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| Times of India Film Awards | |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Presented by | The Times of India |
| First awarded | 6 April 2013 |
| Website | timesofindia |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | Sony Entertainment Television (India) (2013-present) |
The Times of India Film Awards [1] (also known as TOIFA Awards) are presented by The Times of India to honour both the artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Hindi language film industry of India. The awards were first introduced in 2013.[2] The second edition of the award was held at Dubai on 18 March 2016.[3]
Editions[edit | edit source]
| Ceremony | Date | City | Host(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st TOIFA | 6 April 2013 | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | Ranbir Kapoor and Anushka Sharma |
| 2nd TOIFA | 19 September 2015 | San Diego, United States | Salman Khan and Jacqueline Fernandez |
| 3rd TOIFA | 18 March 2016 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Riteish Deshmukh and Parineeti Chopra |
Acting awards[edit | edit source]
Best Film[edit | edit source]
| Year | Film | Producer |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Barfi! | Ronnie Screwvala Siddharth Roy Kapoor |
| 2021 | Gully Boy |
Best Actor Male[edit | edit source]
| Year | Name | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Ranbir Kapoor" | Barfi! |
| 2021 | "Salman Khan" | Dabangg 3 |
Best Actor Female[edit | edit source]
| Year | Name | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Priyanka Chopra" | Barfi! |
| 2021 | "Bhumi Pednekar" | Pati Patni Aur Woh |
Best Director[edit | edit source]
| Year | Name | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Anurag Basu" | Barfi! |
| 2021 | "Aditya Dhar" | Super 30 |
Best Supporting Actor Male[edit | edit source]
| Year | Name | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Annu Kapoor" | Vicky Donor |
| 2021 | "Ayushmann Khurrana" | Bala |
Best Supporting Actor Female[edit | edit source]
| Year | Name | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Dolly Ahluwalia" | Vicky Donor |
| 2021 | "Kriti Sanon" | Housefull 4 |
Best Actor In A Comic Role[edit | edit source]
| Year | Name | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Abhishek Bachchan" | Bol Bachchan |
| 2021 | "Kartik Aaryan" | Luka Chuppi |
Best Actor In A Negative Role[edit | edit source]
| Year | Name | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Rishi Kapoor" | Agneepath |
| 2021 | "Salman Khan" | Bharat |
Best Debut Male[edit | edit source]
| Year | Name | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Ayushmann Khurrana" | Vicky Donor |
| 2021 | "Siddhant Chaturvedi" | Gully Boy |
Best Debut Female[edit | edit source]
| Year | Name | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Ileana D'Cruz" | Barfi! |
| 2021 | "Ananya Pandey" | Student Of The Year 2 |
Music awards[edit | edit source]
Best Album[edit | edit source]
| Year | Name | Composer |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Agneepath" | Ajay–Atul |
| 2021 | "Chhalaang" | Yo Yo Honey Singh, Guru Randhawa, Tanishk-Vayu |
Song of The Year[edit | edit source]
| Year | Song | Film | Composer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Abhi Mujh Mein Kahin" | Agneepath | Ajay–Atul |
| 2021 | "Teri Bhabhi" | Coolie No.1 | Varun Dhawan |
Best Playback Singer Male[edit | edit source]
| Year | Name | Song | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Sonu Nigam" | "Abhi Mujh Mein Kahin" | Agneepath |
| 2021 | "Bappi Lahiri" | "Sab Kushal Mangal" | Sab Kushal Mangal |
Best Playback Singer Female[edit | edit source]
| Year | Name | Song | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Shalmali Kholgade | "Pareshaan" | Ishaqzaade |
| 2016 | Shreya Ghoshal | "Mohe Rang Do Laal" | Bajirao Mastani |
Best Lyricist[edit | edit source]
| Year | Name | Song | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Gulzar" | "Saans" | Jab Tak Hai Jaan |
| 2021 | "Varun Dhawan" | Coolie No.1 |
Composer of The Year[edit | edit source]
| Year | Name | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Ajay–Atul" | Agneepath |
| 2021 | "Ranveer Singh" | 83 |
Critics' awards[edit | edit source]
Best Film[edit | edit source]
| Year | Film | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Gangs of Wasseypur" | Anurag Kashyap |
| 2021 | "Tanhaji: The Unsuring Warrior" | Om Raut |
Best Actor Male[edit | edit source]
| Year | Name | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Irrfan Khan" | Paan Singh Tomar |
| 2021 | "Amitabh Bachchan" and "Ayushmann Khurrana | Gulabo Sitabo |
Best Actor Female[edit | edit source]
| Year | Name | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Deepika Padukone" | Cocktail |
| 2021 | "Parineeti Chopra" | Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar |
Best Debut Director[edit | edit source]
| Year | Name | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Gauri Shinde" | English Vinglish |
| 2021 | "Ramesh Sippy" | Shimla Mirchi |
Technical awards[edit | edit source]
Best Editing[edit | edit source]
| Year | Name | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Namrata Rao" | Kahaani |
| 2016 | "A. Sreekar Prasad" | Talvar |
Best Cinematography[edit | edit source]
| Year | Name | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Ravi Varman" | Barfi! |
| 2016 | "Sudeep Chatterjee" | Bajirao Mastani |
Best Choreography[edit | edit source]
| Year | Name | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Ganesh Acharya" | Agneepath |
| 2016 | "Remo D'Souza" | ABCD 2 |
Best Background Score[edit | edit source]
| Year | Name | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Pritam" | Barfi! |
Best Special Effects[edit | edit source]
| Year | Name | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Kvsanjit", "Rajiv Ghosh" | Raaz 3 |
Best Costume Design[edit | edit source]
| Year | Name | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Aki Narula", "Shafalina" | Barfi! |
| 2016 | "Anju Modi", "Maxima Basu" | Bajirao Mastani |
Best Art Direction[edit | edit source]
| Year | Name | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Rajat Podar" | Barfi! |
| 2016 | "Sujeet Sawant", "Sriram Iyengar", "Saloni Dhatrak" |
Best Action[edit | edit source]
| Year | Name | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Conrad Palmisano", "Markos" | Ek Tha Tiger |
Best Sound Recording[edit | edit source]
| Year | Name | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Anita Khushwaha" | Talaash |
Best Story[edit | edit source]
| Year | Name | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Advaita Kala", "Sujoy Ghosh" | Kahaani |
| 2016 | "V. Vijayendra Prasad" | Bajrangi Bhaijaan |
Best Screenplay[edit | edit source]
| Year | Name | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Sujoy Ghosh" | Kahaani |
| 2016 | "Juhi Chaturvedi" | Piku |
Best Dialogue[edit | edit source]
| Year | Name | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Anurag Kashyap", "Akhilesh Jaiswal", "Zeishan Quadri", "Sachin Ladia" | Gangs of Wasseypur I |
| 2016 | "Himanshu Sharma" | Tanu Weds Manu Returns |
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ by. "TOIFA Awards 2025 Winners List: TOIFA Toasts Best of Big Screen, OTT Space - National Film Awards". Retrieved 3 December 2025.
- ↑ "TOIFA 2013 Nominees". The Times of India.
- ↑ "TOIFA 2016: Full Nomaination List". International Business Times. 27 February 2016.