16th Filmfare Awards
The 16th Filmfare Awards were held in 1969. Bhappi Soni's Brahmachari dominated the night, winning the Best Film Award, as well as a number of other awards. Shammi Kapoor won his only Best Actor Award for Brahmachari.Main awards
Brahmachari
Ramanand Sagar – Aankhen
- Bhappi Soni – Brahmachari
- Ram Maheshwari – Neel Kamal
Shammi Kapoor – Brahmachari
Waheeda Rehman – Neel Kamal
Sanjeev Kumar – Shikar
Simi Garewal – Saathi
Johnny Walker – Shikar
- Mehmood – Neel Kamal
- Mehmood – Sadhu Aur Shaitan
Best Story
Brahmachari – Sachin Bhowmick
- Aankhen – Ramanand Sagar
- Neel Kamal – Gulshan Nanda
Best Screenplay
Majhli Didi – Nabendu Ghosh Best Dialogue
Saraswatichandra – S. Ali Raza Best Music
Brahmachari – Shankar-Jaikishen
- Aankhen – Ravi
- Diwana – Shankar-Jaikishen
Best Lyrics
Brahmachari – Shailendra for Main Gaoon Tum
Brahmachari – Mohammad Rafi for Dil Ke Jharoke Main
- Brahmachari – Mohammad Rafi for Main Gaoon Tum
- Neel Kamal – Mohammad Rafi for Babul Ki Duaein
Best Playback Singer, Female
Shikar – Asha Bhosle for Parde Main Rehne Do
Majhli Didi - Ajit Banerjee Noor Jehan - A.A. Majid Saraswatichandra - Nariman A. IraniBest Cinematography, Color
Aankhen - G. SinghBest Editing
Saathi - N.M. ShankarBest Sound
Shikar - P. ThakkerseyCritics' awards
Best Documentary
Explorer Biggest winners
- Brahmachari – 6/9
- Shikar – 4/5
- Saraswatichandra – 2/2
- Saathi – 2/2
- Aankhen – 2/7
- Majhli Didi – 2/2
