The 13th Filmfare Awards were held in 1966, honoring the best in Hindi cinema in 1965.
Himalay 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
Best FilmBest DirectorHimalay Ki God Mein – Shri Prakash Pictures – Shankar Bhatt Haqeeqat – Chetan Anand Waqt – B. R. Films – Baldev Raj Chopra | valign="top" |Yash Chopra – Waqt Chetan Anand – Haqeeqat Ramanand Sagar – Arzoo |- !style="background:#EEDD82;"| Best Actor !style="background:#EEDD82;"| Best Actress |- |Sunil Dutt – Khandan as Govind Shankar LalRaaj Kumar – Kaajal as Moti Rajendra Kumar – Arzoo as Gopal/Sarju |Meena Kumari – Kaajal as Madhavi Mala Sinha – Himalay Ki God Mein as Phoolwa Sadhana Shivdasani – Waqt as Meena Mittal Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Raaj Kumar – Waqt as Raja Chinnoy Mehmood – Gumnaam as The butler Raaj Kumar – Kaajal as Moti Padmini – Kaajal as Bhanu Helen – Gumnaam as Kitty Kelly Shashikala – Himalay Ki God Mein as Dr. Neeta Verma Best Music Director Best Lyricist Ravi – Khandan Kalyanji–Anandji – Himalay Ki God Mein Shankar–Jaikishan – ArzooRajendra Krishan – "Tumhi Mere Mandir" from Khandan Hasrat Jaipuri – "Aji Rooth Kar Kahaan" from Arzoo Indeevar – "Ek Tu Naa Mila" from Himalay Ki God Mein Best Playback Singer – Male Best Playback Singer – FemaleAward won by a female singer Mohammed Rafi – "Chhoo Lene Do" from KaajalLata Mangeshkar – "Tumhi Mere Mandir" from Khandan Lata Mangeshkar – "Ek Tu Naa Mila" from Himalay Ki God MeinBest StoryBest Dialogue Akhtar Mirza – Waqt Ramanand Sagar – Arzoo Gulshan Nanda – KaajalAkhtar-Ul-Iman – Waqt
Technical Awards
Best Art DirectionBest CinematographyM. S. Sathyu – Haqeeqat S. S. Samel – Gumnaam Ramchandra – Yaadein Dharam Chopra – Waqt Best EditingBest Sound DesignPratap Dave – Himalay Ki God MeinEssa M. Sooratwala – Yaadein
Superlatives The following films had multiple wins and/or nominations Movie Awards NominationsWaqt57Khandan44Himalay Ki Godmein27Kaajal6Yaadein2Haqeeqat13GumnaamArzoo05
See also 14th Filmfare Awards 15th Filmfare Awards Filmfare Awards
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