3rd Filmfare Awards


The 3rd Filmfare Awards were held in 1956.
Azaad led the ceremony with 4 nominations, followed by Biraj Bahu and Jagriti with 3 nominations.
Biraj Bahu and Jagriti won 2 awards each, with the former winning Best Director and Best Actress, and the latter winning Best Film and Best Supporting Actor, thus becoming the most-awarded films at the ceremony.

Main Awards

Best FilmBest Director

  • Bimal Roy – Biraj Bahu
    • Best ActorBest Actress
  • Dilip Kumar – Azaad as Kumar / Azaad / Abdul Rahim Khan
  • *Bharat Bhushan – Mirza Ghalib as Mirza Ghalib
  • *Dev Anand – Munimji as Amar/Raj
  • Kamini Kaushal – Biraj Bahu as Biraj Chakravorty
  • *Geeta Bali – Vachan as Kamala
  • *Meena Kumari – Azaad as Shobha
    • Best Supporting ActorBest Supporting Actress
  • Abhi Bhattacharya – Jagriti as Shekhar
  • *Johnny Walker – Railway Platform as Johnny
  • *Ulhas – Kundan as Inspector Sher Singh
  • Nirupa Roy – Munimji as Malti
  • *Geeta Bali – Kavi as Basanti
  • *Suryakumari – Uran Khatola as Raj Rani
    • Best StoryBest Music Director
  • Mukhram Sharma – Vachan
  • *Manoranjan Ghose – Jagriti
  • *Rajinder Singh Bedi – Garam Coat
  • Hemant Kumar – Nagin
  • *C. Ramchandra – Azaad
  • *Naushad – Uran Khatola

    • Superlatives

    The following films had multiple wins and/or multiple nominations
    MovieAwardsNominations
    Biraj Bahu23
    Jagriti23
    Azaad14
    Mirza Ghalib12
    Munimji12
    Vachan12
    Uran Khatola02