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The Ghanta Awards
Awarded forThe Worst in Bollywood (since 2011)
CountryIndia
First awardedFebruary 2011
Websitehttp://www.theghantas.com

The Ghanta Awards (sometimes abbreviated as The Ghanta) is an award presented in recognition of the worst film in Bollywood.[1] Founded by Prashant Rajkhowa and Karan Anshuman[2][3][4][5] in 2010, the annual Ghanta Awards ceremony in Mumbai takes place about the same time as other major Bollywood awards. The awards themselves are a large golden bell that is typically used for idol worship.

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.[6]

The first Ghanta Awards ceremony was held in February 2011 at Tian Santorini[7] to honour the worst in film of the 2010 film season.[8] The last 2 editions have been held at J W Marriott on 15 February 2013 and 14 March 2014 respectively. The Ghanta Awards 2015 are slated to be held at the same venue on 8 March 2015 & 2021 (which is the last edition).

Historical categories

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  • Worst Film of the Year
  • Worst Actor of the Year
  • Worst Actress of the Year
  • Worst Director of the Year
  • Worst Supporting Actor of the Year
  • Worst Supporting Actress of the Year
  • Worst Couple of the Year
  • Worst Song of The Year
  • Worst Remake, Rip-off, Sequel of the year
  • Worst Holier-than-thou Movie
  • WTF Was That..!!
  • That's Anything But Sexy

Categories for 2015 edition

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  • Worst Film
  • Worst Director
  • Worst Actor
  • Worst Actress
  • Worst Song
  • Worst Debut
  • WTF Was That!
  • That's Anything But Sexy
  • Most Controversial Controversy
  • Worst Couple
  • Worst Miscasting
  • Worst Brand Endorsement
  • Worst Supporting Role
  • Shit Nobody Saw

Format

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Awarding process

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Earlier, mainstream media film critics such as Rajeev Masand and Karan Anshuman[9] 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.[10] 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

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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.[11]

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).

Winners

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2011

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1st Ghanta Awards (2011) Nominees and Winners. Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.[12][13]

Worst Picture Worst Director
Worst Actor Worst Actress
Worst Supporting Actor Worst Supporting Actress
Worst Couple Worst Breakthrough (for the worst new actors/actress)
Worst Song Worst Story Rip-Off
  • All Izz Well (3 Idiots)
    • Mann Ka Radio (Radio)
    • Pe Pe Pe (Chance Pe Dance)
    • Jailhouse Rock (We Are Family)
    • Papa Jag Jayega (Housefull)
That's Anything But Sexy WTF Was That
  • Two hot women chasing Himesh in Radio
  • The vegetarian sharks that only circled, but never attacked, the bleeding Akshay Kumar, Zayed Khan & Sanjay Dutt underwater in Blue.
    • Celina Jaitley's cleavage in Hello Darling!
    • Vivek Oberoi's Bruno-inspired leather outfit from Prince
    • The diamond sucking vacuum from Prince
    • The baby sucking vacuum from 3 Idiots

2012

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2nd Ghanta Awards (2012) Nominees and Winners. Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.[14][15]

Worst Picture Worst Director
  • Anees Bazmee – Thank You
    • Anubhav Sinha – Ra.One
    • Pankaj Kapur – Mausam
    • David Dhawan – Rascals
    • Rohit Dhawan – Desi Boyz
Worst Actor Worst Actress
Worst Supporting Actor Worst Supporting Actress
  • Prateik Babbar – Dhobi Ghat, Aarakshan, Dum Maaro Dum, My Friend Pinto
    • Anupam Kher – Every other film
    • Om Puri – Don 2, Khap, Teen Thay Bhai, Bin Bulaye Baarati
    • Shreyas Talpade – Hum Tum Shabana, Teen Thay Bhai
    • Tusshar Kapoor – The Dirty Picture, Hum Tum Shabana, Shor in the City
  • Hazel Keech in Bodyguard
    • Giselli Monteiro in Always Kabhi Kabhie
    • Mallika Sherawat in Double Dhamaal
    • Charmy Kaur in Bbuddah Hoga Tera Baap
    • Raveena Tandon in Bbuddah Hoga Tera Baap
Worst Couple Worst Breakthrough (for the worst new actors/actress)
  • Ranbir Kapoor and Nargis Fakhri in Rockstar
    • Shahid Kapur and Sonam Kapoor in Mausam
    • Kangana Ranaut and Chirag Paswan in Miley Naa Miley Hum
    • Kangana Ranaut and Sanjay Dutt in Rascals
    • Kangana Ranaut and Ajay Devgn in Rascals
  • Nargis Fakhri
    • Rana Daggubati
    • Chirag Paswan
    • Zoa Morani
    • Sarah Jane-Dias
Worst Song Worst Story Rip-Off
  • Desi Boyz – Full Monty + all Adam Sandler films
    • Don 2 – every Hollywood action film
    • Murder 2 – The Chaser
    • FALTU – Accepted
    • Ragini MMS – Paranormal Activity
That's Anything But Sexy WTF Was That
  • How Sonam Kapoor & Shahid Kapoor don't manage to exchange a measly phone number over 10 years in Mausam[16]
    • Colourful holi song in the middle of a movie about Hitler & the holocaust in 'Gandhi to Hitler'
    • The unexplained science behind the science fiction part of Ra.One
    • Ghost Rape in Haunted 3D
    • Akshay Kumar going to Trinity University in Desi Boyz
Worst Holier-Than-Thou Movie

2013

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Worst Picture Worst Director
Worst Actor Worst Actress
  • Sonakshi Sinha – Rowdy Rathore, Dabangg 2, Joker, Son of Sardaar
    • Asin – Bol Bachchan, Housefull 2, Khiladi 786
    • Katrina Kaif – Jab Tak Hai Jaan, Ek Tha Tiger
    • Bipasha Basu – Raaz 3, Jodi Breakers, Players
    • Priyanka Chopra – Teri Meri Kahani, Agneepath
Worst Supporting Actor Worst Supporting Actress
  • Mithun Chakraborty – Zindagi Tere Naam, Housefull 2, Enemmy, Oh My God, Khiladi 786, Buddhuram Dhol Duniya Gol
    • Boman Irani – Housefull 2, Tezz, Ferrari Ki Sawaari, Cocktail, Joker
    • Sanjay Dutt – Agneepath, Department, Son of Sardaar, Dabangg 2
    • Anupam Kher – Chaar Din Ki Chandni, Kya Super Kool Hai Hum, Jab Tak Hai Jaan, Chhodo Kal Ki Baatein
    • Rishi Kapoor – Agneepath, Housefull 2, Jab Tak Hai Jaan
Worst Couple Worst Breakthrough (for the worst new actors/actress)
  • Rajneesh Duggal and Karishma Kapoor – Dangerous Ishq
    • Abhishek Bachchan and Sonam Kapoor – Players
    • Vivek Oberoi and Mallika Sherawat – KLPD
    • Shahid Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra – Teri Meri Kahani
    • Prateik Babbar and Amy Jackson – Ek Deewana Tha
Worst Song Worst Rip-Off/Remake
  • Paw Paw Paw Paw – Son of Sardaar
    • Balma – Khiladi 786
    • Fevicol – Dabangg 2
    • Ishq Wala Love – Student of the Year
    • Chinta Ta Chita Chita – Rowdy Rathore
  • 'Agent Vinod – every Hollywood action film**
    • Barfi – every classic Hollywood film**
    • Teri Meri Kahaani – Chaplin meets What's Your Rashi meets Three Times**
    • Agneepath**
    • Tezz – The Bullet Train / Speed**
That's Anything But Sexy WTF Was That
  • 'Tushaar Kapoor's Manboobs & Striptease in 'Kya Super Kool Hai Hum'
    • 25yr old Sonakshi being made to dance with a MUCH fitter 39 yr old Malaika in 'Dabangg 2'
    • Anything in 'Hate Story'
    • Esha Gupta stripping naked because of ghost cockroaches in 'Raaz 3D'
    • Rani Mukherjee dancing to 'Dreamum Wakeupum' in 'Aiyya'
  • 'A love quadrangle with Jesus in 'Jab Tak Hai Jaan'
  • 'A ghost using a landline to call up Bipasha with information in 'Raaz 3D'
    • Stolen gold being melted into 3 Mini Coopers and driven away to escape in 'Players'
    • Actual aliens showing up in 'Joker'
    • A pornstar being recruited by the CBI in 'Jism 2' and saving the country
Worst Sequel
  • 'Housefull 2
    • Raaz 3D
    • Jannat 2
    • Jism 2
    • Bhoot Returns

2014

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Here's The Complete Winner List of the Ghanta Awards 2014:[17]

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

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On March 8, 2015, the ceremony was held presenting the awards:[18]

Worst Film: Humshakals

Worst Director: Farah Khan for Happy New Year

Worst Actress:

  • Katrina Kaif for Bang Bang
  • Tamannaah for Entertainment
  • Jacqueline Fernandez for Kick

Worst Actor:

  • Saif Ali Khan, Ram Kapoor and Riteish Deshmukh for Humshakals
  • Ajay Devgn for Action Jackson
  • Salman Khan for Kick
  • Arjun Kapoor for Gundey

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

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In April 2016, the nominees for the awards were announced,[19] with the winners being named the following month.[20]

Worst Film

  • Shandaar
  • Roy
  • Prem Ratan Dhan Payo
  • Bombay Velvet

Worst Director


  • Vikas Bahl - Shaandaar
  • Karan Malhotra - Brothers
  • Mohit Suri- Humari Adhoori Kahani
  • Vikramjeet Singh- Roy

Worst Actor

  • Shah Rukh Khan - Dilwale
  • Ritesh Deshmukh- Bangistan
  • Arjun Rampal- Roy'
  • Arjun Kapoor- Tevar

Worst Actress

  • Anushka Sharma - Bombay Velvet
  • Aishwarya Rai - Jazbaa
  • Sunny Leone - Ek Paheli Leela/ kuch kuch locha hai
  • Sonam Kapoor- Prem Ratan Dhan Paayo/Dolly Ki Doli
  • Sonakshi Sinha- Tevar

Worst Song

  • Ke dil kare chu cha chu cha - Singh is Bliing
  • Paani Waala Dance- Kuch Kuch Locha hai
  • Banno Tera Sweater (Swagger)
  • Daddy Mummy - Bhaag Johnny
  • Prem Ratan Dhan Paayo- Title Track

Worst Debut

  • Athiya Shetty - Hero
  • Sooraj Pancholi - Hero
  • Kapil Sharma - Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon
  • Karan Singh Grover- Hate Story 3/Alone
  • Mandana Karimi- Bhaag Johnny

Worst Supporting Actor

  • Varun Dhawan - Dilwale
  • Pulkit Samrat- Bangistan/Dolly ki Doli
  • Jackky Bhagnani- Welcome to Karachi
  • Neil Nitin Mukesh - "Prem Ratan Dhan Paayo"

WTF Was That!

  • Guddu ki Gun
  • Dil Dhadakne Do Dog Narration (Aamir Khan)
  • Kattapa ne Bahubali ko kyu maara?
  • Ranbanka (Manish Paul and Ravi Kishan)
  • Shamitabh

Worst Couple

Worst Miscasting

  • Jacqueline Fernandes as a Filmmaker in Roy
  • Ajay Devgn as an Intelligent Family Man in Drishyam
  • Emraan Hashmi as an Invisible Man in Mr X
  • Karan Johar as Gangster in Bombay Velvet
  • Sunny Deol in I love NY as an eligible bachelor

Most Controversial Controversy

  • Anushka Sharma blamed for Virat Kohli poor performance, and he replying back
  • Spectre Kissing scene edited for Indian viewership (Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan!)
  • Kangana calling Hrithik her "silly ex" and everything that followed

Shit Nobody Saw

The Ghanta Tweet of the year

  • Sunil Grover
  • Rishi Kapoor
  • Abhishek Bachchan
  • Hrithik Roshan

See also

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References

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