Tadka trivia
The Filmfare Awards are an experience which one cherishes forever. And what makes them defintely unforgettable are the special moments, with the millions watching them. Here’s a flashback on some of them:
1954 – The Metro Cinema in Mumbai hosted the first-ever Filmfare Awards. Gregory Peck was delayed and attended the bouqet later.
1956 - Bimal Roy‘s first hat-trick completed in the Best Director category: Do Bigha Zameen(1953), Parineeta(1954), and Biraj Bahu(1955)
1957 - Vyjanthimala refused to accept the Supporting Actress award for Devdas.
1963 – Helen, the golden girl made her debut on stage.
1966 - Tony Randall, as the chief guest, left the audiences in splits with his humour-cum-entertainment speech, and gave the Best Actress trophy to Meena Kumari for Kaajal.
More coming soon…
1 day to go… don’t miss the 53rd Annual Filmfare Awards-2008, on Sony Entertainment Television, tommorow ( 2nd March ), 8:00 p.m.
