16th Filmfare Awards

16th Filmfare Awards
Date1969
SiteBombay
Highlights
Best FilmBrahmachari
Best ActorShammi Kapoor for Brahmachari
Best ActressWaheeda Rehman for Neel Kamal
Most awardsBrahmachari (6)
Most nominationsBrahmachari (9)

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.