The Indian Film fraternity is awarded by various Production and Television Channels in appreciation of their laborious efforts and entertaining the nation with the largest number of films produced in the world each year. Listed below are the various awards sponsored by private organizations.
Filmfare Awards are the oldest and most prominent film awards given for Hindi films in India. They are given annually to honour Bollywood`s best talents and provide encouragement and incentive to the Hindi motion picture industry.
History:
The awards were first conceived 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. In the first awards function, held on 21st 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. Do Bigha Zameen was the first movie to win the award for the best film. 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 Bawar
Awards:
As of 2005, there are 31 awards. There is now a separate category of film-critics awards, decided by noted film-critics rather than popular votes. Awards are given in the following categories. Follow the links for lists of the award winners, year by year.
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