| 3rd Filmfare Awards | |
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| Date | 1956 |
| Site | Bombay, India |
| Highlights | |
| Best Film | Jagriti |
| Best Actor | Dilip Kumar for Azaad |
| Best Actress | Kamini Kaushal for Biraj Bahu |
| Most awards | Biraj Bahu & Jagriti (2) |
| Most nominations | Azaad (4) |
The 3rd Filmfare Awards were held in 1956.[1]
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 (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.
| Best Film | Best Director |
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| Best Actor | Best Actress |
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| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
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| Best Story | Best Music Director |
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| Best Cinematography | Best Sound Recordist |
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| Best Art Direction | Best Editor |
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The following films had multiple wins and/or multiple nominations
| Movie | Awards | Nominations |
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| Biraj Bahu | 2 | 3 |
| Jagriti | ||
| Azaad | 1 | 4 |
| Mirza Ghalib | 2 | |
| Munimji | ||
| Vachan | ||
| Uran Khatola | 0 |
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