The glitzy Filmfare Awards were incepted in the year 1954. Since then the awards are constituted by the popular Filmfare magazine. The readers of the magazine choose the winners for the awards. The 50th Golden Filmfare awards were held on 26th February at the Bandra-Kurla Complex in Mumbai. Sonali Bendre, Saif Ali Khan and Farida Jalal were the hosts of the special evening. The grand night was inaugurated with a song sung by Abhijeet Sawant and Amit Sana (‘Indian Idol’ finalists). Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan made his entry and lighted the ‘50 years’ drape fireworks display. The film ‘Yuva’ (directed by Mani Ratnam) swept several awards for the year 2005. The film was released in 2004 with the primary objective to motivate educated Indian youth to enter politics. Here is the list of categories and winners for the year 2005.
The Winners For 50 Golden Filmfare Awards Were:
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Category
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Winner
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Film
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Best Actor
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Shahrukh Khan
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Swades
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Best Actress
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Rani Mukerji
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Hum Tum
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Best Film
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Yash Chopra
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Veer-Zaara
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Best Director
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Kunal Kohli
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Hum Tum
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Best Debut Actor (Male)
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-
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-
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Best Debut Actor (Female)
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Ayesha Takia
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Taarzan: The Wonder Car & Dil Maange More
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Best Supporting Actor (Male)
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Abhishek Bachchan
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Yuva
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Best Supporting Actor (Female)
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Rani Mukerji
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Yuva
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Best Actor in a Comic Role
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Saif Ali Khan
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Hum Tum
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Best Actor in a Negative Role
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Priyanka Chopra
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Aitraaz
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Best Music Direction
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Anu Malik
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Main Hoon Na
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Best Lyricist
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Javed Akhtar
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Veer Zaara -'Tere Liye'
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Best Playback Singer (Male)
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Kunal Ganjawala
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Murder - 'Bheege Honthh Tere'
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Best Playback Singer (Female)
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Alka Yagnik
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Hum Tum - 'Hum Tum'
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Filmfare Critics Awards 2005
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Category
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Winner
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Film
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Best Actor Critics Award
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Pankaj Kapoor
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Maqbool
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Best Actress Critics Award
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Kareena Kapoor
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Dev
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Best Film Critics Award
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Govind Nihalani and Mani Ratnam
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Dev and Yuva
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Filmfare Special Awards 2005
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Category
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Winner
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Life Time Achievement Award
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Rajesh Khanna
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R. D. Burman Award
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Kunal Ganjawala
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Power Awards
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Shahrukh Khan
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Filmfare Technical Awards 2005
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Category
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Winner
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Film
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Best Background Score
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A. R. Rahman
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Swades
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Best Action
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Vikram Dharma
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Yuva
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Best Art Direction
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Sabu Cyril
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Yuva
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Best Sound
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Yash Chopra
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Dhoom
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Best Screenplay
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Mani Ratnam
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Yuva
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Best Cinematography
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Christopher Popp
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Lakshya
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Best Choreography
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Prabhu Deva
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Lakshya - 'Main Aisa Kyon Hoon'
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Best Dialogue
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Aditya Chopra
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Veer-Zaara
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Best Story
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Aditya Chopra
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Veer-Zaara
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