15th Filmfare Awards

15th Filmfare Awards
Date	1968
Site	Bombay
Highlights
Best Film	Upkar
Most awards	Upkar (7)
Most nominations	Upkar (10)
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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 6 awards, thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.

Main Awards[]

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[]

Milan – Laxmikant–Pyarelal

• Hamraaz – Ravi
• Upkar – Kalyanji-Anandji

Best Lyrics[]

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^[1]

Best Art Direction, Color[]

Chandan Ka Palna - Abdul Rahim^[2]

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/