The National Film Awards

The National Film Awards is the most important film award ceremony organized in India. Established in late 1954, this is administrated by the Indian government's Directorate of Film Festivals since 1973.Every year, a national panel that is appointed by the government choose the winning entry, and the award ceremony is organized in New Delhi, where the President of India gives away the awards. This is followed by the investiture of the National Film Festival,
where the award-winning movies are screened for the public. Announced for flicks produced in the previous year worldwide, they hold the division of awarding worth to the best of Indian cinema on the whole, as well as presenting awards for the best movies in each region and language of the country.A list of rules is presented every year in a document of regulation chart known as the National Film Award Regulations. The criteria for eligibility surrounds many norms. Among them, there is a direct requirement for the makers of a movie, and most important the filmmaker, to be Indian nationals.

Films entering the competition should be produced in India, and in case of co-production involving a international country,there are as many as six conditions which should be accomplished in order for the movie to make the grade. According to the terms, in order to be eligible for consideration of the jury, a flick should be most probably certified by the Central Board of Film Certification between January 1 and December 31st. Whether a project is acknowledged a feature film or a non-feature film shall be decided by the Feature Film jury. The eligibility list involve a section of rules and regulations shaping which films shall not by eligible for entry in the competition.

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Power-couple Malaika and Arbaaz at IIFA

Bollywood famous celebrities, including the evergreen hottest couple Malaika Arora Khan and Arbaaz Khan and actress Amisha Patel were invited to walk down the green-carpet earlier to the televised screening of the IIFA ceremony at the Ritz Carlton at the DIFC. Screen rough and tough man Salman Khan’s corrupt police officer image in “Dabangg” created waves worldwide and the movie also won a bunch of awards including best picture at the “Bollywood Oscars for the first time in North America.

The movie directed by Abhinav Kashyap won in the highly essential music categories for best female playback singer, best male playback singer and best music direction, as well as best screenplay.Salman Khan, however, could not make it to Toronto this time as he was busy shooting his next movie “Bodyguard,” a romantic action project with actress Kareena Kapoor. Shahrukh Khan’s return to the IIFA awards show after a gap of seven year absence had previously been put in doubt by a knee injury. SRK had vowed to perform at the IIFA show but in the end his dance steps were quiet paining.

Jermaine Jackson also performed his late brother Michael’s hits with Indian pop singer Sonu Nigam at an IIFA concert on Friday. Actress Anushka Sharma won for best leading female role for the romantic comedy “Band Baaja Baaraat” and the film was the directing debut of Maneesh Sharma.Arjun Rampal and Prachi Desai won awards for best supporting characters in the thriller “Raajneeti” and the gangster film “Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai,” as stated. Ritesh Deshmukh, co-hosted the awards show alongwith Boman Irani.

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The inside story of IIFA

Inplace of red colour, the carpet has been now coloured in green to represent the enviroment. The organizers of the show were time conscious and grumbled up security to help the stars flee inside. Holding fashionable purses or waving or simly stuffing their manicured fingers in their Armani or Sabyasachi or Rajesh Pratap Singh or Vikram Phadnis collection they sizzled and rushed inside .

Inside the roof the performing actors rock the whole stadium. Numbered seats never seemed good. The music of Shanker Ehsaan Loy , Jermaine Jackson , the dancing diva Diya , Shamaik Davar group and the Punjabi bhangra twist gives every individual the inspiration to move and swing, clap and tap their toes.The glamour in full presentation at IIFA .Bollywood filmmaker and producer Karan Johar and actress Anushka Sharma were the main invitees too.

Shahrukh Khan represented the best technical cinematography and art direction awards with a spokesperson from the Bay and amazed the audience by quoting dialogues from his film Don. During the day the people in the downtown core near the Eaton centre had caught a glaze of the King Khan visiting the Mayor Rob Ford.Above all, the gorgeous babe, Mallika Sherawat also performed on some numbers . Bipasha Basu, Neha dhupia, walked the ramp like many others. The bhangra group RDB appealed to all ages and lot of masti was spreaded under one roof.

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International Indian Film Academy Awards 2011

Bollywood actor Salman Khan starrer Dabangg put the foot forward at the International Indian Film Academy awards, organized and for the first time in North America.Dabangg won Best Film award and the highly essential music categories for best female playback singer, best male playback singer and best music direction, as well as best screenplay. On the other side, Shahrukh Khan starrer My Name is Khan in which SRK is showcased as a Muslim suffering from Asperger's syndrome who is put under custody at a US airport after his disability is mistaken for mistrustful behaviour, got awards for best story and best lyrics.

The hit movie, nominated in seven categories, also took home the prize for best direction.Shahrukh has taken the trophy for Best Actor in My Name is Khan with him and asserted that it’s great that he’s getting the award from Million Dollar Baby and Slumdog Millionaire stars. My Name Is Khan gave SRK that reason to speak his own mind with a character. Karan Johar won the best director award for My Name Is Khan. American actor Cuba Gooding Jr presented him the award.

A simple girl who made her mark in Bollywood soon and established herself as an accomplished actress so far, Anushka Sharma won the award for Female Leading Role for Band Baaja Baraat. The actress said that it feels great and thanked Toronto for all love and support.Indian screenwriter Shibani Bhatija won Best Story for My name Is Khan. The IIFA launched in 2000 at the Millennium Dome in London, the annual IIFA awards were organized in eleven cities around the world, including Colombo, Macao, Bangkok, Dubai, Amsterdam and Johannesburg. The award is particularly designed to celebrate the popular Hindi-language film fraternity and win new audiences internationally .

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SRK rocked IIFA with his dance performance

The real king of Bollywood Shahrukh Khan grab the show at IIFA 2011, organized at the Roger Centre in Toronto on Saturday night, by giving out an exhilarating performance at the event with his injured knee. It is said that Shahrukh Khan left his uncountable fans and critics at the awards function with their eyes wide open with shock, when after performing on the ‘Dabangg’ number, the filmstar left the stage with bleeding knees.

Before I forget to mention, an observer at the event a person told that it was a creepy picture that came infront of all present at the event. The organizers had tailored SRK’s dancing steps in keeping with his injury. But Shahrukh completely overlooked the boundaries forced by his injury and started dancing like a crazy man. But soon after the performance was completed he just drooped out.Ace choreographer Shiamak Davar and his team had choreographed painless dance steps for the superstar. However, SRK performed enthusiastically at the IIFA, not putting much attention of easy and tough dance steps and enthralled the crowd at the event.

Shiamak also said that Shahrukh danced through his pain like a perfect dancer as if nothing had happened to him. Though he was in great pain. Ever since there have been news that Salman Khan and the Bachchans won’t be attending IIFA 2011, assumptions have been lifted that these bigwigs gave the event a miss because of Shahrukh’s presence.However, Shahrukh putting rest at the gossips mentioned that he actually don't understand what media wanted to ask. The actor also said that together they all have been under one crown several times and are always proud of all the award functions,

especially IIFA being the finest, globally and whenever they are invited, they happily attend the function. Raising question about why SRK didn’t turn up to the IIFA for past seven years, he candidly said that he knows a lot of people gossiping that why he didn’t attend IIFA for so many years, the star stated that there were no personal grudges about this issue rather he could’nt make it to IIFA just to spend enough time with his children.Well, we think that stars like SRK make IIFA an unforgettable night. The star will be starred in Ra. One with co-star Kareena Kapoor.

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IIFA 2011 star studded affair

IIFA Awards 2011 are organized every year by the International Indian Film Academy to credit and award the performers and technicians of Bollywood industry. The entire idea of these awards started back in 2000 and since then the ceremony has been organized in numerous countries all across the globe like London, Sun City, Johannesburg, Singapore, Malaysia, Dubai, Amsterdam, Yorkshire, Bangkok, Macau and Colombo respectively.

IIFA Award function is prearranged by Wizcraft International Entertainment Pvt Ltd., which fits well into India's pioneer event management and entertainment organization. The first award ceremony was held in London at the Millennium Dome and the 2011 award ceremony was held in Toronto, Canada. Until 2010, Bollywood’s megastar Amitabh Bacchan has been the brand ambassador of IIFA from which he had to turn down the contact due to the controversy that had started up in Sri Lanka as he did not attend the function.Instead, actor Salman Khan took over the opportunity and hosted the show because of the absence of Amitabh Bachchan.

This year, Big B has openly declared that he will no longer be at IIFA because they do not require his presence any longer. In the year 2009, the IIFA awards introduced five new special awards – namely Movie of the decade, Music of the decade, Director of the decade and Star of the decade. IIFA awards are normally star-studded affair with lot of dance performances, a cultural programme showcased by the locals, talented performers who presented their art on stage and the beautiful babes and men of Bollywood are present in their best, designer outfits

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Hilary Swank rocked IIFA 2011

The most famous Hollywood actress Hilary Swank was present at the 2011 International Indian Film Academy Awards, organized at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada on June 25. As reported, Hilary Swank sizzled the Bollywood event, donning a red overstated sleeveless gown from Elie Saab Spring 2011 Couture collection. Hilary Swank’s gown was backless and fully embroidered that showcased her slim figure and overwhelming height.

Hilary as revealed carried an inflated clutch too by Judith Leiber and astounded at event. ‘Million Dollar Baby’ gorgeous diva luminously her presence with sparkling red carpet jewelry. The actress wore a pair of luxury diamond crusted drop earrings, a bracelet and a statement ring. According to the sources, she styled her hair in a different and complicated bun with side-swept bangs. The list of gaze doesn’t end over here,

she selected for fresh face makeup, impressive eyes that grabbed everyone’s attention.Hilary was accompanied by Slumdog Millionaire fame, Bollywood actor Anil Kapoor who was dressed up in a stylish designer black suit that well introduced his personality.Hilary Swank presented the ‘Best Leading Male’ award to Bollywood megastar Shahrukh Khan for his outstanding performance in Karan Johar’s “My name is Khan” that also starred Kajol in the lead role.

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Dabbang emerged as the winner at IIFA

Salman Khan starrer "Dabangg", which was 2010’s biggest Bollywood success, was considered as the best movie at the sizzling 12th International Indian Film Academy awards held in Toronto. The action-comedy genre received seven awards. Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan was named the best male actor for his performance as an asperger patient in Karan Johar's "My Name Is Khan", while Anushka Sharma bagged the best female actress award for her energetic performance of a wedding planner in "Band Baaja Baraat".

Paying tributes to Yash Johar, whose seventh death anniversary falls Sunday, SRK said that he’s honored that he could receive this award on this day. SRK also said that he have received so much love that he felt as if he belongs to Toronto. KaranJohar, who got the best filmmaker award for "My Name Is Khan" and said that this is his first IIFA award. On the whole, “Dabangg" got seven awards, including best female debut for Sonakshi Sinha too.

RanvirSingh won the award for best debut male award for "Band Baaja Baaraat". The award for male supporting role went to Arjun Rampal for playing a politician in the political thriller "Raajneeti" that also starred Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif. PrachiDesai won the trophy for female supporting role for her performace in "Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai". Whereas, MamtaSharma won the award for best female playback singer for her song "Munni Badnaam hui" from "Dabanng".

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Stars spotted in Toronto

Some of Bollywood film industry’s biggest stars reached Toronto on Tuesday to attend this week's International Indian Film Academy Awards and festival. Crowd of fans studded themselves at Pearson airport's international approaching area to welcome bigwigs like Anil Kapoor, Bobby Deol, Sonu Sood and many others.One of the fan present at the airport said that she always followed the IIFA shows. Coming to the IIFA was a huge thing because it happens once in a lifetime. Similar feedback is expected later this week when baadshah Shahrukh Khan will come in town.

Bubbly actress Dia Mirza arrived the town on Tuesday and asserted that she's excited to be a part of this mega event. Actor Zayed Khan said Toronto is the perfect place to organize the event.Mob of crazy fans, cameras set to hit the click button, to catch a gaze of arriving Bollywood celebrities. Having IIFA in Toronto this year helps to feel a special connection to the stars homeland. Banners and billboards promoting the IIFA Awards and festival are pasted around Toronto, with events also taking place in the nearby cities like Mississauga, Brampton and Markham respectively.

The yearly celebration of Indian's gigantic film fraternity is projected to attract almost 40 thousand audiences to the Greater Toronto Area, with more than six hundred million TV viewers globally expected to take in Saturday's awards broadcast single-handedly.So guys, don’t give IIFA a miss this time. It’s gonna rock!!
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The International Indian Film Academy

The International Indian Film Academy also called as IIFA Awards, are bestowed every year by the International Indian Film Academy to encourage both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in Bollywood film fraternity. Organized in 2000, the IIFA Award function was held in different countries around the globe. This award ceremony has been organized by Wizcraft International Entertainment Pvt Ltd which is one of India’s premier event management and entertainment agency.

The awards began in 2000 and the first event took place in the heart of London at The Millennium Dome. From then on the awards were organized at locals worldwide showcasing the international success of Bollywood. The next award ceremony will be taking place in Toronto, Canada, from June 23-25, 2011.These awards credit movies from the past calendar year. Actor Amitabh Bachchan has been the Brand Ambassador of the IIFA until 2010 where took retirement from the post due to much controversy that rose in Sri Lanka,

and appointed Salman Khan. In 2009, Star of the decade both male and female category, Movie of the decade, Music of the decade, and Director of the decade.Shahrukh Khan starrer Kal Ho Na Ho released in 2003 until that time apprehended the record for the most number of wins in an award function. Jodha Akbar, a 2008 film follows it with eleven awards. However, all of these records were lately broken by Rajkumar Hirani’s 2009 directed 3 Idiots which bagged sixteen awards.

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Indian Awards

The Indian film fraternity is the much aged and the biggest in the world with over 12 hundred films released every year. The preponderance of these flicks were made in the South Indian languages chiefly Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam, but Hindi movies take the huge box office share. The chief film production centres were Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore. With more than twelve thousand theaters, the Bollywood industry turns out more than thousand movies a year to hugely eager audiences around the world.

The history of Indian Cinema can be searched back to 1896 when the most popular of all Lumiere Brothers' of France presented 6 soundless brief flicks in Bombay. By the year 1899 as the time passed, Harishchandra Bhatvadekar made India's first short movie. Dhundiraj Govind Phalke who was basically acknowledged as “Dada Saheb Phalke” produced India's first full length silent movie, 'Raja Harishchandra', in the year 1913.

From the 1940's to the late 1950's, the movies with their awareness on pulsating song and dance, were for many, the most unforgettable in Indian film history. Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, Kishore Kumar and Muhammed Rafi to name a few are the playbacksingers who ruled the Hindi film industry since ages. Another aspect that buoyant good Indian cinema was the founding of National Film Awards, the Film Finance Corporations, the National Film Archives of India and the Film And Television Institute of India. The first International Film Festival back in the year 1952 was organized at Bombay, Chennai, Delhi and Calcutta had great crash on Indian Cinema.

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Indian film awards and its sheen

The Indian Film industry is awarded by numerous Production and Television channels in positive reception of their arduous hard work and entertaining the whole world with the huge number of movies produced world wide every year. The IIFA Awards is one such instance, where the Indian film fraternity is awarded on the international level. Indians films still have a long way to reach Oscar Awards. Salaam Bombay, Lagaan and Mother India, were all only one of its kind, avoiding profitable application all in all. Market analyst and critics discussed of a balance, the award or commercial exaltation.

Deciding the direction, and then working to it candidly is a key, they confirmed, that Indian makers have not quite been able to target. Mother India, among the first cinematic presentations of brave Indian womanhood going back to the era of 1950’s. The movie made it into the top five foreign flick nominees as well. Though movies from India are tagged with acclaims, critics mention conceivably Indian producers have not been able to give what it takes in the finales, the influential of the jury, the build-up to the finals. Moreover, the biggest anticipation was penned here. Aamir Khan and Grcy Sing starrer Lagaan was a blockbuster on the commercial face, and won critical praise too.

It is also mentioned that Aamir Khan had stationed himself in Los Angeles in the past times before campaigning in a way no Indian director had done before. India is the only country where a person has won an voluntary Oscar for outstanding involvement that is Satyajit Ray. Yet the film-award remains hard to pin down as yet.

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Zee Cine Awards 2011

As reported Zee Cine Awards 2011, are the biggest awards in Bollywood film fraternity. The Marina Bay Sands in Singapore organized the Zee Cine Awards 2011. Zee Cine Award is Bollywood’s only audience’s choice award which has accomplished its twelve years now. This year too the award function was hosted against the dramatic milieu of Asia’s most favored place Marina Bay Sands. This award function is too held on a large scale in Bollywood since years.

Zee Cine Awards was not being held at a big outdoor setting but was organized in indoor in the Sands Grand Ballroom, which was considered to be the biggest one in South East Asia. It is said that the ballroom can hold a facility of 11,000 delegates. The arena as reported was custom and was made from scratch in a manner that guaranteed most favorable contest from each seat. The building of the ballroom is designed by Moshe Safdie and is bigger in scale than anything that has ever been built in Singapore.

The event introduced Akshay Kumar as the horde for the first time along with successful filmmaker Sajid Khan. Bollywood baadshah Shahrukh Khan bagged the award for Best Actor for My Name Is Khan, the most sensational actress Chopra, actor Rampal and many more bollywood celebrities also performed at the show. Dabangg received the Best Film award at the event, while for the Best Actress category Vidya Balan bagged it for her outstanding performance in Ishqiya.

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Filmfare Awards

The Filmfare Awards are given once a year by The Times Group to credit both creative and technical brilliance of skilled persons in the Hindi film industry of India. The Filmfare function is one of the oldest and most important movie events given for Hindi flicks in India. The filmfare awards were initially brought into existence in 1954, the same time as the National Film Awards.


The Clares was the inventive name of the award procedure, named after The Times of India critic Clare A Mandy. Ii is reported that in the first awards event, organized on 21 March 1954 at the Metro Theatre of Mumbai, India, merely five awards were offered which were Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Music Director. Do Bigha Zameenwas the first film to win the award for Best Film category. Bimal Roywas bestowed the award for his direction of Do Bigha Zameen, Dilip Kumar was honoured with the arwas for his outstanding acting skill in Daag, whereas, actress Meena Kumari was given the award for her brilliant piece of acting in Baiju Bawra..

In the year 1995 superhit film Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge bagged 10 filmfare awards, in 2005, Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s directed Black bagged 11 awards and Madhuri Dixit, Shahrukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai starrer Devdas which was released in 2002 also received 10 filmfare awards. To rejoice the 25th year of the awards the figurine were made in silver and to celebrate the 50th year the effigy were made in gold. As of in the year 2010, there were thirty seven awards. There is a detached category of film-critics awards, that was decided by noted film-critics relatively trendy votes. This twin configure has also produced some hullabaloo amongst the audiences and addressee.

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Short history of IIFA Awards

The International Indian Film Academy established the IIFA or the International Indian Film Academy awards late in 2000 to be offered to commendable aptitude in imaginative and technological turfs in Bollywood cinema. These awards are given away every year and their award function is apprehended in diverse countries to emphasize the significance of Bollywood film fraternity worldwide.

The first function was organized in London, at the Millenium Dome and from that time the awards have been presented in South Africa, Thailand, Republic of Singapore, The Netherlands, UAE, Malaysia and Macau respectively. In the meantime lets peep into the history of IIFA. In the year 2002, IIFA was identified as Electrolux Kelvinator IIFA and in 2003 to 2005 IIFA was known with the name of Kelvinator IIFA and Samsung IIFA. The main aim of IIFA awards is to endorse Indian Cinema globally. Asians in international film world and Indians worldwide are all welcomed with open arms here.

IIFA awards portray the main role in expanding its social and economic relations with other nations around the world. The two IIFA categories are Technical Awards and Popular Awards. Indian Cinema has always been a remedy for all pains and sufferings . Entertainment has many forms songs, dance and storytelling. The Indian Cinema has its support in Mumbai and it is mainly known as Bollywood. Other nations are still not familiar with other regional flicks. But special attention is given to held IIFA awards in different countries as a lot of Indian population is in Western countries too. Apsara Awards, Stardust Awards, Filmfare Awards and many others are well known in the Bollywood industry.

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Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Awards 2011

Bollywood’s stunning beauty the yesteryears actress Rekha looked just beautiful beyond imagination in ivory tissue saree and golden brocade sleeveless blouse attending the Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Awards 2011 at Bhaidas Hall in Vile Parle, Mumbai recently. Evergreen as always, still considered as one of the most glamorous Indian actress, Rekha was a real treat for everyone present at the award night looking smashing in her striking, old Bollywood styling signature scarlet glower, sophisticated eye makeup, perfect matching jewelry and last but not the least saree.

The diva came in at the night, accompanied by her long time secretary Farzana. Rekha’s outfit was gracefully tied over a sleeveless blouse with a modern neckline.Her sparkling trimmings included loaded strappy sandals, sea shell golden purse, statement earrings, nose ring, matching bunch of bangles in both her arms and what not. The veteran actress ‘s tangled hair gushed down the right shoulder. Crimson lipstick, smoky eye makeup, eye lash additions and red nailpolish rounded her babe avtaar. Rekha was seated next to the most honourable Bollywood star Dharmendra during the event and presented the actor with Phalke Ratan, in acknowledgment of his over five decades in Hindi film industry.

Rekha showed her gratitude to the actor by touching his feet after giving him the award and Dharmendra happily blessed her by placing his hand on her head. Rekha was supposed to perform at the event, but couldn’t make it for some reasons.Other than this the Om Shaanti Om fame Deepika Padukone was given away the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for her performance in 7 Khoon Maaf, even though the movie had a great fall. Likewise, for giving outstanding performance in No One Killed Jessica, actress Rani Mukherjee bagged the award. In a way to encourage the new faces in the film industry Dadaphalke award was also given to Anushka Sharma and Ranveer Singh for their good attempt in Band Baaja Baraat.

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2011 comes up with Star Screen Awards

Award function have always been a studded affair. The star screen awards are the most probable of all the Indian film awards. The fascinating screen awards came into existence in the year 1994. Since then Mr. Viveck Goenka of the Indian Express Group initiates all the screen award ceremonies.

The screen awards are the only Indian award ceremony which has deeply involved the Executive Director and the Governor of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The star screen awards are given away to the winners on the basis of their excellent performance in the Bollywood. The nomination and selection is done by a panel of renowned personalities from the film fraternity itself.

Thus these awards are considered as one of the prestigious and toughest award to win in Bollywood. All the screen award functions are generally organized in Mumbai only. The exclusive feature of the screen awards is that it is presented to Hindi and Marathi movies, Television and Non-film Music in the month of January every year. To enhance their popularity, screen awards also held seven editions of 'Screen Awards for excellence in South Indian, to be acquainted with and reward regional movies of South India. The South Indian films which were awarded were in Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu and Tamil respectively.

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Filmfare Awards bestowed upon Amitabh Bachchan

The Filmfare Best Actor Award is given by Filmfare as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi (Bollywood) films, to recognise a male actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role. The award was first instituted in 1954.




Amitabh Bachchan have four wins in this category. In 1978 for film, Amar Akbar Anthony , in 1979 for Don, 1992 for Hum, and in 2006 for Black.

Dilip Kumar also holds the record for most consecutive wins from 1956 to 1958. Five other actors have won the award in consecutive years; in chronological order, they are Rajesh Khanna (1972-72),Sanjeev Kumar (1976-77), Amitabh Bachchan (1978-79), Naseeruddin Shah (1981-82) and Shahrukh Khan (1998-99).

Amitabh Bachchan holds the record for most Best Actor nominations, with 26, followed by Dilip Kumar and Shahrukh Khan, who have 19 and 18 nominations respectively.

Bachchan and Khan also hold the record for most number of Best Actor nominations in a single year, having been nominated thrice in 1979 and 2005 respectively.


Amitabh has won maximum 3 Filmfare Awards in Supporting Actor Male Category also. First,in 1972 for Aanand, 1974 for Namak Haraam and finally in 2001 for Mohabattein.

In 1990, he became the first recipient of Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2000, he won the Superstar of the Millennium.In 2001, Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance for Aks and in 2003

Filmfare Power Award also went to him.

Filmfare Best Male Debut Award Winners

The Filmfare Best Male Debut Award is given at the Annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films to recognize a performance by a male actor in his debut role. The original name for this category was 'Filmfare Award for the Most Sensational Debut'.

Later, separate categories were created for both male and female debutants and here we present to you the winners of the award in most recent times.



Interestingly, in 2005 and 2007 nobody was awarded in this category.

In 2006, Shiney Ahuja for Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi was awarded.

In 2008, Ranbir Kapoor made a sensational debut with Saawariya and bagged the trophy. In 2009, director turned actor Farhan Akhtar received it for Rock On!! along with Imran Khan for Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na.

These names are marked in history for being the most stunning entrants in Hindi Cinema.

Hindi Films that won 55th National Awards

The verdict of the 55th National Awards for the year 2007 were announced and like always there were quite a few surprises in store. It was the cinema of South India that bagged all the top honours with the Priyadarshan directed Tamil film Kanchivaram bagging the award for Best Feature Film and also fetching Prakash Raj the Best Actor Award.




While Bollywood failed to bag the top four honours, it did quite make up in the other categories. Anil Kapoor's production, Gandhi My Father bagged three awards for Best Screenplay (Feroz Abbas Khan), Best Supporting Actor (Darshan Jariwala) and even won the Special Jury award.

Even Aamir Khan's directorial debut Taare Zameen Par made its mark. The film won awards for Shankar Mahadevan (Best Male Playback Singer) and Prasoon Joshi (Best Lyrics) for the soul-stirring song 'Maa', besides also bagging the Best Film on Family Welfare award.

King of Bollywood, Shahrukh Khan bagged award for Best Film providing Overall Entertainment in the name of Chak De India, Om Shanti Om bagged the award for Best Art Direction (Sabu Cyril). Well deserved...

Rituparno Ghosh's Big B- Arjun Rampal starrer The Last Lear bagged two awards winning the Best Feature Film in English and also fetching Shefali Shah the Best Supporting Actress award while the Shahid- Kareena smash-hit Jab We Met also bagged two awards for Best Choreography and Best Female Playback Singer (Shreya Ghoshal).

The Indira Gandhi award for the Best First Film of a Director went to Frozen while the Nargis Dutt award for Best Film on National Integration went to the Pankaj Kapoor starrer Dharm.

The National Awards has surely brought some really well deserved honours.