Smita Patil Memorial Award for Best Actress

The Smita Patil Memorial Award for Best Actress is an honour established in 1986 by the Priyadarshni Academy in memory of actress Smita Patil. It is awarded every other year to an Indian actress for her contribution to Indian cinema in the period prior to the ceremony, irrespective of a particular performance.

Smita Patil Memorial Award
Awarded forSmita Patil Memorial Award
Sponsored byPriyadarshni Academy
First awarded1986
WebsiteOfficial website

Recipients edit

Year Image Honoree Ref.
1987   Tanvi Azmi [1]
1988   Deepika Chikhlia [2]
1989   Roopa Ganguly [3]
1990   Sridevi [4]
1991   Dimple Kapadia [5]
1992   Pooja Bhatt [6]
1993 Meenakshi Sheshadri [7]
1994   Manisha Koirala [8]
1996   Madhuri Dixit [9]
1998   Tabu [10][11]
2000   Aishwarya Rai [12][13]
2002   Karisma Kapoor [14][15]
2004   Urmila Matondkar [16]
2006   Kareena Kapoor [17][18]
2008   Preity Zinta [19][20]
2010   Vidya Balan [21][22]
2012   Deepika Padukone [23][24]
2014   Priyanka Chopra [25]
2016   Katrina Kaif [26][27]
2018   Anushka Sharma [28][29]
2020   Taapsee Pannu [30]

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2021   Kiara Advani [31]
2022   Alia Bhatt [32]

Controversy edit

The choice of Katrina Kaif, who is not renowned for her acting abilities, for the award in 2016 met with wide criticism by both the press and the public on social networks.[27] Columnist Sneha Bengani described her selection as "a grave insult to Patil" and further wrote that it "mocks all the previous recipients".[33] Others defended the choice.[34]

References edit

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  11. ^ Darpan, Pratiyogita (November 1998). Competition Science Vision. Pratiyogita Darpan. p. 1259.
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  13. ^ Rupani, Nanik (2006). Success is Our Birthright: The Definitive Biography of Nanik Rupani. Ameya Inspiring Books. p. 205. ISBN 978-81-902038-0-7.
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  17. ^ "22ND ANNIVERSARY GLOBAL AWARDS". priyadarshniacademy.com. Priyadarshni Academy. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  18. ^ "Kareena to get Smita Patil Award". News18. 29 August 2006. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  19. ^ "25TH ANNIVERSARY GLOBAL AWARDS". priyadarshniacademy.com. Priyadarshni Academy. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  20. ^ "Preity to receive Smita Patil Memorial Award". DNA India. IANS. 15 July 2008. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  21. ^ "26TH ANNIVERSARY GLOBAL AWARDS". priyadarshniacademy.com. Priyadarshni Academy. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  22. ^ "Vidya Balan to get Smita Patil Memorial Award". Deccan Herald. 14 May 2010. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  23. ^ "28TH ANNIVERSARY GLOBAL AWARDS". priyadarshniacademy.com. Priyadarshni Academy. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  24. ^ "Smita Patil award has made me believe in my choices: Deepika". mid-day. IANS. 20 September 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  25. ^ "30TH ANNIVERSARY GLOBAL AWARDS". priyadarshniacademy.com. Priyadarshni Academy. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
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  27. ^ a b Pathak, Ankur (15 September 2016). "Katrina Kaif Getting The Smita Patil Memorial Award Is An Insult To The Talents Of The Late Actress". HuffPost India. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  28. ^ "34TH ANNIVERSARY GLOBAL AWARDS". priyadarshniacademy.com. Priyadarshni Academy. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  29. ^ Bollywood Hungama News Network (20 September 2018). "Anushka Sharma feels really special and honoured to receive Smita Patil Memorial award". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  30. ^ "Taapsee Pannu's moment of glory". The Asian Age. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  31. ^ "Kiara Advani felicitated with Smita Patil Memorial Global Award for Best Actor". bollywoodhungama. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  32. ^ "Alia Bhatt is 'grateful and honoured' to receive Smita Patil Memorial Award". The Tribune. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  33. ^ Bengani, Sneha (17 September 2016). "Katrina Kaif to get Smita Patil Memorial Award and it's not funny". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  34. ^ Sahadevan, Sonup (19 September 2016). "Why it is not wrong to honour a commercially successful Katrina Kaif with Smita Patil Memorial award". The Indian Express. Retrieved 20 October 2020.

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