17th Filmfare Awards

The 17th Filmfare Awards were held on May 11, 1970.

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.

Best Film
 Aradhana 
 * Aashirwad
 * Jeene Ki Raah

Best Director
 Yash Chopra – Ittefaq 
 * L. V. Prasad – Jeene Ki Raah
 * Shakti Samanta – Aradhana

Best Actor
 Ashok Kumar – Aashirwad 
 * Rajesh Khanna – Aradhana
 * Rajesh Khanna – Ittefaq

Best Actress
 Sharmila Tagore – Aradhana 
 * Asha Parekh – Chirag
 * Nanda – Ittefaq

Best Supporting Actor
 Pran – Aansoo Ban Gaye Phool 
 * Ashok Kumar – Aashirwad
 * Balraj Sahni – Ek Phool Do Mali

Best Supporting Actress
 Tanuja – Paisa Ya Pyaar
 * Bindu – Ittefaq
 * Farida Jalal – Aradhana

Best Comic Actor
 Mehmood – Waris 
 * Johnny Walker – Haseena Maan Jayegi
 * Mehmood – Meri Bhabhi

Best Story
 Aansoo Ban Gaye Phool – Vasant Kanetkar 
 * Aashirwad – Hrishikesh Mukherjee
 * Aradhana – Sachin Bhowmick

Best Screenplay
 Anokhi Raat – Hrishikesh Mukherjee 

Best Dialogue
 Anokhi Raat – Anand Kumar 

Best Music Director
 Jeene Ki Raah – Laxmikant–Pyarelal 
 * Aradhana – S.D. Burman
 * Chanda Aur Bijli – Shankar-Jaikishan

Best Lyricist
Chanda Aur Bijli – Gopaldas Neeraj for Kal Ka Paiyya 
 * Aradhana – Anand Bakshi for Mere Sapno Ki Rani
 * Jeene Ki Raah – Anand Bakshi for Badi Mastani Hai

Best Playback Singer, Male
 Aradhana – Kishore Kumar for Roop Tera Mastana 
 * Chanda Aur Bijli – Manna Dey for Kal Ka Paiyya
 * Jeene Ki Raah – Mohammad Rafi for Badi Mastani Hai

Best Playback Singer, Female
 Jeene Ki Raah – Lata Mangeshkar for Aap Mujhe Acche Lagne Lage 
 * Inteqam – Lata Mangeshkar for Kaise Rahun Chup
 * Chanda Aur Bijli – Sharda for Tere Ang Ka Rang

Best Art Direction, B&W
 Anokhi Raat – Ajit Banerjee

Best Art Direction, Color
 Tamanna – A. R. Kakkad and Baburao T. Poddar

Best Cinematography, B&W
 Anokhi Raat – Kamal Bose

Best Cinematography, Color
 Duniya – Faredoon Irani

Best Editing
 Nanha Farishta – B. S. Glaad

Best Sound
 Ittefaq – M. A. Shaikh

Best Documentary
 Then, The Rain 

Biggest Winners

 *  Anokhi Raat – 4/4
 * Aashirwad – 1/4
 *  Aradhana – 3/9
 *  Ittefaq – 2/5
 *  Jeene Ki Raah – 2/6
 *  Aansoo Ban Gaye Phool – 2/2