17th Filmfare Awards

Summary

The 17th Filmfare Awards were held on May 11, 1970.[1][2]

17th Filmfare Awards
Date1970
SiteBombay
Highlights
Best FilmAradhana
Best ActorAshok Kumar for Aashirwad
Best ActressSharmila Tagore for Aradhana
Most awardsAnokhi Raat (4)
Most nominationsAradhana (9)

Aradhana led the ceremony with 9 nominations, followed by Jeene Ki Raah with 6 nominations, Ittefaq with 5 nominations, and Aashirwaad and Anokhi Raat with 4 nominations each,

Anokhi Raat won 4 awards, including Best Screenplay (Hrishikesh Mukherjee) and Best Dialogue (Anand Kumar), thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.

Rajesh Khanna received dual nominations for Best Actor for his performances in Aradhana and Ittefaq, but lost to Ashok Kumar who won the award for Aashirwaad.

Main Awards edit

 
Ashok Kumar — Best Actor winner for Aashirwad
 
Sharmila Tagore — Best Actress winner for Aradhana
 
Pran — Best Supporting Actor winner for Aansoo Ban Gaye Phool
 
Tanuja — Best Supporting Actress winner for Paisa Ya Pyaar
 
Neeraj — Best Lyricist winner for "Kal ka Paiyya" (Chanda Aur Bijli)

Best Film edit

Aradhana

Best Director edit

Yash ChopraIttefaq

Best Actor edit

Ashok KumarAashirwad

Best Actress edit

Sharmila TagoreAradhana

Best Supporting Actor edit

PranAansoo Ban Gaye Phool

Best Supporting Actress edit

TanujaPaisa Ya Pyaar

Best Comic Actor edit

MehmoodWaris

Best Story edit

Aansoo Ban Gaye PhoolVasant Kanetkar

Best Screenplay edit

Anokhi RaatHrishikesh Mukherjee

Best Dialogue edit

Anokhi Raat – Anand Kumar

Best Music Director edit

Jeene Ki RaahLaxmikant–Pyarelal

Best Lyricist edit

Chanda Aur BijliGopaldas Neeraj for Kal Ka Paiyya

Best Playback Singer, Male edit

AradhanaKishore Kumar for Roop Tera Mastana

Best Playback Singer, Female edit

Jeene Ki RaahLata Mangeshkar for Aap Mujhe Acche Lagne Lage

Best Art Direction, B&W edit

Anokhi RaatAjit Banerjee[3]

Best Art Direction, Color edit

TamannaA. R. Kakkad and Baburao T. Poddar[4]

Best Cinematography, B&W edit

Anokhi RaatKamal Bose[5]

Best Cinematography, Color edit

Duniya – Faredoon Irani[6]

Best Editing edit

Nanha Farishta – B. S. Glaad[7]

Best Sound edit

Ittefaq – M. A. Shaikh[8]

Critics' Awards edit

Best Documentary edit

Then, The Rain

Biggest Winners edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Sharmila Tagore, Times Exclusive Photo, 1969 Filmfare Awards: Bollywoo".
  2. ^ "The Winners -1969". The Times Of India. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Filmfare Awards Winners from 1953 to 2020".
  4. ^ "Filmfare Awards Winners from 1953 to 2020".
  5. ^ "Filmfare Awards Winners from 1953 to 2020".
  6. ^ "Filmfare Awards Winners from 1953 to 2020".
  7. ^ "Filmfare Awards Winners from 1953 to 2020".
  8. ^ "Filmfare Awards Winners from 1953 to 2020".

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