16th Filmfare Awards

The 16th Filmfare Awards were held in 1969. Bhappi Soni's Brahmachari dominated the night, winning the Best Film Award, as well as a number of other awards. Shammi Kapoor won his only Best Actor Award for Brahmachari.

Main awards

Best Film

Brahmachari

Aankhen
Neel Kamal

Best Director

Ramanand Sagar – Aankhen

Bhappi Soni – Brahmachari
Ram Maheshwari – 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 Shaitan

Best Story

Brahmachari – Sachin Bhowmick

Aankhen – Ramanand Sagar
Neel Kamal – Gulshan Nanda

Best Screenplay

Majhli Didi – Nabendu Ghosh

Best Dialogue

Saraswatichandra – S. Ali Raza

Best Music

Brahmachari – Shankar-Jaikishen

Aankhen – Ravi
Diwana – Shankar-Jaikishen

Best Lyrics

Brahmachari – Shailendra for Main Gaoon Tum

Aankhen – 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 Babul Ki Duaein

Best Playback Singer, Female

Shikar – Asha Bhosle for Parde Main Rehne Do

Aankhen – Lata Mangeshkar for Milti Hai Zindagi Main
Diwana – Sharda for Tumhari Bhi Jai Hai

Best Art Direction, B&W

Majhli Didi

Best Art Direction, Color

Noor Jehan

Best Cinematography, B&W

Saraswatichandra

Best Cinematography, Color

Aankhen

Best Editing

Saathi

Best Sound

Shikar

Critics' awards

Best Documentary

Explorer

Biggest winners

Brahmachari – 6/9
Shikar – 4/5
Saraswatichandra – 2/2
Saathi – 2/2
Aankhen – 2/7
Majhli Didi – 2/2

References

http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000245/1969/

Filmfare Awards

Category History of film

Merit awards	Best Film Director Actor Actress Supporting Actor Supporting Actress Best Performance in a Negative Role Best Performance in a Comic Role Male Debut Female Debut Debut Director Music Director Lyricist Male Playback Singer Female Playback Singer

Critics' awards	Best Film Best Actor Best Actress Documentary

Technical awards	Story Screenplay Dialogue Action Art Direction Background Score Cinematographer Editing Choreography Sound Design Special Effects Costume Design

Special awards	Lifetime Achievement RD Burman Award Special Award New Face of the Year Scene of the Year Power Award

Award ceremonies	1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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