
Anandalok Awards or Anandalok Puraskar is a ceremony where the Bengali film personalities are awarded in their respective grounds with a small intricately carved trophy. This event is one of the most prominent film events in Indian Bengali Cinema. The Anandalok is one of the most established film magazines in Bengali language, published from
Ananda Publishers and
Ananda Bazar Patrika. These organizations themselves present this Award (Puraskar). Although the magazine was first circulated on January 25, 1975 and the Anandalok Awards ceremony stared in 1998.
The Anandalok Awards are conferred on the following criteria -
| Best Indian Films |
Best Screenplay |
Best Male Playback |
| Best Director |
Best Art Director |
Best Female Playback |
| Best Actor |
Best Music Director |
Best Make Up Man |
| Best Actress |
Best Editor |
Most Promising Director |
| Best Supporting Actor |
Best Cinematographer |
Most Promising Actor |
| Best Supporting Actress |
Best Lyricist |
Most Promising Actress |
Anandalok Awards in the year 2008
Best Film-Chirodini Tumi Je Amar
Best Director-Raj Chakraborty for Chirodini Tumi Je Amar
Best Actor-Rahul Banerjee for Chirodini Tumi Je Amar
Best Actress-Priyanka Sarkar for Chirodini Tumi Je Amar
Best Music-Jeet Ganguly for Chirodini Tumi Je Amar
Best Action Hero-Hiran Chatterjee for Nabab Nandini
Anandalok Awards in the year 2007
| Best Film - Minister Fatakesto |
Lifetime Achievement Award - Moushmi Chatterjee |
Best Actress - Rituparna Sengupta for Anuranan |
Best Actress ( Hindi ) - Vidya Balan for the film Bhool Bhulaiyaa |
| Best Music - Pritam Chakraborty |
Best Action Hero - Anubhab Mohanty for Kalishankar |
Best Actor - Mithun Chakraborty for Minister Fatakesto |
Best Debut - Subhasree Ganguly for Bajimaat |
Anandalok Awards in the year 2006
| Best Cinematography - Abhik Mukhopadhyay for Dosar |
Best Music - Jeet Ganguly for Shubhodristi |
Best Actor Prasenjit for Dosar |
Best Playback Singer (Male) - Pranjal Bakshi for Bhalobasar Anek Naam |
Best Upcoming Star (Male) - Jeet for Priyotama |
| Best Director - Prabhat Roy for Shubhodristi |
Best Film - Shubhodristi |
Best Actress - Sreelekha Mitra for Kantatar |
Best Upcoming Star (Female) - Koel Mallick for Shubhodristi |
Best Villain - Rajatava Dutta for M.L.A. Fatakesto |
Anandalok Awards in the year 2005
| Best Director - Rituparno Ghosh for Antarmahal |
Best Playback Singer (Male) Sonu Nigam for Bandhan |
Best Actor - Jeet for Manik |
| Best Film - Antarmahal |
Best Playback Singer (Female) Shreya Ghoshal for Manik |
Best Actress - Debasree Roy for Tista |