Filmfare Award for Best Comedian
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The Filmfare Award for Best Comedian is a former category of the annual Filmfare Awards that honored outstanding comic performances in Hindi-language Indian cinema.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Filmfare Award for Best Comedian Context triple: [Anupam Kher, awardReceived, Filmfare Award for Best Comedian]
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A.
Filmfare Award
The Filmfare Award is one of India's most prestigious film honors, presented annually by Filmfare magazine to recognize excellence in Hindi cinema.
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B.
Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award
The Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award is a prestigious honor presented by Filmfare magazine to recognize outstanding and enduring contributions to Indian cinema.
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C.
Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress
The Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress is a prestigious Indian film honor presented annually by Filmfare magazine to recognize outstanding performances by actresses in supporting roles in Hindi cinema.
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D.
Filmfare Award for Best Actress (Critics)
The Filmfare Award for Best Actress (Critics) is a prestigious Indian film honor presented by Filmfare magazine to recognize outstanding performances by lead actresses in Hindi cinema, as judged by a panel of critics.
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E.
Filmfare Awards South
The Filmfare Awards South are a major annual Indian film awards ceremony honoring artistic and technical excellence in South Indian cinema across multiple regional industries.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Filmfare Award for Best Comedian Target entity description: The Filmfare Award for Best Comedian is a former category of the annual Filmfare Awards that honored outstanding comic performances in Hindi-language Indian cinema.
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A.
Filmfare Award
The Filmfare Award is one of India's most prestigious film honors, presented annually by Filmfare magazine to recognize excellence in Hindi cinema.
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B.
Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award
The Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award is a prestigious honor presented by Filmfare magazine to recognize outstanding and enduring contributions to Indian cinema.
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C.
Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress
The Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress is a prestigious Indian film honor presented annually by Filmfare magazine to recognize outstanding performances by actresses in supporting roles in Hindi cinema.
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D.
Filmfare Award for Best Actress (Critics)
The Filmfare Award for Best Actress (Critics) is a prestigious Indian film honor presented by Filmfare magazine to recognize outstanding performances by lead actresses in Hindi cinema, as judged by a panel of critics.
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E.
Filmfare Awards South
The Filmfare Awards South are a major annual Indian film awards ceremony honoring artistic and technical excellence in South Indian cinema across multiple regional industries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film award category ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role
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linked to:
Filmfare Award for Best Comedian
Filmfare Best Performance in a Comic Role ⓘ
linked to:
Filmfare Award for Best Comedian
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| awardCeremonyLanguage | Hindi ⓘ |
| awardedForWorkIn | Hindi-language Indian cinema ⓘ |
| awardingBody | Filmfare ⓘ |
| awardType | performance award ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| domain | Indian cinema ⓘ |
| eligibility | comic performances in Hindi films ⓘ |
| field | acting ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1967 ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre | comedy ⓘ |
| hasAwardingInterval | once per year ⓘ |
| hasCategoryType | acting award ⓘ |
| hasFocus | comic acting ⓘ |
| hasGenderSpecificity | primarily male recipients ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance | one of the earliest major comedy performance awards in Bollywood ⓘ |
| hasMedium | feature films ⓘ |
| inception | 1967 ⓘ |
| industry |
Bollywood
ⓘ
linked to:
Bollywood cinema
|
| isSubcategoryOf |
Filmfare acting awards
ⓘ
linked to:
Filmfare Award
|
| languageOfEligibleFilms | Hindi ⓘ |
| lastAwarded | 2007 ⓘ |
| locatedInJurisdiction | Mumbai ⓘ |
| notableWinner |
Anupam Kher
ⓘ
Asrani ⓘ Johnny Lever ⓘ Kader Khan ⓘ Mehmood ⓘ Paresh Rawal ⓘ Utpal Dutt ⓘ |
| organizer | The Times Group ⓘ |
| partOf |
Filmfare Awards
ⓘ
linked to:
Filmfare Award
|
| partOfSeries | annual Filmfare Awards ceremony ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Filmfare magazine ⓘ |
| presentedFor | best performance in a comic role ⓘ |
| region |
Hindi film industry
ⓘ
linked to:
Bollywood cinema
|
| replacedBy |
Filmfare Award for Best Actor in a Comic Role
ⓘ
linked to:
Filmfare Award for Best Comedian
|
| selectionProcess | jury decision ⓘ |
| status | discontinued ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 21st century
ⓘ
late 20th century ⓘ |
| typicalVenue | Mumbai award ceremonies ⓘ |
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Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role
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