The 16th

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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

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and Best Actor (for

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), thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.

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received dual nominations for Best Actor for his performances in ''Aadmi'' and ''

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'', but lost to Shammi Kapoor, who won the award for ''Brahmachari'', his first and only win in the category.

Main awards

Best Film

'' Brahmachari'' *'' Ankhen'' *'' Neel Kamal''

Best Director

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– Ankhen'' *''Bhappi Soni – Brahmachari'' *''Ram Maheshwari – Neel Kamal''

Best Actor

– Brahmachari'' *''

– Aadmi'' *''Dilip Kumar –

Best Actress

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– Neel Kamal'' *''

Nargis Nargis Dutt (born Fatima Rashid, also known as Nirmala Dutt; 1 June 1929 – 3 May 1981) known mononyomusly as Nargis was an Indian actress and politician who worked in Hindi cinema. Regarded as one of the greatest and finest actresses in the ...

–

Raat Aur Din ''Raat Aur Din'' () is a 1967 Indian Hindi-language psychological film directed by Satyen Bose. The leading actress, Nargis, won the National Film Award for Best Actress for her role as Varuna, a married woman who has dissociative identity diso ...

'' *''

Saira Banu Saira Banu (born 23 August 1944) is an Indian actress who mainly worked in Hindi films. Regarded amongst the finest actors of Hindi cinema, she was among the most popular actresses of the 1960s and early 1970s. Banu received four Filmfare Award ...

– Diwana''

Best Supporting Actor

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– Shikar'' *''

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– Aadmi'' *'' Raj Kumar – Neel Kamal''

Best Supporting Actress

Simi Garewal Simi Garewal (born Simrita Garewal; 17 October 1947) is an Indian actress, director, producer and a talk show hostess. She is known for her work in Hindi films like '' Do Badan'' (1966), '' Saathi'' (1968), ''Mera Naam Joker'' (1970), '' Siddha ...

– Saathi'' *'' Helen – Shikar'' *''

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– Neel Kamal''

Best Comic Actor

'' Johnny Walker – Shikar'' *''

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– Neel Kamal'' *''Mehmood –

Sadhu Aur Shaitaan ''Sadhu Aur Shaitaan'' () is a 1968 Hindi action comedy film, directed by A. Bhimsingh. The film stars Om Prakash, Pran in title roles, along with Mehmood, Bharathi, Kishore Kumar in lead roles. The movie is a remake of 1966 Tamil suspense-c ...

Best Story

'' Brahmachari –

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'' *'' Ankhen –

'' *'' Neel Kamal –

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Best Screenplay

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–

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Best Dialogue

'' Saraswatichandra – S. Ali Raza''

Best Music Director

'' Brahmachari – Shankar-Jaikishan'' *'' Ankhen –

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'' *'' Diwana – Shankar-Jaikishan''

Best Lyricist

'' Brahmachari – Shailendra for Main Gaoon Tum'' *'' Ankhen –

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for Milti Hai Zindagi Main'' *''Brahmachari –

Hasrat Jaipuri Hasrat Jaipuri, born Iqbal Hussain (15 April 1922 – 17 September 1999), was an Indian poet, who wrote in the Hindi and Urdu languages. He was also a renowned film lyricist in Hindi films, where he won the Filmfare Awards for Best Lyri ...

for Dil Ke Jharoke Main''

Best Playback Singer, Male

'' Brahmachari –

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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 –

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for Parde Mein Rehne Do'' *'' Ankhen –

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for Milti Hai Zindagi Main'' *'' Diwana – Sharda for Tumhari Bhi Jai Hai''

Best Art Direction, B&W

'' – ''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''

Critics' awards

Best Documentary

''Explorer''

Biggest winners

*'' Brahmachari – 6/9'' *'' Shikar – 4/5'' *''

'' ''– 2/2'' *'' Saathi'' ''– 2/2'' *'' Saraswatichandra – 2/2'' *'' Ankhen – 2/7'' *'' Neel Kamal – 1/8''

References

General references

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