50 years of filmfare awards |
50 years of filmfare awards |
Pradeep |
Aug 4 2004, 09:41 PM
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Found this lovely articles on filmfare. The articles contain rich images from the past awards. Since I cannot create the virtual feel here, I've got these articles scanned into PDF format.
The text part I am pasting it on the forum, so that we can look it up later during search. Starting from the 50s... going for Gold. Next year, the Filmfare Awards will celebrate 50 years of history and drama, winners and legends. We kick off the countdown to 2005 with a decade-by-decade look at the ballad of the black lady. Year 1954 'The whole purpose of the Filmfare Awards project is to make the public nationally conscious of, and interested in, the indigenous film industry. It is imperative that the picture-going public be helped to realise the Indian Film Industry's tremendous national significance. At the same time, the Film Industry itself must be made aware of its public, which stands as ultimate judge over its products.' Thus was announced the entry of the beauteous black lady on March 21, 1954. Amazing how true the words ring even today, in a vastly different context of globalisation and the film industry having obtained industry status. The acknowledgement of the power of the public vote, of course, remains the cornerstone of the Filmfare Awards. The first ladies The first event began with just five awards: Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Song. The winners? Bimal Roy bagged the first two trophies for Do Bigha Zameen, then came Dilip Kumar for Daag, Meena Kumari for Baiju Bawra and Naushad for Tu ganga ki mauj in Baiju Bawra. Compering notes Star performances have always been the highlight of the Filmfare Awards. There were seven that year—Vyjayanthimala, Mohammed Rafi, Talat Mehmood, Kamini Kaushal, Nalini Jaywant, Satyavati and Geeta Roy (who later became Geeta Dutt when she married Guru Dutt). And the compere for the evening was the incomparable David who continued to do so for many years. From 1954's David to 2004's Shah Rukh Khan and Saif Ali Khan, humour rules! Reader reaction Fittingly, the first ceremony was held in a movie hall—Mumbai's Metro cinema (oh, for those smallis- beautiful days). The awards were chosen on the basis of a popular poll conducted by the magazine. Four Filmfare readers, picked by a lucky draw from among those who participated in the poll, came up on stage to present the trophies to the winners. Attached File(s) Going_for_Gold_50s.pdf ( 676.54 k ) Number of hits: 185 by members kuch bhi nahin hai tera mol, boli na badi bol, khilona tu maati ka...
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Pradeep |
Aug 6 2004, 09:12 PM
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Year 1963
Helen sizzles, Meena Kumari recites "Was it a good show?" Filmfare asked Ashok Kumar at the end of it all. "It was not a good show. It was a grand show," he replied beaming. To indulge in some name-dropping, among the guests this year were Dilip Kumar, Raj Kapoor, Rajendra Kumar, Shashi Kapoor, Vyjayantimala, Waheeda Rehman, Nutan, Sadhana, Simi Garewal, Saira Banu, Balraj Sahni, Rehman, Raaj Kumar, Dharmendra, Geeta Bali... you get the picture. Southern megastar Sivaji Ganesan also attended. It was the year of Saheb Bibi Aur Ghulam, which won four awards: Best Film (Guru Dutt), Best Director (Abrar Alvi), Best Actress (Meena Kumari), and Best Cinematography (V K Murthy). The Best Actor trophy went to Ashok Kumar for his 100th film Rakhi won him the Best Actor Award, while Shashikala took home her second Best Supporting Actress Award in a row, for Gumrah (the earlier one being for Aarti). The performances: Helen dazzled in her first stage appearance. Johnny Walker did his inimitable take-off on a drunkard. Meena Kumari recited a popular poem—not hers, but one written by poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz. Ashok Kumar sang a few lines of his own songs. And finally, Dilip Kumar congratulated the award winners and said there was no use wasting breath in disputing the fact that while the technique of film-making in India had advanced greatly, the content of our films had yet to improve. Sounds familiar, huh? kuch bhi nahin hai tera mol, boli na badi bol, khilona tu maati ka...
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