The 16th

Filmfare Awards The Filmfare Awards are annual awards that honour artistic and technical excellence in the Hindi-language film industry of India.Al The Filmfare ceremony is one of the most famous film events in India. The awards were first introduced by th ...

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 This is a list of categories of awards commonly awarded through organizations that bestow film awards, including those presented by various film, festivals, and people's awards. Best Actor/Best Actress *See Best Actor#Film awards, Best Actress#F ...

and Best Actor (for

Shammi Kapoor Shammi Kapoor (born Shamsher Raj Kapoor; (pronounced �ʌmːi kʌpuːɾ 21 October 1931 – 14 August 2011) was an Indian actor who worked in Hindi cinema. He is the recipient of two Filmfare Awards, winning in the categories of Best Actor f ...

), thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.

Dilip Kumar Mohammed Yusuf Khan (; 11 December 1922 – 7 July 2021), better known by his stage name Dilip Kumar, was an Indian actor who worked in Hindi cinema. Credited with pioneering method acting in cinema, he dominated the Indian movie scene from ...

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

Signed photo of Indian actor Shammi Kapoor (2)

Best Film

'' Brahmachari'' *'' Ankhen'' *'' Neel Kamal''

Best Director

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– Ankhen'' *''Bhappi Soni – Brahmachari'' *''Ram Maheshwari – Neel Kamal''

Best Actor

– Brahmachari'' *''

– Aadmi'' *''Dilip Kumar – Sunghursh''

Best Actress

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– Neel Kamal'' *''

Nargis Nargis Dutt (born Fatima Rashid; 1 June 1929 – 3 May 1981) was an Indian actress and politician who worked in Hindi cinema. Regarded as one of the greatest actresses in the history of Indian cinema, she made her screen debut in a minor role ...

– Raat Aur Din'' *''

Saira Banu Saira Banu (born 23 August 1944) is a former Indian actress who mainly worked in Hindi language films. She was one of the most popular actresses in her heyday in the Indian film industry in the 1960s and early 1970s. Career Saira Banu was the ...

– Diwana''

Best Supporting Actor

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– Shikar'' *''

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– Aadmi'' *'' Raj Kumar – Neel Kamal''

Best Supporting Actress

Simi Garewal Simi Garewal (born Simrita Garewal; 17 October 1947) is an Indian actress, director, producer and a talk show host. She is the recipient of two Filmfare awards and an ITA Award. She is known for her work in Hindi films like ''Do Badan'', '' Saa ...

– Saathi'' *''

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– Shikar'' *''

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– Neel Kamal''

Best Comic Actor

'' Johnny Walker – Shikar'' *''

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– Neel Kamal'' *''Mehmood –

Sadhu Aur Shaitaan ''Sadhu Aur Shaitaan'' () is a 1968 Hindi film directed by A. Bhimsingh. The film stars Om Prakash, Pran in title roles, with Mehmood, Bharathi, Kishore Kumar in lead roles. The movie is a remake of 1966 Tamil suspense-comedy ''Sadhu Mirandal ...

Best Story

'' Brahmachari –

Sachin Bhowmick Sachin Bhowmick (17 July 1930 – 12 April 2011) was an Indian Hindi film writer and director. Writing was his main work and he wrote stories or screenplays for over 94 films. He is best remembered for directing the light romantic black c ...

'' *'' Ankhen –

'' *'' Neel Kamal –

Gulshan Nanda Gulshan Nanda (1929 – 16 November 1985) was an Indian novelist and screenwriter. Many of his novels were adapted into Hindi films in the 1960s and 1970s, including more than a dozen big hits of the period — ''Kaajal'' (1965), '' Kati Patang'' ...

Best Screenplay

Majhli Didi ''Majhli Didi '' is a 1967 Bollywood film directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee, based on the Bengali language story, ''Mejdidi'' (Middle Sister) by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay, which was earlier filmed in Bengali in 1950 as '' Mejdidi''. ''Majhli D ...

–

Nabendu Ghosh Nabendu Ghosh (27 March 1917 – 15 December 2007) was an Indian author in Bengali literature, and screenwriter. He has written screenplays of classic Bollywood movies like, Sujata, Bandini, Devdas, Majhli Didi, Abhimaan and Teesri Kasam. He ...

Best Dialogue

'' Saraswatichandra –

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Best Music

'' Brahmachari – Shankar-Jaikishan'' *'' Ankhen –

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'' *'' Diwana – Shankar-Jaikishan''

Best Lyrics

'' Brahmachari – Shailendra for Main Gaoon Tum'' *'' Ankhen –

Sahir Ludhianvi Abdul Hayee (8 March 1921 – 25 October 1980), popularly known by his pen name (takhallus) Sahir Ludhianvi, was an Indian poet and film song lyricist who wrote primarily in Urdu in addition to Hindi. His work influenced Indian cinema, i ...

for Milti Hai Zindagi Main'' *''Brahmachari – Hasrat Jaipuri for Dil Ke Jharoke Main''

Best Playback Singer, Male

'' Brahmachari –

Mohammad Rafi Mohammed Rafi (24 December 1924 – 31 July 1980) was an Indian playback singer and musician. He is considered to have been one of the greatest and most influential singers of the Indian subcontinent. Rafi was notable for his versatility and ...

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 –

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for Parde Mein Rehne Do'' *'' Ankhen –

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for Milti Hai Zindagi Main'' *'' Diwana – Sharda for Tumhari Bhi Jai Hai''

Best Art Direction, B&W

'' – ''Ajit Banerjee''

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'' *''

'' ''– 2/2'' *'' Saathi'' ''– 2/2'' *'' Saraswatichandra – 2/2'' *'' Ankhen – 2/7'' *'' Neel Kamal – 1/8''

References

* https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000245/1969/ {{Filmfare Awards Filmfare Awards Filmfare 1969 in Indian cinema