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16th Filmfare Awards
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1969 awards for Hindi cinema
October 2018
October 2018
16 Filmfare Awards 1969 Bombay Brahmachari Brahmachari (6) Brahmachari (9) Shammi Kapoor for Brahmachari Waheeda Rehman for Neel Kamal 15th 17th
The 16th Filmfare Awards held in 1969 recognised the best Hindi cinema films released in 1968.
Brahmachari led the ceremony with 9 nominations, followed by Neel Kamal with 8 nominations, Ankhen with 7 nominations and Shikar with 5 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
alt=|thumb|147x147px|Ramanand Sagar — Best Director winner for Ankhen
alt=|thumb|149x149px|Sanjeev Kumar — Best Supporting Actor winner for Shikar
alt=|thumb|149x149px|Simi Garewal — Best Supporting Actress winner for Saathi
alt=|thumb|149x149px|Shailendra — Best Lyricist winner for "Main Gaoon Tum" (Brahmachari)
Best Film
Brahmachari
Ankhen
Neel Kamal
Best Director
Ramanand Sagar – Ankhen
Bhappi Soni – Brahmachari
Ram Maheshwari – Neel Kamal
Best Actor
Shammi Kapoor – Brahmachari
Dilip Kumar – Aadmi
Dilip Kumar – Sunghursh
Best Actress
Waheeda Rehman – Neel Kamal
Nargis – Raat Aur Din
Saira Banu – Diwana
Best Supporting Actor
Sanjeev Kumar – Shikar
Manoj Kumar – Aadmi
Raj Kumar – Neel Kamal
Best Supporting Actress
Simi Garewal – Saathi
Helen – Shikar
Shashikala – Neel Kamal
Best Comic Actor
Johnny Walker – Shikar
Mehmood – Neel Kamal
Mehmood – Sadhu Aur Shaitaan
Best Story
Brahmachari – Sachin Bhowmick
Ankhen – Ramanand Sagar
Neel Kamal – Gulshan Nanda
Best Screenplay
Majhli Didi – Nabendu Ghosh
Best Dialogue
Saraswatichandra – S. Ali Raza
Best Music Director
Brahmachari – Shankar-Jaikishan
Ankhen – Ravi
Diwana – Shankar-Jaikishan
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 https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards/winners Filmfare Awards Winners from 1953 to 2020
Best Art Direction, Color
Noor Jehan – A. A. Majid
Best Cinematography, B&W
Saraswatichandra – Nariman A. Irani
Best Cinematography, Color
Ankhen – G. Singh
Best Editing
Saathi – N. M. Shankar
Best Sound
Shikar – P. Thakkersey
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
See also
18th Filmfare Awards
17th Filmfare Awards
Filmfare Awards
References
General references
https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000245/1969/
Category:Filmfare Awards by year
Filmfare
Category:1969 in Indian cinema