| Rajasthan Film Festival - RFF | |
| Current Awards: | 10th RFF Awards |
| Awarded For: | Award for Excellence in Cinematic Achievements for Regional Cinema of India |
| Country: | India |
| Year: | 2013 |
| Website: | https://www.rajasthanfilmfestival.com/ |
| Producer: | Kseries |
The Rajasthan Film Festival Award ceremony (also known as the RFF Awards) is a set of awards presented annually to honour both artistic and technical excellence of artistes in Rajasthani cinema as well as in other Regional Cinema of India. The awards were instituted in 2013. The 11th award ceremony[1] was held on 30 September 2023[2] at Deep Smriti Auditorium.[3] Aftab Shivdasani and Neha Dhupia did the hosting[4] at the award night[2] and Lifetime Achievement Award[5] [6] was given to the Bollywood actor Gulshan Grover. Bollywood Actor Govinda attended the festival as the chief guest.
The theme for the festival was Unity in diversity and 24 awards were awarded in 2 broad categories: for films produced in Rajasthan and for films produced in other regions of India (except Rajasthan). In order to honour people who have been dedicated to the industry, a Lifetime Achievement Award is also presented at the ceremony.
The 10th edition of the RFF award ceremony[7] was held from 22 September 2022 to 24 September 2022 at Maan Place, Jaipur. Tusshar Kapoor[8] and Mahima Chaudhry were the hosts of the evening with Film Critic Komal Nahta and lifetime Achievement Award was given to Actor Sanjay Mishra.
The 7th edition of the award ceremony was organized for 3 Days (26 September to 28 September 2019) at Maan Palace, in Jaipur. Shreyas Talpade was the host of the award night. Other prominent celebrities at the ceremony included Shakti Kapoor, Satish Kaushik, Rajesh Puri, Komal Nahta, Aniruddh Dave, Neha Shree, Aniruddh Singh among others. The eighth and ninth edition of the award ceremony were cancelled due to government-imposed covid restrictions.
The 2018 event [9] was organized for 5 Days (25 to 29 September 2018[10] [11]) at Maan Palace,[12] in Jaipur. Vatsal Seth[13] was the host of the award night and the celebrities[14] Jeetendra Kapoor, Mithoon Sharma, Neelu Vaghela, Gajendra Chauhan, Anirudh Dave and Sara Khan made their presence. In 2017, the ceremony was held at Deep Smriti Auditorium,[15] on 14 to 16 September 2017.[16] [17]
The first awards were presented in 2013 at Rajasthan, India. From then onwards, the awards are held at various locations of Jaipur.
Sanjana Sharma is the founder of Rajasthan Film Festival.[18] In its 6th edition (2018), the RRF has organized this event for 5 days. The event was started with theater competition held on 25–27 September.[19] On 28 September, inter college dance competition was organize where several people from Rajasthani Film Industry[20] shared their thoughts about Rajasthan cinema [21] and on the last day of event (29 September),[22] awards were given to the various categories by RFF.[23]
The following is a listing of all Rajasthan Film Festival Awards ceremonies since 2013
| Year | Date | Best Film | Host | Venue | City | Lifetime Achievement Award | Chief Guest | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 28 September 2013 | Bhobhar (Rajasthani) Us Disha Mai (Hindi) | RJ Moniya Anchor Kabeer Anchor Mann | Deep Smriti Auditorium Jaipur | Jaipur | MohanSingh Rathore Kshitiz Kumar Ramesh Tiwari Neelu Vaghela Gulabo Sapera O.P. Vyas Veena Cassettes Modern Cassettes | ||
| 2014 | 20 September 2014 | Kahani Ek Devi Ki | Ashok Banthia Anchor Kabeer | Deep Smriti Auditorium Jaipur | Jaipur | Komal Nahta (Nahta Family) Shyam Sunder Jalani | T. P. Aggarwal | |
| 2015 | 26 September 2015 | Raju Rathod | Anup Soni
Meena Nahta RJ Mohit Ravinder Upadhyay | Jaipur Bagh | Jaipur | Mohan Kataria | ||
| 2016 | 24 September 2016 | Hivade Me Fute Laadu | Aman VermaRJ Mohit | Maan Palace | Jaipur | Ikram Rajasthani | Javed Akhtar | |
| 2017 | 16 September 2017 | Nani Bai Ro Mayro | Aman VermaMahendra Gaur Anirudh Dave Rohit Purohit Himanshu Soni RJ Mohit | Deep Smriti Auditorium Jaipur | Jaipur | Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt[24] | Jaiprakash Chouksey | |
| 2018 | 25 to 29 September 2018 | Birani Sardar | Vatsal Seth | Maan Palace | Jaipur | Bharat Nahta | Jeetendra Kapoor
Neelu Vaghela | |
| 2019 | 28 September 2019 | Veerangana (In Rajasthani Cinema) Qismat (In Other Regional Cinema) | Shreyas Talpade | Maan Palace | Jaipur | Shakti Kapoor | Komal NahtaSatish Kaushik | |
| 2020 | Not held | The Ceremonies Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic. | ||||||
| 2021 | ||||||||
| 2022 | 24 September 2022[25] | Shankhnaad (In Rajasthani Films)Hellaro (In Other Regional Films) | Maan Palace | Jaipur | Sanjay Mishra (actor)[27] | |||
| 2023 | 30 September 2023 | Subhagi (In Rajasthani Films)Ayothi (In Other Regional Films) | Aftab Shivdasani& Neha Dhupia | Deep Smriti Auditorium Jaipur | Jaipur | Gulshan Grover | ||
| S. No. | Name of Jury | Industry | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Naresh Malhotra | ||
| 2 | Indrajit Bansal | DOP | |
| 3 | Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt | Music | |
| 4 | Deepak Tijori | Actor & Director[28] |