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 Actor

Shammi Kapoor – Brahmachari

• Dilip Kumar – Aadmi
• Dilip Kumar – Sunghursh

Best Actress

Waheeda Rehman – Neel Kamal

• Nargis – Raat Aur Din
• Saira Banu – Diwana

Best Supporting Actor

Sanjeev Kumar – Shikar

• Manoj Kumar – Aadmi
• Raj Kumar – 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

See also

• 18th Filmfare Awards
• 17th Filmfare Awards
• Filmfare Awards

References

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