The Times of India Film Awards (also known as TOIFA Awards) are presented by The Times of India to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Hindi language film industry of India. The awards were first introduced in 2013.[1] The second edition of the award was held at Dubai on 18 March 2016.[2]
| Times of India Film Awards | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Excellence in cinematic achievements |
| 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) |
Editions
edit| 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
editBest Film
edit| Year | Film | Producer |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Barfi! | Ronnie Screwvala Siddharth Roy Kapoor |
| 2021 | Gully Boy |
Best Actor Male
edit| Year | Name | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Ranbir Kapoor" | Barfi! |
| 2021 | "Salman Khan" | Dabangg 3 |
Best Actor Female
edit| Year | Name | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Priyanka Chopra" | Barfi! |
| 2021 | "Bhumi Pednekar" | Pati Patni Aur Woh |
Best Director
edit| Year | Name | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Anurag Basu" | Barfi! |
| 2021 | "Aditya Dhar" | Super 30 |
Best Supporting Actor Male
edit| Year | Name | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Annu Kapoor" | Vicky Donor |
| 2021 | "Ayushmann Khurrana" | Bala |
Best Supporting Actor Female
edit| Year | Name | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Dolly Ahluwalia" | Vicky Donor |
| 2021 | "Kriti Sanon" | Housefull 4 |
Best Actor In A Comic Role
edit| Year | Name | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Abhishek Bachchan" | Bol Bachchan |
| 2021 | "Kartik Aaryan" | Luka Chuppi |
Best Actor In A Negative Role
edit| Year | Name | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Rishi Kapoor" | Agneepath |
| 2021 | "Salman Khan" | Bharat |
Best Debut Male
edit| Year | Name | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Ayushmann Khurrana" | Vicky Donor |
| 2021 | "Siddhant Chaturvedi" | Gully Boy |
Best Debut Female
edit| Year | Name | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Ileana D'Cruz" | Barfi! |
| 2021 | "Ananya Pandey" | Student Of The Year 2 |
Music Awards
editBest Album
edit| Year | Name | Composer |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Agneepath" | Ajay–Atul |
| 2021 | "Chhalaang" | Yo Yo Honey Singh, Guru Randhawa, Tanishk-Vayu |
Song of The Year
edit| 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| 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| Year | Name | Song | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Shalmali Kholgade | "Pareshaan" | Ishaqzaade |
| 2016 | Shreya Ghoshal | "Mohe Rang Do Laal" | Bajirao Mastani |
Best Lyricist
edit| Year | Name | Song | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Gulzar" | "Saans" | Jab Tak Hai Jaan |
| 2021 | "Varun Dhawan" | Coolie No.1 |
Composer of The Year
edit| Year | Name | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Ajay–Atul" | Agneepath |
| 2021 | "Ranveer Singh" | 83 |
Critics' Awards
editBest Film
edit| Year | Film | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Gangs of Wasseypur" | Anurag Kashyap |
| 2021 | "Tanhaji: The Unsuring Warrior" | Om Raut |
Best Actor Male
edit| Year | Name | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Irrfan Khan" | Paan Singh Tomar |
| 2021 | "Amitabh Bachchan" and "Ayushmann Khurrana | Gulabo Sitabo |
Best Actor Female
edit| Year | Name | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Deepika Padukone" | Cocktail |
| 2021 | "Parineeti Chopra" | Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar |
Best Debut Director
edit| Year | Name | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Gauri Shinde" | English Vinglish |
| 2021 | "Ramesh Sippy" | Shimla Mirchi |
Technical Awards
editBest Editing
edit| Year | Name | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Namrata Rao" | Kahaani |
| 2016 | "A. Sreekar Prasad" | Talvar |
Best Cinematography
edit| Year | Name | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Ravi Varman" | Barfi! |
| 2016 | "Sudeep Chatterjee" | Bajirao Mastani |
Best Choreography
edit| Year | Name | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Ganesh Acharya" | Agneepath |
| 2016 | "Remo D'Souza" | ABCD 2 |
Best Background Score
edit| Year | Name | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Pritam" | Barfi! |
Best Special Effects
edit| Year | Name | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Kvsanjit", "Rajiv Ghosh" | Raaz 3 |
Best Costume Design
edit| Year | Name | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Aki Narula", "Shafalina" | Barfi! |
| 2016 | "Anju Modi", "Maxima Basu" | Bajirao Mastani |
Best Art Direction
edit| Year | Name | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Rajat Podar" | Barfi! |
| 2016 | "Sujeet Sawant", "Sriram Iyengar", "Saloni Dhatrak" |
Best Action
edit| Year | Name | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Conrad Palmisano", "Markos" | Ek Tha Tiger |
Best Sound Recording
edit| Year | Name | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Anita Khushwaha" | Talaash |
Best Story
edit| Year | Name | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Advaita Kala", "Sujoy Ghosh" | Kahaani |
| 2016 | "V. Vijayendra Prasad" | Bajrangi Bhaijaan |
Best Screenplay
edit| Year | Name | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Sujoy Ghosh" | Kahaani |
| 2016 | "Juhi Chaturvedi" | Piku |
Best Dialogue
edit| Year | Name | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Anurag Kashyap", "Akhilesh Jaiswal", "Zeishan Quadri", "Sachin Ladia" | Gangs of Wasseypur I |
| 2016 | "Himanshu Sharma" | Tanu Weds Manu Returns |