25th Filmfare Awards

The 25th Filmfare Awards were held in 1978. Shyam Benegal's Bhumika was named the Best Film of the year, starting a run where 3 films by Shyam Benegal won the Best Film award in 5 years. Amitabh Bachchan won his first Best Actor award for his role in Manmohan Desai's Amar Akbar Anthony.

Main awards

Best Film

Bhumika

• Amar Akbar Anthony
• Gharaonda
• Manthan
• Swami

Best Director

Basu Chatterjee – Swami

• 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 Actress

Shabana Azmi – Swami

• Hema Malini – Kinara
• Raakhee – Doosra Aadmi
• Smita Patil – Bhumika
• Zarina Wahab – Gharaonda

Best Supporting Actor

Shreeram Lagoo – Gharaonda

• Shreeram Lagoo – Kinara
• Tariq – Hum Kisise Kum Naheen
• Vikram – Aadmi Sadak Ka
• Vinod Mehra – Anurodh

Best Supporting Actress

Asha Sachdev – Priyatama

• Aruna Irani – Khoon Pasina
• Farida Jalal – Shaque
• Nazneen – Dildaar
• Raakhee – Doosra Aadmi

Best Comic Actor

Paintal – Chala Murari Hero Banne

• Deven Verma – Doosra Aadmi
• Keshto Mukherjee – Chacha Bhatija
• Manik Dutt – Safed Jhoot
• Mukri – Tyag

Best Story

Swami – Sarat Chandra

• 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 Music

Amar Akbar Anthony – Laxmikant-Pyarelal

• Alaap – Jaidev
• Hum Kisise Kum Naheen – R.D. Burman
• Kinara – R.D. Burman
• Swami – Rajesh Roshan

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 Layee Kahan Hai Zindagi

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

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

References

• http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000245/1978/

See also

• 27th Filmfare Awards
• 26th Filmfare Awards
• Filmfare Awards