Udaan, Dabangg lead Filmfare Awards 2011

MUMBAI: Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol won the Best Actor and Actress award respectively for My Name Is Khan at the 56th Filmfare Awards, which was ruled by a small budget movie Udaan that grabbed seven prizes including Best Supporting Actor (Male), Best Film (Critics), Best Story, Cinematography, Screenplay, Best Background Music and Best Sound Design Award.

Special Awards:
Ninety-year-old legendary singer Manna De received the Lifetime Achievement Award.
Amitabh Bachchan received an award for completing 40 years in the film industry. Madhuri Dixit recived the award for completing 25 years in the film industry.

List of winners:
Best Actor (Male): Shah Rukh Khan - My Name Is Khan
Best Actor (Female): Kajol - My Name Is Khan
Best Film: Dabangg
Best Director: Karan Johar - My Name is Khan
Best Debut (Female): Sonakshi Sinha - Dabangg
Best Supporting Actor (Male): Ronit Roy - Udaan
Best Debut Director: Manish Sharma - Band Baajaa Baaraat
Best Supporting Actor (Female): Kareena Kapoor - We Are Family
Best Scene of the Year Award: Golmaal 3

Critics Award:
Best Actress (Critics): Vidya Balan - Ishqiya
Best Actor (Critics): Rishi Kapoor - Do Dooni Chaar
Best Film (Critics): Vikramaditya Motwane and Sanjay Singh - Udaan
Lifetime Achievement Award: Manna Dey
Special Award: Madhuri Dixit (For completing 25 years in the Indian film industry)
Special Award: Amitabh Bachchan (For completing 40 years in the Indian film industry)

Music Awards:
Best Song Composer: Lalit Pandit - Munni Badnam Hui from Dabanng
Best Music Composer: Sajid Wajid - Dabangg
Best Lyrics: Gulzar - Ibn-e-Batuta from Ishqiya
Best Playback Singer (Male): Rahat Fateh Ali Khan - Dil Toh Bachcha Hai Ji (Ishqiya)
Best Playback Singer (Female): Mamta Sharma - Munni Badnaam Hui (Dabangg) / Sunidhi Chauhan - Sheila Ki Jawani
Most Promising Talent in Music: Sneha Khanwalkar - Love Sex aur Dhokha

Technical Awards:
Best Choreography: Farah Khan - Sheila Ki Jawani from Tees Maar Khan
Best Dialogue: Habib Faisal - Do Dooni Chaar
Best Screenplay: Anurag Kashyap and Vikramaditya Motwane - Udaan
Best Story: Anurag Kashyap and Vikramaditya Motwane Udaan
Best Background Music: Amit Trivedi - Udaan
Best Action Director: Vijayan Master - Dabbang
Best Cinematography: Mahendra Shetty - Udaan
Best Action Sequence: Vijayan Master - Dabbang
Best Editing Award: Namrata Rao - Love Sex aur Dhoka
Best Production Design Award: Mukund Gupta - Do Dooni Chaar
Best Sound Design Award: Pritam Das - Love Sex Aur Dhoka / Kunal Sharma Udaan
Best Costume Design Award: Varsha and Shilpa - Do Dooni Chaar

The Global Indian Music Awards To Be Aired On Colors On The 5th Of December 2010

The Global Indian Music Awards, which are one of its kind is soon to be telecast on the channel Colors.

According to reports, this has been a great achievement for music buffs all over the world as this is one platform where the basic format is to appreciate all kinds of music be it film music or any other music.

The event organized by the GIMA, in association with almost all music giants in the industry was extremely well attended when it was held in Mumbai recently.

The other music industry partners who got in to bring about this event are IMI, Sa Re Ga Ma,T- Series, YRF Music, South India Music Companies association, Eros International. TIPS, EMI, Sony Music, Venus, Universal Music Corporation, Aditya Music etc.

The event saw some stalwarts of the music industry like Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhonsle, Music maestro A.R Rahman, who all graced the occasion which was one of the most coveted events in the field of recognizing talent in the music industry.

Such events do incite a whole load of excitement and is a great source of inspiration for all budding artists who want to gain recognition through hard work and determination.

The event which is scheduled to be aired on Colors on the 5th of December is sure to attract a lot of eyeballs, considering the kind of popularity music has gained the world over in recent times. So don't forget to tune in to see the gala spectacular event which will be quite an entertaining feat.