3rd Filmfare Awards East ceremony, presented by the

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language Indian films of 2017. The ceremony was held on 17 February 2018 and was co-hosted by

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. Films that were notably recognized were ''

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'', which won six awards including Best Film and Best Director; '' Projapoti Biskut'', which won six awards; and '' Mayurakshi'', which won four awards, including Best Film (Critics' Choice).

Winners and nominees

Main Awards

The nominees for the 3rd Filmfare Awards East were announced on 13 February 2018.

Critics' awards

Technical Awards

Special awards

Multiple Nominations

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'' - 14 * '' Maacher Jhol'' - 13 * '' Sahaj Paather Gappo'' - 12 * '' Bibaho Diaries'' - 10 * '' Mayurakshi'' - 10 * '' Projapoti Biskut'' - 10 * ''

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Samantaral ''Samantaral'' () is a 2017 Indian Bengali-language psychological drama film, directed by Partha Chakraborty. It stars Parambrata Chatterjee and Riddhi Sen. It was nominated at the 2018 Filmfare Awards for Best Film (Critics). Chatterjee received ...

'' - 8 * '' Meghnad Badh Rahasya'' - 8 * ''

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Durga Sohay ''Durga Sohay'' is a Bengali family drama cum thriller film directed by Arindam Sil and produced by Avishek Ghosh. This film was released on 28 April 2017. The music was released by Amara Muzik. Plot The story revolves around the incidents of ...

'' - 4 * '' Dhananjay'' - 4 * ''

Chaamp ''Chaamp'' is a 2017 Indian Bengali-language sports action drama film co-written and directed by Raj Chakraborty. Conceptualized and produced by Dev under the banner of Dev Entertainment Ventures, the film is loosely based on Moti Nandi's famo ...

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'' - 2 * ''Asamapto'' - 2

Multiple Awards

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'' - 6 * '' Projapoti Biskut'' - 6 * '' Mayurakshi'' - 4 * '' Sahaj Paather Gappo'' - 4 * '' Maacher Jhol'' - 2

References

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