Zindagi rides off with IIFA Awards

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Awards News

Top prizes at the International Indian Film Academy Awards went to feel-good entertainment Zindagi na milegi dobara ज़िन्दगी ना मिलेगी दोबारा (2011). The Zoya AKHTAR-directed road movie beat Imtiaz ALI's Rockstar (2011), which picked up four awards.

At a ceremony in Singapore, Zindagi was named as best film and Akhtar cited as best director. The film also claimed a best supporting actor prize for the director's brother Farhan AKHTAR as well as ones for the best story and best cinematography.

Rockstar claimed best actor for Ranbir KAPOOR, best music by A.R. RAHMAN and best lyrics and best male playback singer for Mohit Chauhan for the song Nadaan Parindey.

Vidya BALAN was another unsurprising winner – as best actress in The Dirty Picture द डर्टी पिक्चर (2011) – having earned the same award at numerous other recent prize events.

Parineeti CHOPRA won two awards — best debut female performance and best actress in a supporting role — for her part in Ladies vs Ricky Bahl (2011).

Vidyut JAMWAL was named as best male debutant for his performance in Force.

The prize ceremony, held at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, came at the end of the three day IIFA Weekend which included the screening of new film Shanghai by Dibakar BANERJEE, a fashion show and a ceremony for technical prizes.

The awards weekend is held outside India each year in a bid to raise the profile of the Indian film industry.

 
2012 IIFA AWARDS

Best Picture: Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara — Ritesh Sidhwani & Farhan Akhtar
Direction: Zoya Akhtar — Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
Performance in a Leading Role (Male): Ranbir Kapoor — Rockstar
Performance in a Leading Role (Female): Vidya Balan — The Dirty Picture
Performance in a Supporting Role (Male): Farhan Akhtar — Zindagi na milegi dobara
Performance in a Supporting Role (Female): Parineeti Chopra — Ladies vs Ricky Bahl
Performance in a Comic Role: Riteish Deshmukh — Double Dhamaal
Performance in a Negative Role: Prakash Raj — Singham
Music Direction: AR Rahman — Nadaan Parinde (Rockstar)
Best Story: Reema Kagti & Zoya Akhtar — Zindagi na milegi dobara
Lyrics: Irshad Kamil — Nadaan Parinde (Rockstar)
Playback Singer (Male): Mohit Chauhan — Nadaan Parinde (Rockstar)
Playback Singer (Female): Shreya Ghoshal — Teri Meri (Bodyguard)
Cinematography: Carlos Catalan — Zindagi na milegi dobara
Screenplay: Reema Kagti & Zoya Akhtar — Zindagi na milegi dobara
Dialogue: Rajat Aroraa — The Dirty Picture
Editing: Anand Subaya — Zindagi na milegi dobara
Production Design: Sabu Cyril — Ra. One
Choreography: Bosco-Caesar – Senorita — Zindagi na milegi dobara
Action: Jai Singh Nijjar — Singham
Sound Design: Resul Pookutty & Amrit Pritam Dutta — Ra. One
Song Recording: Vijay Dayall — Chammak Challo — Ra. One
Sound Mixing: Anuj Mathur & Baylon Fonseca — Zindagi na milegi dobara
Special Effects (Visuals): Red Chillies VFX — Ra. One
Background Score: AR Rahman — Rockstar
Costume Design: Niharika Khan — The Dirty Picture
Make-up: Vikram Gaikwad — The Dirty Picture
Outstanding Achievement in Indian Cinema: Rekha
Outstanding Contribution to Indian Cinema: Ramesh Sippy
Outstanding Contribution to International Cinema: Liv Ullman
Debut – Male: Vidyut Jamwal
Debut – Female: Parineeti Chopra
Outstanding Contribution to a Greener Environment: Diya Mirza
Star Plus Hottest Pair: Ranbir Kapoor & Nargis Fakri

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