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.

Awards won by legendary Lata Mangeshkar

Beginning early at age of 13, Lata Mangeshkar's career as a playback singer spans over six decades. Apart from singing for 982 Hindi films, she has also lent her voice to many films in regional languages. So, she holds the Guinness Book of World Record title for having made the most number of recordings in the world.With all modesty Mangeshkar herself stated that she does not keep a record of the number of songs recorded by her, and that she did not know from where Guinness Book editors got their information.




She has been honoured with innumerable awards but the one that truly deserves a special mention is that she is the only second singer in the non-classical category in India to have received the Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian award. She is also the fifth woman to receive the Bharat Ratna, after Indira Gandhi, Mother Teresa, Aruna Asaf Ali and M.S Subbalakshmi.

Several other awards and honors, including Padma Bhushan (1969), Padma Vibhushan (1999), Dada Saheb Phalke Award (1989), NTR National Award (1999), three National Film Awards, and 12 Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards has been bestowed on this magnanimous personality. It is interesting to note that from the year 1958 to 1966 no other female singer was able to get the Filmfare award. After 1969, she even made the unusual gesture of giving up Filmfare awards in favour of fresh talent.She was later awarded Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 1993.

In 1984, the State Government of Madhya Pradesh instituted the Lata Mangeshkar Award in honor of Lata Mangeshkar. The State Government of Maharashtra followed suit in 1992.

Further, Lataji brought in many constructive changes in Hindi film music which proved to be extremely beneficial for singers in the long run. She is the first singer to introduce the royalty system for singers in the industry. In fact, she is the one who insisted that the singer's name should be published with the songs instead of actors.

Her revolutionary ideas irked many bigwigs who tried to stop her, but she stayed firm. For instance she stopped singing with legendary singer Mohammed Rafi and even refused to sing for SD Burman, apart from other legendary composers from 1957 to 62, because her demand for royalty was not met.

Even today, her voice continues to be the most preferred one. Hope to hear more songs from Lataji that will remain in our minds forever.

Special Awards Category of Filmfare Awards

The Filmfare awards were first introduced in 1953. The Clares was the original name of the award ceremony, named after Filmfare critic Clare Mendonca. As of 2005, there are 31 awards. The Special Awards Category of Filmfare is one such newly introduced one and is since then bestowed every year.




Lifetime Achievement
The Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films. Amitabh Bachchan was the first recipient of this Award.

Power Award
The Filmfare Power Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films.The first award was given for the year 2003 and is given every year to those who are ranked No. 1 in the listing of the most powerful names of Bollywood. It is voted each year by the film fraternity.

Special Performance Award
The Filmfare Special Performance Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films.It acknowledges a special and unique performance and encourages young artistes and filmmakers to break new ground in drama, direction and acting. It is only given if someone has done something really different.

Best Scene of the Year
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 to the event.The winner is revealed only at the ceremony.

RD Burman Award for New Music Talent
The Filmfare R.D. Burman Award for New Music Talent is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films.The award is named the late R.D. Burman. The award commemorates new talent in the industry as well as inspiring musicians to break new ground in composing.The first award in this category was first given in 1994.

Best Film of 50 Years (2005)
The Filmfare Best Film of 50 Years was a rare award only given once to celebrate the 50th Filmfare Anniversary. If the award is repeated, the award will be given to a film at Filmfare's 100th anniversary.Although the winning movie never won the Best Movie Award, it was recognized as Bollywood's most significant movie of the last fifty years.