The Star Screen Awards took shape in the year in the year 1994. Since then Mr. Viveck Goenka (the chairman of The Express Group) initiates the award ceremonies every year. The awards stay distinct from other Indian film fare awards, as they are presented by the film fraternity to the film fraternity. The best screenplay award was introduced in the year 1995. The inaugural award was bagged by Sooraj Barjatya for the film ‘Hum Aapke Hain Kaun’. The film was the biggest hit in Bollywood and was also one of the best movies released in 1994.
The Winners For Screen-Videocon Best Screenplay Award Were:
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Year
|
Screenplay writer/s
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Film
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1995
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Sooraj Barjatya
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Hum Aapke Hain Kaun
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1996
|
Rajesh Kaul, Praful Parikh
|
Haqeeqat
|
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1997
|
Robin Bhatt
|
Raja Hindustani
|
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1998
|
J.P. Dutta
|
Border
|
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1999
|
Anurag Kashyap, Saurabh Shukla
|
Satya
|
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2000
|
Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Kenneth Philips
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Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
|
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2001
|
Honey Irani, Ravi Kapoor
|
Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai
|
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2002
|
Ashutosh Gowarikar, Kumar Dave, Sanjay Dayma
|
Lagaan
|
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2003
|
Jaideep Sahani
|
Company
|
|
2004
|
Karan Johar
|
Kal Ho Na Ho
|
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2005
|
Pooja Ladha Surti
|
Ek Hasina Thi
|
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2006
|
Sanjay Leela Bhansali
|
Black
|
|
2007
|
Rensil D’Silva, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
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Rang De Basanti
|
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2008
|
Anurag Basu
|
Life In A Metro
|
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2009
|
Shiraz Ahmed
|
Race
|
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2010
|
Abhijat Joshi, Rajkumar Hirani, Vidhu Vinod Chopra
|
3 Idiots
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