Zee Cine Awards is an esteemed film award ceremony which is organized to commemorate the artistic and technical excellence of the film professionals belonging to the Hindi film industry. It is a popular choice award dedicated to Bollywood. The award ceremony is instituted by the entire Zee network. Zee Cine Awards was introduced in the year 1998. The majestic event witnesses a huge congregation of Bollywood personalities and bright luminaries who together celebrate the achievements and works of the Indian cinema. Dazzling performances and award presentations grace the event. Zee Cine Awards presents awards under varied categories to appreciate the contributions of Bollywood professionals in different cinematic fields.
14th Zee Cine Awards
14th Zee Cine Awards was held in the year 2014, on 8th February in Mumbai and was aired on 23rd February on multiple channels. The best films of the previous year, 2013, were honoured in the event. Bollywood actors Abhishek Bachchan and Riteish Deshmukh served as co-anchors for the show. Every year Bollywood witnesses several newcomers and many of them mark their powerful presence in the industry at their first ventures. Zee Cine Awards for Best Male Debut appreciates the work of such newcomers. The nominations under this category included Dhanush for Raanjhanaa, Girish Kumar for Ramaiya Vastavaiya, Ram Charan for Zanjeer, Sushant Singh Rajput for Kai Po Che, Varun Sharma for Fukrey and Manish Paul for Mickey Virus. The award was won by Dhanush for Raanjhanaa.
Dhanush
Dhanush is an established and acclaimed film actor, producer and playback singer of Tamil film industry; however he made his debut in Bollywood with the movie Raanjhanaa. His performance in the flick received huge applauses from critics as well as masses.
Zee Cine Awards for Best Male Debut
Year | Winner | Film |
2001 | Hrithik Roshan | Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai |
2002 | Tusshar Kapoor | Mujhe Kuch Kehna Hai |
2003 | Vivek Oberoi | Company |
2004 | Shahid Kapoor | Ishq Vishk |
2005 | Not Awarded | |
2006 | Shiney Ahuja | Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi |
2007 | Upen Patel | 36 China Town |
2008 | Ranbir Kapoor | Saawariya |
2011 | Ranveer Singh | Band Baaja Baaraat |
2012 | Rana Daggubati | Dum Maro Dum |
2013 | Arjun Kapoor/ Ayushmann Khurrana | Ishaqzaade/ Vicky Donor |
2014 | Dhanush | Raanjhanaa |