The Ghanta Awards (sometimes abbreviated as The Ghanta) was an award presented in recognition of the worst film in Bollywood. Founded by Prashant Rajkhowa and Karan Anshuman in 2010, the annual Ghanta Awards ceremony in Mumbai took place about the same time as other major Bollywood awards. The awards themselves were 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.
The first Ghanta Awards ceremony was held in February 2011 at Tian Santorini to honour the worst in film of the 2010 film season. The last 2 editions have been held at JW Marriott on 15 February 2013 and 14 March 2014 respectively. The Ghanta Awards 2015 were slated to be held at the same venue on 8 March 2015 & 2021 (which is the last edition).
Earlier, mainstream media film critics such as Rajeev Masand and Karan Anshuman 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. Since 2014, the nominees have been decided by an internal team of professional writers and film enthusiasts at the company that manages the event.
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.
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).
1st Ghanta Awards (2011) Nominees and Winners. Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
2nd Ghanta Awards (2012) Nominees and Winners. Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
Here's The Complete Winner List of the Ghanta Awards 2014:
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
On March 8, 2015, the ceremony was held presenting the awards:
Worst Film: Humshakals
Worst Director: Farah Khan for Happy New Year
Worst Actress:
Worst Actor:
WTF was That!: Ajay DevgnâÂÂs genitals being a good luck charm in Action Jackson
Anything But Sexy: Sonakshi Sinha as a Boxer in '
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.
In April 2016, the nominees for the awards were announced, with the winners being named the following month.
Worst Film
Worst Director
Worst Actor
Worst Actress
Worst Song
Worst Debut
Worst Supporting Actor
WTF Was That!
Worst Couple
Worst Miscasting
Most Controversial Controversy
Shit Nobody Saw
The Ghanta Tweet of the year