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Filmfare Awards 

The Filmfare Awards are the equivalent of Hollywood's Oscars. At the awards function each year there is a huge gala and a who's who of the top Bollywood film industry along with new young and aspiring actors, actresses, and film makers walk the red carpet making for a star studded event.

The Filmfare awards were first introduced in 1954. The Clares was the original name of the award ceremony, named after The Times of India critic Clare Mendonca. Readers of Filmfare were polled to decide the winners, and over 20,000 readers spread throughout India participated in the polls; trophies were given to winners of the popular vote.

The Filmfare Awards are presented annually by The Times Group to honor both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Hindi language film industry of India. The Filmfare ceremony is one of the oldest and most prominent film events given for Hindi films in India.


FIRST FILMFARE AWARDS

In the first awards function, held on March 21, 1954 at the Metro Theater of Mumbai, only five awards were presented: Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Music Director. Do Bigha Zameen was the first movie to win the award for Best Film. The first winners for other four categories were: Bimal Roy for his direction of Do Bigha Zameen, Dilip Kumar for his performance in Daag, Meena Kumari for her performance in Baiju Bawra, and Naushad for his music in Baiju Bawra.

 

Amitabh Bachan & Shah Rukh Khan

The Indian Cinema 

Bollywood as it is famously known, is Bombay's answer to Hollywood. It has millions of fans around the world. It is a well known fact that the Indian film industry produces more films than any other country in the world and the films sell in more than 50 countries around the world. Indian movie stars, especially the Hindi movie stars enjoy a celebrity status like none other.   Top

 

Indian Movies : An experience in itself ! 

Going to an Indian movie is one of the biggest pastimes of Indians not only in India but all over the world. Indian movies are generally 3 hours long with an intermission in between to stretch your legs. During intermission movie goers flock to the Indian snack bars for yummy Samosas, Popcorn, drinks and more. Indian movies have at least 6 to 8 songs maybe more in each movie depicting the situation. The themes usually deal with family drama, fantasy, love stories, and more. Indian movies are a real "get-away" for the movie goer  as you will be taken into a completely different world.    

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Indian Film Music

Indian movie songs are melodious and harmonious. Melodies stem from Indian classical tunes to pop and even believe it or not rap. The Indian film music can be heard playing not only in homes, car radios but is on television in the form of game shows.  Indians are known to play "Antakshadi" as a great after dinner pastime with Hindi movie songs.  Hear the Top 10 Songs on the Planet Bollywood Top Songs page. (Real Player)

Here are some sites that might get your feet tapping !

Indian Movie Theatres in the Unites States

If you would like to see an Indian movie.  Try calling one of these theatres to check for the latest shows and show times.  Ticket prices vary as they depend upon the popularity of the movie. Usually between $7 to $10. Kids may be half price.

Alabama  Top Alaska Top Arizona Top Arkansas Top California Indian Movie Center 6 (IMC6 2604 Town Center Lane, Sunnyvale, CA 94086 (408) 737-9151 Chirag Entertainers (Only Kannada Movies.) 2745 Denton Way, San Jose, CA. (408)-270-8390 Mann Cluver Plaza Los Angeles, CA. (310)-960-0058 Naz 8 39400 Argonaut Way, Fremont, CA 94538 (510) 797-2000     (510) 797-2199 Northridge Cinemas 19401 Parthenia Street Northridge, CA 91324 Regal Cinemas 8 2751, S. Diamond Bar Blvd., Diamond Bar, CA 91765. (909)-396-8077, (909)-595-8099 Regal Whitwood Cinemas 10228, Scott Lane, Whitter, CA. (909)-396-8070 R.J.Singh & 5K Entertainment (818)-360-8662 Los Angeles, CA. Top Colorado Top Connecticut Top Delaware Top Florida Bombay Plaza (407)-859-0111, (407)-204-0001. 852-A, Lancaster Rd, Orlando, FL. Dattani Entertainment (407)-251-0029, (407)-859-0111 5144, City Street Suite # 233 Orlando, FL. Inverray Cinema 5 or Kulhari Entertainment (954)-436 - 5314  (954)-438-1445 (877)-585-4274 5570 West Oakland Park Boulevard, Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Top Georgia India Movies (770)-438-6464 Atlanta, GA. Top Hawaii Top Idaho Top Illinois Adelphi Theater (773)-262-3456, (847)-477-7711 7074 North Clark Street Chicago, IL. Des Plaines Theater (847)-298-6715, (847)-477-7711 1476 Minor Street Des Plaines, IL. Nick Patel (773)-465-3344 Chicago, IL. Skokie Theatre (847)-673-4214 7924 North Lincoln Ave., Skokie, IL 60077 Yorktown Cinema (630)-495-0010 97 Yorktown Shopping Ctr., Lombard, IL 60148 Top Indiana Top Iowa Top Kansas Top Kentucky Top Louisiana Top Maine Top Maryland Laurel 6 Cinemas 371 Armstrong Avenue Laurel, MD 20707 (301) 352-6987 Top Massachusetts Bombay Cinemas (718)-358-2929 7 Medford Street, Arlington, MA. GC Tyngsboro 12 (978)-649-3980 440 Middlesex Rd Tyngsboro, MA. Regent Theater 7 Medford Street, Bombay Cinema @ Regent Theater, Arlington, MA 02474-3105 24 hr Movie Hotline: 978 671 9212 Top Michigan Saginaw 8 (517)793-7806 Saginaw 8 / The Quad  3250 Kabobel Dr,  Saginaw,MI Top Minnesota Top Mississippi Top Missouri Shreeji Enterprises (314)-821-8737 1159 Colonnade Center St. Louis, MO. Top Montana Top Nebraska Top Nevada Top New Hampshire Top New Jersey Bloomfield Cinemas (201) 743 3338 Center Theater (973) 743 3338 Clearview Cinemas (732) 726 0111 Woodbridge, NJ. Cine Plaza (201) 854-2700 2115 69th Street North Bergen NJ 07047 Eros Entertainment (201)-567-1196 560, Sylvan Avenue, Englewood, Cliff, NJ 07632. Movie City Cinemas (908) 726 0111 Woodbridge, NJ. Regal Cinemas (201)-854-2700, (732)-940-0300, (877)-99-REGAL 2115 69th Street North Bergen NJ 7047 Regal Cinemas (609)-371-8473 East Windsor, NJ. Rialto Cinemas (201) 641 2047 Ridgefield, NJ. Ritz Cinemas (201) 586 7815 Elizabeth, NJ. Strand Theater The Strand Cinema is the largest single screen theater showing the latest and best in Indian Entertainment. The 1400 seat fully renovated theater is home to concerts, plays, events, blockbuster movies. More than 150,000 people will view events and films in the state of the art auditorium featuring Dolby Digital Sound and a wide screen experience. (908)-222-8999 205 East Front St., Plainfield, NJ. Top New Mexico Top New York Bombay Theater (718)-358-2929, (718)-463-0335 6825 Fresh Meadows Lane Fresh Meadows, NY 11365. Eagle Movie Theater (718)-205-2800 7307 37th Road Jackson Heights, NY 11372. Hicksville Cinemas (516)-931-1700 Hampstead, NY. Kent Cinemas Brooklyn, Tel:+(1)-718-287-9102 Manhattan Twin 220 East 59th Street New York, NY (212) 935- 6420 Maveli Twin Cinemas 914-639-0919 57 Kennedy Dr, Spring Valley Show Times 914-578-4000 New York City, NY. Mid Island Theater (516)-796-7677 Hampstead, NY. New Globe Cinema (718)-848-1801, (718)-829-5454 640, Pelham Parkway, Broxs, NY. Regal Cinemas (201)-854-2700, (718)-786-1722 Long Island City, Queens, NY. Village 7 Cinemas (516)-505-7044, (718)-205-2800 145 North Franklin Street Hampstead, NY 11550. Top North Carolina Top North Dakota Top Ohio Top Oklahoma Top Oregon Top Pennsylvania Top Rhode Island Top South Carolina Top South Dakota Top Tennessee Top Texas Funplex  (281) 493-0390 13700 Beechnut Houston, TX Presido 6 Cinemas (713)-334-6049 Houston, TX. Walnut Theater (972)-509 2215 Dallas, TX. West Belfort 5 (713)-334-6049 7703 West Belfort Houston, TX. Bollywood Cinema6 2703 Hwy 6 South & Richmond Opp to Circuit City Houston Tx 77082 ph: 281-493-0390 Visit for showtimes:  www.bollywoodcinema6.com Top Utah Top Vermont Top Virginia Loehmann's Twin Cinemas Recording (703)573-5774 Box Office (703)573-8593 Top Washington    Top West Virginia Top Wisconsin Aarti Entertainment/ Modjeska Cinema Wisconsin's Premier IndoPak Entertainment Site (414)-384-8433 1134 W Mitchell Street Milwaukee, WI. Top Wyoming

Star Addresses 

Aditya Pancholi
Hattes Bungalow, 

Gandhigram Road Juhu, Mumbai-49

 

Amrita Singh
Belscot Bungalows No.5, Lokhandwala Complex 

Andheri (W) Mumbai-53

 

Amitabh Bacchan
Prateeksha, 10th Road, Juhu Scheme Mumbai-49

 

Anjali Jatthar
Anand Ashram, 1st Floor, Bldg. 22, 

Pandita Ramabai Road, Gamdevi, Mumbai-07

Amrish Puri
Vardhan, Plot No. 45, 11th Road, 

Juhu Scheme, Mumbai-49

Anu Agrawal
503 Godavari, Khan Pochkhawala Rd. 

Worli, Mumbai-25

 

Anil Kapoor
31, Shringar Presidency Soc., North South Road No 7, Juhu, Mumbai-49

 

Aruna Irani
603, B-Gazdar Apts., Nr. Juhu Hotel, 

Juhu, Mumbai-49

Anupam Kher
402 Marina, Juhu Tara Road, 

Juhu Beach Mumbai-49

Arbaaz Khan
602 Sea King Apartments., 6th Floor, 

Band Stand, Bandra (W), Mumbai-50

 

Akshay Kumar
203, `A' Wing Benzer, Lokhandwala Complex, 

Andheri (W), Mumbai-53

Arshad Warsi
Kohinoor Apartments, 503 Yari Road, 

Versova / Andheri, Mumbai 400 061

Aishwarya Rai
402, Ram Laxmi Niwas, 16th Road, 

Khar (W), Mumbai-52

 

Ajay Devgan
Sea Cliff, 1st Floor, Gandhigram Road, 

Juhu, Mumbai 400 049

Atul Agnihotri
6, Ashwini, Pali Mala Road, 

Bandra, Bombay 400050

Akshay Khanna
13/C Lipallazo, Little Gibbs Road, 

Malabar Hills, Mumbai 400 006

Ayub Khan
Xavier House, 2nd Floor, St. Peter Colony, Perry Road, Bandra (W), Mumbai 400 050

Ayesha Jhulka
102 Tirupati Apts., 

Andheri (W), Mumbai 400 061

Aamir Khan
11, Bela Vista Apts., Pali Hill, 

Bandra (W), Mumbai-50

Bobby Deol
Plot No. 22, 11th Road, JVPD Scheme, 

Juhu, Mumbai-49

 

Chandrachur Singh
6th Floor, Oakland Park, Off Lokhandwala Complex, Versova, Mumbai-61

Deepti Bhatnagar
42 Ashok Apts., Gandhigram Road, 

Juhu, Mumbai 400 049

 

Dimple Kapadia
Samudra Mahal, Birla Lane, 

Juhu, Mumbai 400 049

 

Divya Dutta
C-17, Nehru Nagar, Kishore Kumar Gangulay Marg, 

Juhu Tara Road, Mumbai-49

 

Dilip Kumar
34/B, Palli Hill, Nargis Dutt Road, Bandra (W),

Mumbai 400 050

 

Fardeen Khan
Sunshine, Jassawala Wadi, Juhu Road, 

Juhu, Mumbai-49

 

Govinda
105, Jal Darshan, `A' Wing, Rula Park 

Juhu, Mumbai-49

 

Gulshan Grover
501/601 Woodstock, J.P. Road, 7 Bungalows, Versova, Andheri (W), Mumbai 400 061

Gulzar
Boskiyana, Pali Hill, 

Bandra (W), Mumbai 400 050

 

Hritik Roshan
Filmkraft, Mayur, Tilak Road, 

Santacruz (West), Mumbai 400 054

 

Jackie Shroff
Le Pepeyon, Mount Mary Road, 

Bandra, Mumbai 400 050

 

Jugal Hansraj
14-A, Queens Apartments, Pali Hill, 

Bandra (West), Mumbai-50

 

Juhi Chawla
153, Oxford Tower, Yamuna Nagar, Oshiwara Complex, Andheri (West), Bombay 4000058

 

Kabir Bedi
B4, Beach House Apt., Gandhigram Road, 

Mumbai 400 054

 

Kamal Sadannah
Jal Kamal, Plot No 202, 23rd Road, 

Bandra, Mumbai 400 050

 

Kamal Hassan
218, T.T.K. Rd, Alwarpet,

 Chennai-600018

 

Kajol
Usha Kiran, Altamount Road, 

Mumbai-26

 

Karishma Kapoor
2B, Excellency, 1101, 1201, 4th Cross Road,

Lokandhwala Complex, Mumbai-58

 

Madhuri Dixit (former)
Vijaydeep, 3rd Floor, Iris Park, Juhu, Mumbai-49

 

Mamta Kulkarni
D Wing, 7th Floor, 701, R.C. Complex, Opp. Panchavti, Versova, Yari Road, Andheri (W), Mumbai-061

 

Manisha Koirala
302, Beachwood Towers, Yari Road, 

Versova, Andheri (West), Mumbai-61

Mukul Dev
Karan Apartments, 5th Floor, Yari Road,

Versova, Mumbai-61

 

Nagarjuna
29, Kasturi Rangan Road, 

Alwarpet, Madras-18

 

Namrata Shirodkar
101, Shrinathji, 15th Cross Road, 

Khar (W), Mumbai-52

Nana Patekar
304 Sheetal, Apna Ghar Society, Samarth Nagar, 

Andheri, Mumbai 400 058

Pooja Batra
H-403, Gokul Vihar II, Thakur Complex, 

Kandivli (East), Mumbai-68

 

Pooja Bhatt
601, Kyle More Apartments, Behind Mehboob Studios, Bandra (West) Mumbai-50

Priya Gill
606, Nestle - B, 4th Cross Road, Lokhandwala Complex, Andheri (W), Mumbai-58

Raj Babbar
Nepathaya, Plot No. 20, Gulmohar Road, 

JVPD Scheme, Mumbai 400 049

 

Rajiv Rai
B-11, Commerce Center, Tardeo,

Mumbai-400 034.

Rakesh Roshan
Kavita, 10th Road, JVPD Scheme, 

Mumbai 400 049

Rani Mukherjee
B/405, Shakti Apartments, Kalyan Complex, Yari Road, Versova, Mumbai 400 061

Rishi Kapoor
27 Krishna Raj, Pali Hill, 

Bandra, Mumbai 400 050

Raveena Tandon
Nippon Society,

Juhu Church, Mumbai 400049

 

Rekha
Sea Springs, Bungalow No. 2, Bandstand,

Bandra, Mumbai 400 050

Riya Sen
62-B Ruia Park, 

Juhu, Mumbai 400 049

 

Saif Khan
Bungalow No. 5, Belscot Tower, Lokhandwala Complex, Andheri Link Road, Mumbai 400 058

Shilpa Shirodkar
Venkatesh Vihar, 4th Floor, 7th Road, 

Khar, Mumbai 400 052

 

Shilpa Shetty
12, Dev Darshan, 262 St. Anthony Road, 

Chembur, Mumbai 400 071

 

Shahrukh Khan
702/A, Sree Amit Co-op. Society, 15th Road, Carter Road, Bandra (West) Mumbai-50

 

Sunil Shetty
18/B Prithvi Apartments, Altamont Road, 

Mumbai-26

 

Sohail Khan
3 Galaxy Apts., B.J. Road, Band Stand, 

Bandra, Mumbai 50

Subhash Ghai
12 Cliff Tower, Mount Mary Church Road, 

Bandra (W), Mumbai 400 050

Sonali Bendre
A/203 Paradise, Apnaghar Co-op. Hsg. Soc., 1st Cross Lane, Swami Samartha Nagar, 

Lokhandwala Complex,

Mumbai 400 058

Salman Khan
3, Galaxy Apartments, B.J. Road, Band Stand, 

Bandra, Mumbai-50

Sridevi
Green Acres, 7 Bungalows, Lokhanda Complex, 

Andheri (W), Mumbai 400 058

Sunny Deol
Plot No. 22, 11th Road, JVPD Scheme, 

Mumbai 400 049

Sushmita Sen
G-2, Balika Bhavan, Sector 13, RK Puram Delhi-66

Sanjay Dutt
58 Pali Hill Bandra, Mumbai 400 026

 

Tabu
Anukool, 2nd Floor Seven Bunglows, Versova, 

Andheri (W), Mumbai-58

 

Twinkle Khanna
Samudra Mahal, Birla Lane, 

Juhu, Mumbai-49

Urmila Matondkar
93/14, Sangam, Lokandwala Road, Andheri (West), Mumbai-58

 

Vinod Khanna
13/C Lipallazo, Little Gibbs Road, 

Malabar Hills, Mumbai 400 006