Producers Guild Film Awards

Producers Guild Film & Television Awards
Awarded forExcellence in Hindi film and television by members of the Producers Guild
CountryIndia
First awarded2004
Last awarded2016
WebsiteProducers Guild Film Awards
Television/radio coverage
NetworkSony TV
Imagine TV
Colors
Star Plus
Produced byWizcraft International Entertainment Pvt.Ltd
Shahrukh Khan receiving the award for best actor in 2011

The Producers Guild Film Awards, previously known as the Apsara Awards, is an award event hosted by the Producers Guild of India to recognize excellence in Hindi film and television.[1] Originated by filmmaker and scholar Amit Khanna in 2004,[2][3] the Guild Awards were one of the major award events from 2004 till 2016, when the last awards ceremony happened.[4] The 22-karat gold statuette was sculpted and designed by the jewellery brand Tanishq and was "inspired by the rich heritage of one of India's most treasured possessions – the Ajanta and Ellora Caves."[1] Nominations for the awards come from selected members of the guild, with the full membership (around 160) available to vote for the winners.[4] The ballots cast by the guild members are then taken to a common venue for the final counting.[2]

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  2. ^ a b Indiantelevision.com Team (7 April 2004). "Apsara awards nominees announced". Indiantelevision.com. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
  3. ^ IndiaFM News Bureau (10 May 2004). "Yash Johar speaks on the Apsara Awards". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 28 January 2011.[dead link]
  4. ^ a b IndiaFM News Bureau (7 December 2005). "The coming of the Apsaras". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 28 January 2011.