Hindi Awards 15th Filmfare Awards

The 15th Filmfare award was held in Mumbai in the year 1968. Manoj Kumar Manoj Kumar was born as Harikrishna Goswami. He wa >> Read More... 's classic film ‘Upkar’ stole the show by winning six different category awards. ‘Upkar’ was adjudged the best film of the year. Manoj Kumar himself received four awards which include best direction, best story, best dialogue and best producer award. Manoj Kumar got to be identified as Mr. Bharat Kumar Bharat Kumar is a very famous and popular name in >> Read More... from this movie. Even actor Pran was adjudged the best supporting actor for the same film Upkar.

Only singer Mahendra Kapoor Mahendra Kapoor was a playback singer in 1960’s, a >> Read More... missed the best singer award for his song ‘Mere Desh Ki Dharti’. However, the song lyricist Gulshan Bawra Gulshan Bawra is an Indian actor and singer. His r >> Read More... was given the best lyricist award. Actor Dilip Kumar had been adjudged the best actor award for his dual role in ‘Ram Aur Shyam’ while actress Nutan was given the best actress award for her sensitive performance as a widow in ‘ Milan Milan was a popular Hindi TV serial that aired on >> Read More... ’. The best supporting actress went to veteran actor Om Prakash Om Prakash was an Indian character actor who never >> Read More... for film 'Dus Lakh'. The film ‘Milan’ also fetched award for music composer Laxmikant Pyarelal Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar and Pyarela l Rampras >> Read More... for his soulful music.

Actress Jamuna received the best-supporting-actress award for her role in ‘Milan’. The loser was singer Lata Mangeshkar Lata Mangeshkar, the veteran playback singer, had >> Read More... for her song in movie ‘Milan’. Mahendra Kapoor won the best playback singer award for movie ‘ Humraaz Story soon >> Read More... ’ while Asha Bhosle Asha is considered to be the second greatest femal >> Read More... got best female playback singer award for film ‘Dus Lakh’. It was from this year best male and female singer award was instituted. Earlier, best singer was chosen from the male or female category. Best color and black & white cinematography award went to ‎M. N. Malhotra and Lal Mistry respectively.

The best art director award for color and black & white was shared by Abdul Rahim and Shanti Dass respectively. The year’s highest-grossing movie ‘Jewel Thief’ could manage to get only one award in the category of best sound. J.M. Barot won the best sound recorder trophy for movie ‘Jewel Thief’.