So, everyone calls the FilmFares “India’s Oscars.” But they’re not, really. They are awards given by a filmi magazine to people who they want to feature in their magazine, or otherwise make nice with. And they are given to people who still care about being featured in a filmi magazine and will show up to the awards ceremony. So it is a popularity/power contest on one hand, and a test of your commitment to nurturing your career on the other.
Which is why I am hoping I can actually predict at least one winner! (Last year, I won a “special” award from my class as the only person who managed to predict every single Oscar category wrong. I am terrible with Hollywood, except in very certain areas. But maybe the FilmFare’s will be my game!)
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