Filmfare Awards East

Filmfare Awards East
Filmfare Awards East
Awarded for	Best in film
Country	India
Presented by	Filmfare
First awarded	Bengali (1964) Re Started (2014); Assamese (2014); Odia (2014);
Website	Filmfare Awards East
Television/radio coverage
Network	Colors Bangla (2007–present)

Filmfare Awards East is the Bengali segment of the annual Filmfare Awards, presented by The Times Group to honour the artistic and cinematic excellence in Bengali. The first installment of the awards were held for Bengali, Assamese and Odia films in a ceremony on 29 March 2014.^[2]

History

On 8 March 2014, in a press conference held at Kolkata, the Worldwide Media group announced that Filmfare Award is debuting in Eastern India to honour the best cinematic artistic talent of the region. In the inaugural installment, awards in 29 categories would be given away at the Science City auditorium, Kolkata on 29 March 2014. The awards would include 21 trophies for Bengali movies and four each for Odia and Assamese films. The four categories for both Odia and Assamese films are Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Actress.^[3]^[4] The winners would be selected from 102 entries in Bengali films, 36 and 14 entries respectively from the Odia and Assamese films.^[3] Bengali film actor Prosenjit Chatterjee was present as the chief guest in that occasion.^[5]^[6]^[7] Thereafter two other press conferences followed in Bhubaneswar on 11 March^[3]^[8] and Guwahati on 14 March 2014^[9]^[4] in the presence of Odia film actor Anubhav Mohanty and Assamese film actors Kopil Bora and Zerifa Wahid respectively. From 2017 the award is given only to Bengali film industry.

Winners

1963

Best Film	Mahanagar – R. D. Bhansal

1964

Best Film	Charulata – R. D. Bhansal

1965

Best Film	Atithi – S. N. Sircar

1966

Best Film	Balika Badhu – Samila Devi

1967

Best Film	Hatey Bazarey – Asim Dutta

1968

Best Film	Apanjan – R. K. Kapoor

1969

Best Film	Kamal Lata – Nirel Sil

1970

Best Film	Pratidwandi – Nepal Dutta Asim Dutta

1971

Best Film	Nimantran – Bharat Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana

1972

Best Film	Mem Saheb – Ashim Bhattacharjee

1973

Best Film	Strir Patra – Dhrupadi

1974

Best Film	Best Director
Amanush – Shakti Samanta	Piyush Bose – Bikaley Bhorer Phool
Best Actor	Best Actress
Uttam Kumar- Amanush	Aparna Sen – Sujata

1975

Best Film	Best Director
Sansar Simante – Subir Ghosh	Satyajit Ray – Sonar Kella
Best Actor	Best Actress
Soumitra Chatterjee – Sansar Simante	Suchitra Sen – Priya Bandhabi

1976

Best Film	Best Director
Jana Aranya – Subir Guha	Satyajit Ray – Jana Aranya
Best Actor	Best Actress
Pradip Mukherjee – Jana Aranya	Aparna Sen – Asamaya

1977

Best Film	Best Director
Ek Je Chhilo Desh – Raj Kapoor	Ritwik Ghatak – Jukti Takko Aar Gappo
Best Actor	Best Actress
Soumitra Chatterjee- Babu Moshai	Supriya Devi – Sister

1978

Best Film	Best Director
Baarbodhu – Dehabrata Sircar	Bijoy Chatterjee – Baarbodhu
Best Actor	Best Actress
Uttam Kumar- Dhanraj Tamang	Gita Siddharth – Baarbodhu

1979

Best Film	Best Director
Ganadevata – Department of Information and Cultural Affairs, Government of West Bengal	Satyajit Ray – Joi Baba Felunath
Best Actor	Best Actress
Soumitra Chatterjee- Ganadevata	Sandhya Roy – Ganadevata

1980

Best Film	Best Director
Bancharamer Bagan	Tapan Sinha – Bancharamer Bagan
Best Actor	Best Actress
Manoj Mitra- Bancharamer Bagan	Mahua Roychoudhury – Dadar Kirti^[10]

1981

Best Film	Best Director
Dooratwa – Buddhadeb Dasgupta	Buddhadeb Dasgupta – Dooratwa
Best Actor	Best Actress
Tapas Paul- Saheb^[11]	Sumitra Mukherjee – Baisakhi Megh

1982

Best Film	Best Director
Kharij – Mrinal Sen	Mrinal Sen – Akaler Shandhaney
Best Actor	Best Actress
Dhritiman Chatterjee- Akaler Shandhaney	Aparna Sen – Bijoyini

1983

Best Film	Best Director
Chokh – Department of Information & Cultural Affairs, Government of West Bengal	Utpalendu Chakrabarty – Chokh
Best Actor	Best Actress
Soumitra Chatterjee- Agradani	Aparna Sen – Indira

1985

Best Film	Best Director
Parama – Niharendu Guha	Aparna Sen – Parama
Best Actor	Best Actress
Victor Banerjee- Ghare Bairi	Raakhee – Parama^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Reed, Sir Stanley (26 May 1984). "The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who". Bennett, Coleman. – via Google Books.
^ "First Filmfare Awards for east India". Zee News. Kolkata. 8 March 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2007.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Black Lady on Odia cinema doorstep". The Times of India. Bhubaneswar. TNN. 12 March 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
^ ^a ^b "'Black Lady' unveiled for Filmfare Awards East". Post Jagaran. Guwahati. 14 March 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
^ "Filmfare to toast east's revival". The Times of India. Kolkata. TNN. 9 March 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
^ "Filmfare steps into eastern turf". The Indian Express. Kolkata. Press Trust of India. 9 March 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
^ "Prosenjit announces East Filmfare Awards". Filmfare. 8 March 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
^ Niharika (14 March 2014). "Vivel Brings Black Lady to East". The New Indian Express. Bhubaneswar. Archived from the original on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
^ "'Black Lady' unveiled for Filmfare Awards East". IBN Live. Guwahati. Press Trust of India. 14 March 2014. Archived from the original on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
^ "Queen of Bengali cinema Mahua Roychowdhury death remains a suspense drama". India Today. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
^ PTI (18 February 2020). "Bengali actor and former Trinamool MP Tapas Paul passes away at 61". ThePrint. Retrieved 5 May 2023.

External links

Official website

[auto-1] Reed, Sir Stanley (26 May 1984). "The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who". Bennett, Coleman. – via Google Books.

[2] "First Filmfare Awards for east India". Zee News. Kolkata. 8 March 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2007.

[TOI_BHUB-3] "Black Lady on Odia cinema doorstep". The Times of India. Bhubaneswar. TNN. 12 March 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2014.

[Jagaran-4] "'Black Lady' unveiled for Filmfare Awards East". Post Jagaran. Guwahati. 14 March 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2014.

[TOI-5] "Filmfare to toast east's revival". The Times of India. Kolkata. TNN. 9 March 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2014.

[IExp-6] "Filmfare steps into eastern turf". The Indian Express. Kolkata. Press Trust of India. 9 March 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2014.

[Ffr-7] "Prosenjit announces East Filmfare Awards". Filmfare. 8 March 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2014.

[OR-8] Niharika (14 March 2014). "Vivel Brings Black Lady to East". The New Indian Express. Bhubaneswar. Archived from the original on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2014.

[IBN-9] "'Black Lady' unveiled for Filmfare Awards East". IBN Live. Guwahati. Press Trust of India. 14 March 2014. Archived from the original on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2014.

[10] "Queen of Bengali cinema Mahua Roychowdhury death remains a suspense drama". India Today. Retrieved 21 July 2019.

[11] PTI (18 February 2020). "Bengali actor and former Trinamool MP Tapas Paul passes away at 61". ThePrint. Retrieved 5 May 2023.

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