The grand Filmfare Awards were first presented to artists in the year 1954. The awards since then have been given out to encourage and acknowledge best talent in Bollywood every year. The winners are decided by popular votes cast by the readers of the Filmfare Magazine. The ‘Best Film’ and ‘Best Director’ awards were bagged by Bimal Roy. Here is the list of the winners who walked away with the celebrated awards for the year.

The Winners For 7th Filmfare Popular Awards Were:

Category
Winner
Film
Best Actor
Raj Kapoor
Anari
Best Actress
Nutan
Sujata
Best Film
Bimal Roy
Sujata
Best Director
Bimal Roy
Sujata
Best Supporting Actor (Male)
Manmohan Krishna
Dhool Ka Phool
Best Supporting Actor (Female)
Lalita Pawar
Anari
Best Music Direction
Shankar Jaikishan
Anari
Best Lyricist
Shailendra
Anari - 'Sab Kuchh Sikha Hamne'
Best Playback Singer (Male)
Mukesh
Anari - 'Sab Kuchh Sikha Hamne'

Filmfare Technical Awards 1960

Category
Winner
Film
Best Art Direction
M.R. Acharekar
Kaagaz Ke Phool
Best Cinematography
V.K. Murthy
Kaagaz Ke Phool
Best Dialogue
Ramanand Sagar
Paigham