INDIAN FILM EVENTS AND THE YEAR 1978

Zeenat Aman in scene from Bollywood film, "Satyam Shivam Sundaram"(1978)

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Film World Events of 1978

Raj Kapoor's "Satyam Shivam Sundaram" is released.

Satyam Shivam Sundaram poster
"Bhumika" wins Filmfare Award for "Best Picture".

Bhumika
The Orissa Film Development corporation opens a series of government financed cinema houses in Rural areas. These are referred to as "Janata Cinema Houses".
Laxmikant Pyarelal win Filmfare award for "Best Music Director" for their work in "Amar Akbar Anthony"
Mohd. Rafi wins the Filmfare Award for "Best Male Playback" for the song Kya Hua Tera Vada from "Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin".

Mohd. Rafi
Preeti Sagar wins the Filmfare Award for "Best Female Playback" for the song Mera Gaon Kadhapane from "Manthan".
Nitin Bose (director, writer) is the recipient of the "Dadasaheb Phalke Award" for lifetime achievement.
The Malayalam film journal "Chitrabhoomi" is started.
Kishore Kumar divorces his third wife Yogeeta Bali.

Yogeeta Bali and Kishore Kumar
Tina Munim makes her film debut in "Des Pardes".

Tina Munim makes quite a splash in "Des Pardes"
Amitabh Bachchan wins the "Filmfare Best Actor Award" for his performance of Anthony Gonzalves in "Amar Akbar Anthony"

Amitabh Bachchan as Anthony Gonzalves
Shabana Azmi wins the "Filmfare Best Actress Award" for her performance of Saudamini "Mini" in "Swami"

Shabana Azmi
Rani Mukerji is born in Calcutta. Her father Ram Mukherjee was a film director, and her mother Krishna was a playback singer.
Pankaj Mullick (music director / singer) dies at the age of 72

Pankaj Mullick commemorative stamp