59th Idea Filmfare Awards 2013: Photo

The Filmfare Awards are presented annually by The Times Group to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals of Indian Bollywood for Hindi movies. The Filmfare ceremony is the oldest and most prominent movie events dedicated to Hindi films in India. The awards were first introduced in 1954, the same year as the National Film Awards. They were initially referred to as the Clare Awards or The Clares after the editor of The Times of India, Clare Mendonca. A dual voting system was developed in 1956. Under this system, "in contrast to the National Film Awards, which are decided by a panel appointed by Indian Government, the Filmfare Awards are voted by both the public and a committee of experts. The Filmfare Awards have been referred to as the Hindi film industry's Academy Awards. (Wikipedia.org)

Indian Bollywood film actress Priyanka Chopra with her award during the press conference of '59th Idea Filmfare Awards 2013' in Mumbai.

 Indian Bollywood actress Divya Dutta poses for a photograph during the 59th Idea Filmfare Awards 2013 pre-awards party in Mumbai.

 Indian Bollywood actor Pratiek Babbar poses for a photograph during the 59th Idea Filmfare Awards 2013 pre-awards party in Mumbai.

 Indian Bollywood actress Rao Hydari poses for a photograph during the 59th Idea Filmfare Awards 2013 pre-awards party in Mumbai.

 Indian Bollywood actor Nikitin Dheer poses for a photograph during the 59th Idea Filmfare Awards 2013 pre-awards party in Mumbai.

 Indian Bollywood actress Tamannah Bhatia poses for a photograph during the 59th Idea Filmfare Awards 2013 pre-awards party in Mumbai.

 Indian Bollywood actor Arjun Bajwa poses for a photograph during the 59th Idea Filmfare Awards 2013 pre-awards party in Mumbai.

 Indian Bollywood actress Swara Bhaskar poses for a photograph during the 59th Idea Filmfare Awards 2013 pre-awards party in Mumbai.

 Indian Bollywood actress Shruti Haasan poses for a photograph during the 59th Idea Filmfare Awards 2013 pre-awards party in Mumbai.

 Indian Bollywood actress Sophie Choudry poses for a photograph during the 59th Idea Filmfare Awards 2013 pre-awards party in Mumbai.

Indian Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi (R) and his wife pose for a photograph during the 59th "Idea Filmfare Awards 2013" pre-awards party in Mumbai.