15th Filmfare Awards

15th Filmfare Awards
Date	1968
Site	Bombay
Highlights
Best Film	Upkar
Best Actor	Dilip Kumar for Ram Aur Shyam
Best Actress	Nutan for Milan
Most awards	Upkar (7)
Most nominations	Upkar (10)

The 15th Filmfare Awards were held in 1968, celebrating the best in Hindi cinema in 1967.

Upkar led the ceremony with 10 nominations, followed by Milan with 9 nominations.

Upkar won 7 awards, including Best Film, Best Director (for Manoj Kumar) and Best Supporting Actor (for Pran), thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.

Main Awards

Pran, Best Supporting Actor

Jamuna, Best Supporting Actress

Om Prakash, Best Comic Actor

Laxmikant Pyarelal, Best Music Director

Asha Bhosle, Best Female Playback Singer

Best Film

Upkar

• Mehrban
• Milan

Best Director

Manoj Kumar – Upkar

• A. Bhimsingh – Mehrban
• A. Subba Rao – Milan

Best Actor

Dilip Kumar – Ram Aur Shyam

• Manoj Kumar – Upkar
• Sunil Dutt – Milan

Best Actress

Nutan – Milan

• Saira Banu – Shagird
• Waheeda Rehman – Ram Aur Shyam

Best Supporting Actor

Pran – Upkar

• Ashok Kumar – Mehrban
• Om Prakash – Dus Lakh

Best Supporting Actress

Jamuna – Milan

• Mumtaz – Ram Aur Shyam
• Tanuja – Jewel Thief

Best Comic Actor

Om Prakash – Dus Lakh

• Johnny Walker – Pati Patni
• Mehmood – Mehrban

Best Story

Upkar – Manoj Kumar

• Aasra – Pratibha Bose
• Mehrban – Asha Poorna Devi

Best Dialogue

Upkar – Manoj Kumar

Best Music Director

Milan – Laxmikant–Pyarelal

• Hamraaz – Ravi
• Upkar – Kalyanji-Anandji

Best Lyricist

Upkar – Gulshan Bawra for Mere Desh Ki Dharti

• Hamraaz – Sahir Ludhianvi for Neele Gagan Ke Tale
• Milan – Anand Bakshi for Saawan Ka Mahina

Best Playback Singer, Male

Hamraaz – Mahendra Kapoor for Neele Gagan Ke Tale

• Upkar – Mahendra Kapoor for Mere Desh Ki Dharti
• Milan – Mukesh for Saawan Ka Mahina

Best Playback Singer, Female

Dus Lakh – Asha Bhosle for Garibon Ki Suno

• Aakhri Khat – Lata Mangeshkar for Baharon Mera Jeevan
• Milan – Lata Mangeshkar for Saawan Ka Mahina

Best Art Direction, B&W

Taqdeer – H.V. Maharudria

Best Art Direction, Color

Chandan Ka Palna – Abdul Rahim

Best Cinematography, B&W

Baharon Ke Sapne

Best Cinematography, Color

Hamraaz

Best Sound

Jewel Thief

Best Editing

Upkar

Critics' Awards

Best Documentary

India '67

Biggest Winners

• Upkar – 7/10
• Milan – 3/9

See also

• 17th Filmfare Awards
• 16th Filmfare Awards
• Filmfare Awards

References

• https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000245/1968/