Since 1954, the Filmfare Awards have expanded their horizon successfully in bollywood. The awards were kicked off by the famous Filmfare magazine to recognize outstanding performance of artists in the films (released the previous year). The winners for the awards were announced on the basis of votes cast by the readers of the Filmfare magazine. The film ‘Don’ (directed by Chandra Barot) was named under most of the award categories for the year. The film was released in 1978 and was a hit at the box office. Listed below are the winners who were presented with the prestigious awards for the year.
The Winners For 26th Filmfare Popular Awards Were:
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Category
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Winner
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Film
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Best Actor
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Amitabh Bachchan
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Don
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Best Actress
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Nutan
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Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki
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Best Film
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-
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Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki
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Best Director
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Satyajit Ray
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Shatranj Ke Khiladi
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Best Supporting Actor (Male)
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Saeed Jaffrey
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Shatranj Ke Khiladi
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Best Supporting Actor (Female)
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Reena Roy
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Apnapan
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Best Actor in a Comic Role
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Deven Varma
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Chor Ke Ghar Chor
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Best Music Direction
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Laxmikant Pyarelal
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Satyam Shivam Sundaram
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Best Lyricist
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Anand Bakshi
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Apnapan - 'Aadmi Musafir Hain'
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Best Playback Singer (Male)
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Kishore Kumar
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Don - 'Khaike Paan Banaraswaala'
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Best Playback Singer (Female)
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Asha Bhosle
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Don - 'Yeh Mera Dil Pyaar Ka Deewana'
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Filmfare Critics Awards 1979
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Category
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Winner
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Film
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Best Film Critics Award
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Saeed Akhtar Mirza
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Arvind Desai Ki Ajeeb Dastaan
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Filmfare Technical Awards 1979
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Category
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Winner
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Film
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Best Editing
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B. Prasad
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Badalte Rishte
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Best Art Direction
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T.K. Desai
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Des Pardes
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Best Sound
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Hitendra Ghosh
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Junoon
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Best Dialogue
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Rahi Masoom Reza
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Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki
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