16th Filmfare Awards | |
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Date | 1969 |
Site | Bombay |
Highlights | |
Best Film | Brahmachari |
Most awards | Brahmachari (6) |
Most nominations | Brahmachari (9) |
The 16th Filmfare Awards were held in 1969.
Brahmachari led the ceremony with 9 nominations, followed by Neel Kamal with 8 nominations and Ankhen with 7 nominations.
Brahmachari won 6 awards, including Best Film and Best Actor (for Shammi Kapoor), thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.
Dilip Kumar received dual nominations for Best Actor for his performances in Aadmi and Sunghursh, but lost to Shammi Kapoor, who won the award for Brahmachari, his first and only win in the category.
Main awards
Best Film
Best Director
- Bhappi Soni – Brahmachari
- Ram Maheshwari – Neel Kamal
Best Actor
- Dilip Kumar – Aadmi
- Dilip Kumar – Sunghursh
Best Actress
Best Supporting Actor
Best Supporting Actress
Best Comic Actor
- Mehmood – Neel Kamal
- Mehmood – Sadhu Aur Shaitaan
Best Story
Best Screenplay
Best Dialogue
Best Music Director
Best Lyricist
Brahmachari – Shailendra for Main Gaoon Tum
- Ankhen – Sahir Ludhianvi for Milti Hai Zindagi Main
- Brahmachari – Hasrat Jaipuri for Dil Ke Jharoke Main
Best Playback Singer, Male
Brahmachari – Mohammad Rafi for Dil Ke Jharoke Main
- Brahmachari – Mohammad Rafi for Main Gaoon Tum
- Neel Kamal – Mohammad Rafi for Baabul Ki Duaaein
Best Playback Singer, Female
Shikar – Asha Bhosle for Parde Mein Rehne Do
- Ankhen – Lata Mangeshkar for Milti Hai Zindagi Main
- Diwana – Sharda for Tumhari Bhi Jai Hai
Best Art Direction, B&W
Majhli Didi – Ajit Banerjee [1]
Best Art Direction, Color
Noor Jehan – A.A. Majid [2]
Best Cinematography, B&W
Saraswatichandra – Nariman A. Irani [3]
Best Cinematography, Color
Best Editing
Best Sound
Critics' awards
Best Documentary
Explorer
Biggest winners
- Brahmachari – 6/9
- Shikar – 4/5
- Majhli Didi – 2/2
- Saathi – 2/2
- Saraswatichandra – 2/2
- Ankhen – 2/7
- Neel Kamal – 1/8