The 6th

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were held in 10 May 1959, at Bombay, honoring the best films in Hindi Cinema for the year 1958. ''

Madhumati ''Madhumati'' is a 1958 Indian Hindi-language paranormal romance film directed and produced by Bimal Roy, and written by Ritwik Ghatak and Rajinder Singh Bedi. The film stars Vyjayanthimala and Dilip Kumar in lead roles, with Pran and John ...

'' led the ceremony with 12 nominations, followed by ''Sadhna'' with 6 nominations. ''Madhumati'' won 9 awards – a record at the time – including

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, Best Director (for Bimal Roy) and Best Supporting Actor (for Johnny Walker), thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony. The ceremony was also noted as

Vyjayanthimala Vyjayanthimala (born 13 August 1936) is a former Indian actress, dancer and parliamentarian. She is the recipient of several accolades, including two BFJA Awards and five Filmfare Awards. She made her screen debut at the age of thirteen wit ...

became the first actress to receive dual nominations for Best Actress for her performances in ''Madhumati'' and ''Sadhna'', winning for the latter.

Main Awards

Technical Awards

Multiple Nominations & Wins

The following films received multiple awards and nominations.

References

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Winner and nomination of 6th Filmfare Awards
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1959 in Indian cinema

Main Awards

Technical Awards

Multiple Nominations & Wins

See also

References

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