The biggest and grandest awards to be initiated in India, in the year 1994, were the Star Screen Awards. The Screen Awards are distinct from other Indian film awards, as they honor the film fraternity through a panel of eminent professionals from the same industry. The ‘Best Director’ award was introduced in the year 1995 and the inaugural award was bagged by Sooraj R. Barjatya for the film ‘Hum Aapke Hain Kaun’. Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Rakesh Roshan and Ashutosh Gowariker are the directors who have won this award many times.
The Winners For Screen-Videocon Best Director Award Were:
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Year
|
Director
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Film
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1995
|
Sooraj R. Barjatya
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Hum Aapke Hain Kaun
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1996
|
Aditya Chopra
|
Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge
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1997
|
Dharmesh Darshan
|
Raja Hindustani
|
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1998
|
J.P. Dutta
|
Border
|
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1999
|
Karan Johar
|
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
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2000
|
Sanjay Leela Bhansali
|
Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
|
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2001
|
Rakesh Roshan
|
Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai
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2002
|
Ashutosh Gowariker
|
Lagaan
|
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2003
|
Sanjay Leela Bhansali
|
Devdas
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2004
|
Rakesh Roshan
|
Koi Mil Gaya
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2005
|
Kunal Kohli
|
Hum Tum
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2006
|
Sanjay Leela Bhansali
|
Black
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2007
|
Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
|
Rang De Basanti
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2008
|
Shimit Amin and Aamir Khan
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Chak De India and Taare Zameen Par
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2009
|
Ashutosh Gowariker and Neeraj Pandey
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Jodha Akbar and A Wednesday
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2010
|
Rajkumar Hirani
|
3 Idiots
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