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Zee Cine Award for Best Female Debut
Indian Film Award
Indian Film Award
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Zee Cine Awards for Best Female Debut |
| awarded_for | Best Female Debut |
| image | {{Photomontage |
| photo1a | Pratibha Ranta snapped at the Bollywood Hungama OTT India Fest 2024 - Day 1 (cropped).jpg |
| photo1b | Nitanshi Goel grace the Critics Choice Awards 2024 (cropped).jpg |
| spacing | 2 |
| position | centre |
| size | 220 |
| border | 0 |
| color | #FFFFFF |
| caption | The 2024 recipient: |
| Pratibha Ranta and Nitanshi Goel | |
| presenter | Zee Entertainment |
| country | India |
| year | Mahima Chaudhry |
| Pardes (1998) | |
| holder | Pratibha Ranta and Nitanshi Goel |
| Laapataa Ladies (2025) |
Pratibha Ranta and Nitanshi Goel Pardes (1998) Laapataa Ladies (2025)
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. Since then, the Award Ceremony is being held in different countries and continents.
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). She received the award for Pardes (1997). The most recent receipt are Pratibha Ranta and Nitanshi Goel and Nitanshi Goel for Laapataa Ladies (2025)
Winners
The winners are listed below:-
| Year | Portrait | Name | Film | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | [[File:MahimaChaudhary05.jpg | 150px]] | Mahima Chaudhry | Pardes | ||
| 1999 | [[File:Preity Zinta grace DVF-Vogue dinner 13.jpg | 150px]] | Preity Zinta | Soldier | ||
| 2000 | [[File:Rinke Khanna at BMW India Bridal Fashion Week 2015 (cropped).jpg | 150px]] | Rinke Khanna | Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi | ||
| 2001 | [[File:Ameesha Patel graces the store launch of Kamaal.jpg | 150px]] | Ameesha Patel | Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai | ||
| 2002 | [[File:Gracy singh dangerous ishq.jpg | 150px]] | Gracy Singh | Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India | ||
| 2003 | Malini Sharma | Raaz | ||||
| 2004 | [[File:Bhumika Chawla at Bharat Thakurs art exhibition (06) (cropped).jpg | 150px]] | Bhoomika Chawla | Tere Naam | ||
| 2005 | [[File:Gayatri Joshi in 2018.jpg | 150px]] | Gayatri Joshi | Swades | ||
| 2006 | [[File:Konkona Sen Sharma, 21st Jio MAMI Film Festival 2019 (3).jpg | 75px]][[File:Vidya Balan in 2023 (1) (cropped).jpg | 75px]] | Konkona Sen Sharma & Vidya Balan | Page 3 & Parineeta | |
| 2007 | [[File:Kangana Ranaut at GIFA in 2006.jpg | 150px]] | Kangana Ranaut | Gangster/ | ||
| Woh Lamhe | ||||||
| 2008 | [[File:Deepika Padukone Cannes 2018 (cropped).jpg | 150px]] | Deepika Padukone | Om Shanti Om | ||
| 2009 | *Not Held* | |||||
| 2010 | *Not Held* | |||||
| 2011 | [[File:Sonakshi Sinha at the DVD launch of 'Rowdy Rathore'.jpg | 150px]] | Sonakshi Sinha | Dabangg | ||
| 2012 | [[File:Parineeti Bachchan’s diwali bash.jpg | 150px]] | Parineeti Chopra | Ladies VS Ricky Bahl | ||
| 2013 | [[File:Ileana D'Cruz grace the trailer launch of Raid (16).jpg | 75px]][[File:Yami Gautam Dhar during the screening of A Thursday (cropped).jpg | 75px]] | Ileana D'Cruz & Yami Gautam | Barfi! | |
| Vicky Donor | ||||||
| 2014 | [[File:Vaani Kapoor snapped during 'Bellbottom' promotions.jpg | 150px]] | Vaani Kapoor | Shuddh Desi Romance | ||
| 2015 | [[File:Kriti_Sanon_at_Adipurush_pre_release_event_(2)_(cropped).jpg | 150px]] | Kriti Sanon | Heropanti | ||
| 2016 | [[File:Harshaali Malhotra 2015.jpg | 75px]][[File:Bhumi Pednekar promoting Thank You For Coming.jpg | 75px]] | Harshaali Malhotra & | ||
| Bhumi Pednekar | Bajrangi Bhaijaan | |||||
| Dum Laga Ke Haisha | ||||||
| 2017 | [[File:Ritika Singh at the launch of the short film I Am Sorry.jpg | 150px]] | Ritika Singh | Saala Khadoos | ||
| 2018 | [[File:Nidhhi Agerwal grace Shilpa Shetty’s Diwali bash (00055922) (cropped).jpg | 150px]] | Nidhhi Agerwal | Munna Michael | ||
| 2019 | [[File:Janhvi snapped at the birthday celebrations of Dharma Productions CEO Apoorva Mehta.png | 150px]] | Janhvi Kapoor | Dhadak | ||
| 2020 | [[File:Ananya Panday spotted at Bandra (02) (cropped).jpg | 75px]][[File:Tara Sutaria on sets of Dance Deewane Junior.jpg | 75px]] | Ananya Panday | ||
| Tara Sutaria | Student of The Year 2 | |||||
| 2021 | *Not Held* | |||||
| 2022 | *Not Held* | |||||
| 2023 | [[File:Rashmika Mandanna spotted during Goodbye promotions at JW Marriott.jpg | 150px]] | Rashmika Mandana | Goodbye | ||
| 2024 | [[File:Medha Shankr spotted in Khar (cropped).jpg | 75px]][[File:Alizeh Agnihotri at Jio World Plaza launch (cropped).jpg | 75px]] | Medha Shankr | ||
| Alizeh Agnihotri | 12th Fail | |||||
| Farrey | ||||||
| 2025 | [[File:Pratibha Ranta snapped at the Bollywood Hungama OTT India Fest 2024 - Day 1 (cropped).jpg | 75px]][[File:Nitanshi Goel grace the Critics Choice Awards 2024 (cropped).jpg | 75px]] | Nitanshi Goel | Laapataa Ladies |
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