The 17th Filmfare Awards were held on May 11, 1970.[1][2]

17th Filmfare Awards
Date1970
SiteBombay
Highlights
Best FilmAradhana
Best ActorAshok Kumar for Aashirwad
Best ActressSharmila Tagore for Aradhana
Most awardsAnokhi Raat (4)
Most nominationsAradhana (9)

Aradhana led the ceremony with 9 nominations, followed by Jeene Ki Raah with 6 nominations, Ittefaq with 5 nominations, and Aashirwaad and Anokhi Raat with 4 nominations each,

Anokhi Raat won 4 awards, including Best Screenplay (Hrishikesh Mukherjee) and Best Dialogue (Anand Kumar), thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.

Rajesh Khanna received dual nominations for Best Actor for his performances in Aradhana and Ittefaq, but lost to Ashok Kumar who won the award for Aashirwaad.

Main Awards

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Ashok Kumar — Best Actor winner for Aashirwad
 
Sharmila Tagore — Best Actress winner for Aradhana
 
Pran — Best Supporting Actor winner for Aansoo Ban Gaye Phool
 
Tanuja — Best Supporting Actress winner for Paisa Ya Pyaar
 
Neeraj — Best Lyricist winner for "Kal ka Paiyya" (Chanda Aur Bijli)

Best Film

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Aradhana

Best Director

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Yash ChopraIttefaq

Best Actor

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Ashok KumarAashirwad

Best Actress

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Sharmila TagoreAradhana

Best Supporting Actor

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PranAansoo Ban Gaye Phool

Best Supporting Actress

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TanujaPaisa Ya Pyaar

Best Comic Actor

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MehmoodWaris

Best Story

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Aansoo Ban Gaye PhoolVasant Kanetkar

Best Screenplay

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Anokhi RaatHrishikesh Mukherjee

Best Dialogue

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Anokhi Raat – Anand Kumar

Best Music Director

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Jeene Ki RaahLaxmikant–Pyarelal

Best Lyricist

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Chanda Aur BijliGopaldas Neeraj for Kal Ka Paiyya

Best Playback Singer, Male

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AradhanaKishore Kumar for Roop Tera Mastana

Best Playback Singer, Female

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Jeene Ki RaahLata Mangeshkar for Aap Mujhe Acche Lagne Lage

Best Art Direction, B&W

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Anokhi RaatAjit Banerjee[3]

Best Art Direction, Color

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TamannaA. R. Kakkad and Baburao T. Poddar[4]

Best Cinematography, B&W

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Anokhi RaatKamal Bose[5]

Best Cinematography, Color

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Duniya – Faredoon Irani[6]

Best Editing

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Nanha Farishta – B. S. Glaad[7]

Best Sound

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Ittefaq – M. A. Shaikh[8]

Critics' Awards

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Best Documentary

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Then, The Rain

Biggest Winners

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Sharmila Tagore, Times Exclusive Photo, 1969 Filmfare Awards: Bollywoo".
  2. ^ "The Winners -1969". The Times Of India. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012.
  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".
  7. ^ "Filmfare Awards Winners from 1953 to 2020".
  8. ^ "Filmfare Awards Winners from 1953 to 2020".

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