Bollywood saw the rise of the glorious Star Screen Awards in the year 1994. The Screen Awards attempts to stay distinct from other Indian film awards by nominating and selecting the winner through an appointed jury within the film industry itself. The ‘Most Promising Newcomer – Male’ award was introduced in 1996 and was presented to Bobby Deol for the film ‘Barsaat’.

The Winners For Screen-Videocon Most Promising Newcomer (Male) Award Were:

Year
Actor
Film
1996
Bobby Deol
Barsaat
1997
Chandrachur Singh
Rehna Hai Tere Dil Mein
1998
Akshay Khanna
Himalayaputra
1999
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-
2000
Aftab Shivdasani
Mast
2001
R. Madhavan
Rehna Hai Tere Dil Mein
2002
Arjun Rampal
Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat
2003
Vivek Oberoi
Company
2004
-
-
2005
Shahid Kapoor
Ishq Vishk
2006
Shiney Ahuja
Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi
2007
Siddharth
Rang De Basanti
2008
Ranbir Kapoor
Saawariya
2009
Farhan Akhtar
Rock On
2010
Omi Vaidya
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