The 24th Filmfare Awards were held in June 20, 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.
Main awards
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
Critics' Awards
Best Film
Mrigayaa
Best Documentary
Marvel of Memory
Special Award
K. J. Yesudas - Chitchor - "Gori Tera gaon bada pyara"
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
See also
- 26th Filmfare Awards
- 25th Filmfare Awards
- Filmfare Awards
References
- https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000245/1977/
