The 4th

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were held on 5 May 1957, in Bombay, honoring the best films in Hindi cinema for the year 1956. ''

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'' and ''

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'' led the ceremony with 4 nominations each. ''Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje'' won 4 awards, including

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and

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(for

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), thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony. While most of the nominated films were released in 1956, the films which won most of the main awards were 1955 releases. ''Devdas'', ''Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje'', '' Seema'' and ''

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'' were 1955 films, but were not considered for the

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. For the first time in the history of

did a winner refuse to accept their award –

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, who won Best Supporting Actress for ''Devdas'', declined her award as she thought that her role was not supporting and was equally important as that film's other female lead,

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Main awards

Technical awards

Multiple nominations and wins

The following films received multiple awards and nominations.

References

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1957 in Indian cinema

Main awards

Technical awards

Multiple nominations and wins

See also

References

External links