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.

Priyanka and Katrina fight for Youth Icon Award

The bollywood leading and hot actresses Priyanka Choupra and Katrina Kaif are set to fight for the Youth Icon Award. Both Priyanka and Katrina have been nominated for the Videocon Youth Icon Award in the entertainment division. The actor-director Farhan Akhtar and oustanding actor Hrithik Roshan have also been nominated for the same.




Rahul bose, the founder of the NGO ( The organization which takes care of the affairs related to education and child abuse), has been nominated for his contribution to the social welfare. The awards will be bestowed to people for their exceptional contribution to the society and for various categories like sports, technology, media, politics, arts, private entreprenureship, entertainment and social welfare.

The nominations have been decided on the basis of various experts' judgements. The experts list include journalist Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, filmmaker Shyam Benegal, tennis ace Leander Paes, renowned cardiologist Naresh Trehan, actor and social activist Shabana Azmi, singer Usha Uthup and Venugopal Dhoot, chairman of Videocon Industries Limited. Award winners will be chosen through online voting and awards will be distributed on 25th september.

54th Idea Filmfare Awards 2009

The 54th Idea Filmfare Awards 2008 was a glittering event that was organised at Mumbai’s plush Yashraj Studio. The evening shined bright as Stars, Celebrities of Bollywood walked the Red Carpet to celebrate the best film awards of 2008.




The red carpet was rolled out with classy and gorgeous wear. Ties and tuxedos, evening gowns and what not...The 54th Idea Filmfare Awards ceremony paraded with the stars who walked the red carpet too make the night hotter and sizzlingggg...

On stage new flavors Ranbir Kapoor, Imran Khan, Deepika Padukone, Konkona Sen and Farhan Akhtar and the veteran host Karan Johar captivated audiences on this glittering night!

Highlights of the evening started with the hot performances by super-stars themselves. Katrina Kaif performed to sizzling tracks from her hits Singh is King and Yuvraaj. Shahid Kapur set the stage after four years performing on Mauja hi Mauja and Nagada! Super hot Bipasha Basu and Neil Nitin Mukesh performed tracks from their film Aa Dekhe Zara.

Abhishek Bachchan with a special entry rocked the stage by giving his awesome performance on the track of Delhi 6 and Desi Girl from Dostana. Jackie Bhagnani made his debut performance at the awards night. Farhan Akhtar and his band Rock-ed On the night to a thrilling grand finale whih was just amazing....It was all starry, starry night full of magic.....

Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie (2000-2009)

The Filmfare Awards are the oldest and most prominent film awards given for Hindi films in India. The yearly awards started in 1953. Movie awards were first given by popular vote. Many complained that films of artistic merit rather than commercial appeal were being overlooked, hence a new award category was added, the Critics Award for Best Movie.

2000 Sarfarosh - John Matthew Matthan The film dealt with an Indian police officer's fight to stop cross-border terrorism and starred Aamir Khan in the role of an IPS Officer.

2001 Halo - Santosh Sivan It tells the story of Sasha (Benaf Dadachandji) who is searching for her lost puppy in the streets of Mumbai and the variety of people that she meets.It also won National Film Award for Best Children's Film.

2002 Dil Chahta Hai - Farhan Akhtar Written and directed by then-newcomer Farhan Akhtar, starring Aamir Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Akshaye Khanna, Preity Zinta, Sonali Kulkarni and Dimple Kapadia. The plot was set in modern-day urban Mumbai and focuses on a major period of transition in the lives of three young friends.

2003 The Legend of Bhagat Singh - Rajkumar Santoshi The film shows in detail how Singh came to develop his views on the British Raj and his struggle for Indian independence and starred Ajay Devgan, Sushant Singh, and Ian Davies.


2004 Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. - Rajkumar Hirani The story involves protagonist, Munna Bhai, (Sanjay Dutt), a goon, going to medical school. He is helped by his sidekick, Circuit (Arshad Warsi).

2005 Yuva - Mani Ratnam The prime objective of the movie was to motivate educated Indian youths to enter politics.The film tells the stories of three young men from completely different strata of society and one fateful incident on Kolkata's Hooghly Bridge which changes their lives forever.

2006 Black - Sanjay Leela Bhansali Black revolves around a blind, deaf and mute girl(Rani), and her relationship with her teacher (Amitabh) who himself later suffers from Alzheimer's disease.

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2007 Lage Raho Munna Bhai- Rajkumar Hirani It is the second film in the popular Munna Bhai series of Bollywood. Sanjay Dutt stars in this film as Munna Bhai, a Mumbai (Bombay) underworld don, who begins to see the spirit of Mahatma Gandhi. Through his interactions with the image of Gandhi, Munna Bhai begins to practice what he calls Gandhigiri (Satyagraha, non-violence, and truth) to help ordinary people solve their problems.

2008 Chak De! India - Shimit Amin Bollywood sports film about field hockey in India. It is produced by Yash Raj Films and stars Shahrukh Khan as Kabir Khan, the (fictional) former captain of the Indian national field hockey team.

2009 Mumbai Meri Jaan - Nishikanth Kamath It stars R. Madhavan, Soha Ali Khan, Irfan Khan, Paresh Rawal and Kay Kay Menon. It deals with the aftermath of the 11 July 2006 Mumbai train bombings, where 209 people lost their lives and over 700 were injured.

54th Idea Filmfare Awards

It was a night to forget differences and bond together to celebrate and reward a year of hard work as the who’s who of the film industry – including Shahrukh Khan , who still has his arm in a sling – gathered together at Mumbai’s Yashraj Studios. Interestingly, SRK and Gauri Khan took seat next to the Bachchans . Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor sat with Rekha .

THE HOSTS:



Hosts Ranbir Kapoor and Imran Khan rocked the night with their wit, humour and chutzpah. Imran mimicked mamu Aamir Khan by going bare-chest in the Ghajini style and writing the awards on his chest. Ranbir spoofed SRK’s act from Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi.

The two young hosts also argued about who among them would be the next superstar. Ranbir told Imran: “Bura mat manna, lekin log tera naam sun kar Aamir Khan ke baare mein sochte hain”. To which Imran replied: “aur tera naam soch kar Sonam Kapoor ke baare mein sochte hain”. Even as the two stars argued, Darsheel Safary ( Taare Zameen Par ) emerged on stage and proclaimed himself as the next superstar.

Segments of the show were also hosted by Karan Johar , Konkona Sen Sharma and Deepika Padukone .


PERFORMANCES:



The most sterling performance of the evening came from Farhan Akhtar , who sang rock numbers from his film Rock On . Katrina Kaif performed to a medley of her songs while Neil Nitin Mukesh took the stage with Bipasha Basu. Shahid Kapur impressed with his energetic dance performance; Abhishek Bachchan was cool-as-a-cucumber as he got jiggy with a bunch of babes on the tunes of “Maa Da Ladla”.

EMOTIONAL MOMENTS:

The most emotional moment of the night was when Arjun Rampal accepted the award for the Best Supporting actor for his performance in ‘Rock On’. Overwhelmed by emotion, the actor choked on his words and broke down.

Another charged up moment was when Shahrukh Khan took the stage and raved about the success of Slumdog Millionaire and particularly of A R Rahman and Resul Pookutty at the Oscars. Rahman was present at the function with a few kid stars of ‘Slumdog’.

The evening itself began on a patriotic note with the playing of the National Anthem.

Stardust Awards 2009 night - Spectacular!!!

Like every year, this year too, the MAX Stardust Awards 2009 was a dazzling, star-shimmering event held on Sunday, February 15, 2009 in Mumbai. Eminent and glorious from the Hindi film industry came out in their gorgeous best to grace the event and acknowledge the super talented, new league of actors emerging in Bollywood.

The award ceremony was spectacular and it reflected in the smiles on the beautiful faces out there. MAX Stardust Awards have always rewarded in areas that have been either ignored or not brought up for consideration, and that is what is different about them in comparison with some of the other ceremonies.They are second in league after Star Screen Awards that happened in January,

Hosts
The hosts of the glittering evening were the lovely Minnisha Lamba and the humorous Tusshar Kapoor. Fresh from the success of ‘Golmaal Returns’, Tusshar kept the audience enthralled with his inimitable Golmaal style and made audiences to laugh hard.

Performances
Anil Kapoor’s performanced on stage for the first time in seven years where he danced to the tracks of some of his most popular numbers from ‘Woh Saat Din’ to ‘Ram Lakhan’ and many more. He ended the medley with an exhilarating performance on the signature song ‘Jai Ho’ from the acclaimed ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ saluting the spirit and success of Bollywood. In fact, in his acceptance speech for a special award bestowed upon him for taking Indian cinema global and completing 30 years in Hindi cinema, he remarked, “This is my Oscar!”

The award ceremony had a medley of extravagant entertainment, which included electrifying, foot-tapping performances from Minissha Lamba and Neetu Chandra. Amisha Patel floored the audience with her ‘Lazy Lamhe’ act. The ravishing Priyanka Chopra set the stage on fire with her electrifying dance on a medley of her famous tracks while Salman Khan brought the grand event to its close with a rocking performance.

Lifetime Achievement Awards
Dev Anand and Feroz Khan were honoured with Lifetime Achievement Awards, and Devsaab looking a sprightly 86, spoke about how he was still going strong and looking forward to his new movie releasing later this year! Fardeen Khan accepted the award on his father’s behalf as the ailing senior Khan could not be present.

Celebrity Guests
MAX Stardust Awards is really where the film community comes together to recognize their own without any controversy or ugliness. The who’s who of the industry was present at these awards. Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan with Amar Singh, Anil Kapoor, Akshay Kumar and Twinkle Khanna, Rekha, Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor, Ashutosh and Sunita Gowariker, Farhan Akhtar, Boney and Sridevi Kapoor, Kangana Ranaut and Adhyayan Suman, Amrita Rao, Asin, Neha Dhupia, Koena Mitra, Abbas-Mustan, Anu Malik, Genelia D’Souza and many more graced the red carpet.

Sets
The event had extravagant sets coupled with lasers, special effects, lighting and acoustics to create a magnificent audio and visual impact. The sets replicated the ocean and the event truly took the audience on a joy-ride they would enjoy.


Telecast
The spectacular MAX Stardust Awards will be telecast on MAX on 28 February 2009 at 8 pm.Do not miss the fun.