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The Ghanta Awards (sometimes abbreviated as The Ghanta) is an award presented in recognition of the worst in film in Bollywood. Founded by Prashant Rajkhowa and Karan Anshuman in 2010, the annual Ghanta Awards ceremony in Mumbai takes place about the same time as other major Bollywood awards. The term ghanta, which literally means bell, is used in its more irreverent forms. The awards themselves are a large golden bell that is typically used for idol worship.
Contents
- Historical Categories
- Categories For 2015 edition
- Awarding process
- Ceremony
- 2011
- 2012
- 2014
- 2015
- 2016
- References
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.
The first Ghanta Awards ceremony was held in February 2011 at Tian Santorini to honour the worst in film of the 2010 film season. The last 2 editions have been held at J W Marriott on 15 February 2013 & 14 March 2014 respectively. The Ghanta Awards 2015 are slated to be held at the same venue on 8 March 2015.
Historical Categories
Categories For 2015 edition
Awarding process
Earlier, mainstream media film critics such as Rajeev Masand and Karan Anshuman 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. 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
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.
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).
2011
1st Ghanta Awards (2011) Nominees and Winners. Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
2012
2nd Ghanta Awards (2012) Nominees and Winners. Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
2014
Here's The Complete Winner List of the Ghanta Awards 2014:
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
On March 8, 2015, the ceremony was held presenting the awards:
Worst Film: Humshakals
Worst Director: Farah Khan for Happy New Year
Worst Actress: Sonakshi Sinha for Holiday and Action Jackson
Worst Actor: Saif Ali Khan, Ram Kapoor and Riteish Deshmukh for Humshakals
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
In April 2016, the nominees for the awards were announced, with the winners being named the following month.
Worst Film
Worst Director
Worst Actor
Worst Actress
Worst Song
Worst Debut
Worst Supporting Actor
WTF Was That!
Worst Couple
Worst Miscasting
Most Controversial Controversy
Shit Nobody Saw
The Ghanta Tweet of the year