Ghanta Awards


The Ghanta Awards is 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 takes place about the same time as other major Bollywood awards. The awards themselves are 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 J W Marriott on 15 February 2013 & 14 March 2014 respectively. The Ghanta Awards 2015 are slated to be held at the same venue on 8 March 2015.

Historical Categories

Awarding process

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.

Ceremony

The ceremony, typically held around the same time as other popular Bollywood film awards, is hosted by stand-up comedians of repute 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 ' and Ritesh Deshmukh '.

Winners

2011

1st Ghanta Awards Nominees and Winners. Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
Worst PictureWorst Director

  • Sajid Khan
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  • * Anthony D Souza
  • * Mani Ratnam
  • * Jugal Hansraj
  • * Rensil d' Silva
    • Worst ActorWorst Actress
  • Uday Chopra
  • *
  • * Himesh Reshammiya
  • * Abhishek Bachchan
  • * Shahid Kapoor
  • * Akshay Kumar
  • Aishwarya Rai
  • *
  • * Kareena Kapoor
  • * Barbara Mori
  • * Sonam Kapoor
  • * Anushka Sharma
  • * Katrina Kaif
    • Worst Supporting ActorWorst Supporting Actress
  • Zayed Khan
  • *
  • * Sir Ben Kingsley
  • * Farhan Akhtar
  • * Sameer Dattani
  • * Upen Patel
  • Lara Dutta
  • *
  • * Nandana Sen
  • * Kangana Ranaut
  • * Shenaz Treasurywala
  • * Tabu
    • Worst CoupleWorst Breakthrough
  • Uday Chopra / Priyanka Chopra
  • *
  • * Abhishek / Aishwarya Bachchan
  • * Naseeruddin Shah / Vidya Balan
  • * Shahid Kapoor / Kareena Kapoor
  • * Sushmita Sen / Govinda
  • Aditya Narayan
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  • * Luv Sinha
  • * Neha Sharma
  • * Shazahn Padamsee
  • * Sukhwinder Singh
    • Worst SongWorst Story Rip-Off
  • All Izz Well
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  • * Mann Ka Radio
  • * Pe Pe Pe
  • * Jailhouse Rock
  • * Papa Jag Jayega
  • Prince
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  • * 'Bum Bum Bole
  • * Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai
  • * Hum Tum aur Ghost
  • * Knock Out
    • That's Anything But SexyWTF Was That
  • Two hot women chasing Himesh in Radio
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  • * Udita Goswami in Chase
  • * Kareena Kapoor seduction in Kurbaan
  • * The Great Indian Butterfly
  • * Girl down on her knees from London Dreams
  • The vegetarian sharks that only circled, but never attacked, the bleeding Akshay Kumar, Zayed Khan & Sanjay Dutt underwater in Blue.
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  • * Celina Jaitley's cleavage in Hello Darling!
  • * Vivek Oberoi's Bruno-inspired leather outfit from Prince
  • * The diamond sucking vacuum from Prince
  • * The baby sucking vacuum from 3 Idiots''

    • 2012

    2nd Ghanta Awards Nominees and Winners. Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
    Worst PictureWorst Director

  • Anees Bazmee – Thank You
  • *
  • * Anubhav Sinha – Ra.One
  • * Pankaj Kapur – Mausam
  • * David Dhawan – Rascals
  • * Rohit Dhawan – Desi Boyz
    • Worst ActorWorst Actress
  • Salman Khan – Bodyguard, Ready
  • *
  • * Ajay Devgn – Rascals, Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji
  • * Sanjay Dutt – Rascals, Chatur Singh Two Star, Double Dhamaal, Desi Boyz
  • * Shah Rukh Khan – Ra.One, Don 2
  • * Vinay Pathak – Utt Patang, Tere Mere Phere, Chalo Dilli, Bheja Fry 2
  • Nargis Fakhri – Rockstar
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  • * Kangana Ranaut – Game, Miley Na Miley Hum, Double Dhamaal, Tanu Weds Manu, Ready, Rascals
  • * Jacqueline Fernandez – Murder 2
  • * Gul Panag – Turning 30
  • * Bipasha Basu – Dum Maaro Dum
    • Worst Supporting ActorWorst Supporting Actress
  • Prateik Babbar – Dhobi Ghat, Aarakshan, Dum Maaro Dum, My Friend Pinto
  • *
  • * Anupam Kher – Every other film
  • * Om Puri – Don 2, Khap, Teen Thay Bhai, Bin Bulaye Baarati
  • * Shreyas Talpade – Hum Tum Shabana, Teen Thay Bhai
  • * Tusshar Kapoor – The Dirty Picture, Hum Tum Shabana, Shor in the City
  • Hazel Keech in Bodyguard
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  • * Giselli Monteiro in Always Kabhi Kabhie
  • * Mallika Sherawat in Double Dhamaal
  • * Charmy Kaur in Bbuddah Hoga Tera Baap
  • * Raveena Tandon in Bbuddah Hoga Tera Baap
    • Worst CoupleWorst Breakthrough
  • Ranbir Kapoor and Nargis Fakhri in Rockstar
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  • * Shahid Kapur and Sonam Kapoor in Mausam
  • * Kangana Ranaut and Chirag Paswan in Miley Naa Miley Hum
  • * Kangana Ranaut and Sanjay Dutt in Rascals
  • * Kangana Ranaut and Ajay Devgn in Rascals
  • Nargis Fakhri
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  • * Rana Daggubati
  • * Chirag Paswan
  • * Zoa Morani
  • * Sarah Jane-Dias
    • Worst SongWorst Story Rip-Off
  • Dhinka Chika
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  • * Jalebi Bai
  • * Bodyguard title track
  • * Dum Maaro Dum
  • * Chammak Challo
  • Desi Boyz – Full Monty + all Adam Sandler films
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  • * 'Don 2 – every Hollywood action film
  • * Murder 2 – The Chaser
  • * FALTU – Accepted
  • * Ragini MMS – Paranormal Activity
    • That's Anything But SexyWTF Was That
  • Anything involving Kangana Ranaut in Rascals
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  • * Ram Gopal Verma's camera angles in Not A Love Story
  • * Kareena Kapoor seduction in Kurbaan
  • * 3 girls conned by Ranveer Singh's looks and acting abilities in Ladies VS Ricky Bahl
  • * Any time Shahrukh Khan says "Junglee Billi" in Don 2
  • How Sonam Kapoor & Shahid Kapoor don't manage to exchange a measly phone number over 10 years in Mausam
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  • * Colourful holi song in the middle of a movie about Hitler & the holocaust in 'Gandhi to Hitler
  • * The unexplained science behind the science fiction part of Ra.One
  • * Ghost Rape in Haunted 3D
  • * Akshay Kumar going to Trinity University in Desi Boyz
    • Worst Holier-Than-Thou Movie-
  • Dhobi Ghat '
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  • * No One Killed Jessica
  • * That Girl in Yellow Boots
  • * Shaitan
  • * Memories in March''
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    2013

    2014

    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

    2015

    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 Devgn’s 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.

    2016

    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