Filmfare Awards

Filmfare Awards
Filmfare Awards
Current: 68th Filmfare Awards
	The Filmfare Award statuette
Awarded for	Excellence in the Hindi film industry
Country	India
Presented by	Filmfare
First awarded	March 21, 1954
Last awarded	27 April 2023
Website	www.filmfare.com
Television/radio coverage
Network	Sony Entertainment Television (2000–17); Colors TV; (2018–Present)

The Filmfare Awards are annual awards that honour artistic and technical excellence in the Hindi-language film industry of India.^[1] The Filmfare ceremony is one of the most famous film events in India.^[2] The awards were first introduced by the Filmfare magazine of The Times Group in 1954, the same year as the National Film Awards.^[3] They were initially referred to as the "Clare Awards" or "The Clares" after Clare Mendonca, the editor of The Times of India.

References

↑ AlMishra, Vijay, Bollywood Cinema: A Critical Genealogy (PDF), Victoria University of Wellington, p. 9, retrieved 2011-02-24
↑ Mehta, Monika (2005), "Globalizing Bombay Cinema: Reproducing the Indian State and Family", Cultural Dynamics, 17 (2): 135–154 [145], doi:10.1177/0921374005058583, S2CID 143950404
↑ Boltin, Kylie (Autumn 2003), "Saathiya: South Asian Cinema Otherwise Known as 'Bollywood'", Metro Magazine: Media & Education Magazine (136): 52–5, ISSN 0312-2654

[Mishra_9-1] AlMishra, Vijay, Bollywood Cinema: A Critical Genealogy (PDF), Victoria University of Wellington, p. 9, retrieved 2011-02-24

[Mehta_2005_135–154_145-2] Mehta, Monika (2005), "Globalizing Bombay Cinema: Reproducing the Indian State and Family", Cultural Dynamics, 17 (2): 135–154 [145], doi:10.1177/0921374005058583, S2CID 143950404

[Boltin_52–5-3] Boltin, Kylie (Autumn 2003), "Saathiya: South Asian Cinema Otherwise Known as 'Bollywood'", Metro Magazine: Media & Education Magazine (136): 52–5, ISSN 0312-2654

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