Interesting facts about Filmfare Awards

Ever wondered about the interesting things that took place during the much coveted Filmfare Award ? Well you need not wonder anymore. We give you 10 interesting facts about Filmfare Awards right here 1. The first film to win a Filmfare Best Film Award was Do Bhigha Zameen.

2. While there are more than 31 awards today, Filmfare awards in 1954 had only four categories- best film, best actor, best actress, best director and best music director.
3. Hollywood superstar Gregory Peck was invited to be the guest of honor at the first Filmfare Awards held at Metro Theatre on 21st March, 1954. However Peck could not attend the awards function as his flight from Colombo where he was shooting for Purple Rain, was delayed. Gregory, however made it for the banquet at Willingdon Sports Club, post the award ceremony.
4. Filmfare was originally named as "Claire Awards". It was named so after the TOI film critic, Clare Mendonca.
5. The first Filmfare Award for best director was won by Bimal Roy for the film ' Do Bigha Zameen'.
6. The first Filmfare Award for best actor was won by Dilip Kumar for his performance in the film 'Daag'
7. The first Filmfare Award for best actress was won by Meena Kumari for her role in 'Baiju Bawra'
8. The first Filmfare Award for best music director was given to Naushad Ali for ‘Baiju Bawra’.
9. Bollywood actress Vyajayantimala refused to accept the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for the film Devdas because she considered herself the lead heroine who was actually Suchitra Sen.
10. Sholay, which is one of the highest grossing film in Bollywood was awarded only one award for best editing.

Sonam Kapoor's list of awards

Bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor is a daughter of famous film actor Anil Kapoor, she was born on 9 June 1985. Sonam has started her career assisting Sanjay Leela Bhansali in the movie Black. After that she debut in the movie Saawariya with the acgtor Ranbir Kapoor. After that she has done number of movies and received awards for her an outstanding work.


Filmfare Awards

Nominated

* 2008: Filmfare Best Female Debut Award; Saawariya
* 2008: Sony Head N Shoulders Fresh Face of the Year Award; Saawariya

Star Screen Awards

Nominated

* 2008: Star Screen Award for Most Promising Newcome - Female Saawariya
* 2008: Star Screen Award Jodi No. 1 along with Ranbir Kapoor; Saawariya

Zee Cine Awards

Nominated

* 2008: Zee Cine Award for Best Female Debut; Saawariya

Stardust Awards

Winner

* 2008: Stardust Superstar of Tomorrow - Female; Saawariya

Priyanka Chopra's list of awards

Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra was born on 18 July 1982. She is an famous Indian actress and former Miss World. Priyanka has done number of Bollywood movie and given number of super performance on box office. She made debut with The Hero: Love Story of a spy and another movie Andaaz. for which she has won Filmfare Best Female Actress Award. Priyanka has won many prestigious awards for her an outstanding work in the Bollywood industry like

National Film Awards

Winner

* 2009: National Film Award for Best Actress - Fashion

Filmfare Awards

Winner

* 2003: Filmfare Best Female Debut Award; Andaaz
* 2005: Filmfare Best Villain Award; Aitraaz
* 2009: Filmfare Best Actress Award; Fashion

Nominated

* 2003: Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award; Andaaz
* 2005: Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award; Aitraaz
* 2010: Filmfare Best Actress Award; Kaminey


International Indian Film Academy Awards

Winner

* 2007: IIFA Awards Best On-Screen Beauty Krrish
* 2009: IIFA Best Actress Award; Fashion

Nominated

* 2004: IIFA Star Debut; Andaaz
* 2005: IIFA Best Villain Award; Aitraaz
* 2010: IIFA Best Actress Award; Kamine

Susmita Sen Achievements

Bollywood actress Susmita Sen was born on 19 November 1975 in Hyderabad. She one the most beautiful women in India, Susmita has won Miss Universe title in the year 1994. She is the first Indian Woman to win the competition. She has done number of Bollywood movies like Biwi No. 1, Sirf Tum, Filhaal and many more.


Susmita has received and nominated prestigious awards for her an outstanding work in the Bollywood industry like, Filmfare Awards Best supporting Actress for Biwi No. 1, Sirf Tum, Filhaal, Star Screen Award Best supporting actress- Biwi No. 1, Samay-When The Strikes, IIFA Award for movie Biwi No.1 , Sushmita had received Rajiv Gandhi Award for her Achievement in Bollywood Industry.

Katrina Kaif and her kitty full of awards.

Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif is a precious gem of the film industry.Katrina Kaif's Hindi is very poor, but she has show courage to do movies in other Indian languages like Telugu and Malayalam.

Katrina’s first movie Sarkar had changed her career and after that she came in Namaste London and now she is one of the strong character in the Indian Film Industry and Katrina has won many prestigious awards like IIFA award for Race, Zee Cine Award for most promising debut for Sarkar, Rajiv Gandhi Award and many more.

She has won, Screen Awards (Entertainer of the Year) in year 2010, IIFA (International Indian Film Academy) Awards for Glamorous Diva of the Year in year 2008 and lot more. In the year 2009 Google announced Katrina Kaif as the most searched celebrity in the Indian Film Industry.

Deepika received prestigious awards

Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone is one the best and top actress of the Bollywood industry. She has done number of Hindi film which get super hit on the box office. Like Om Shanti Om, Love Aaj Kal, Housefull, Karthik Calling Karthik and many more Deepika has won many prestigious awards for her outstanding work like Filmfare Best Female Debut Award


for Om Shanti Om, Filmfare Best Actress Award for Om Shanti Om2010: Filmfare Best Actress Award for Love Aaj Kal, Asian Film Awards' Best Actress; Om Shanti Om, and Chandini Chowk To China.

Awards received by Karishma Kapoor

Bollywood actress Karishma Kapoor is one of the best actress in the industry. She has done many movies in the Bollywood industry like Sapne Sajan Ke, Prem Shakti, Raja Babu, Raja Hindustani, Dil Tho Pagal hai, Biwi No.1, Fiza and many more.

Karishma has won and nominated for many prestigious awards for her outstanding work in the Bollywood industry. Filmfare Award for Raja Hidustani. Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award and a National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for Dil To Pagal Hai (1997) Filmfare Best Actress Award for Fiza Critics Award Best Performance Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award for Zubeidaa

Global Indian Film Awards

Global Indian Film Awards (GIFA) was held in Dubai in the year 2005. This ceremony is promoted by Jordy Patel and Sameer Khan. Global Indian Film Awards held in different part of the world every year. there are various awards given to technicians and artist who had done hard work for the success of the movie.

Awards

* GIFA Best Film
* GIFA Best Director
* GIFA Best Actor
* GIFA Best Actress
* GIFA Best Supporting Actor
* GIFA Best Supporting Actress
* GIFA Most Searched Male Actor on Internet
* GIFA Most Searched Female Actor on Internet
* GIFA Best Comedian
* GIFA Best Villain
* GIFA Best Music Director
* GIFA Best Lyrics
* GIFA Best Playback Singer Female
* GIFA Best Playback Singer Male
* GIFA Best Debut Director
* GIFA Best Debut Actor
* GIFA Best Debut Actress
* GIFA Award for Outstanding Contribution to Indian Cinema
* GIFA Best Story
* GIFA Best Screenplay
* GIFA Best Dialogues
* GIFA Best Cinematography
* GIFA Best Editing
* GIFA Best Background Music
* GIFA Best Art Director
* GIFA Best Action
* GIFA Best Actor critics (Male)
* GIFA Best Actress critics (Female)

IIFA 2010 aired on Star Plus

The Micromax IIFA Awards 2010 was aired on the Star Plus at 8.00 pm on 11 July, 2010. This year IIFA was geld in Colombo, Sri Lanka. IIFA Awards or The International Indian Film Academy Awards are the prestigious event for the Bollywood stars.


The IIFA Awards are presented annually by the International Indian Film Academy to honor the artistic and technical excellence of professionals in Bollywood industry. In the past 10 years IIFA has been organized in the various parts of the world like UK, South Africa, Malaysia, Singapore, Holland, UAE, Thailand etc. There are various categories including best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director and producer and many more.

Star Plus has the videos and photos of 11th IIFA Awards 2010. If you have missed IIFA Awards, you can visit Star Plus website to catch your favorite celebrities.

International Indian Film Academy Awards

The International Indian Film Academy Awards are presented annually by the International Indian Film Academy to honor both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in Bollywood. The awards began in the year 2000 and its first ceremony was held in London at The Millennium Dome.

After that it was organized in the various parts of the world like in

2000- London

2001- Sun City

2002- Genting Highlands

2003- Johannesburg

2004- Singapore

2005- Amsterdam

2006- Dubai

2007- Sheffield

2008- Bangkok

2009- Macau

2010- Colombo

2011- Toronto

Popular awards

* Best Film
* Best Director
* Best Actor
* Best Actress
* Best Supporting Actor
* Best Supporting Actress
* Best Actor In a Villainous Role
* Best Actor In a Comic Role
* Best Music Director
* Best Lyrics
* Best Playback Singer Male
* Best Playback Singer Female

National Film Awards

The National Film Awards is of the prominent award in India. It was established in 1954 the Indian government. Every year, the government selects the winning entry and the award held in New Delhi, where President of India gives the awards. National Film Awards is considered equivalent to the American Academy Awards.


The Awards are presented to feature films produced in the previous year, given in the following categories:

Golden Lotus Award

* Best Film
* Best Direction
* Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment
* Best Children's Film

Silver Lotus Award

* Best Actor
* Best Actress
* Best Supporting Actor
* Best Supporting Actress
* Best Child Artist
* Best Cinematography
* Best Screenplay
* Best Art Direction
* Best Make-up Artist
* Best Costume Design
* Best Music Direction
* Best Lyrics
* Best Male Playback Singer
* Best Female Playback Singer
* Best Choreography
* Best Audiography
* Best Editing
* Best Special Effects
* Second Best Feature Film
* Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Feature Film)

Star Plus will show IIFA 2010 this month

The star studded International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards, which were held in Colombo in June, will be telecast by Star Plus this month. The IIFA Curtain raiser was telecast on July 4 followed by the IIFA Weekend with the Stars which will be shown on July 10 at 4.30 pm. The IIFA Awards will be televised on July 18 starting 6.30 pm.


It was hosted by three Bollywood star Boman Irani, Riteish Deshmukh and Lara Dutta and the show featured acts by the Lanka’s maiden child, Jacqueline Fernandez.

Other Bollywood stars had also attended the function like Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Salman Khan, Govinda, Anil Kapoor, Bipasha Basu, Vivek Oberoi and Hrithik Roshan.

Genelia D’Souza bagged a national honor

Bollywood bubbly actress Genelia D’Souza is awary from the controversies on her trip to Sri Lanka to take part in International Film Academy Award Ceremony, Genelia showed smile and she has recently bagged a national honor.


She has recently, won the brand ambassador of the year award at the business award function. She said it is really great to get support from the film and advertisement industries. Last year she has blockbusters in four languages, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi. So, this year her hands are full of promising offers from South as well North.

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