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Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut
Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut is awarded to the debutante actress who gives the most impressive performance in her debut Hindi film and shows a promising presence in Bollywood.

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Filmfare Award for Best Female DebutFilmfare Award for Best Female Debut is given by Filmfare in its annual Filmfare Awards, to the female debutant actor who delivers the most impressive performance in his first Hindi film released in the preceding year. With the talent, the actor appeals to the audience marking a gracefully promising presence in the Hindi film industry. The award to recognise newcomer actors was introduced by Filmfare as "Sensational Debut of the Year Award" in 1989. Later in 1996, the award was segregated into two, one for the debutant (male newcomer) actor Best Male Debut and the other for the debutant (female newcomer) actor Best Female Debut.

Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut at 61st Filmfare Awards
The 1st Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut was won by Juhi Chawla for the movie "Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak" in 1989. Juhi Chawla, Preity Zinta, Kareena Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Vidya Balan, Kangana Ranaut and Deepika Padukone have all won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress. In 2019, Sara Ali Khan has won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut for the movie "Kedarnath".

List of Winners of Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut
The following list displays the debutante actresses who won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut for their debut performances along with the respective films.

Year Winning Newcomer Actress Film
2019 Sara Ali Khan Kedarnath
2018 Not Awarded
2017 Ritika Singh Saala Khadoos
2016 Bhumi Pednekar Dum Laga Ke Haisha
2015 Kriti Sanon Heropanti
2014 Vaani Kapoor Shuddh Desi Romance
2013 Ileana D`Cruz Barfi!
2012 Parineeti Chopra Ladies vs Ricky Bahl
2011 Sonakshi Sinha Dabangg
2010 Not Awarded
2009 Asin Thottumkal Ghajini
2008 Deepika Padukone Om Shanti Om
2007 Kangana Ranaut Gangster
2006 Vidya Balan Parineeta
2005 Ayesha Takia Taarzan: The Wonder Car
2004 Lara Dutta and Priyanka Chopra Andaaz
2003 Esha Deol Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe
2002 Bipasha Basu Ajnabee
2001 Kareena Kapoor Khan Refugee
2000 Nandita Das 1947: Earth
1999 Preity Zinta Dil Se..and Soldier
1998 Mahima Chowdhary Pardes
1997 Seema Biswas Bandit Queen
1996 Twinkle Khanna Barsaat
1995 Tabu Vijaypath
1995 Sonali Bendre Naaraaz
1994 Mamta Kulkarni Aashiq Awara
1993 Divya Bharti Deewana
1992 Raveena Tandon Patthar Ke Phool
1991 Pooja Bhatt Daddy
1990 Bhagyashree Maine Pyar Kiya
1989 Juhi Chawla Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak



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