60-462: The Filmfare Best Director Award is one of the main awards presented given by the annual Filmfare Awards to recognise directors working in Hindi cinema . It was first presented in 1954 in the inaugural year. Bimal Roy has the record of winning most awards (7) and the distinction of winning the award thrice in a row, on 2 separate occasions (1954–1956 and 1959–1961). He also won the award whenever he
120-592: A belief that the cinema-going audience primarily consists of males. As a result, testosterone-driven films aimed at men would have a high chance of succeeding and fairer sex can't make a film a hit. However, Gangubai Kathiawadi's box office performance proves that even women audiences can take the film into the 'hit' or even the 'super-hit' zone. Bhatt's look in Gangubai Kathiawadi inspired Malaysia's Northern Haute Couture Fashion Show 2022. Deadline Hollywood noted that Gangubai Kathiawadi proved to be
180-435: A definite watch". Devesh Sharma of Filmfare gave the film a rating of three and a half out of five stars and wrote "SLB has again given us a film which keeps us glued to our seats for close to three hours". Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express gave the film a rating of three out of five stars, writing, "Sanjay Leela Bhansali's latest is the kind of old-fashioned dialogue-heavy, sentiment-on-sleeve film which Bollywood
240-502: A film career under the tutelage of his aunt Sheela. Ramnik turns out to be a groomer who sells Ganga to Sheela's brothel , where she is forced into prostitution and has her name changed to Gangu. There, Gangu introduces labour rights by advocating for prostitutes to observe days off from work once a week. One night, sadistic local goon Shaukat violently assaults Gangu, leaving her hospitalised. Hoping for justice, Gangu goes to Shaukat's principled boss, mafia leader Rahim Lala , who
300-399: A rating of three and a half out of five stars and wrote " Gangubai Kathiawadi 's camera work, background score and dialogues are the three pillars that take it from being just another gutsy biopic to a film that creates a massive impact. Gangubai is a solid risk for both Bhansali and Alia. A risk that pays off beautifully for both the director and his muse". Prathap Nair of Firstpost gave
360-462: A rating of three and a half out of five stars and wrote "With whatever is packed into this drama, there are enough moments that will draw you into this world where nights seem endless and the lights never fade." Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV gave the film a rating of three and a half out of five stars and wrote "The visually sumptuous character study, more baroque than 1950s Bombay, is at once sweeping and intimate". Tushar Joshi of India Today gave
420-471: A rating of three and a half out of five stars and wrote "Written by Bhansali and Utkarshini Vashishtha, it flips the narrative by handing out extraordinary concessions to the female lead at its heart, not entirely a frequent occurrence in Bollywood". Bollywood Hungama gave the film a rating of three and a half out of five stars, writing: "The Alia Bhatt-starrer Gangubai Kathiawadi is a powerful saga and
480-405: A speech at a feminist meeting held at Azad Maidan . In her speech, Gangubai highlights misogynistic societal viewpoints against her community, which label prostitutes as immoral and deprive their children of basic human rights. After her speech becomes popular, Hamid arranges a meeting with a local politician seeking her support in the upcoming elections . Since the school has filed a PIL with
540-441: A ‘‘rare-breakout’’ for a female-led Bollywood feature. Actress Bhumi Pednekar credited Gangubai Kathiawadi for encouraging her to do female-lead films. Cultural professor Rachel Dwyer referred Gangubai Kathiawadi as Bhansali's version of 1972 cult classic , Pakeezah . She drew parallels between Bhatt's and Meena Kumari 's character and wrote, "Gangubai may be seen as a version of Sahibjaan/ Pakeezah, who finds herself in
600-462: Is 46.5 cm and it weighs around 5 kg. To celebrate the 25th year of the awards, the statues were made in silver and to celebrate the 50th year the statues were made in gold . The Filmfare trophy has been manufactured by The Award Gallery since 2000. Until 2012, there had only been a few changes made to the trophy. But as of 2014, a huge change was made to give the trophy a 3-D look. There were two reasons given for this change. First, that
660-553: Is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language biographical crime drama film directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and produced by Bhansali and Jayantilal Gada . Based on the book Mafia Queens of Mumbai by S. Hussain Zaidi , it tells the story of Gangubai Kathiawadi , a simple girl from Kathiawad who is forced into prostitution and later rises to become a madam and an influential figure in Bombay 's red-light area. The film stars Alia Bhatt in
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#1732798412091720-399: Is credited as one of the films which has revived the movie business post COVID-19 pandemic . It is considered as an ice-breaker for Bollywood since it was the among few Hindi film to pull audiences back to the cinema halls after the pandemic. Bollywood Hungama noted that Gangubai Kathiawadi's commercial performance has given the much-needed hope to the industry that the box-office in
780-403: Is embellished with terrific moments and a career best performance by Alia Bhatt. At the box office, it has bright chances to score with the multiplex and female audiences". Stutee Ghosh of The Quint gave the film a rating of three and a half out of five stars and wrote " Gangubai Kathiawadi is a Sanjay Leela Bhansali canvas and a complete Alia Bhatt show". Sukanya Verma of Rediff gave
840-414: Is forgetting how to make". Monika Rawal Kukreja of Hindustan Times wrote "Alia Bhatt...has given a superlative performance as Gangubai". Anuj Kumar of The Hindu wrote "This is easily Bhansali at his best as he has been able to marry craft with content; here, he attempts a Pakeezah for the millennials and almost succeeds". Sonia Dedhia of News18 wrote "Alia Bhatt practically disappears into
900-517: Is impressed with her confidence. Declaring her to be his sister, Rahim brutally beats Shaukat when he reappears at the brothel, causing Gangu to earn the adoration of fellow prostitutes. Nine years later, Gangu becomes the brothel's madame after Sheela's death. Henceforth, she is referred to as Gangubai , and goes on to become a powerful figure in Kamathipura , the red-light district of Bombay . In 1962, 14-year-old Madhu from Ratnagiri District
960-484: Is playing a cameo joined sets on 27 February 2021. The film was wrapped up on 26 June 2021. The film score is composed by brothers Sanchit Balhara and Ankit Balhara , while the songs featured in the film are composed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali with lyrics written by A. M. Turaz , Kumaar and Bhojak Ashok "Anjam". The Hindi version of the chours singer includes Tarannum Jain, Dipti Rege, Aditi Pradhudesai, Aditi Paul, Kalpana, Ruchna, Pragti. The Telugu version of
1020-579: Is sold into prostitution at a brothel in Kamathipura. Unable to force her into becoming a sex worker , procurer Rashmibai requests Gangubai to persuade her. Gangubai meets Madhu and shares her story, eventually sending her back. Gangubai decides to stand as a candidate in the presidential elections of Kamathipura against the incumbent, a ruthless hijra named Raziabai, who has won unopposed the last two years. With Rahim's help, Gangubai arranges illegal alcohol sales from her brothel to raise money and improve
1080-473: The 68th Filmfare Awards , the film received a leading 17 nominations and won a leading 11 awards, including Best Film , Best Director (Bhansali), and Best Actress (Bhatt). In 1956, 16-year-old Ganga Jagjivandas Kathiawadi , born into an affluent family to a Gujrati barrister in Kathiawad , aspires to become a Bollywood actress and runs away from home with her older boyfriend Ramnik who promises her
1140-675: The Academy Awards . A dual voting system was developed in 1956. Under this system, in contrast to the National Film Awards, which are decided by a panel appointed by the Indian Government, the Filmfare Awards are voted on by both the public and a committee of experts. The ceremony has been sponsored by various private organisations in the past as well as in present provisions. During several years in
1200-545: The Hindi -language film industry of India (not all Indian Cinema ). The Filmfare ceremony is one of the most famous film events in India. The awards were introduced by Filmfare magazine of The Times Group in 1954, the same year as the National Film Awards . They were initially referred to as the "Clare Awards" or "The Clares" after Clare Mendonça , the editor of The Times of India and modelled after
1260-663: The Hindi cinema debut of television personality Shantanu Maheshwari , who portrays Gangubai's boyfriend Afsaan. and TV actor Varun Kapoor to debut as the grey role of Ramnik Lala. Filming began in February 2019. Production was put on hold in March 2020 due to the lockdown ordered by the Indian government owing to the COVID-19 pandemic , when the film was 70% complete. Bhatt resumed work on 6 October 2020, and Ajay Devgn who
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#17327984120911320-608: The Supreme Court , Gangubai is assured a meeting with the Prime Minister , in New Delhi . Gangubai requests the legalization of prostitution in the country, claiming her neighbourhood is constantly discriminated against and is on the edge of homelessness. The Prime Minister agrees to set up a committee to investigate the status of prostitution in the country and block the brothels in Kamathipura from being vacated. With
1380-466: The 1990s, a live ceremony was broadcast to television audiences but was later discontinued due to unknown reasons. Since 2001, a recorded and edited version of the awards ceremony was televised on SET a week or two after the ceremony has been held. Since 2018 , the ceremony has been televised on Colors . Until 2023, the function was held in Mumbai except for year 2020 when the 65th Filmfare Awards event
1440-649: The Black Lady home. The 2013 Filmfare awards took place in Mumbai at the Yash Raj Studios in Andheri . A special press conference was held just for its announcement and this took place at the Suburban hotel in Mumbai as well. The theme that year was a hundred years in the future. The reason for the theme to be held that year was because it was meant to be continuous from the previous year's theme, where
1500-624: The Telugu-language dubbed version. The film is now streaming on Netflix from 26 April 2022. In June 2022, the film became the most-watched Indian film on Netflix . Gangubai Kathiawadi earned ₹ 10.50 crore (US$ 1.3 million) at the domestic box office on its opening day. On the second day, the film collected ₹ 13.32 crore (US$ 1.6 million). On the third day, the film collected ₹ 15.30 crore (US$ 1.8 million), taking total domestic weekend collection to ₹ 39.12 crore (US$ 4.7 million). As of 14 April 2022 ,
1560-416: The area over concerns of negative influences while a local builder wants to demolish the brothels to construct skyscrapers on their land. Gangubai protests, stating the prostitutes of Kamathipura will be homeless if evicted, and Rahim intimidates the builder's agent. Gangubai visits the school principal to get the children from her brothel admitted into the school, paying their fees for five years and suggesting
1620-482: The award again for Gully Boy in 2020, thus becoming the only woman to win the award twice. Other women directors to have been nominated are Mira Nair for Salaam Bombay! in 1990, Farah Khan for Main Hoon Na in 2005 and for Om Shanti Om in 2008, Gauri Shinde for English Vinglish in 2013 and Seema Pahwa for Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi in 2022. Rajkumar Santoshi remains the only director to have won
1680-513: The award for his first two films – for Ghayal in 1991 and for Damini in 1994. Nitesh Tiwari and Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari are the only married couple to win the award. Additionally, they won the award in consecutive years – the former won the award for Dangal in 2017 and the latter won the award for Bareilly Ki Barfi in 2018. Only once have two siblings been nominated in the same year; Zoya Akhtar for Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara and Farhan Akhtar for Don 2 in 2012, with Zoya winning
1740-591: The banquet that followed the award night at Wellington Club (Gymkhana), Mumbai. The winners for the year 1985 were announced in 1986 and the event was scheduled to be held at the Brabourne Stadium in December 1986. The Bombay Film Industry as it was known then, went on strike in 1986 because of its many contentious issues with the Government of Maharashtra . As a result, the ceremony was pushed to
1800-464: The best Bollywood films of 2022. The Financial Express listed it as one of the highly acclaimed content-driven films of 2022. Corinne Sullivan and Jasmine Ting of Cosmopolitan listed it as one of the twenty best Bollywood movies of 2022. Allan Hunter of Screen Daily listed it as one of the ten best films of 2022. Siddhant Adlakha of Vulture listed it as one of the five best Indian films of 2022. Shomini Sen of WION listed it as one of
1860-410: The best Hindi film of 2022. Anupama Chopra of Film Companion ranked it as the third best Indian film of 2022. Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express listed it as one of the best films of 2022. Deepa Gahlot of Rediff listed it as one of her top movies of 2022. Aparita Bhandari of Paste listed it as one of the ten best Bollywood movies of 2022. Times of India listed it as one of
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1920-464: The best Hindi films of 2022. Anuj Kumar of The Hindu listed it as one of the best Hindi films of 2022. Nidhi Gupta of Vogue India listed it as one of the best Bollywood movies of 2022. Scroll staff listed it as one of 2022’s best and most memorable releases in cinemas and on streaming platforms across different languages. Meenakshi Shedde of Mid-Day listed it as one of the top twenty best all-India films of 2022. Gangubai Kathiawadi
1980-596: The category. The following Directors have received multiple Best Director nominations. The list is sorted by the number of total awards (with the number of total nominations listed in parentheses). In the list below, the winner of the award for each year is shown first, followed by the other nominees. The films are listed by the years when the award was presented. The announcing of nominations became regular after 1959. Filmfare Awards Gangubai Kathiawadi 12th Fail The Filmfare Awards are annual awards that honour artistic and technical excellence in
2040-406: The character of Gangubai Kathiawadi. There's a hard-to-miss intensity in her eyes, and tenacity in her voice". The Guardian featured Alia Bhatt's portrayal in their listing of the best big-screen performances of all time. Wendy Ide of Screen Daily named Bhatt's performance in the film as the best performance of the year 2022. Mark Kermode of The Guardian listed Bhatt's performance in
2100-570: The chours singer includes Sahithi Komanduri, P. Sathya Yamini, Harini Ivaturi, Aswhini Chepuri, V. Pavani. Gangubai Kathiawadi had its premiere on 16 February 2022 at 72nd Berlin International Film Festival , at the Berlinale Speciale Gala Section. The film was released in cinemas on 25 February 2022. Earlier, the film was scheduled for release on 30 July 2021 but it was postponed due to
2160-466: The domestic box office and ₹ 209.77 crore (US$ 25 million) globally, emerging as a commercial success. Numerous publications listed Gangubai Kathiawadi and Bhatt's performance in the film on various year-end best films and performances lists of 2022. The film has received various accolades . At the 69th National Film Awards , Gangubai Kathiawadi won 5 awards, including Best Actress (Bhatt) and Best Screenplay (Bhansali and Vashishtha). At
2220-428: The elections and starts advocating for the civil rights of prostitutes. While in office, she gets to call her family for the first time in twelve years and finds out her father has died and her family has not forgiven her for running away. After a grand Navaratri celebration and a voluntary business refrain , Rahim informs Gangubai that a nearby Catholic girls' school has started a campaign to evict prostitutes from
2280-470: The film a rating of four and a half out of five stars and wrote "Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Gangubai Kathiawadi starring Alia Bhatt, Ajay Devgn and others is an absolute crowd-puller. Mugdha Kapoor Safaya of DNA India gave the film a rating of four out of five stars and wrote "The film's narrative is such that you will empathise with Gangu, root for her and cheer for her with every small victory, but never pity her." Jagadish Angadi of Deccan Herald gave
2340-468: The film a rating of four out of five stars and wrote "Alia Bhatt as Gangubai is exceptionally brilliant. The linear storytelling effectively highlights multiple conflicts of Gangubai. Wendy Ide of The Observer gave the film a rating of four out of five stars and wrote "The hard-hitting story of a sex worker who rises through the ranks of 60s gangland Mumbai is powered by a magnetic performance from Alia Bhatt". Ronak Kotecha of The Times of India gave
2400-494: The film a rating of three and a half out of five stars and wrote "Something in Alia has surely changed after Gangubai . Her entire performance is about proving to herself and not to the world what she can do, feels Sukanya Verma". Sanjana Jadhav of Pinkvilla gave the film a rating of three and a half out of five stars and wrote "Alia Bhatt and the cast performances, Bhansali's visuals and a sneak peek into this brutal world makes it
2460-492: The film as one of the best Indian film performances of 2022. Sakshi of News24 listed Bhatt's performance in the film as one of the best Indian film performances of 2022. Ananya Jain of Indiatimes listed Bhatt's performance in the film as one of the best Indian film performances of 2022. Man's World staff listed Bhatt's performance in the film as one of the best Bollywood female performances of 2022. Subhash K. Jha of Firstpost crowned Gangubai Kathiawadi as
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2520-444: The film as one of the ten best performances of 2022. Subhash K. Jha of Times of India listed Bhatt's performance in the film among the top five acclaimed female performances of 2022. Sukanya Verma of Rediff listed Bhatt as one of the top female performers of 2022. Sanyukta Thakare of Mashable listed Bhatt as one of the top female performers of the year. Santanu Das of Hindustan Times listed Bhatt's performance in
2580-441: The film grossed ₹ 153.69 crore (US$ 18 million) in India and ₹ 55.56 crore (US$ 6.7 million) overseas, for a worldwide gross collection of ₹ 209.25 crore (US$ 25 million), recovering its budget and emerging as a commercial success. The film grossed over ₹ 209.77 crore (US$ 25 million) worldwide, becoming the fifth highest grossing Hindi films of 2022 . Bollywood Hungama and Box Office India stated that
2640-469: The film's box-office verdict of a "hit". Gangubai Kathiawadi received critical acclaim with major praise directed towards the performances (particularly Bhatt, Raaz, Maheshwari, Devgn and Pahwa), music, production design, cinematography, storyline and Bhansali's direction. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , the film holds an approval rating of 91% based on 22 reviews and an average rating of 7/10. Sushri Sahu of Mashable gave
2700-534: The fraternity celebrated the completion of a hundred years in Indian cinema at the box office. The statuette , depicting a woman whose arms are upraised in a dance number with her fingers touching, is commonly referred to as "The Black Lady" (or "The Lady in Black"). Originally designed by N.G. Pansare under the supervision of Times of India ' s art director Walter Langhammer, it is generally made of bronze, its height
2760-465: The implementation of their right to education as a better way to abolish sex trade than forceful eviction. The girls are enrolled in front of sympathetic newspaper journalist Hamid but are thrown out on their first day. Hamid decides to publish Gangubai's interview regarding the campaign in his newspaper to support her cause. Meanwhile, her friend Kamli dies after giving birth, and Gangubai takes in her child, Pammi. Hamid arranges for Gangubai to deliver
2820-464: The jury. The People's Choice Award for Best Short Film was presented to Khamakha . Short films like Chutney , Matitali Kusti and Taandav won awards as well. Hollywood star Gregory Peck was invited to be the guest of honour at the first ever awards on 21 March 1954 at the Metro theatre, Mumbai but could not make it to the function since his flight from Colombo got delayed. However, Peck did attend
2880-442: The living standards of the prostitutes. After Raziabai's failed attempt at arresting Gangubai, she broadcasts free movies in her neighbourhood, attracting Raziabai's supporters. Furthermore, she arranges a marriage between Roshni, the virgin daughter of fellow prostitute Kusum, and Afsaan, a Muslim tailor with whom she had a brief romance, by paying their dowry and throwing a grand celebration , gaining further support. Gangubai wins
2940-490: The near future would fire up even more. They also noted Bhatt's ability to shoulder a film on her own and stated, ‘‘Actresses often are not able to do so and need the help of a male actor to get audiences to cinemas. Alia, on the other hand, stands out and she doesn't need any hero's support. Without a male actor, she has managed to deliver a film that's all set to enter the ₹ 100 crore club and that speaks volumes’’. Additionally, Bollywood Hungama further noted that, there's
3000-522: The next year. The winners of 1985 were awarded on 28 January 1987. For security reasons, the Filmfare was not awarded for 1986 and 1987. The Red Carpet is a segment that takes place before the beginning of the actual ceremony. This is when actors, actresses, producers, directors, singers, composers, and others that have contributed to Indian cinema are introduced. Hosts question the celebrities about upcoming performances and who they think deserves to take
3060-454: The order being granted, the brothels of Kamathipura are prevented from being evicted, and Gangubai is widely celebrated in her area for her influence and social activism . The news about an adaptation of one of the chapters of Hussain Zaidi 's book Mafia Queens of Mumbai first came out in June 2017 with Priyanka Chopra attached to star as the leading character . The film's earlier title
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#17327984120913120-481: The organisers believe that it was necessary to match the many advances in technology in today's world, which will advance a lot more in the coming years as well. This was also an attempt to match the theme of the 2013 set of awards at Filmfare in Mumbai: a hundred years leap into the future. In 2020, Filmfare started Filmfare OTT Awards for the best in web series. Gangubai Kathiawadi Gangubai Kathiawadi
3180-528: The rising cases and second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was then scheduled for worldwide release in theatres on 6 January 2022 but to avoid clash with S. S. Rajamouli's RRR , which would also get postponed due to Omicron variant of Covid-19 , the release has been changed to 18 February. Later, the date was pushed back by a week to release on 25 February 2022. The film was released in Hindi along with
3240-746: The same year – Gulzar in 1974 (for Achanak and Koshish ), Basu Chatterjee in 1977 (for Chhoti Si Baat and Chitchor ) and Hrishikesh Mukherjee in 1980 (for Gol Maal and Jurmana ). Sai Paranjpye was the first of 4 women to have won this award, the second being Zoya Akhtar , the third being Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari , and the fourth being Meghna Gulzar . Sai Paranjpye won it for Sparsh in 1985. Paranjpye had earlier been nominated for Chashme Buddoor in 1982. Zoya Akhtar won it for Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara in 2012. Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari won it for Bareilly Ki Barfi in 2018 and Meghna Gulzar won it in for Raazi in 2019, after previously being nominated in 2016 for Talvar . Akhtar won
3300-445: The title role, alongside Shantanu Maheshwari , Vijay Raaz , Indira Tiwari , Seema Pahwa , Jim Sarbh and Ajay Devgn . Gangubai Kathiawadi premiered at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival on 16 February 2022, and was released in theatres on 25 February 2022. It received widespread critical acclaim for its themes, direction, production value and Bhatt's performance. The film grossed ₹ 153.69 crore (US$ 18 million) at
3360-578: Was Heera Mandi . In March 2019, Chopra confirmed that she was working on a project with Bhansali, who also confirmed that he was making Gangubai Kathiawadi with Chopra. However, in September 2019, media reported that Alia Bhatt , who was supposed to do a different film, titled Inshallah , by Bhansali was going to replace Chopra after Inshallah got shelved. Principal photography begun in Film City , Mumbai on 27 December 2019. The film marks
3420-803: Was held on 16 February 2020 at Sarusajai Stadium, Guwahati . Until the mid-1990s, Filmfare Awards were the preeminent and most-recognised awards in Bollywood until several other awards sprouted up in Mumbai. This has resulted in poor viewership since the 2000s. In addition to the flagship event, Filmfare also has variants for other Indian film industries, such as Filmfare Awards South for South Indian cinema ; Filmfare Marathi Awards for Marathi cinema ; Filmfare Awards Bangla for Bengali cinema , Assamese cinema , and Odia cinema ; Filmfare Awards Punjabi for Punjabi cinema ; Filmfare OTT Awards for over-the-top films , Filmfare Short Film Awards for short films ; and Filmfare Style & Glamour Awards. The Filmfare awards were introduced in 1954. The Clares
3480-489: Was nominated (7/7). Sanjay Leela Bhansali has received the award 5 times, Yash Chopra and Raj Kapoor has received the award 4 times each. Yash Chopra received 12 nominations, Sanjay Leela Bhansali has received 8 nominations, while Raj Kapoor has received 6 nominations. Mahesh Bhatt was nominated thrice in a row (1984–1986). However, he hasn't received any award even after having been nominated 6 times. Also, no director has ever won if one has been nominated twice in
3540-657: Was the first movie to win the award for Best Film. The first winners for the other four categories were: Bimal Roy for his direction of Do Bigha Zameen , Dilip Kumar for his performance in Daag , Meena Kumari for her performance in Baiju Bawra , and Naushad Ali for his music in Baiju Bawra . The Filmfare Awards also introduced the Short Film Category in 2017, with Vidya Balan and Gauri Shinde on
3600-580: Was the original name of the award ceremony, named after The Times of India critic Clare Mendonca . Readers of Filmfare 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 21 March 1954 at the Metro Theatre of Mumbai , only five awards were presented: Best Film , Best Director , Best Actor , Best Actress , and Best Music Director. Do Bigha Zameen
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