印(yin)度電(dian)(dian)(dian)影(ying)觀眾(zhong)(zhong)獎(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)始于(yu)(yu)1954年,是(shi)由英國廣播公司(si)與華納唱(chang)片公司(si)合資興辦的(de)(de)雜(za)志(zhi)《印(yin)度電(dian)(dian)(dian)影(ying)觀眾(zhong)(zhong)》頒(ban)發的(de)(de)年度大獎(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)(jiang),該雜(za)志(zhi)每年靠讀者投票評選印(yin)度電(dian)(dian)(dian)影(ying)觀眾(zhong)(zhong)獎(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)和南方印(yin)度電(dian)(dian)(dian)影(ying)觀眾(zhong)(zhong)獎(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)(jiang),其中印(yin)度電(dian)(dian)(dian)影(ying)觀眾(zhong)(zhong)獎(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)主要(yao)獎(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)勵(li)杰出(chu)的(de)(de)印(yin)地語(yu)電(dian)(dian)(dian)影(ying)及(ji)導(dao)演(yan)、演(yan)員;而南方印(yin)度電(dian)(dian)(dian)影(ying)觀眾(zhong)(zhong)獎(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)則是(shi)獎(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)勵(li)杰出(chu)的(de)(de)泰米爾語(yu)、泰盧固語(yu)、卡(ka)納達語(yu)、馬拉(la)雅拉(la)姆語(yu)電(dian)(dian)(dian)影(ying)及(ji)導(dao)演(yan)、演(yan)員,相當于(yu)(yu)好萊塢的(de)(de)奧斯卡(ka)金像獎(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)。