2007 Indian International Academy Awards (IIFA) in Sheffield, England
June 11th, 2007 by dd
Politics underscored the prizes as “Rang de Basanti” Saturday took top honors at the Int’l Indian Film Academy awards, Bollywood’s equivalent of the Oscars, at a ceremony held in Sheffield, England.
Event was held in from of a 12,000-plus audience at the Hallam Arena and according to some estimates show attracts half a billion TV spectators in 110 territories.
Six hour ceremony which overspilled into the small hours of Sunday morning, was a superstar-studded event. In attendance were Bollywood’s first family — Amitabh Bachchan, son Abhishek Bachchan and bride Aishwarya Rai — Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar, Saif Ali Khan and the inevitable Shilpa Shetty.
To see a complete list of winners and nominees, click on after the jump!
Popular Category Nominees
Best Picture
Dhoom 2 / D:2 - Back in Action
Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna / Never Say Goodbye
Krrish / There’s No One Like You
Lage Raho Munnabhai
* Rang De Basanti / Paint It Yellow
Vivah
Direction
Karan Johar - Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna / Never Say Goodbye
Rakesh Roshan - Krrish / There’s No One Like You
* Rajkumar Hirani - Lage Raho Munnabhai
Vishal Bharadwaj - Omkara
Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra - Rang De Basanti / Paint It Yellow
Performance in a Leading Role (Male)
Shah Rukh Khan - Don
* Hrithik Roshan - Krrish / There’s No One Like You
Sanjay Dutt - Lage Raho Munnabhai
Ajay Devgan - Omkara
Aamir Khan - Rang De Basanti / Paint It Yellow
Performance in a Leading Role (Female)
Aishwarya Rai - Dhoom 2 / D:2 - Back in Action
Kajol - Fanaa
Kangana Ranaut - Gangster
* Rani Mukherji - Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna / Never Say Goodbye
Vidya Balan - Lage Raho Munnabhai
Kareena Kapoor - Omkara
Performance in a Supporting Role (Male)
Amitabh Bachchan - Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna / Never Say Goodbye
Abhishek Bachchan - Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna / Never Say Goodbye
* Arshad Warsi - Lage Raho Munnabhai
Kunal Kapoor - Rang De Basanti / Paint It Yellow
Atul Kulkarni - Rang De Basanti / Paint It Yellow
Performance in a Supporting Role (Female)
Bipasha Basu - Dhoom 2 / D:2 - Back in Action
Rekha - Krrish / There’s No One Like You
Konkona Sensharma - Omkara
Kirron kher - Rang De Basanti / Paint It Yellow
* Soha Ali Khan Pataudi - Rang De Basanti / Paint It Yellow
Best Story
Aditya Chopra - Dhoom 2 / D:2 - Back in Action
Rakesh Roshan - Krrish / There’s No One Like You
* Rajkumar Hirani - Lage Raho Munnabhai
Vishal Bharadwaj - Omkara
Kamlesh Pandey - Rang De Basanti / Paint It Yellow
Dialogue
Girish Dhamija - Gangster
Sanjay Masoom - Krrish / There’s No One Like You
* Rajkumar Hirani, Abhijat Joshi - Lage Raho Munnabhai
Vishal Bharadwaj - Omkara
Prasoon Joshi & Rensil D’silva - Rang De Basanti / Paint It Yellow
Screenplay
Vijay Krishna Acharya - Dhoom 2 / D:2 - Back in Action
Anurag Basu - Gangster
Rajkumar Hirani, Abhijat Joshi, Vidhu Vinod Chopra - Lage Raho Munnabhai
Vishal Bharadwaj, Robin Bhatt, Abhishek Chaubey - Omkara
* Rensil Dsilva & Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra - Rang De Basanti / Paint It Yellow
Musical Direction
Pritam - Dhoom 2 / D:2 - Back in Action - Crazy Kiya Re
Shankar Ehsaan Loy - Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna / Never Say Goodbye - Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna / Never Say Goodbye
Rajesh Roshan - Krrish / There’s No One Like You - Dhoop Nikalti hai Jahan Se
Vishal Bharadwaj - Omkara - Beedi
* A.R. Rehman - Rang De Basanti / Paint It Yellow - Ru Baroo
Lyrics
Sameer - Dhoom 2 / D:2 - Back in Action - “Crazy Kiya Re”
* Prasoon Joshi - Fanaa - “Chand Sifarish”
Javed Akhtar - Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna / Never Say Goodbye - “Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna”
Gulzar - Omkara - “Beedi”
Prasoon Joshi - Rang De Basanti / Paint It Yellow - “Ru Baroo”
Playback Singer (Male)
* Shaan - Fanaa - “Chand Sifarish”
K K - Gangster - “Tu Hi Meri shab”
Zubeen - Gangster - “Ya Ali”
Sonu Nigam - Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna / Never Say Goodbye - “Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna”
A.R. Rehman & Naresh Iyer - Rang De Basanti / Paint It Yellow - “Ru Baroo”
Playback Singer (Female)
Sunidhi Chauhan - Dhoom 2 / D:2 - Back in Action - “Crazy Kiya Re”
Alka Yagnik - Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna / Never Say Goodbye - “Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna”
Shreya Ghosal - Lage Raho Munnabhai - “Pal Pal”
* Sunidhi Chauhan - Omkara - “Beedi jalaile”
Lata Mangeshkar - Rang De Basanti / Paint It Yellow - “Luka Chhupi”
Performance in a Comic Role
Chunkey Pandey - Apna Sapna Money Money
Uday Chopra - Dhoom 2 / D:2 - Back in Action
* Tusshar Kapoor - Golmaal: Fun Unlimited
Paresh Rawal - Phir Hera Pheri
Sharman Joshi - Rang De Basanti / Paint It Yellow
Performance in a Negative Role
Hrithik Roshan - Dhoom 2 / D:2 - Back in Action
Emraan Hashmi - Gangster
Boman Irani - Lage Raho Munnabhai
* Saif Ali Khan - Omkara
John Abraham - Zinda
Lifetime Achievement Award: Dharmendra and Basu Chatterjee
Outstanding Achievement by an Indian in International Cinema: Deepa Mehta
Special Award for Best Adaptation: Vishal Bharadwaj for Omkara, adapted from Shakespeare’s Othello
Creative Person of the Year Award: Rakesh Roshan
Best Newcomer (Female): Kangana Ranaut
Best Newcomer (Male): Upen Patel
Most Glamorous Star (Female): Aishwarya Rai
Most Glamorous Star (Male): Hrithik Roshan
Winners in the Technical Categories
Best Cinematography: Binod Pradhan, Rang De Basanti / Paint It Yellow
Best Editing: P.S. Bharathi, Rang De Basanti / Paint It Yellow
Best Art Direction: Samir Chanda, Rang De Basanti / Paint It Yellow
Best Costume Design: Anaita Adajania, Dhoom 2 / D:2 - Back in Action
Best Action: Tony Siutung, Shyam Kushal, Krrish / There’s No One Like You
Best Choreography: Ganesh Acharya for “Beedi Jalaile,” Omkara
Best (Visual) Special Effects: EFX studios, Krrish / There’s No One Like You
Best Background score: A.R. Rehman, Rang De Basanti / Paint It Yellow
Best Song Recording: A.R. Rehman, Rang De Basanti / Paint It Yellow
Best Sound Recording: Nakul Kamte, Rang De Basanti / Paint It Yellow
Best Sound Re-recording: Hitendra Gosh, Rang De Basanti / Paint It Yellow
Best Make Up: G.A. James, Dhoom 2 / D:2 - Back in Action
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June 11th, 2007 at 10:18 pm
Hey DD, I already read your report word for word on Variety. I thought you wrote your own stuff. Hmm.
June 12th, 2007 at 12:41 am
Jayson Blair is a part-time contributor. He must have written that last post. We’ll be sure to have words.
June 26th, 2007 at 7:42 am
How is it that Indian babes can dress so hot, flirt so well, but still not kiss on screen or in public? That does not compute. I want to see Aishawarya Rai frenching some lucky dude, or, better yet, Shilpa Shetty!