IIFA Award for Star Debut of the Year – Male
| IIFA Award for Star Debut of the Year – Male | |
|---|---|
 The 2023 Recipient: Shantanu Maheshwari | |
| Awarded for | Best Debut Performance by an Actor |
| Country | India |
| Presented by | International Indian Film Academy |
| First awarded | |
| Currently held by | Shantanu Maheshwari Gangubai Kathiawadi (2023) |
| Website | IIFA Awards |
The IIFA Award for Star Debut of the Year – Male is given by the International Indian Film Academy as part of its annual award ceremony to recognise a male actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in his debut film. Originally known as the "IIFA Award for Fresh Face of the Year (Male)", it was officially given its new title in 2006. During its inaugural year in 2001, four separate actors were presented with an award.[1]
Winners
[edit]2000s
[edit]- 2001
Abhishek Bachchan – Refugee as Refugee (tied with) Hrithik Roshan – Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai as Rohit/Raj Chopra, Rahul Dev – Champion as Naseer Ahmed and Uday Chopra – Mohabbatein as Vikram Kapoor/Oberoi - 2002
Arjun Rampal – Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat as Gaurav Saxena - 2003
John Abraham – Jism as Kabir Lal - 2004
Shahid Kapoor – Ishq Vishk as Rajiv Mathur - 2005
Not awarded - 2006
Shiney Ahuja – Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi as Vikram Malhotra - 2007
Upen Patel – 36 China Town as Rocky - 2008
Ranbir Kapoor – Saawariya as Ranbir Raj - 2009
Farhan Akhtar – Rock On!! as Aditya Shroff
2010s
[edit]- 2010
Jackky Bhagnani – Kal Kissne Dekha as Nihaal Singh (tied with) Omi Vaidya – 3 Idiots as Chatur Ramalingam (Silencer) - 2011
Ranveer Singh – Band Baaja Baaraat as Bittoo Sharma - 2012
Vidyut Jamwal – Force as Vishnu - 2013
Ayushmann Khurrana – Vicky Donor as Vicky Arora - 2014
Dhanush – Raanjhanaa as Kundan Shankar - 2015
Tiger Shroff – Heropanti as Bablu - 2016
Vicky Kaushal – Masaan as Deepak Chaudhary[2] - 2017
Diljit Dosanjh – Udta Punjab as Sartaaj Singh - 2018
Not awarded - 2019
Ishaan Khatter – Dhadak as Madhukar "Madhu" Bhagla
2020s
[edit]- 2020
Abhimanyu Dassani – Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota as Suryaanshu "Surya" Sampat - 2022
Ahan Shetty – Tadap as Ishaan - 2023
Shantanu Maheshwari - Gangubai Kathiawadi as Afsaan Badr-ur-Razzaq
Babil Khan - Qala as Jagan Batwal
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ IIFA AWARDS 2001 2-3. Mumbai, India: YouTube. 9 June 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
- ^ "IIFA Awards 2016: The Complete List of Winners". News18. 26 June 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.