During several years in the 1990s, a live ceremony was broadcast to television audiences but was later discontinued due to unknown reasons.

The Filmfare Awards also introduced the Short Film Category in 2017, with Vidya Balan and Gauri Shinde on the jury.

[8] Hollywood star Gregory Peck was invited to be the guest of honour at the first ever awards on 21 March 1954 at the Metro theatre, Mumbai but could not make it to the function since his flight from Colombo got delayed.

However, Peck did attend the banquet that followed the award night at Wellington Club (Gymkhana), Mumbai.

This is when actors, actresses, producers, directors, singers, composers, and others that have contributed to Indian cinema are introduced.

[12] Hosts question the celebrities about upcoming performances and who they think deserves to take the Black Lady home.

A special press conference was held just for its announcement and this took place at the Suburban hotel in Mumbai as well.

Pansare under the supervision of Times of India's art director Walter Langhammer, it is generally made of bronze, its height is 46.5 cm and it weighs around 5 kg.

This was also an attempt to match the theme of the 2013 set of awards at Filmfare in Mumbai: a hundred years leap into the future.