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The Golden Kela Awards are a satirical take on Bollywood

Bollywood

Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...

that award the worst performances in Hindi cinema each year.

The Awards

The Golden Kela Awards is a satirical take on Bollywood

Bollywood

, where awards are given for the worst performances. The Golden Kela Awards was created by Random Magazine

Random Magazine

Random Magazine is a humor magazine founded in June 2008. It is India's only humor magazine with a circulation of 50,000 copies throughout the country. Founder Jatin Varma serves as the magazine's editor....

, India’s longest running humor magazine in the year 2009. Winners receive an award in the shape of a golden banana (kela in Hindi

Hindi

Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...

). The first annual Golden Kela award ceremony took place on 7 March 2009 in New Delhi

New Delhi

New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...

(India).
The intention behind the Golden Kela is to ridicule the Hindi film stars and acknowledge the worst of Indian cinema. Since several award ceremonies each year celebrate the best of Hindi cinema, Random Magazine and the Sundaas Film Institute chose to be different by giving away the Best of the Worst of Indian Cinema.

The winners are selected each year by an online poll.

The 3rd Annual Golden Kela Awards

The 3rd Annual Golden Kela Awards were announced at a ceremony on 12 March 2011 at Ambience Mall, Gurgaon

Gurgaon

Gurgaon is the second largest city in the Indian state of Haryana. Gurgaon is the industrial and financial center of Haryana. It is located 30 km south of national capital New Delhi, about 10 kilometers from Dwarka Sub City and 268 km south of Chandigarh, the state capital...

. The winners included Shahrukh Khan

Shahrukh Khan

Shahrukh Khan , often credited as Shah Rukh Khan, is an Indian film actor, as well as a film producer and television host. Often referred to as "the King of Bollywood", Khan has acted in over 70 Hindi films....

- the worst actor for My Name Is Khan

My Name is Khan

My Name Is Khan ; commonly referred to as MNIK, is a 2010 Bollywood film directed by Karan Johar, with a screenplay by Shibani Bathija, produced by Hiroo Yash Johar and Gauri Khan, and starring Shahrukh Khan and Kajol, who reunite after nine years...

, Sonam Kapoor

Sonam Kapoor

Sonam Kapoor is an Indian film actress who appears in Bollywood films. Kapoor made her acting debut in the unsuccessful film Saawariya opposite newcomer Ranbir Kapoor, which earned her a nomination for Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. She earned her first commercial success in I Hate Luv...

- the worst actress for Aisha

Aisha

Aisha bint Abu Bakr also transcribed as was Muhammad's favorite wife...

, Sanjay Leela Bhansali

Sanjay Leela Bhansali

Sanjay Leela Bhansali is an Indian film director. He is an alumnus of the Film and Television Institute of India...

– the worst director for Guzaarish

Guzaarish

Guzaarish is a 2010 Hindi drama romance film directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, starring Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai in the lead roles. The film is produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Ronnie Screwvala under the banner of SLB Films and UTV Motion Pictures.The first look of Guzaarish was...

and My Name is Khan – the worst movie. There was also a special category of Anti-Kela awards for good movies. Those awarded in this category were Udaan

Udaan

Udaan is 1997 Hindi language movie directed by Asrani and starring Rekha, Saif Ali Khan, Prem Chopra, Danny Denzongpa, Dalip Tahil, Asrani, Deven Varma, Annu Kapoor, Mohnish Bahl.-Plot:...

, Ishqiya

Ishqiya

Ishqiya is a 2010 Indian film starring Arshad Warsi, Vidya Balan, Naseeruddin Shah, and Salman Shahid in the lead roles. The film is directed by Abhishek Chaubey in his directorial debut and is produced by Raman Maroo and Vishal Bharadwaj. The film was released on 29 January 2010.Upon release, the...

, Love Sex aur Dhokha

Love Sex aur Dhokha

Love Sex aur Dhokha is a 2010 Indian film directed by Dibakar Banerjee and produced by Alt Entertainment, is shot entirely on DigiCam, being one of the first films coming out of India to be presented in the found footage style...

, Do Dooni Chaar

Do Dooni Chaar

Do Dooni Chaar is a 2010 Hindi film produced by Arindam Chaudhuri , directed by Habib Faisal, and stars Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Singh, Aditi Vasudev and Archit Krishna in lead roles. The film is about a middle-class school teacher who tries to keep his wife and children happy in inflationary times and...

, Peepli Live

Peepli Live

Peepli Live is a 2010 Indian comic satire that explores the topic of "farmer suicides" and the subsequent media and political response. It is written and directed by Anusha Rizvi in her directorial debut, and produced by Aamir Khan Productions...

and Tere Bin Laden

Tere Bin Laden

Tere Bin Laden is a 2010 Bollywood satire film produced by Walkwater Media and written and directed by Abhishek Sharma. The film stars Pakistani pop singer Ali Zafar in the lead role as an ambitious young reporter, who, in his desperation to migrate to the U.S., makes a fake Osama bin Laden video...

The 2nd Annual Golden Kela Awards

The second installment of the Awards was held on 12 March 2010 at New Delhi, MTV India

MTV India

MTV India is the Indian version of MTV , a channel specialising in music and youth culture programming. It was launched in 1996 and is now part of the Viacom 18 Media Pvt. Ltd based in Mumbai. . "MTV India" is one of the oldest Music Television Networks in Asia...

VJ Cyrus Broacha

Cyrus Broacha

Cyrus Broacha is a TV anchor, Theatre Personality, Political Satirist, columnist and author. He is also a stand-up comedian and prankster, best known for his show Bakra on MTV and his show The Week that Wasn't on CNN-IBN.-Early years:...

was the chief guest and was awarded the Cyrus Broacha Memorial Award.

The nomination of Sylvester Stallone

Sylvester Stallone

Michael Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone , commonly known as Sylvester Stallone, and nicknamed Sly Stallone, is an American actor, filmmaker, screenwriter, film director and occasional painter. Stallone is known for his machismo and Hollywood action roles. Two of the notable characters he has portrayed...

and Denise Richards

Denise Richards

Denise Lee Richards is an American actress and former fashion model of Croatian and Welsh descent. She has appeared in films including Starship Troopers, Wild Things, and The World Is Not Enough...

for the Bawara Ho Gaya Hai Ke Award (Have You Lost It Award) for Kambakkht Ishq was reported in MTV

MTV

MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....

and The Hollywood Reporter

The Hollywood Reporter

Formerly a daily trade magazine, The Hollywood Reporter re-launched in late 2010 as a unique hybrid publication serving the entertainment industry and a consumer audience...

'.'

Worst actress was awarded to Kareena Kapoor

Kareena Kapoor

Kareena Kapoor , often informally referred to as Bebo, is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood films. During her career, Kapoor has received six Filmfare Awards, among nine nominations, and has been noted for her performances in a range of film genres; these include her work from contemporary...

for her role in Kambakkht Ishq while the worst actor went to Harman Baweja

Harman Baweja

Harman Baweja is an Indian actor. He debuted in Bollywood with Love Story 2050. His next films were Victory and What's Your Raashee? in which he performed opposite his Love Story 2050 co-star Priyanka Chopra....

for his performance in What's Your Raashee?

What's Your Raashee?

What's Your Raashee? is a Hindi film directed by Ashutosh Gowarikar. The movie is based on the Doordarshan TV serial Mr...

. The worst film award went to Kambakkht Ishq. None of the winners were present to accept their awards except for Abhishek Bachchan

Abhishek Bachchan

Abhishek Bachchan is an Indian actor and producer. He is the son of Indian actors Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan and is married to actress and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai....

who accepted the Dara Singh Award for Worst Accent for his attempt to produce an American accent in Delhi 6.

The 1st Annual Golden Kela Awards

The 1st Annual Golden Kela Awards 2008 were announced at a ceremony on 7 March 2009 at New Delhi. Clips from the nominated films were played out, before each award was announced. The Awards were presented to random people from the audience as none of the real stars showed up to receive their awards.

Jaspal Bhatti was the chief guest and was awarded the Lifetime Achievement award for his invaluable contribution to the cause of Indian cinema.
The winners included Himesh Reshammiya

Himesh Reshammiya

Himesh Reshammiya is an Indian music director, composer, singer and actor.-Music and film career:Himesh Reshammiya was born in Bhavnagar, Gujarat to Vipin Reshammiya and Madhu Reshammiya. He had his first success as a music director of the 2003 film, Tere Naam...

, Priyanka Chopra

Priyanka Chopra

Priyanka Chopra is an Indian actress and former Miss World. Before starting her acting career, she worked as a model and gained fame after winning the Miss World title in 2000. She is often referred to by the nickname "Piggy Chops", which was given to her by co-stars on the set of the film...

, Kunal Kohli

Kunal Kohli

Kunal Kohli is an Indian film director, producer and writer- Biography :Born in Mumbai,Kunal Kohli is a true Indian director. He is a "family man" as he claims on a video interview....

and Salman Khan

Salman Khan

Salman Khan is an Indian film actor. He has starred in more than 80 Hindi films.Khan, who made his acting debut with a minor role in the drama Biwi Ho To Aisi with Rekha in a lead role, had his first commercial success with the blockbuster Maine Pyar Kiya , for which he won a Filmfare Award for...

. Love Story 2050

Love Story 2050

Love Story 2050 is a 2008 Bollywood science fiction film starring producer Pammi Baweja and director Harry Baweja's son Harman Baweja and Priyanka Chopra. Some parts of the movie were filmed in Adelaide, Australia. Initially the film was supposed to release on 21 December 2007 but got postponed to...

won the Worst Film Award.

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