13th Filmfare Awards

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13th Filmfare Awards
Date7 May 1966
SiteBombay
Highlights
Best Film Himalaya Ki God Mein
Best Actor Sunil Dutt for Khandan
Best Actress Meena Kumari for Kaajal
Most awards Waqt (5)
Most nominationsHimalaya Ki God Mein & Waqt (7)

The 13th Filmfare Awards were held in 1966, honoring the best in Hindi cinema in 1965.

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Himalaya Ki God Mein and Waqt led the ceremony with 7 nominations each, followed by Kaajal with 6 nominations, Arzoo with 5 nominations and Khandan with 4 nominations.

The ceremony was notable as Meena Kumari set a record for the most wins for Best Actress at Filmfare, winning her 4th award for Kaajal. The record has been matched by a few actresses including Nutan, Madhuri Dixit, Kajol, Vidya Balan and Alia Bhatt. Nutan and her niece Kajol, and Bhatt are the only actresses who broke the record held by Kumari.

Waqt won 5 awards, including Best Director (for Yash Chopra) and Best Supporting Actor (for Raaj Kumar), thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.

Raaj Kumar received dual nominations for Best Supporting Actor for his performances in Kaajal and Waqt, winning for the former.

Main awards

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Yash Chopra, Best Director
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Raaj Kumar, Best Supporting Actor
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Padmini, Best Supporting Actress
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Lata Mangeshkar, Best Playback Singer
Best Film Best Director
Best Actor Best Actress
Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress
Best Music Director Best Lyricist
Best Playback Singer – Male Best Playback Singer – Female
Best Story Best Dialogue
  • Akhtar-Ul-Iman – Waqt

Technical Awards

Best Art Direction Best Cinematography
  • Ramchandra – Yaadein (for B/W)
  • Dharam Chopra – Waqt (for Color)
Best Editing Best Sound Design

Superlatives

The following films had multiple wins and/or nominations

MovieAwardsNominations
Waqt 57
Khandan 44
Himalay Ki Godmein 27
Kaajal 6
Yaadein 2
Haqeeqat 13
Gumnaam
Arzoo 05

See also

References

  1. "Winners list". 2023.
  2. "The Filmfare Awards Nominations – 1965". The Times Group. Archived from the original on 23 March 2004.