Filmfare Awards

Infobox award
name = Filmfare Awards


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description = Best in film
presenter = "Filmfare"
country = IND
year = 1954
website = http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/The Filmfare Awards ceremony is one of the oldest and most prominent film events given for Hindi films in India. [ [http://movies.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-1367349,prtpage-1.cms Article from indiatimes.com] ] The Filmfare awards were first introduced in 1954, the same year as the National Film Awards and was initially referred to as the "Clare Awards" after the magazine's editor. A dual voting system was developed in 1956. [ [http://www.dnnworld.com/filmfare.php Filmfare history from dnnworld.com] ] Under this system, "in contrast to the National Film Awards, which are decided by a panel appointed by Indian Government, the Filmfare Awards are voted for by both the public and a committee of experts." [ [http://www.bollywoodsoundtracks.com/html/filmfareawards.htm Filmfare Awards page from bollywoodsoundtracks.com] ]

History

The Filmfare awards were first introduced in 1953. "The Clares" was the original name of the award ceremony, named after Filmfare critic Clare Mendonca. Readers of Filmfare magazine were polled to decide the winners, and over 20,000 readers spread throughout India participated in the polls; trophies were given to winners of the popular vote. In the first awards function, held on 21 March 1954, only five awards were presented – for the best film , the best director, the best actor, the best actress, and the best music director. "Do Bigha Zameen" was the first movie to win the award for the best film. The first winners for other four categories were: Bimal Roy for direction of "Do Bigha Zameen", Dilip Kumar for his performance in " Daag", Meena Kumari for her performance in "Baiju Bawra", and Naushad for his music in "Baiju Bawra". In 2006, Sanjay Leela Bhansali's "Black" won 11 Filmfare awards, the most won by a movie so far.

To celebrate the 25th year of the awards the statues were made in silver and to celebrate the 50th year the statues were made in gold.

Awards

As of 2005, there are 31 awards. There is a separate category of film-critics awards, decided by noted film-critics rather than popular votes. This dual format has also generated some controversy amongst viewers and recipients. [ [http://www.bollyrock.com/?p=21 Filmfare Awards For Kajol And Kareena] ] Awards are given in the following categories. Follow the links for lists of the award winners, year by year.

Popular awards

*Best Movie
*Best Director
*Best Actor
*Best Actress
*Best Supporting Actor
*Best Supporting Actress
*Best Villain
*Best Comedian
*Best Male Debut
*Best Female Debut
*Best Music Director
*Best Lyricist
*Best Male Playback
*Best Female Playback

Critics Awards

* Critics Award Best Movie
* Critics Award Best Performance (Actor and Actress)

pecial Awards

* Lifetime Achievement
* Superstar of the Millennium Award
* Power Award
* Special Performance Award
* Sony Scene of the Year
* RD Burman Award for New Music Talent
* Raj Kapoor Award
* Best Film of 50 Years (once in 50th year anniversary)
* Special Award for Guest appearance

Technical Awards

* Best Art Direction
* Best Action
* Best Cinematographer
* Best Editing
* Best Choreography
* Best Story
* Best Screenplay
* Best Background Score
* Best Dialogue
* Best Sound Recording
* Best Special Effects
* Best Costumes

ee also

* Bollywood
* Cinema of India
* Filmfare Awards South

References

External links

* [http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/ The Official Site]