dil

Best Art Direction

Des Pardes – T. K. Desai [1]

Best Cinematography

Satyam Shivam Sundaram – Radhu Karmakar [2]

Best Editing

Badaltey Rishtey – B. Prasad [3]

Best Sound

Devata – Ranjit Biswas [4]

Critics' awards

Best Film

Arvind Desai Ki Ajeeb Dastaan

Best Documentary

Malfunction

Biggest Winners

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References

  1. "Filmfare Awards Winners from 1953 to 2020".
  2. "Filmfare Awards Winners from 1953 to 2020".
  3. "Filmfare Awards Winners from 1953 to 2020".
  4. "Filmfare Awards Winners from 1953 to 2020".