Ghanta Awards

The Ghanta Awards
Awarded forThe Worst in Bollywood (since 2011)
CountryIndia
First awardedFebruary 2011
Websitehttp://www.theghantas.com

The Ghanta Awards (sometimes abbreviated as The Ghanta) is an award presented in recognition of the worst film in Bollywood.[1] Founded by Prashant Rajkhowa and Karan Anshuman[2][3][4][5] 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.[6]

The first Ghanta Awards ceremony was held in February 2011 at Tian Santorini[7] to honour the worst in film of the 2010 film season.[8] The last 2 editions have been held at J W Marriott on 15 February 2013 and 14 March 2014 respectively. The Ghanta Awards 2015 are slated to be held at the same venue on 8 March 2015 & 2021 (which is the last edition).

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