16th Filmfare Awards

The 16th Filmfare Awards were held in 1969.

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[edit]

Best Film[edit]

Brahmachari

• Ankhen
• Neel Kamal

Best Director[edit]

Ramanand Sagar – Ankhen

• Bhappi Soni – Brahmachari
• Ram Maheshwari – Neel Kamal

Best Actor[edit]

Shammi Kapoor – Brahmachari

• Dilip Kumar – Aadmi
• Dilip Kumar – Sunghursh

Best Actress[edit]

Waheeda Rehman – Neel Kamal

• Nargis – Raat Aur Din
• Saira Banu – Diwana

Best Supporting Actor[edit]

Sanjeev Kumar – Shikar

• Manoj Kumar – Aadmi
• Raj Kumar – Neel Kamal

Best Supporting Actress[edit]

Simi Garewal – Saathi

• Helen – Shikar
• Shashikala – Neel Kamal

Best Comic Actor[edit]

Johnny Walker – Shikar

• Mehmood – Neel Kamal
• Mehmood – Sadhu Aur Shaitaan

Best Story[edit]

Brahmachari – Sachin Bhowmick

• Ankhen – Ramanand Sagar
• Neel Kamal – Gulshan Nanda

Best Screenplay[edit]

Majhli Didi – Nabendu Ghosh

Best Dialogue[edit]

Saraswatichandra – S. Ali Raza

Best Music Director[edit]

Brahmachari – Shankar-Jaikishan

• Ankhen – Ravi
• Diwana – Shankar-Jaikishan

Best Lyricist[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Majhli Didi – Ajit Banerjee ^[1]

Best Art Direction, Color[edit]

Noor Jehan – A. A. Majid ^[2]

Best Cinematography, B&W[edit]

Saraswatichandra – Nariman A. Irani ^[3]

Best Cinematography, Color[edit]

Ankhen – G. Singh ^[4]

Best Editing[edit]

Saathi – N. M. Shankar ^[5]

Best Sound[edit]

Shikar – P. Thakkersey ^[6]

Critics' awards[edit]

Best Documentary[edit]

Explorer

Biggest winners[edit]

• 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[edit]

• 18th Filmfare Awards
• 17th Filmfare Awards
• Filmfare Awards

References[edit]

General references[edit]

• https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000245/1969/