# 2nd Filmfare Awards East

2nd Filmfare Awards East ceremony, presented by The Times Group, honored the best Bengali language Indian films of 2016.
Shaheb Bibi Golaam led the ceremony with twelve nominations, and was the most awarded film at the ceremony, with six wins including Best Actress (for Swastika Mukherjee) and Best Supporting Actor (for Ritwick Chakraborty). It was followed by Praktan and Cinemawala, with ten and eight nominations respectively. For the former, Rituparna Sengupta won Best Actress Critics' (with additional four wins), while Paran Bandopadhyay won Best Actor Critics' for the latter.
Jisshu Sengupta received dual nominations for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor, but won neither of them.

## Ceremony

Held at Science City, the 2nd Filmfare Awards East had Jio as the title sponsor. Abir Chatterjee and Jisshu Sengupta co-hosted the ceremony.

## Winners and nominees
### Popular Awards

The nominees for the 2nd Filmfare Awards East were announced on 22 February 2017.
| Best Film | Best Film | Best Film | Best Film | Best Director | Best Director | Best Director | Best Director |
| Cinemawala – Shree Venkatesh Films Double Feluda – Eros International Eagoler Chokh – Shree Venkatesh Films Praktan – Windows Production Shaheb Bibi Golaam – Friends Communication Shankhachil – Ashirbad Cholochitro, Impress Telefilm Limited & NIdeas Creations & Productions | Cinemawala – Shree Venkatesh Films Double Feluda – Eros International Eagoler Chokh – Shree Venkatesh Films Praktan – Windows Production Shaheb Bibi Golaam – Friends Communication Shankhachil – Ashirbad Cholochitro, Impress Telefilm Limited & NIdeas Creations & Productions | Cinemawala – Shree Venkatesh Films Double Feluda – Eros International Eagoler Chokh – Shree Venkatesh Films Praktan – Windows Production Shaheb Bibi Golaam – Friends Communication Shankhachil – Ashirbad Cholochitro, Impress Telefilm Limited & NIdeas Creations & Productions | Cinemawala – Shree Venkatesh Films Double Feluda – Eros International Eagoler Chokh – Shree Venkatesh Films Praktan – Windows Production Shaheb Bibi Golaam – Friends Communication Shankhachil – Ashirbad Cholochitro, Impress Telefilm Limited & NIdeas Creations & Productions | Kaushik Ganguly – Cinemawala Arindam Sil – Eagoler Chokh Goutam Ghose – Shankhachil Pratim D. Gupta – Shaheb Bibi Golaam Sandip Ray – Double Feluda Shiboprosad Mukherjee and Nandita Roy – Praktan | Kaushik Ganguly – Cinemawala Arindam Sil – Eagoler Chokh Goutam Ghose – Shankhachil Pratim D. Gupta – Shaheb Bibi Golaam Sandip Ray – Double Feluda Shiboprosad Mukherjee and Nandita Roy – Praktan | Kaushik Ganguly – Cinemawala Arindam Sil – Eagoler Chokh Goutam Ghose – Shankhachil Pratim D. Gupta – Shaheb Bibi Golaam Sandip Ray – Double Feluda Shiboprosad Mukherjee and Nandita Roy – Praktan | Kaushik Ganguly – Cinemawala Arindam Sil – Eagoler Chokh Goutam Ghose – Shankhachil Pratim D. Gupta – Shaheb Bibi Golaam Sandip Ray – Double Feluda Shiboprosad Mukherjee and Nandita Roy – Praktan |
| Best Actor | Best Actor | Best Actor | Best Actor | Best Actress | Best Actress | Best Actress | Best Actress |
| Prosenjit Chatterjee – Shankhachil as Muntasir Chaudhury Badal Abir Chatterjee – Byomkesh Pawrbo as Byomkesh Bakshi Chiranjeet Chakraborty – Shororipu as Detective Chandrakanta Dev – Zulfiqar as Markaz Ali Jisshu Sengupta – Byomkesh O Chiriyakhana as Byomkesh Bakshi Paran Bandopadhyay – Cinemawala as Pranabendu Das | Prosenjit Chatterjee – Shankhachil as Muntasir Chaudhury Badal Abir Chatterjee – Byomkesh Pawrbo as Byomkesh Bakshi Chiranjeet Chakraborty – Shororipu as Detective Chandrakanta Dev – Zulfiqar as Markaz Ali Jisshu Sengupta – Byomkesh O Chiriyakhana as Byomkesh Bakshi Paran Bandopadhyay – Cinemawala as Pranabendu Das | Prosenjit Chatterjee – Shankhachil as Muntasir Chaudhury Badal Abir Chatterjee – Byomkesh Pawrbo as Byomkesh Bakshi Chiranjeet Chakraborty – Shororipu as Detective Chandrakanta Dev – Zulfiqar as Markaz Ali Jisshu Sengupta – Byomkesh O Chiriyakhana as Byomkesh Bakshi Paran Bandopadhyay – Cinemawala as Pranabendu Das | Prosenjit Chatterjee – Shankhachil as Muntasir Chaudhury Badal Abir Chatterjee – Byomkesh Pawrbo as Byomkesh Bakshi Chiranjeet Chakraborty – Shororipu as Detective Chandrakanta Dev – Zulfiqar as Markaz Ali Jisshu Sengupta – Byomkesh O Chiriyakhana as Byomkesh Bakshi Paran Bandopadhyay – Cinemawala as Pranabendu Das | Swastika Mukherjee – Shaheb Bibi Golaam as Jaya Sarkar Gargi Roychowdhury – Benche Thakar Gaan as Dr. Paramita Sen Jaya Ahsan – Eagoler Chokh as Shivangi B. Ray Paoli Dam – Khawto as Antara Chakrabarty/Damayanti Raima Sen – Monchora as Nanda Chaudhury Rituparna Sengupta – Praktan as Sudipa Sen | Swastika Mukherjee – Shaheb Bibi Golaam as Jaya Sarkar Gargi Roychowdhury – Benche Thakar Gaan as Dr. Paramita Sen Jaya Ahsan – Eagoler Chokh as Shivangi B. Ray Paoli Dam – Khawto as Antara Chakrabarty/Damayanti Raima Sen – Monchora as Nanda Chaudhury Rituparna Sengupta – Praktan as Sudipa Sen | Swastika Mukherjee – Shaheb Bibi Golaam as Jaya Sarkar Gargi Roychowdhury – Benche Thakar Gaan as Dr. Paramita Sen Jaya Ahsan – Eagoler Chokh as Shivangi B. Ray Paoli Dam – Khawto as Antara Chakrabarty/Damayanti Raima Sen – Monchora as Nanda Chaudhury Rituparna Sengupta – Praktan as Sudipa Sen | Swastika Mukherjee – Shaheb Bibi Golaam as Jaya Sarkar Gargi Roychowdhury – Benche Thakar Gaan as Dr. Paramita Sen Jaya Ahsan – Eagoler Chokh as Shivangi B. Ray Paoli Dam – Khawto as Antara Chakrabarty/Damayanti Raima Sen – Monchora as Nanda Chaudhury Rituparna Sengupta – Praktan as Sudipa Sen |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress | Best Supporting Actress | Best Supporting Actress | Best Supporting Actress |
| Anirban Bhattacharya – Eagoler Chokh as Bishan Ray Ritwick Chakraborty – Shaheb Bibi Golaam as Javed Arun Guha Thakurta – Cinemawala as Hari Jisshu Sengupta – Zulfiqar as Kashinath Kundu Koushik Sen – Zulfiqar as Basheer Khan Parambrata Chatterjee – Cinemawala as Prakash Das | Anirban Bhattacharya – Eagoler Chokh as Bishan Ray Ritwick Chakraborty – Shaheb Bibi Golaam as Javed Arun Guha Thakurta – Cinemawala as Hari Jisshu Sengupta – Zulfiqar as Kashinath Kundu Koushik Sen – Zulfiqar as Basheer Khan Parambrata Chatterjee – Cinemawala as Prakash Das | Anirban Bhattacharya – Eagoler Chokh as Bishan Ray Ritwick Chakraborty – Shaheb Bibi Golaam as Javed Arun Guha Thakurta – Cinemawala as Hari Jisshu Sengupta – Zulfiqar as Kashinath Kundu Koushik Sen – Zulfiqar as Basheer Khan Parambrata Chatterjee – Cinemawala as Prakash Das | Anirban Bhattacharya – Eagoler Chokh as Bishan Ray Ritwick Chakraborty – Shaheb Bibi Golaam as Javed Arun Guha Thakurta – Cinemawala as Hari Jisshu Sengupta – Zulfiqar as Kashinath Kundu Koushik Sen – Zulfiqar as Basheer Khan Parambrata Chatterjee – Cinemawala as Prakash Das | Aparajita Auddy – Praktan as Malini "Molly" Mukherjee Churni Ganguly – Bastu-Shaap as Antara Mamata Shankar – Antarleen as Swati Dutta Shajbati – Shankhachil as Rupsha Chaudhury Sudipta Chakraborty – Shororipu as Bonhi | Aparajita Auddy – Praktan as Malini "Molly" Mukherjee Churni Ganguly – Bastu-Shaap as Antara Mamata Shankar – Antarleen as Swati Dutta Shajbati – Shankhachil as Rupsha Chaudhury Sudipta Chakraborty – Shororipu as Bonhi | Aparajita Auddy – Praktan as Malini "Molly" Mukherjee Churni Ganguly – Bastu-Shaap as Antara Mamata Shankar – Antarleen as Swati Dutta Shajbati – Shankhachil as Rupsha Chaudhury Sudipta Chakraborty – Shororipu as Bonhi |
| Music Awards ||||||||
| Best Music Director | Best Music Director | Best Music Director | Best Music Director | Best Lyricist | Best Lyricist | Best Lyricist | Best Lyricist |
| Anupam Roy & Anindya Chatterjee – Praktan Anupam Roy – Shaheb Bibi Golaam Anupam Roy – Zulfiqar Indraadip Das Gupta – Bastu-Shaap Jeet Gannguli – Love Express | Anupam Roy & Anindya Chatterjee – Praktan Anupam Roy – Shaheb Bibi Golaam Anupam Roy – Zulfiqar Indraadip Das Gupta – Bastu-Shaap Jeet Gannguli – Love Express | Anupam Roy & Anindya Chatterjee – Praktan Anupam Roy – Shaheb Bibi Golaam Anupam Roy – Zulfiqar Indraadip Das Gupta – Bastu-Shaap Jeet Gannguli – Love Express | Anupam Roy & Anindya Chatterjee – Praktan Anupam Roy – Shaheb Bibi Golaam Anupam Roy – Zulfiqar Indraadip Das Gupta – Bastu-Shaap Jeet Gannguli – Love Express | Anupam Roy – "Tumi Jaake Bhalobasho" – Praktan Anupam Roy – "Ek purono Mosjide" – Zulfiqar Anupam Roy – "Mon Bhalo Nei" – Shaheb Bibi Golaam Prosen – "Thik Emon Ebhabe" – Gangster Prosen – "Tomake Chai" – Gangster Srijato – "Tomake Chuye Dilam" – Bastu-Shaap | Anupam Roy – "Tumi Jaake Bhalobasho" – Praktan Anupam Roy – "Ek purono Mosjide" – Zulfiqar Anupam Roy – "Mon Bhalo Nei" – Shaheb Bibi Golaam Prosen – "Thik Emon Ebhabe" – Gangster Prosen – "Tomake Chai" – Gangster Srijato – "Tomake Chuye Dilam" – Bastu-Shaap | Anupam Roy – "Tumi Jaake Bhalobasho" – Praktan Anupam Roy – "Ek purono Mosjide" – Zulfiqar Anupam Roy – "Mon Bhalo Nei" – Shaheb Bibi Golaam Prosen – "Thik Emon Ebhabe" – Gangster Prosen – "Tomake Chai" – Gangster Srijato – "Tomake Chuye Dilam" – Bastu-Shaap | Anupam Roy – "Tumi Jaake Bhalobasho" – Praktan Anupam Roy – "Ek purono Mosjide" – Zulfiqar Anupam Roy – "Mon Bhalo Nei" – Shaheb Bibi Golaam Prosen – "Thik Emon Ebhabe" – Gangster Prosen – "Tomake Chai" – Gangster Srijato – "Tomake Chuye Dilam" – Bastu-Shaap |
| Best Playback Singer - Male | Best Playback Singer - Male | Best Playback Singer - Male | Best Playback Singer - Male | Best Playback Singer - Female | Best Playback Singer - Female | Best Playback Singer - Female | Best Playback Singer - Female |
| Nachiketa Chakraborty – "Ek Purono Mosjide" – Zulfiqar Anupam Roy – "Aami Aajkal Bhalo Aachi" – Zulfiqar Anupam Roy – "Mon Bhalo Nei" – Shaheb Bibi Golaam Arijit Singh – "Tomake Chuye Dilam" – Bastu-Shaap Surojit Chatterjee – "Bhromor" – Praktan | Nachiketa Chakraborty – "Ek Purono Mosjide" – Zulfiqar Anupam Roy – "Aami Aajkal Bhalo Aachi" – Zulfiqar Anupam Roy – "Mon Bhalo Nei" – Shaheb Bibi Golaam Arijit Singh – "Tomake Chuye Dilam" – Bastu-Shaap Surojit Chatterjee – "Bhromor" – Praktan | Nachiketa Chakraborty – "Ek Purono Mosjide" – Zulfiqar Anupam Roy – "Aami Aajkal Bhalo Aachi" – Zulfiqar Anupam Roy – "Mon Bhalo Nei" – Shaheb Bibi Golaam Arijit Singh – "Tomake Chuye Dilam" – Bastu-Shaap Surojit Chatterjee – "Bhromor" – Praktan | Nachiketa Chakraborty – "Ek Purono Mosjide" – Zulfiqar Anupam Roy – "Aami Aajkal Bhalo Aachi" – Zulfiqar Anupam Roy – "Mon Bhalo Nei" – Shaheb Bibi Golaam Arijit Singh – "Tomake Chuye Dilam" – Bastu-Shaap Surojit Chatterjee – "Bhromor" – Praktan | Iman Chakraborty – "Tumi Jaake Bhalobasho" – Praktan Anwesha Datta Gupta – "Dhoya Tulsi Pata" – Chocolate Shreya Ghoshal – "Tomar Ki Naam" – Shaheb Bibi Golaam Shreya Ghoshal – "Kolkata" – Praktan Shreya Ghoshal – "Tomake Chuye Dilam" – Bastu-Shaap | Iman Chakraborty – "Tumi Jaake Bhalobasho" – Praktan Anwesha Datta Gupta – "Dhoya Tulsi Pata" – Chocolate Shreya Ghoshal – "Tomar Ki Naam" – Shaheb Bibi Golaam Shreya Ghoshal – "Kolkata" – Praktan Shreya Ghoshal – "Tomake Chuye Dilam" – Bastu-Shaap | Iman Chakraborty – "Tumi Jaake Bhalobasho" – Praktan Anwesha Datta Gupta – "Dhoya Tulsi Pata" – Chocolate Shreya Ghoshal – "Tomar Ki Naam" – Shaheb Bibi Golaam Shreya Ghoshal – "Kolkata" – Praktan Shreya Ghoshal – "Tomake Chuye Dilam" – Bastu-Shaap | Iman Chakraborty – "Tumi Jaake Bhalobasho" – Praktan Anwesha Datta Gupta – "Dhoya Tulsi Pata" – Chocolate Shreya Ghoshal – "Tomar Ki Naam" – Shaheb Bibi Golaam Shreya Ghoshal – "Kolkata" – Praktan Shreya Ghoshal – "Tomake Chuye Dilam" – Bastu-Shaap |
| Debut Awards ||||||||
| Best Debut Male | Best Debut Male | Best Debut Male | Best Debut Male | Best Debut Director | Best Debut Director | Best Debut Director | Best Debut Director |
| Yash Dasgupta – Gangster as Kabir (Guru) | Yash Dasgupta – Gangster as Kabir (Guru) | Yash Dasgupta – Gangster as Kabir (Guru) | Yash Dasgupta – Gangster as Kabir (Guru) | Arindam Bhattacharya – Antarleen Ayan Chakraborti – Shororipu | Arindam Bhattacharya – Antarleen Ayan Chakraborti – Shororipu | Arindam Bhattacharya – Antarleen Ayan Chakraborti – Shororipu | Arindam Bhattacharya – Antarleen Ayan Chakraborti – Shororipu |

### Critics' awards

Best Film (Best Director) :
| Cholai – Arun Roy ||
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Paran Bandopadhyay – Cinemawala as Pranabendu Das | Rituparna Sengupta – Praktan as Sudipa Sen |

#### Technical Awards

| Best Story | Best Screenplay |
| Kaushik Ganguly – Cinemawala | Pratim D. Gupta – Shaheb Bibi Golaam |
| Best Dialogue | Best Editing |
| Subhomay Chatterjee – Cholai | Sanjeeb Datta – Shaheb Bibi Golaam |
| Best Choreography | Best Cinematography |
| Baba Yadav for Selfie – Abhimaan | Gairik Sarkar – Shaheb Bibi Golaam |
| Best Production Design | Best Sound Design |
| Dhananjay Mondal – Cinemawala | Anirban Sengupta – Shankhachil |
| Best Background Score ||
| Neil Adhikari – Shaheb Bibi Golaam ||

#### Special awards

* Lifetime Achievement Award
* Supriya Devi

## Superlatives
### Multiple Nominations

* Shaheb Bibi Golaam – 12
* Praktan - 10
* Cinemawala - 8
* Zulfiqar - 7
* Shankhachil - 5
* Bastu-Shaap - 5
* Eagoler Chokh - 4
* Gangster - 3
* Shororipu - 3
* Double Feluda - 2
* Antarleen - 2

#### Multiple Awards

* Shaheb Bibi Golaam - 6
* Cinemawala - 5
* Praktan 5
* Shankhachil - 2
* Cholai - 2