16th Filmfare Awards
The 16th Filmfare Awards were held in 1969.
16th Filmfare Awards | |
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Date | 1969 |
Site | Bombay |
Highlights | |
Best Film | Brahmachari |
Most awards | Brahmachari (6) |
Most nominations | Brahmachari (9) |
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 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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Best Screenplay
Best Dialogue
Best Lyricist
Brahmachari – Shailendra for Main Gaoon Tum
- Ankhen – 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 Baabul Ki Duaaein
Best Playback Singer, Female
Shikar – Asha Bhosle for Parde Mein Rehne Do
- Ankhen – Lata Mangeshkar for Milti Hai Zindagi Main
- Diwana – Sharda for Tumhari Bhi Jai Hai
Best Art Direction, B&W
Majhli Didi – Ajit Banerjee [1]
Best Art Direction, Color
Noor Jehan – A.A. Majid [2]
Best Cinematography, B&W
Saraswatichandra – Nariman A. Irani [3]
Critics' awards
Best Documentary
Explorer
Biggest winners
- Brahmachari – 6/9
- Shikar – 4/5
- Majhli Didi – 2/2
- Saathi – 2/2
- Saraswatichandra – 2/2
- Ankhen – 2/7
- Neel Kamal – 1/8