26th Filmfare Awards

Raj Khosla's Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki was named the Best Film of the Year. Amitabh Bachchan won his second consecutive Best Actor Award for his double role in Don. Satyajit Ray won his sole Best Director Award for Shatranj Ke Khiladi.

26th Filmfare Awards
Date1979
SiteBombay
Highlights
Best FilmMain Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki
Most awardsDon
Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki (3)
Most nominationsMuqaddar Ka Sikandar and Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki (9)

The 26th Filmfare Awards were held in 1979.

The event is also notable as Nutan became the first actress in the history of Indian Cinema to win the Filmfare Award for Best Actress five times, breaking the record held by Meena Kumari for 13 years. She was nominated for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress for Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki, winning the former.

Main awards

Satyajit Ray — Best Director winner for Shatranj ke Khiladi
Amitabh Bachchan — Best Actor winner for Don
Nutan — Best Actress winner for Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki
Reena Roy — Best Supporting Actress winner for Apnapan

Best Film

Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki

Best Director

Satyajit Ray – Shatranj Ke Khilari

Best Actor

Amitabh BachchanDon

Best Actress

NutanMain Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki

Best Supporting Actor

Saeed Jaffrey – Shatranj 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

Satyam Shivam SundaramLaxmikant-Pyarelal

Best Lyrics

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

Best Cinematography

Satyam Shivam Sundaram

Best Editing

Badaltey Rishtey

Best Sound

Devata

Critics' awards

Best Film

Arvind Desai Ki Ajeeb Dastaan

Best Documentary

Malfunction

Biggest Winners

References

https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000245/1979/

See also

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