17th Filmfare Awards

The 17th Filmfare Awards were held on May 11, 1970, recognising the best Hindi cinema films released in 1969.

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

Best Film

Aradhana

• Aashirwad
• Jeene Ki Raah

Best Director

Yash Chopra – Ittefaq

• L. V. Prasad – Jeene Ki Raah
• Shakti Samanta – Aradhana

Best Actor

Ashok Kumar – Aashirwad

• Rajesh Khanna – Aradhana
• Rajesh Khanna – Ittefaq

Best Actress

Sharmila Tagore – Aradhana

• Asha Parekh – Chirag
• Nanda – Ittefaq

Best Supporting Actor

Pran – Aansoo Ban Gaye Phool

• Ashok Kumar – Aashirwad
• Balraj Sahni – Ek Phool Do Mali

Best Supporting Actress

Tanuja – Paisa Ya Pyaar

• Bindu – Ittefaq
• Farida Jalal – Aradhana

Best Comic Actor

Mehmood – Waris

• Johnny Walker – Haseena Maan Jayegi
• Mehmood – Meri Bhabhi

Best Story

Aansoo Ban Gaye Phool – Vasant Kanetkar

• Aashirwad – Hrishikesh Mukherjee
• Aradhana – Sachin Bhowmick

Best Screenplay

Anokhi Raat – Hrishikesh Mukherjee

Best Dialogue

Anokhi Raat – Anand Kumar

Best Music Director

Jeene Ki Raah – Laxmikant–Pyarelal

• Aradhana – S.D. Burman
• Chanda Aur Bijli – Shankar-Jaikishan

Best Lyricist

Chanda Aur Bijli – Gopaldas Neeraj for Kal Ka Paiyya

• Aradhana – Anand Bakshi for Mere Sapno Ki Rani
• Jeene Ki Raah – Anand Bakshi for Badi Mastani Hai

Best Playback Singer, Male

Aradhana – Kishore Kumar for Roop Tera Mastana

• Chanda Aur Bijli – Manna Dey for Kal Ka Paiyya
• Jeene Ki Raah – Mohammad Rafi for Badi Mastani Hai

Best Playback Singer, Female

Jeene Ki Raah – Lata Mangeshkar for Aap Mujhe Acche Lagne Lage

• Inteqam – Lata Mangeshkar for Kaise Rahun Chup
• Chanda Aur Bijli – Sharda for Tere Ang Ka Rang

Best Art Direction, B&W

Anokhi Raat – Ajit Banerjee

Best Art Direction, Color

Tamanna – A. R. Kakkad and Baburao T. Poddar

Best Cinematography, B&W

Anokhi Raat – Kamal Bose

Best Cinematography, Color

Duniya – Faredoon Irani

Best Editing

Nanha Farishta – B. S. Glaad

Best Sound

Ittefaq – M. A. Shaikh

Critics' Awards

Best Documentary

Then, The Rain

Biggest Winners

• Anokhi Raat – 4/4
• Aashirwad – 1/4
• Aradhana – 3/9
• Ittefaq – 2/5
• Jeene Ki Raah – 2/6
• Aansoo Ban Gaye Phool – 2/2

See also

• 19th Filmfare Awards
• 18th Filmfare Awards
• Filmfare Awards

References

https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000245/1970/