The 53rd Filmfare Awards organized by Filmfare, honored the best Bollywood films of 2007. It took place on 16 February 2008 at the Yash Raj Studios, Mumbai.

53rd Filmfare Awards
Date16 February 2008
SiteYash Raj Studios
Hosted byShahrukh Khan
Saif Ali Khan
Vidya Balan
Karan Johar
Official websitewww.filmfare.com
Highlights
Best FilmTaare Zameen Par
Best CriticChak De! India
Most awardsChak De! India, Guru & Taare Zameen Par (5)
Most nominationsGuru (14)
Television coverage
NetworkSony Entertainment Television (India)

Guru led the ceremony with 14 nominations, followed by Chak De! India with 13 nominations, Om Shanti Om with 12 nominations and Taare Zameen Par with 11 nominations.

Chak De! India, Guru and Taare Zameen Par won 5 awards each, thus becoming the most-awarded films at the ceremony, with the first winning Best Film (Critics) and Best Actor (for Shah Rukh Khan), the second winning Best Music Director (for A. R. Rahman), and the latter winning Best Film, Best Director (for Aamir Khan) and Best Actor (Critics) (for Darsheel Safary).

Shah Rukh Khan received dual nominations for Best Actor for his performances in Chak De! India and Om Shanti Om, winning his seventh award in the category.

Kareena Kapoor won her first and only Best Actress award for her performance in Jab We Met.

Konkona Sen Sharma received dual nominations for Best Supporting Actress for her performances in Laaga Chunari Mein Daag and Life in a... Metro, winning for the latter.

The event was also notable as Madhuri Dixit received her 13th nomination for Best Actress for her role in Aaja Nachle, breaking the record held by Meena Kumari (with 12 nominations) for 35 years.[1]

Awards and nominees

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Aamir Khan, Best Director winner
 
Shah Rukh Khan, Best Actor winner
 
Kareena Kapoor, Best Actress winner
 
Irrfan Khan, Best Supporting Actor winner
 
Konkona Sen Sharma, Best Supporting Actor winner
 
Rishi Kapoor, Lifetime Achievement Awardee

Main awards

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Best Film Best Director
Best Actor Best Actress
Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress
Best Male Debut Best Female Debut
Best Music Director Best Lyricist
Best Playback Singer – Male Best Playback Singer – Female

Critics' awards

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Best Film
Best Performance
Male Female

Technical Awards

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Best Story Best Screenplay
Best Dialogue Best Editing
Best Choreography Best Cinematography
Best Production Design Best Sound Design
Best Costume Design Best Background Score
Best Special Effects Best Action

Special awards

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Lifetime Achievement
R. D. Burman Award.
Fresh Face of the Year

Maximum nominations and wins

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See also

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  1. ^ "Filmfare Awards Winners From 1953 to 2019". filmfare.com. Retrieved 14 February 2020.