Winners of 4th Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards

Best Actor in a Leading Role
Hrithik Roshan - Jodhaa Akbar

Best Actress in a Leading Role
Priyanka Chopra - Fashion

Best Movie
Aamir Khan - Taare Zameen Par

Best Director
Aamir Khan - Taare Zameen Par

Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Jimmy Shergill - A Wednesday

Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Kangna Ranaut - Fashion

Best Actor in a Comic Role
Anil Kapoor - Welcome

Best Actor in a Negative Role
Akshaye Khanna - Race

Best Debut (Male)
Imran Khan - Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na

Best Debut (Female)
Mugdha Godse - Fashion

Best Choreography
Chinni Prakash, Rekha Prakash - Jodhaa Akbar

Best Lyrics
Prasoon Joshi - Taare Zameen Par - Maa

Best Female Playback Singer
Shreya Ghoshal - Singh is King - Teri Ore

Best Male Playback Singer
Shankar Mahadaven - Taare Zameen Par - Maa

Best Music
A.R. Rahman - Jodhaa Akbar

Best Screenplay
Amole Gupte, Neeraj Pandey - Taare Zameen Par, A Wednesday

Best Dialogue
Neeraj Pandey - A Wednesday

Best Story
Amole Gupte - Taare Zameen Par

Best Cinematography
Kiran Deohans - Jodhaa Akbar

Best Costume Design
Neeta Lulla - Jodhaa Akbar

Best Editing
Shree Narayan Singh - A Wednesday

Best Special Effects
Vaibhav Kumaresh, Dhimant Vyas - Taare Zameen Par

Best Sound Recording
Baylon Fonseca - Rock On!!

Best Re-Recording
Hitendra Ghosh - Jodhaa Akbar

Best Art Director
Nitin Chandrakant Desai - Jodhaa Akbar

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Jaya Bachchan behind Gowarikar’s anti-Priyanka rant

While almost the entire industry has criticised Ashutosh Gowarikar for saying on stage that Aishwarya Rai should have won the IIFA Best Actress award for her performance in “Jodhaa Akbar” and not Priyanka Chopra for “Fashion”, it has now emerged that the poor guy was indeed obliging Jaya Bachchan.

For those not in the know, it so happened that after Priyanka collected her award at the ceremony in Macau on June 13, it was Ashu went on stage to receive his Best Director award for “Jodhaa Akbar”.

The first thing that he uttered after taking the mike was, “Priyanka, I love you, but I don't know how you got the award for Best Actress when Aishwarya was also nominated in the same category for ‘Jodhaa Akbar’.”

He further added, “Maybe it is because you are very hard-working and she is a natural.”

But when he realised that he was goofing up he said, “Jayaji was just asking me the same thing," pointing to Jaya Bachchan, who was standing next to him.

Subsequently, everyone thought he had just dragged Jaya into the picture as cover-up for his own mistake. However, in an interview, Jaya Bachchan has admitted that she did ask Ashu to say what he did, and that too in public.

"It is being presumed that Ashutosh unnecessarily mentioned my name regarding Aishwarya's omission from the awards. The fact is, I suggested he bring up the question on stage. We were discussing why Aishwarya had not been given any award for 'Jodhaa Akbar'. I suggested Ashutosh bring up the matter. When he mentioned my name, he wasn't doing anything wrong," Jaya has said.

“I wonder why Aishwarya's fine performance [in ‘Jodhaa Akbar’] was ignored,” she has also said, adding that she has not seen “Fashion”.

May be she should see the movie to get the answer.

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Aamir, Akshay, Hrithik nominated for action awards

Bollywood stars Aamir Khan, Akshay Kumar and Hrithik Roshan are in the race to bag the best actor award at the AXN Action Awards.

While Aamir has been nominated for "Ghajini", Akshay is in contention for "Tashan" and Hrithik for "Jodhaa Akbar".

"'Ghajini' is a film that required a lot of aggression that exposes the basic crude emotion of human loss. I'm honoured to be nominated in the best action actor category, as the action in the film is more complex and thought provoking, showcasing anger, vengeance and physical violence," said Aamir in a statement.

In the best actor in a negative role category, the competition is between Imran Khan for "Kidnap", Saif Ali Khan for "Race" and Kay Kay Menon for "Drona".

"'Race' is a thoroughbred action film, complete with flamboyance and panache. I enjoyed performing the stunts and watching the movie evolve into a suave piece of cinema. I am thrilled to be nominated for my role," he said.

The results will depend on public voting which is now open. Fans can cast their votes by logging on to www.axnactionawards.com or by texting (from India) to 52525.

The winners will be announced on the channel next month.

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Nominations for the IIFA Awards 2009

Best Film
A Wednesday
Dostana
Ghajini
Jodhaa Akbar
Race
Rock On

Best Director
A.R. Murugadoss - Ghajini
Madhur Bhandarkar - Fashion
Abhishek Kapoor - Rock On
Ashutosh Gowariker - Jodhaa Akbar
Neeraj Pandey - A Wednesday

Best Actor in a Leading Role - Male
Aamir Khan - Ghajini
Abhishek Bachchan - Dostana
Hrithik Roshan - Jodhaa Akbar
Naseeruddin Shah - A Wednesday
Shah Rukh Khan - Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi

Best Actor in a Leading Role - Female
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan - Jodhaa Akbar
Asin - Ghajini
Bipasha Basu - Race
Katrina Kaif - Singh is Kinng
Priyanka Chopra - Fashion

Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Male
Abhishek Bachchan - Sarkar Raj
Arjun Rampal - Rock On
Irrfan Khan - Mumbai Meri Jaan
Sonu Sood - Jodhaa Akbar
Vinay Pathak - Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi

Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Female
Bipasha Basu- Bachna Ae Haseeno
Ila Arun - Jodhaa Akbar
Kiron Kher - Dostana
Shahana Goswami - Rock On
Kangana Ranaut - Fashion

Best Actor in a Comic Role
Abhishek Bachchan - Dostana
Anil Kapoor- Race
Rajpal Yadav - Bhoothnath
Tejpal Singh - Jodhaa Akbar
Shreyas Talpade - Welcome to Sajjanpur
Tusshar Kapoor - Golmaal Returns

Best Actor in a Negative Role
Akshaye Khanna - Race
Imran Khan - Kidnap
Paresh Rawal - Oye Lucky Lucky Oye
Pradeep Rawat - Ghajini
Vishwas Badola - Jodhaa Akbar

Best Story
Abhishek Kapoor - Rock On
Haidar Ali - Jodhaa Akbar
Madhur Bhandarkar, Ajay Monga, Anuradha Tiwari - Fashion
Neeraj Pandey - A Wednesday
Shiraz Ahmed - Race

Best Music
A.R.Rahman - Jodhaa Akbar
A.R.Rahman- Ghajini
Pritam - Race
Shankar Ehsaan Loy - Rock On
Vishal Shekhar - Dostana

Best Lyrics
Anvita Dutt Gupta - Khuda Jaane (Bachna Ae Haseeno)
Jaideep Sahni - Haule Haule (Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi)
Javed Akhtar - Jashn-E-Bahara (Jodhaa Akbar)
Javed Akhtar- Socha Hai (Rock On)
Sameer - Pehli Nazar Mein (Race)

Best Playback Singer - Male
Atif Aslam - Pehli Nazar Mein (Race)
Farhan Akhtar - Socha Hai (Rock On)
Javed Ali - Jashn-E-Baharaa (Jodhaa Akbar)
KK- Khuda Jaane (Bachna Ae Haseeno)
Sukhwinder Singh - Haule Haule (Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi)

Best Playback Singer - Female
Bela Shinde - Man Mohana (Jodhaa Akbar)
Monali - Zara Zara Touch Me (Race)
Shilpa Rao - Khuda Jaane (Bachna Ae Haseeno)
Shreya Ghoshal - Teri Ore (Singh is Kinng)
Sunidhi Chauhan - Desi Girl (Dostana)

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Winners of 54th Idea Filmfare Awards 2008

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Hrithik Roshan - Jodhaa Akbar

BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Priyanka Chopra - Fashion

BEST FILM
Jodhaa Akbar - Ashutosh Gowariker & Ronnie Screwvala

BEST DIRECTOR
Ashutosh Gowariker - Jodhaa Akbar

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR (MALE)
Arjun Rampal - Rock On!!

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR (FEMALE)
Kangana Ranaut - Fashion

BEST DEBUTANT (Male)
Imran Khan - Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na
Farhan Akhtar - Rock On!!

BEST DEBUTANT (Female)
Asin - Ghajini

BEST STORY
Abhishek Kapoor - Rock On!!

BEST SCREENPLAY
Yogesh Vinayak Joshi & Upendra Sidhaye - Mumbai Meri Jaan

BEST DIALOGUE
Manu Rishi - Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!

BEST BACKGROUND SCORE
A. R. Rahman - JODHAA AKBAR

BEST MUSIC DIRECTOR
A. R. Rahman - Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na

BEST LYRICS
Javed Akhtar - Jodhaa Akbar - Jashn-e-Bahara

R. D. BURMAN AWARD
Benny Dayal - Yuvvraaj - Meri Dost Hain

BEST PLAYBACK SINGER (MALE)
Sukhwinder Singh - Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi - Haule Haule

BEST PLAYBACK SINGER (FEMALE)
Shreya Ghoshal - Singh Is Kinng - Teri Ore

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE
Prateik Babbar - Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na
Purab Kohli - Rock On!!

BEST DIRECTOR (CRITIC)
Nishikant Kamat - Mumbai Meri Jaan

BEST ACTOR (CRITIC)
Manjot Singh - Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!

BEST ACTRESS (CRITIC)
Shahana Goswami - Rock On

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD - 1
Bhanu Athaiya

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD - 2
Om Puri

TECHNICAL AWARD

SONY FILMFARE BEST SCENE OF THE YEAR
Aditya Chopra - Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Longines Fernandes - Pappu Can't Dance Saala (Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na)

BEST EDITING
Amit Pawar Mumbai Meri Jaan

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Vandan Kataria & Monica Angelica Bhowmick - Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!

BEST ACTION
Peter Hein - Ghajini

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS AWARD
John Deitz - Love Story 2050

BEST BACKGROUND SCORE
A R Rahman - Jodhaa Akbar

BEST COSTUMES
Manushee Sharma - Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Jason West - Rock On!!

BEST SOUND DESIGN
Baylon Fonseca & Vinod Subramanyam - Rock On!!

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Bollywood Buzz Predictions - 54th Filmfare Awards 2009

It’s time again for the mother of all Bollywood awards shows – The Filmfare Awards - this year. And as always, the competition’s tough. But, like always, we know which nominee has its nose slightly ahead of the others (no guarantees). Here are our predictions for the major categories.

BEST FILM
Dostana
This film’s story is unique – but only in Bollywood. In the film, Abhishek Bachchan and John Abraham pretended to be a gay couple so they could live with Priyanka Chopra. The movie’s great script and the actors’ comic timing, not to mention Priyanka Chopra’s bikinis, helped propel this film to the top.

Ghajini
This is the third time this film has been made. First it was called Memento, then Ghajini in the South and now Aamir’s Ghajini. And the third one may have received the poorest reviews, but may have made the most money. Reason – Aamir’s great promotion strategies and the time of release (Christmas). The film broke all box-office records, collecting Rs.210 crores in two weeks.

Jodhaa Akbar
A historical masterpiece, the film was the first big hit of the year. Adding more strength to their Best Film claim are the majestic sets and brilliant performances by the lead stars Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.

Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi
It may not have worked as well as DDLJ, but Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi did manage to create more than just a ripple at the box-office. The film marked the debut of Bangalore model Anushka Sharma.

Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na
A sweet romantic film, which attracted the attention of youngsters, Jaane Tu… is arguably the best teen flick of recent times. The music was great, the stars – Genelia and Imran – looked fresh and the script was well-written.

Rock On!!
India’s first rock band film rocked for several reasons - great music, great story and fabulous acting by director-turned-actor Farhan Akhtar and telly actress Prachi Desai.

BOLLYWOOD BUZZ PICK: Jodhaa Akbar

BEST DIRECTOR
A.R. Murugadoss – Ghajini
Murugadoss directed both the Tamil and the Hindi versions of Ghajini. And both films topped at the box-office. So naturally, this guy knows exactly what to do with his actors and script.

Abhishek Kapoor - Rock On!!
Since this is the first time Bollywood approached such a subject, Abhishek Kapoor had no reference material to work with. But he pulled it off brilliantly.

Aditya Chopra - Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi
The man who made one of the longest running films in Indian movie history – Dilwale Dhulaniya Le Jayenge – is undoubtedly one of Indian’s finest directors and thoroughly deserving of the nomination.

Ashutosh Gowariker - Jodhaa Akbar
Visionary director Ashutosh Gowariker has made several great films – but none as breathtaking as this one. An epic film if there ever was one, it captured the imagination of audiences the world over.

Madhur Bhandarkar – Fashion
The director, with his socially-powerful films, offers great insight into different streams of society with each of his films. After Page 3 and Corporate, he chose the world of Fashion, which brought to light – or to the limelight – many issues within the modeling world.

Neeraj Pandey - A Wednesday
This debutant director is definitely a dark horse. His film, A Wednesday, received rave reviews.

BOLLYWOOD BUZZ PICK: Ashutosh Gowarikar

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Aamir Khan – Ghajini
Mr. Perfectionist does only one film a year. But the time and effort he puts into each of them shows every time.

Abhishek Bachchan – Dostana
After the disaster that was Drona, AB Jr. finally delivered with Dostana. While he has proven that he can do drama in the recent past, this is the first time – after Bunty Aur Babli – that the actor showed his real worth.

Hrithik Roshan - Jodhaa Akbar
While all the others have been fighting for the #1 title this year, Hrithik Roshan has been quiet, but has let his acting do the talking. His performance as the emperor Akbar was very persuasive.

Akshay Kumar - Singh Is Kinng
Akki can do anything. He’s proved himself as a serious actor and as a comedian. Singh is Kinng was a huge hit and the actor – if not the best – is certainly raking in the moolah.

Shah Rukh Khan - Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi
SRK – who doesn’t really need any more awards – excelled in this double role.

Naseeruddin Shah - A Wednesday
Arguably the most accomplished actor on this list, Naseerudin Shah did well in this startling film.

BOLLYWOOD BUZZ PICK: Hrithik Roshan

BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan - Jodhaa Akbar
After her marriage, this was her first big release, and she depicted Jodhaa fabulously. How one can forget the fearless sword fighting?

Anushka Sharma - Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi
For a newcomer to get a nomination at the Filmfares is commendable on its own. This actress is certainly on her way to the top.

Asin Thottumkal – Ghajini
Yet another newcomer in Bollywood, the actress has received a lot of praise for her role in South films.

Kajol - U Me Aur Hum
A very good actress, she acted very well in her husband’s directorial debut. However, the film didn’t work at the box office.

Priyanka Chopra – Fashion
After three flops, Priyanka bounced back with Dostana and Fashion, both of which did very well. She has been nominated for Fashion.

BOLLYWOOD BUZZ PICK: Priyanka Chopra

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Latest on....Filmfare Poll

The award season is on in full swing and the Filmfare nominations we have all been waiting for have finally been announced. From Best Actor to Best Director to Best Film, read up on all the nominees here.

BEST FILM

Poll Results (Total Votes Polled = 5087)

Dostana

2%

Ghajini

5%

Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na

2%

Jodhaa Akbar

59%

Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi

30%

Rock On!!

1%

BEST DIRECTOR

Poll Results (Total Votes Polled = 1156)

A.R. Murugadoss (Ghajini)

16%

Abhishek Kapoor (Rock On!!)

3%

Aditya Chopra (Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi)

36%

Ashutosh Gowariker (Jodhaa Akbar)

24%

Madhur Bhandarkar (Fashion)

10%

Neeraj Pandey (A Wednesday)

12%

BEST ACTOR (MALE)

Poll Results (Total Votes Polled = 45099)

Aamir Khan (Ghajini)

1%

Abhishek Bachchan (Dostana)

0%

Akshay Kumar (Singh Is Kinng)

0%

Hrithik Roshan (Jodhaa Akbar)

70%

Naseeruddin Shah (A Wednesday)

0%

Shah Rukh Khan (Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi)

29%

BEST ACTOR (FEMALE)

Poll Results (Total Votes Polled = 1091)

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (Jodhaa Akbar)

13%

Anushka Sharma (Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi)

34%

Asin Thottumkal (Ghajini)

13%

Kajol (U Me Aur Hum)

9%

Priyanka Chopra (Fashion)

32%

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE (MALE)

Poll Results (Total Votes Polled = 889)

Abhishek Bachchan (Sarkar Raj)

16%

Arjun Rampal (Rock On!!)

30%

Prateik Babbar (Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na)

6%

Sonu Sood (Jodhaa Akbar)

5%

Tusshar Kapoor (Golmaal Returns)

15%

Vinay Pathak (Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi)

28%

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE (FEMALE)

Poll Results (Total Votes Polled = 789)

Bipasha Basu (Bachna Ae Haseeno)

18%

Kangna Ranaut (Fashion)

44%

Kirron Kher (Dostana)

13%

Ratna Pathak Shah (Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na)

12%

Shahana Goswami (Rock On!!)

13%

BEST MUSIC

Poll Results (Total Votes Polled = 795)

A R Rahman (Ghajini)

21%

A R Rahman (Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na)

18%

A R Rahman (Jodhaa Akbar)

27%

Pritam Chakraborty (Race)

6%

Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy (Rock On!!)

10%

Vishal-Shekhar (Dostana)

17%

BEST LYRICS

Poll Results (Total Votes Polled = 801)

Abbas Tyrewala for Kabhi kabhi Aditi (Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na)

8%

Gulzar for Tu meri dost hai (Yuvvraaj)

8%

Jaideep Sahni for Haule haule (Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi)

39%

Javed Akhtar for Jashn-e-bahara (Jodhaa Akbar)

22%

Javed Akhtar for Socha hai (Rock On!!)

6%

Prasoon Joshi for Guzarish (Ghajini)

17%

BEST PLAYBACK SINGER (MALE)

Poll Results (Total Votes Polled = 735)

Farhan Akhtar for Socha hai (Rock On!!)

14%

KK for Khuda jaane (Bachna Ae Haseeno)

17%

KK for Zara si dil mein (Jannat)

9%

Rashid Ali for Kabhi kabhi Aditi (Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na)

12%

Sonu Niigaam for Inn lamhon ke (Jodhaa Akbar)

13%

Sukhwinder Singh for Haule haule (Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi)

35%

BEST PLAYBACK SINGER (FEMALE)

Poll Results (Total Votes Polled = 1)

Alka Yagnik for Tu muskura (Yuvvraaj)

0%

Neha Bhasin for Kuch khaas hai (Fashion)

0%

Shilpa Rao for Khuda jaane (Bachna Ae Haseeno)

0%

Shreya Ghoshal for Teri ore (Singh is Kinng)

100%

Shruti Pathak for Mar jaawan (Fashion)

0%

Sunidhi Chauhan for Dance pe chance (Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi)

0%

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