24th Filmfare Awards

The 24th Filmfare Awards were held in 1977.

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

• Asha Parekh – Udhar Ka Sindoor
• Bindu – Arjun Pandit
• Dina Pathak – Mausam
• Waheeda Rehman – Kabhi Kabhie

Best Comic Actor

• Asrani –
  Choti Si Baat
• Deven Verma – Arjun Pandit
• Deven Verma – Ek Se Badhkar Ek
• Mehmood – Sabse Bada Rupaiya

Arjun Pandit – Balachand Mukherjee

• Kabhi Kabhie – Pamela Chopra
• Mausam – Kamleshwar
• Mehbooba – Gulshan Nanda
• Ashapoorna Devi

Best Screenplay

Chhoti Si Baat – Basu Chatterjee

Best Dialogue

• 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

• 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

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

Balika Vadhu – Bijoy Chowdhury^[3]

Best Sound

Bairaag – P. Harikishan^[4]

Critics' Awards

Best Film

Mrigayaa

Best Documentary

Marvel of Memory

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/