The 16th Filmfare Awards were held in 1969.

16th Filmfare Awards
Date1969
SiteBombay
Highlights
Best FilmBrahmachari
Best ActorShammi Kapoor for Brahmachari
Best ActressWaheeda Rehman for Neel Kamal
Most awardsBrahmachari (6)
Most nominationsBrahmachari (9)

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

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Ramanand Sagar — Best Director winner for Ankhen
 
Shammi Kapoor — Best Actor winner for Brahmachari
 
Waheeda Rehman — Best Actress winner for Neel Kamal
 
Sanjeev Kumar — Best Supporting Actor winner for Shikar
 
Simi Garewal — Best Supporting Actress winner for Saathi
 
Shailendra — Best Lyricist winner for "Main Gaoon Tum" (Brahmachari)

Best Film

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Brahmachari

Best Director

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Ramanand SagarAnkhen

Best Actor

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Shammi KapoorBrahmachari

Best Actress

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Waheeda RehmanNeel Kamal

Best Supporting Actor

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Sanjeev KumarShikar

Best Supporting Actress

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Simi GarewalSaathi

Best Comic Actor

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Johnny WalkerShikar

Best Story

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BrahmachariSachin Bhowmick

Best Screenplay

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Majhli DidiNabendu Ghosh

Best Dialogue

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SaraswatichandraS. Ali Raza

Best Music Director

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BrahmachariShankar-Jaikishan

Best Lyricist

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BrahmachariShailendra for Main Gaoon Tum

Best Playback Singer, Male

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BrahmachariMohammad 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

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ShikarAsha Bhosle for Parde Mein Rehne Do

Best Art Direction, B&W

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Majhli DidiAjit Banerjee [1]

Best Art Direction, Color

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Noor JehanA. A. Majid [2]

Best Cinematography, B&W

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Saraswatichandra – Nariman A. Irani [3]

Best Cinematography, Color

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Ankhen – G. Singh [4]

Best Editing

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Saathi – N. M. Shankar [5]

Best Sound

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Shikar – P. Thakkersey [6]

Critics' awards

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Best Documentary

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Explorer

Biggest winners

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Filmfare Awards Winners from 1953 to 2020".
  2. ^ "Filmfare Awards Winners from 1953 to 2020".
  3. ^ "Filmfare Awards Winners from 1953 to 2020".
  4. ^ "Filmfare Awards Winners from 1953 to 2020".
  5. ^ "Filmfare Awards Winners from 1953 to 2020".
  6. ^ "Filmfare Awards Winners from 1953 to 2020".

General references

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