16th Filmfare Awards

The 16th Filmfare Awards were held in 1969.

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.

Best Film
 Brahmachari 
 * Ankhen
 * Neel Kamal

Best Director
 Ramanand Sagar – Ankhen 
 * 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 Shaitaan

Best Story
 Brahmachari – Sachin Bhowmick 
 * Ankhen – Ramanand Sagar
 * Neel Kamal – Gulshan Nanda

Best Screenplay
 Majhli Didi – Nabendu Ghosh 

Best Dialogue
 Saraswatichandra – S. Ali Raza 

Best Music Director
 Brahmachari – Shankar-Jaikishan 
 * Ankhen – Ravi
 * Diwana – Shankar-Jaikishan

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

Best Art Direction, Color
Noor Jehan – A. A. Majid

Best Cinematography, B&W
Saraswatichandra – Nariman A. Irani

Best Cinematography, Color
Ankhen – G. Singh

Best Editing
Saathi – N. M. Shankar

Best Sound
Shikar – P. Thakkersey

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

General references

 * https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000245/1969/