Hindi Awards 16th Filmfare Awards

The 16th Filmfare Awards was held in the year 1969. It was a year of commercial and masala movies that swept the maximum Filmfare awards. The greatest loser was a simple film like ‘ Saraswatichandra Saraswatichandra got a lot of hype in media as it >> Read More... ’ that could not even get a nomination for the best music composer. The successful movie of the year ‘ Brahmachari Click to look into! >> Read More... ’ swept the maximum awards. Actor Shammi Kapoor was considered the best actor for his role in ‘Brahmachari.' Bhappi Sonie's ‘Brahmachari’ also got five different awards in various category which include, best movie award, best male singer award for Mohammed Rafi Mohammed Rafi is a renowned Indian playback singer >> Read More... for song ‘Dil Ke Jharoke Mein’, best Lyricist award for Shailendra for the song "Main Gaoon Tum So Jao”, and best music director for composer Shankar Jaikishan.

Actress Waheeda Rehman She took birth in a Tamil Urdu speaking Muslim fam >> Read More... got her second best actress award for her sensitive portrayal of a suffering wife in film ‘Neel Kamal’ and Simi Garewal Simi Garewal, popularly known as "The Lady in Whit >> Read More... won the best-supporting actress for her role of a suffering second wife in film ‘Saathi’. Actor Sanjeev Kumar Bio coming soon... >> Read More... bagged his first supporting actor award for his role in a masala movie ‘Shikar’. The film ‘Shikar’ also fetched award for singer Asha Bhosle Asha is considered to be the second greatest femal >> Read More... for her melodious song ‘Parde Main Rehne Do’. Actor Johnny Walker received the best comedian award for his role in movie ‘Shikar’. Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s sensitive film like ‘Majhli Didi’ could only bag two awards such as best screenplay for Nabendu Ghosh Nabendu Ghosh is a legendary Indian author whose m >> Read More... and best art director award (black and white) for Ajit Bandyopadhyay.

The film ‘Saathi’ also fetched best editing award for N. M. Shankar. Sachin Bhowmick Sachin Bhowmick was born in West Bengal on 17th Ju >> Read More... got the best story writer award for film ‘Brahmachari’. The top grosser movie ‘ Aankhen Aankhen was an Indian television serial broadcaste >> Read More... ’ got the best director award for Ramanand Sagar Ramanand Sagar is an Indian filmmaker, director, a >> Read More... and best cinematography award (color category) for G. Singh. The film ‘Saraswatichandra’ got two awards. One for best cinematography (black and white) for Nariman A. Irani and best dialogue for S. Ali Raza Ali is a highly accomplished and well-recognized C >> Read More... . Music composer Kalyanji Anandji could not win any award although he received a national best music composer award for film ‘Saraswatichandra’.