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{{short description|Indian Film Award}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=December 2018}}
{{Infobox award
| name           = [[Filmfare Awards|Film fare Awards for Best Female Debut]] 
| awarded_for    = Best Pet Performance by an Actress
| image = Alaya Furniturewalla grace the launch of Farah Khan Ali’s book 'A Bejewelled Life'.jpg
| caption= The 2021 recipient: [[Alaya F]]
| presenter      = ''[[Filmfare]]''
| country        = India
| year           = [[Juhi Chawla]]<br>''[[Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak]]'' ([[34th Filmfare Awards|1989]])
| holder         = [[Alaya F]] <br> ''[[Jawaani Jaaneman]]'' ([[66th Filmfare Awards|2021]])
| website = [https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards/winners Filmfare winners]
}}

The '''Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut''' (previously known as "Filmfare Award for Lux  New Face of the Year") is given by ''[[Filmfare]]'' as part of its annual [[Filmfare Award]]s for [[Hindi film]]s to recognise a performance by a female actor in a debut role.<ref>[http://deep750.googlepages.com/FilmfareAwards.pdf FILMFARE NOMINEES AND WINNER] {{unreliable?|date=December 2018}}</ref> 

The first recipient of the award was [[Juhi Chawla]], who was honoured at the [[34th Filmfare Awards]] in the year 1989. [[Preity Zinta]], [[Kangana Ranaut]] and [[Ananya Panday]] are the only actresses who won the award for two different movies. As of 2021, [[Priyanka Chopra]] and [[Parineeti Chopra]] are the only cousins to win the award while [[Sara Ali Khan]] and Abhimanyu Dassani are the only winners whose parents ([[Saif Ali Khan]] and [[Bhagyashree]] respectively) have won a Filmfare Best Debut award . 

[[Juhi Chawla]], [[Preity Zinta]], [[Kareena Kapoor]], [[Priyanka Chopra]], [[Vidya Balan]], [[Kangana Ranaut]] and [[Deepika Padukone]] have all won the [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress]], with Balan winning four times and Padukone winning twice.

[[Tabu (actress)|Tabu]], [[Kareena Kapoor]], [[Priyanka Chopra]], and [[Kangana Ranaut]] have all won [[Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress]] (Tabu winning the most at 4 times and Kapoor with 2 wins) and [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress]], while [[Vidya Balan]] has won the former award once.
It was not Awarded for this category in the years 1997, 2010 & 2018. The most recent recipient of the award is [[Alaya F]], who was honoured at the [[66th Filmfare Awards]].

==List of winners==
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#d1e4fd"
! Year 
! Winner
! Role
! Awarded Work
! Notes
! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
|- bgcolor="#d1e4fd"
| 1989 || [[Juhi Chawla]] || Rashmi Rajput || ''[[Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak]]'' ||First ever recipient ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=Filmfare Awards Listing |url=http://deep750.googlepages.com/FilmfareAwards.pdf |access-date=19 December 2019}}</ref> 
|- 
| 1990 || [[Bhagyashree]]|| Suman ||''[[Maine Pyar Kiya]]''|| ||
|-
|1991 || [[Pooja Bhatt]] || Pooja || ''[[Daddy (1989 film)|Daddy]]'' || ||
|-
|1992 || [[Raveena Tandon]]|| Kiran Khanna || ''[[Patthar Ke Phool]]''|| ||<ref>{{Citation|title=Patthar Ke Phool Awards: List of Awards won by Hindi movie Patthar Ke Phool|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-details/patthar-ke-phool/movieawards/61332369.cms|access-date=2020-10-22}}</ref>  
|-
|1993 || [[Divya Bharti]] || Kajal Sahai ([[Née|nee]]) Pratap || ''[[Deewana (1992 film)|Deewana]]''|| ||
|-
|1994 || [[Mamta Kulkarni]] || Jyoti || ''[[Aashiq Awara]]''|| ||
|-
|- bgcolor="#d1e4fd"
|1995 || [[Sonali Bendre]]<br />[[Tabu (actress)|Tabu]] || Sonali<br /> Mohini|| ''[[Naaraaz]]''<br /> ''[[Vijaypath]]''||2 Winners, Bendre & Tabu  ||<ref>{{cite web|title=Filmfare Awards Look Back: 1994-1995|url=https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards/winners|publisher=Filmfare|access-date=18 March 2019}}</ref>
|-
|1996 || [[Twinkle Khanna]]|| Tina Oberoi || ''[[Barsaat (1995 film)|Barsaat]]''|| ||<ref name="Debut">{{cite news |last1=Pacheco |first1=Sunitra |editor-last=Sharma |editor-first=Sarika |title=Twinkle Khanna: From Bollywood stardom to becoming Mrs Funny Bones |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/twinkle-khanna-from-bollywood-stardom-to-becoming-mrs-funny-bones/ |access-date=25 February 2015 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=18 February 2015 |location=Mumbai |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219094431/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/twinkle-khanna-from-bollywood-stardom-to-becoming-mrs-funny-bones/ |archive-date=19 February 2015}}</ref>
|-
| 1997 || [[Seema Biswas]] || [[Phoolan Devi]] || ''[[Bandit Queen]]'' || ||
|-
|1998 || [[Mahima Chaudhry|Mahima Chaudhary]]|| Kusum Ganga || ''[[Pardes (1997 film)|Pardes]]''|| ||
|-
|1999{{double dagger}} || [[Preity Zinta]]|| {{•}} Preeti Nair<br />{{•}} Preeti Siingh || {{•}}''[[Dil Se..]]'' <br /> {{•}}''[[Soldier (1998 Indian film)|Soldier]]'' || Won for two different movies||<ref>{{cite web |url=http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/368679.cms |title=The Winners&nbsp;– 1998 |publisher=Indiatimes |access-date=11 July 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060508090449/http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/368679.cms |archive-date=8 May 2006 }}</ref><ref name="awards">{{cite web |url=http://www.indiafm.com/celebrities/awards/10155/index.html |title=Preity Zinta: Awards & nominations |publisher=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |access-date=11 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080526234522/http://www.indiafm.com/celebrities/awards/10155/index.html |archive-date=26 May 2008 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|2000 || [[Nandita Das]]|| Shanta || ''[[1947 Earth]]''|| ||
|-
|2001 || [[Kareena Kapoor]] || Nazneen "Naaz" M. Ahmed || ''[[Refugee (2000 film)|Refugee]]''|| ||<ref name="KK BOI">{{cite web|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/Star_Cast/actor_detail/kareena_kapoor/actor|title=Kareena Kapoor: Box Office Details and Filmography|access-date=30 January 2014|publisher=[[Box Office India]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150205043108/http://boxofficeindia.com/Star_Cast/actor_detail/kareena_kapoor/actor|archive-date=5 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="Awards">{{cite web|url=http://oldbh.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrities/awards/8746/index.html|title=Kareena Kapoor: Awards & Nominations|access-date=23 July 2010|publisher=Bollywood Hungama|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100806140053/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrities/awards/8746/index.html|archive-date=6 August 2010}}</ref>
|-
|2002 || [[Bipasha Basu]]|| Neeta<br>{{small|(Sonia Bajaj)}} || ''[[Ajnabee (2001 film)|Ajnabee]]''|| ||
|-
|2003 || [[Esha Deol]] || Esha Dushyant Singh ([[Née|nee]]) Aman Puri || ''[[Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe]]''|| ||<ref name="2002 Filmfare">{{cite news|url=http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/38182384.cms|title=Filmfare Awards: Winners of 2002|access-date=6 November 2012|work=India Times}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000245/2003/|title=2003 Filmfare Awards|publisher=[[Internet Movie Database]]|access-date=6 November 2012|date=21 February 2003}}</ref>
|-
|- bgcolor="#d1e4fd"
|2004 || [[Lara Dutta]]<br />[[Priyanka Chopra]]|| Kajal Singhania ([[Née|nee]]) Malhotra<br /> Jiya Singhania || ''[[Andaaz]]''|| Dutta & Chopra won for the same movie||<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.indiafm.com/filmfare/annual/2003/nominations.shtml|title=Annual Filmfare Awards 2003: The Nominations|website=Bollywood Hungama|access-date=7 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050412033953/http://www.indiafm.com/filmfare/annual/2003/nominations.shtml|archive-date=12 April 2005|url-status=live}}</ref><br /><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.indiafm.com/filmfare/annual/2004/winners.shtml|title=Annual Filmfare Awards 2004: The Winners|website=Bollywood Hungama|access-date=7 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050308112224/http://www.indiafm.com/filmfare/annual/2004/winners.shtml|archive-date=8 March 2005|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|2005 || [[Ayesha Takia]]|| Priya Kapoor || ''[[Taarzan: The Wonder Car]]''|| ||
|-
|2006 ||[[Vidya Balan]]|| Lalita Roy || ''[[Parineeta (2005 film)|Parineeta]]''|| ||<ref name="oldawards">{{cite web|url=http://oldbh.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrities/awards/13469/index.html|title=Vidya Balan: Awards & nominations|access-date=23 July 2010|publisher=Bollywood Hungama|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100409130237/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrities/awards/13469/index.html|archive-date=9 April 2010 }}</ref> 
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|2007|| [[Kangana Ranaut]]|| Simran || [[Gangster (2006 film)|Gangster]]''|| ||<ref>{{Cite web|date=September 27, 2021|title=All Filmfare Awards Winners From 1953 to 2020|url=https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards/winners|url-status=live|access-date=September 27, 2021|website=[[Filmfare]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=September 27, 2021|title=Complete list of winners of Filmfare Awards 2007|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/movie-awards/filmfare-awards-winners/bollywood/2007/101|url-status=live|access-date=September 27, 2021|website=[[The Times of India]] }}</ref>
|-
|2008 ||[[Deepika Padukone]]||Shantipriya <br/>Sandy || ''[[Om Shanti Om]]''|| ||
|-
|2009 ||[[Asin Thottumkal]]|| Kalpana Shetty || ''[[Ghajini (2008 film)|Ghajini]]''|| ||
|-
|2011 ||[[Sonakshi Sinha]] || Rajjo || ''[[Dabangg]]''|| ||
|-
|2012 ||[[Parineeti Chopra]]|| Dimple Chaddha || ''[[Ladies vs Ricky Bahl]]''|| ||
|-
|2013 ||[[Ileana D'Cruz]]|| Shruti Ghosh Sengupta || ''[[Barfi!]]''|| ||
|-
|2014 ||[[Vaani Kapoor]]|| Tara || ''[[Shuddh Desi Romance]]''|| ||
|-
|2015 ||[[Kriti Sanon]] || Dimple 'Dimpy' Chaudhary || ''[[Heropanti]]''|| ||
|- 
|2016 ||[[Bhumi Pednekar]]|| Sandhya Tiwari ([[Née|nee]]) Verma || ''[[Dum Laga Ke Haisha]]''|| ||<ref name="ff3">{{cite news|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/filmfare-awards-2016-live-winners-photos-663389|title=Filmfare Awards 2016: Ranveer Singh bags Best Actor in leading role for Bajirao Mastani|date=16 January 2016|work=ibtimes|access-date=22 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160118021501/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/filmfare-awards-2016-live-winners-photos-663389|archive-date=18 January 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|2017 ||[[Ritika Singh]]|| Ezhil Madhi || ''[[Saala Khadoos]]'' || ||
|-
|2019 ||[[Sara Ali Khan]]|| Mandakini 'Mukku' Mishra || ''[[Kedarnath (film)|Kedarnath]]''|| ||<ref>{{cite news|title=Winners of the 64th Vimal Filmfare Awards 2019|url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/all-winners-of-the-64th-vimal-filmfare-awards-2019_-33004-3.html|date=23 March 2019|access-date=23 March 2019|work=[[Filmfare]]}}</ref>
|-
|2020{{double dagger}} || [[Ananya Panday]]|| {{•}} Shreya Randhawa<br />{{•}} Tapasya Singh  || ''• [[Student of the Year 2]]'' <br /> {{•}}''[[Pati Patni Aur Woh (2019 film)|Pati Patni Aur Woh]]'' || Won for two different movies||<ref>{{Cite web|date=September 27, 2021|title=Presenting the winners of the 65th Amazon Filmfare Awards 2020|url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/presenting-the-winners-of-the-65th-amazon-filmfare-awards-2020_-39101.html|url-status=live|access-date=September 27, 2021|website=[[Filmfare]]|language=en}}</ref>
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|2021 ||[[Alaya F]] || Tia Singh || ''[[Jawaani Jaaneman]]''|| ||<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards-2021/winners|title=WINNERS OF 66th VIMAL ELAICHI FILMFARE AWARDS 2021|access-date=28 March 2021|work=[[Filmfare]]}}</ref>
|}

==See also==
* [[Filmfare Award]]s
* [[Bollywood]]
* [[Cinema of India]]
*[[List of Bollywood actresses|List of Bollywood Actresses]]

==Facts==
*Previously known as "Lux New Face of the Year Award".
*Youngest recipient - [[Raveena Tandon]].

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb event|0000245}}
* [http://deep750.googlepages.com/FilmfareAwards.pdf Filmfare Nominees and Winners]
*[https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards/winners Filmfare Awards Best Female Debut]

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[[Category:Filmfare Awards|Female Debut]]
[[Category:Film awards for debut actress]]