The Zee Cine Award for Best Female Debut is chosen by the jury members and a part of the annual Zee Cine Awards.

They give awards to the new discoveries of Bollywood where they see some potential.

The 1st Zee Cine Award was held on 14 March 1998 in Mumbai, India.

The Zee Cine Award for Best Female Debut was given in the 1st ZCA (1998).

Mahima Chaudhary became the first recipient of the Zee Cine Award for Best Female Debut (Jury/Critics).