Should Filmfare awards have second best and third best awards?
As only few actors, actresses, composers, singers, directors, etc., had repeatedly received the Indian filmfare awards, it can be debated that should there be second best and third best awards, in order to extend the list of recipients of these awards, the way it is done in case of National Awards. Even second best films are awarded under National Award scheme which is considered the most neutral award presented by the Government of India in respect of excellence of films.
If we look back at these awards, we will find that Dilip Kumar had won the best actor award 8 times, Shankar Jaikishan had won the best composer award 9 times. The reason these achievements are mentioned is because for those number of times any other actor or composer could not get any award. Instead of that if there had been second best or third best award, it could have encouraged others for performing even better in these films.
These days there has been a trend that the notable personalities who did not receive any award are given a lifetime achievement award to show their contribution to bollywood films. But there is a lot of doubt whether the actors like Dharmender or Jeetender who never got any best actor award were content with their lifetime achievement awards.
Another feature of filmfare awards had been the selected categories under which awards had been given. There was no award for best dancer, which could have rewarded the great efforts of quality dancers like Vaijayantimala, Asha Parekh, Hema Malini, Jaya Prada, Sri Devi, Madhuri Dixit, etc. Among them some of them received best actress award in notable roles and did not mind the fact that their dancing efforts were not rewarded.
In respect of composers, the filmfare awards could identify very few composers, although Indian musical heritage and cultural heritage had been enhanced by rich creation of Vasant Desai, C. Ramchandran, Ghulam Mohammad, Jaidev, who hardly received any recognition for their immortal creations. There is also a debate regarding the term of best supporting actor or actress. Whether these actors or actresses did support the main actor or actress in the respective film is a big question mark. It would have been better if they were categorised as best character actor or actress award. Most of the actors and actresses believe that the greatest satisfaction that they have is when their film becomes commercially successful which shows the love and affection of the viewers. The filmfare awards can be re-modelled for addressing more recipients in the years to come.
By: CR Chatterji.
3 comments:
There is no answer to the question why Shatrughun Sinha, Vinod Khanna hardly got any best actor award.Similarly powerful singers like Sonu Nigam had got the award very few times, inspite of giving hits one after the other. The second best or third best award can increase the number of recipients of these awards.
Rumi chatterji.
i never knew that you had such interesting views. you have probably given words to what everybody had in their minds about the award shows, all this while, but never could say it. i totally agree with you. and i love the content on your site. finally i have got a writer who doesn't write the run-of-the-mill stuff. i hope you keep rocking.
simranjeet singh - writer, bollywoodtadka.com
In addition to what Mr. Simranjit Singh had said, there is amother feeling inherent in everybody's mind about the filmfare awards, and that is with so many different types of awards given on bollywood films, like Starscreen awards and other awards, is the filmfare awards considered equally genuine and important these days as it used to be considered 30 years back? I dont think so.
Souvik Chatterji.
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