The Indian cinema industry saw the rise of a prominent film award, the Filmfare Awards, in the year 1954. The award ceremonies were initiated by the famous filmfare magazine. The readers of the magazine cast their votes and select the winners for the year. The film ‘Be-Imaan’ rocked the evening, as it bagged several awards. Here is the list of winners who won the prestigious awards.
The Winners For 20th 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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Manoj Kumar
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BeImaan
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Best Actress
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Hema Malini
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Seeta Aur Geeta
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Best Film
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-
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Be-Imaan
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Best Director
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Sohanlal Kanwar
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Be-Imaan
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Best Supporting Actor (Male)
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Pran
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Be-Imaan
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Best Supporting Actor (Female)
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Zeenat Aman
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Hare Rama Hare Krishna
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Best Actor in a Comic Role
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Paintal
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Bawarchi
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Best Music Direction
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Shankar Jaikishan
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Be-Imaan
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Best Lyricist
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Varma Malik
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Be-Imaan - 'Jai Bolo Be-Imaan Ki'
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Best Playback Singer (Male)
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Mukesh
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Be-Imaan - 'Jai Bolo Beimaan Ki'
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Best Playback Singer (Female)
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Asha Bhosle
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Hare Rama Hare Krishna - 'Dum Maro Dum'
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Filmfare Technical Awards 1973
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Category
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Winner
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Film
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Best Art Direction
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N.B. Kulkarni
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Pakeezah
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Best Dialogue
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Ramesh Pant
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Amar Prem
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Filmfare Critics Awards 1973
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Category
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Winner
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Film
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Best Movie
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Kumar Shahani
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Maya Darpan
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Best Documentary
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S. Sukhdev
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Nine Months to Freedom
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