Ghanta Awards
| The Ghanta Awards | |
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| Awarded for | The Worst in Bollywood (since 2011) |
| Country | India |
| First awarded | February 2011 |
| Website | http://www.theghantas.com |
The Ghanta Awards (sometimes abbreviated as The Ghanta) is an award presented in recognition of the worst film in Bollywood.[1] Founded by Prashant Rajkhowa and Karan Anshuman[2][3][4][5] in 2010, the annual Ghanta Awards ceremony in Mumbai takes place about the same time as other major Bollywood awards. The awards themselves are a large golden bell that is typically used for idol worship.
INvision Entertainment exclusively holds the IP rights for the Ghantas Since 2013.
The Ghanta Awards is a live show shaped by online voting by the audience. The public can vote on 13 'worst of' categories.[6]
The first Ghanta Awards ceremony was held in February 2011 at Tian Santorini[7] to honour the worst in film of the 2010 film season.[8] The last 2 editions have been held at J W Marriott on 15 February 2013 and 14 March 2014 respectively. The Ghanta Awards 2015 are slated to be held at the same venue on 8 March 2015 & 2021 (which is the last edition).
Historical categories[edit]
- Worst Film of the Year
- Worst Actor of the Year
- Worst Actress of the Year
- Worst Director of the Year
- Worst Supporting Actor of the Year
- Worst Supporting Actress of the Year
- Worst Couple of the Year
- Worst Song of The Year
- Worst Remake, Rip-off, Sequel of the year
- Worst Holier-than-thou Movie
- WTF Was That..!!
- That's Anything But Sexy
Categories for 2015 edition[edit]
- Worst Film
- Worst Director
- Worst Actor
- Worst Actress
- Worst Song
- Worst Debut
- WTF Was That!
- That's Anything But Sexy
- Most Controversial Controversy
- Worst Couple
- Worst Miscasting
- Worst Brand Endorsement
- Worst Supporting Role
- Shit Nobody Saw
Format[edit]
Awarding process[edit]
Earlier, mainstream media film critics such as Rajeev Masand and Karan Anshuman[9] picked the nominees and put them out for public vote on the awards' website. Voting closed a day before the event. Thousands of film enthusiasts usually participate in voting.[10] Since 2014, the nominees have been decided by an internal team of professional writers and film enthusiasts at the company that manages the event.
Ceremony[edit]
The ceremony, typically held around the same time as other popular Bollywood film awards, is hosted by stand-up comedians of repute (the comedy group East India Comedy since 2014) and is interspersed with sketches mocking the worst film of the year nominees.[11]
Collecting in person
Most winners do not attend the ceremony to collect their awards. Notable exceptions include Sonam Kapoor (Mausam/WTF Was That) and Ritesh Deshmukh (Grand Masti/That's Anything But Sexy).
Winners[edit]
2011[edit]
1st Ghanta Awards (2011) Nominees and Winners. Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.[12][13]
| Worst Picture | Worst Director |
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| Worst Actor | Worst Actress |
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| Worst Supporting Actor | Worst Supporting Actress |
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| Worst Couple | Worst Breakthrough (for the worst new actors/actress) |
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| Worst Song | Worst Story Rip-Off |
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| That's Anything But Sexy | WTF Was That |
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2012[edit]
2nd Ghanta Awards (2012) Nominees and Winners. Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.[14][15]
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| Worst Supporting Actor | Worst Supporting Actress |
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| Worst Couple | Worst Breakthrough (for the worst new actors/actress) |
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| Worst Song | Worst Story Rip-Off |
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| That's Anything But Sexy | WTF Was That |
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| Worst Holier-Than-Thou Movie | |
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2013[edit]
| Worst Picture | Worst Director |
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| Worst Actor | Worst Actress |
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| Worst Supporting Actor | Worst Supporting Actress |
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| Worst Couple | Worst Breakthrough (for the worst new actors/actress) |
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| Worst Song | Worst Rip-Off/Remake |
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| That's Anything But Sexy | WTF Was That |
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| Worst Sequel | |
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2014[edit]
Here's The Complete Winner List of the Ghanta Awards 2014:[17]
Worst Film: Himmatwala
Worst Director: Sajid Khan For Himmatwala
Worst Actress: Priyanka Chopra For Zanjeer
Worst Actor: Prateik Babbar For Issaq
Worst Couple: Aamir Khan and Katrina Kaif For Dhoom 3
Worst Supporting Actor: Imran Khan For Once Upon a Time in Mumbai Dobaara!
Worst Supporting Actress: Ameesha Patel For Race 2 And Shortcut Romeo
Shit Nobody Saw: Sona Spa
Worst Remake: Krrish 3
That's Anything But Sexy: Grand Masti
Kuoting Krap With Karan: Salman Khan
2015[edit]
On March 8, 2015, the ceremony was held presenting the awards:[18]
Worst Film: Humshakals
Worst Director: Farah Khan for Happy New Year
Worst Actress:
- Sonakshi Sinha for Holiday and Action Jackson
- Katrina Kaif for Bang Bang
- Tamannaah for Entertainment
- Jacqueline Fernandez for Kick
Worst Actor:
- Saif Ali Khan, Ram Kapoor and Riteish Deshmukh for Humshakals
- Ajay Devgn for Action Jackson
- Salman Khan for Kick
- Arjun Kapoor for Gundey
WTF was That!: Ajay Devgn’s genitals being a good luck charm in Action Jackson
Anything But Sexy: Sonakshi Sinha as a Boxer in Holiday
Special Sajid Khan Lifetime Achievement Award: Sajid Khan
Worst Song: Himesh Reshamya for Icecream Khaungi from The Xposé
Worst Case of Miscasting: Sonam Kapoor for Khoobsurat
Shit Nobody Saw: Dishkiyaoon
Worst Brand Endorsement: Vivek Oberoi for Swacch Bharat Campaign
Most Controversial Controversy: TOI and Deepika Padukone for Cleavage Gate!
Worst Couple: Arjun Kapoor and Ranveer Singh in Gunday
Worst Debut: Mika Singh and Shaan in Balwinder Singh Famous Ho Gaya
Worst Supporting Role: Kamaal R Khan or KRK for Ek Villain.
2016[edit]
In April 2016, the nominees for the awards were announced,[19] with the winners being named the following month.[20]
Worst Film
- Shandaar
- Roy
- Prem Ratan Dhan Payo
- Bombay Velvet
Worst Director
- Vikas Bahl - Shaandaar
- Karan Malhotra - Brothers
- Mohit Suri- Humari Adhoori Kahani
- Vikramjeet Singh- Roy
Worst Actor
- Shah Rukh Khan - Dilwale
- Ritesh Deshmukh- Bangistan
- Arjun Rampal- Roy'
- Arjun Kapoor- Tevar
Worst Actress
- Anushka Sharma - Bombay Velvet
- Aishwarya Rai - Jazbaa
- Sunny Leone - Ek Paheli Leela/ kuch kuch locha hai
- Sonam Kapoor- Prem Ratan Dhan Paayo/Dolly Ki Doli
- Sonakshi Sinha- Tevar
Worst Song
- Ke dil kare chu cha chu cha - Singh is Bliing
- Paani Waala Dance- Kuch Kuch Locha hai
- Banno Tera Sweater (Swagger)
- Daddy Mummy - Bhaag Johnny
- Prem Ratan Dhan Paayo- Title Track
Worst Debut
- Athiya Shetty - Hero
- Sooraj Pancholi - Hero
- Kapil Sharma - Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon
- Karan Singh Grover- Hate Story 3/Alone
- Mandana Karimi- Bhaag Johnny
Worst Supporting Actor
- Varun Dhawan - Dilwale
- Pulkit Samrat- Bangistan/Dolly ki Doli
- Jackky Bhagnani- Welcome to Karachi
- Neil Nitin Mukesh - "Prem Ratan Dhan Paayo"
WTF Was That!
- Guddu ki Gun
- Dil Dhadakne Do Dog Narration (Aamir Khan)
- Kattapa ne Bahubali ko kyu maara?
- Ranbanka (Manish Paul and Ravi Kishan)
- Shamitabh
Worst Couple
- Anil Kapoor- Nana Patekar in Welcome Back
- Bipasha one- Bipasha two in Alone
- Karan Johar- Ranbir Kapoor in Bombay Velvet (Karan's character has a strong gay undertone)
- Sonam Kapoor- Varun Sharma in Dolly Ki Doli
- Amitabh-Dhanush in Shamitabh
Worst Miscasting
- Jacqueline Fernandes as a Filmmaker in Roy
- Ajay Devgn as an Intelligent Family Man in Drishyam
- Emraan Hashmi as an Invisible Man in Mr X
- Karan Johar as Gangster in Bombay Velvet
- Sunny Deol in I love NY as an eligible bachelor
Most Controversial Controversy
- Anushka Sharma blamed for Virat Kohli poor performance, and he replying back
- Spectre Kissing scene edited for Indian viewership (Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan!)
- Kangana calling Hrithik her "silly ex" and everything that followed
Shit Nobody Saw
- Hawaizaada
- Mr. X
- Welcome to Karachi
- All Is Well
- Hunterrr
- Ab Tak Chhappan 2
- Hamari Adhuri Kahani
The Ghanta Tweet of the year
- Sunil Grover
- Rishi Kapoor
- Abhishek Bachchan
- Hrithik Roshan
See also[edit]
References[edit]
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- ^ Parande, Shweta (19 March 2014). "Ghanta Awards 2014 winners' list: Salman Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Aamir Khan and Katrina Kaif named the worst!". india.com. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
- ^ Parande, Shweta (10 March 2015). "Ghanta Awards 2015 winners list: Sonakshi Sinha, Saif Ali Khan, Ajay Devgn, Farah Khan declared the worst!". india.com. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
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