15th Filmfare Awards

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)
	← 14th; Filmfare Awards; 16th →;

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

Dilip Kumar, Best Actor

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

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^[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