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Filmfare Awards

Awarded for	Best in film
Presented by	Filmfare
Country	India
First awarded	1954

The Filmfare Awards ceremony is one of the oldest and most prominent film events given for Hindi films in India. Filmfare is a Bollywood magazine published fortnightly in India. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Bollywood (बॉलीवूड بالی وڈ is the informal term popularly used for the Mumbai -based Hindi-language Film industry in India India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country ^[1] 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. The National Film Awards is the most prestigious film award ceremony in India, and the country's oldest award ceremony alongside the Filmfare Awards. A dual voting system was developed in 1956. ^[2] 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. The National Film Awards is the most prestigious film award ceremony in India, and the country's oldest award ceremony alongside the Filmfare Awards. "^[3]

1 History
2 Awards
3 Trivia
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

History

The Filmfare awards were first introduced in 1953. 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. Filmfare is a Bollywood magazine published fortnightly in India. ----A trophy is a reward for a specific achievement and usually afterwards serves as proof of merit 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. Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Do Bigha Zameen was the first movie to win the award for the best film. Do Bigha Zamin (Two Acres of Land is 1953 Bollywood film directed by Bengali director Bimal Roy and star Balraj Sahni The first four winners for other 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. Bimal Roy (বিমল রায় ( July 12, 1909 &ndash January 7, 1966) was one of the most accalimed Hindi Yusuf Khan (यूसुफ़ ख़ान Urdu: یوسف خان; jusʊf xan (born December 11, 1922) popularly known as Dilip Kumar Daag is a 1952 Indian Hindi film produced and directed by Amiya Chakrabarty Meena Kumari or Mahjabeen Bano ( August 1, 1932 - March 31, 1972) was a prominent Indian movie actress Baiju Bawra or Baijnath Prasad or Baijnath Mishra (1542-1613 was a legendary Indian Dhrupad singer Naushad Ali ( Nastaliq: نوشاد علی Devanagari: नौशाद अली ( December 25 1919 &ndash May 5 2006

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. ^[4] Awards are given in the following categories. Follow the links for lists of the award winners, year by year.

Popular awards

Critics Awards

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

Special 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

Trivia

The Clares was the original name of the award ceremony, named after Filmfare critic Clare Mendonca. The Filmfare Best Movie Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films The award was first given in The Filmfare Best Director Awards is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films The award was first given in The Filmfare Best Actor Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi ( Bollywood) films The Filmfare Best Actress Awards is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films The award was first given in The Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films Although the awards The Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Awards is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films Although the awards The Filmfare Best Villain Award is given by Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films Although the awards started in The Filmfare Best Comedian Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films Although the awards started The Filmfare Best Male Debut Award is given at annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they have won The Filmfare Best Female Debut Award is given by Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films Technically this category comes The Filmfare Best Music Director Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films. The Filmfare Lyricist Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films. The Filmfare Best Male Playback Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films Although the awards started The Filmfare Best Female Playback Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films Although the awards started Filmfare Awards are the oldest and most prominent film awards given for Hindi films in India. The Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance consists of two awards Critic’s Award for Best Actor & Critic’s Award for Best Actress The Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films. The Filmfare Power Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films. The Filmfare Special Performance Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films The Filmfare Best Scene of the Year Award is decided by Sony Executives who nominate five scenes of the most popular movies of the year and telecast them on their channel two weeks prior The Filmfare RD Burman Award for New Music Talent is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films. The Filmfare Best Film of 50 Years was a rare award only given once to celebrate the 50th Filmfare Anniversary The Filmfare Best Art Direction Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films Although the awards started The Filmfare Best Action Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films Although the awards started in The Filmfare Best Cinematographer Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films The awards started in The Filmfare Best Editing Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films Here is a list of the award winners The Filmfare Best Choreography Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films Although the awards started The Filmfare Best Story Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films Here is a list of the award winners The Filmfare Best Screenplay Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films Here is a list of the award The Filmfare Best Dialogue Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films Here is a list of the award The Filmfare Best Sound is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films Here is a list of some of the award winners The Filmfare Best Special Effects Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films The Filmfare Best Costumes Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films Here is a list of the award
To celebrate the 25th year of the awards the statues were made in silver. Silver (ˈsɪlvɚ is a Chemical element with the symbol " Ag " (argentum from the Ancient Greek: ἀργήντος - argēntos gen
To celebrate the 50th year the statues were made in gold. Gold (ˈɡoʊld is a Chemical element with the symbol Au (from its Latin name aurum) and Atomic number 79
Sanjay Leela Bhansali's "Black" won 11 Filmfare awards in 2006 (The Highest)

References

External links

The Official Site

Black is the Color of objects that do not emit or Reflect Light in any part of the Visible spectrum; they absorb all such frequencies of Bollywood (बॉलीवूड بالی وڈ is the informal term popularly used for the Mumbai -based Hindi-language Film industry in India The Indian film industry is the largest in the world in terms of ticket sales and number of films produced annually (877 feature films and 1177 short films were released in the year 2003 Filmfare Awards South are Filmfare Awards for Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada Films in India.

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