3rd Filmfare Awards

3rd Filmfare Awards
Date	1956
Site	Mumbai or Bombay
Directed by	Bimal Roy
Highlights
Best Film	Jagriti
Most awards	Biraj Bahu & Jagriti (2)

The 3rd Filmfare Awards were held in 1956.

Biraj Bahu and Jagriti won 2 awards each, with the former winning Best Director (for Bimal Roy) and Best Actress (for Kamini Kaushal), and the latter winning Best Film and Best Supporting Actor (for Abhi Bhattacharya), thus becoming the most-awarded films at the ceremony.

Main Awards

Bimal Roy — Best Director (Biraj Bahu)

Kamini Kaushal — Best Actress (Biraj Bahu)

Dilip Kumar — Best Actor (Azaad)

Abhi Bhattacharya — Best Supporting Actor (Jagriti)

Nirupa Roy — Best Supporting Actress (Munimji)

Best Film

• Jagriti

Best Director

• Bimal Roy – Biraj Bahu

Best Actor

• Dilip Kumar – Azaad

Best Actress

• Kamini Kaushal – Biraj Bahu

Best Supporting Actor – Male

• Abhi Bhattacharya – Jagriti

Best Supporting Actor – Female

• Nirupa Roy – Munimji

Best Music

• Hemant Kumar – Nagin for Man Dole Mera Tan Dole

Technical Awards

Best Sound

• R. Kaushik – Amar

Best Art Direction

• Rusi Banker – Mirza Ghalib

Best Cinematography

• Dwarka Divecha – Yasmin

Best Editing

• Hrishikesh Mukherjee – Naukari

External links

• 3rd Filmfare awards