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Filmfare is an English - language , tabloid - sized magazine about Hindi - language cinema , popularly known as Bollywood . Established in 1952 , the magazine is published by Worldwide Media , a subsidiary of The Times Group , India ' s largest media services conglomerate . " Filmfare " is one of the most popular entertainment magazine in India . Since 1954 , it gives popular film awards the annual ___MASK45___ and ___MASK19___ . The Times Group also called Bennett Coleman & Co . Ltd ( BCCL ) is India  s largest media conglomerate , according to " Financial Times " as of March ___MASK55___ . The Audit Bureau of Circulations reported in May 2014 that the " Times of India " had the largest circulation of any English - language newspaper in the world , with 3 , 321 , 702 average qualifying sales . The company remains a family - owned business as the descendants of Sahu Jain own a majority stake in The Times Group . The Times Group has over 11 , 000 employees and revenue exceeding $ 1 . 5 billion . The ___MASK45___ are presented annually by The Times Group to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Hindi language film industry of India . The Filmfare ceremony is one of the oldest film events in India . The awards were first introduced in 1954 , the same year as the ___MASK89___ . They were initially referred to as the " Clare Awards " or " The Clares " after Clare Mendonca , the editor of " The Times of India ". A dual voting system was developed in 1956 . Under this system , in contrast to the ___MASK89___ , which are decided by a panel appointed by Indian Government , the ___MASK45___ are voted on by both the public and a committee of experts . Asin Thottumkal ( born 26 October 1985 ) , known mononymously as Asin , is an Indian actress and trained Bharathanatyam dancer . She has received three ___MASK45___ . She began her acting career in the South Indian film industry , but now appears predominantly in Bollywood films . She speaks eight languages , and dubs her own films . She is the only Malayali actress , other than Padmini , to have dubbed in her own voice for all her films , irrespective of language . Asin has been referred to as the `` Queen of Kollywood '' by online portals in 2007 . She is a member of the Bollywood 100 Crore Club . Making her acting debut in Sathyan Anthikkad ' s Malayalam film Narendran Makan Jayakanthan Vaka ( 2001 ) , Asin had her first commercial success with the Telugu film Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi in 2003 , and won a Filmfare Best Telugu Actress Award for the film . M . Kumaran S / O Mahalakshmi ( 2004 ) was her debut in Tamil and a huge success . She received her Filmfare Best Tamil Actress Award for her most noted critically acclaimed performance in her third Tamil film , Ghajini ( 2005 ) . She then played the lead female roles in many successful films , most notable being the dramatic thriller Varalaru ( 2006 ) , the action thriller Pokkiri ( 2007 ) , romantic drama Vel ( 2008 ) and Dasavathaaram ( 2008 ) opposite Kamal Haasan and hence established herself as the leading actress of Tamil cinema and was also honoured by the Tamil Nadu government with the Kalaimamani award for her excellence in the field of art and literature . In 2013 , Asin was conferred with Pride of South Indian Cinema award at SIIMA for her contribution to Tamil cinema . In late 2008 , Asin made her debut in the Bollywood film Ghajini ( 2008 ) opposite Aamir Khan which was the first Bollywood film to have collected more than  1 billion in the domestic box office , subsequently collecting  1 . 9 billion ( US $ 28 million ) worldwide . Asin won the Filmfare Best Female Debut Award and many accolades for Ghajini . 2011 marked the most successful phase of Asin ' s Bollywood career , as she starred in Anees Bazmee ' s romantic comedy , Ready , in which she co - starred alongside Salman Khan . The film was a major hit at the box office , collecting  1 . 84 billion ( US $ 27 million ) worldwide . In 2012 , Asin first starred in Sajid Khan ' s multistarrer Housefull 2 which collected more than  1 billion . She then featured in Bol Bachchan and Khiladi 786 , which were also commercially successful with both grossing over  1 billion .