The Filmfare awards are one of the most prominent film awards in the country. They are often referred to as 'Indian Oscars' as they showcase the best talent of the Indian film industry. The 53rd Filmfare Awards for the year 2007 - 2008 was held at the Yashraj Studios in Mumbai on Saturday. Here is the list of winners.
Filmfare Best Actor
Shahrukh Khan (Chak De India)
Filmfare Best Actress
Kareena Kapoor (Jab We Met)
Filmfare Best Film
Taare Zameen Par
Filmfare Best Director
Aamir Khan (Taare Zameen Par)
Filmfare Critics Award For Best Actor
Darsheel Safary (Taare Zameen Par)
Filmfare Critics Award For Best Actress
Tabu (Cheeni Kum)
Filmfare Critics Award For Best Film
Shimit Amin (Chak De India)
Filmfare Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male)
Irfan Khan (Life in a Metro)
Filmfare Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female)
Konkana Sen Sharma (Life in a Metro)
Filmfare Best Lyrics
Prasoon Joshi (Maa - Taare Zameen Par)
Filmfare Best Playback Singer (Male)
Shaan (Jab Se Tere Naina - Saawariya)
Filmfare Best Playback Singer (Female)
Shreya Ghosal (Barso Re - Guru)
Filmfare Best Music Director
A. R. Rahman (Guru)
Filmfare Best Story
Amol Gupte (Taare Zameen Par)
Filmfare Best Screenplay
Anurag Basu (Life in a Metro)
Filmfare Best Dialogue
Imtiaz Ali (Jab We Met)
Filmfare R. D. Burman Award
Monty Sharma (Saawariya)
Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award
Rishi Kapoor
Filmfare Power Awards
Yash Chopra & Aditya Chopra
Filmfare Best Debut (Male)
Ranbir Kapoor (Saawariya)
Filmfare Best Debut (Female)
Deepika Padukone (Om Shanti Om)
Filmfare Best Special Effects
Red Chillies Entertainment (Om Shanti Om)
Sony Head N Shoulders Fresh Face of the Year Award
Deepika Padukone
Filmfare Best Background Score
A. R. Rahman (Guru)
Filmfare Best Editing
Amitabh Shukla (Chak De India)
Filmfare Best Choreography
Saroj Khan (Barso Re Megha Re - Guru)
Filmfare Best Action
Rob Miller (Chak De India)
Filmfare Best Art Direction
Samir Chanda (Guru)
Filmfare Best Sound
Leslie Fernandes (Johnny Gaddaar)
Filmfare Best Cinematography
Sudhip Chatterjee
Filmfare Best Costumes
Sujata Sharma (Gandhi My Father
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