SINGAPORE – An Indian film about a Muslim man’s travails in the United States dominated Bollywood’s first major awards of the year, picking up both best director and best actor titles. The Zee Cine Awards were held in Singapore, and most of the Indian Hindi film industry’s top stars flew in for the event at the Marina Bay Sands resort, which dominates the city-state’s skyline. ‘My Name is Khan,’ a sentimental movie about an autistic Muslim man who lives in the United States, won awards for director Karan Johar and lead actor Shahrukh Khan. The Best Film award went to ‘Dabangg,’ an action-packed romance about a policeman who does very little by the book. The best female actor was Vidya Balan for her role in “Ishqiya,” in which she plays a widow who is romanced by two con-men.
COMPLETE LIST OF WINNERS:
8 Best Film
8 Dabangg (Popular Choice)
8 Udaan (Jury)
Best Actor Female
8 Vidya Balan – Ishqiya (Popular Choice)
8 Aishwarya Rai- Guzaarish (Jury)
Best Actor Male
8 Shah Rukh Khan- My Name Is Khan (Popular Choice)
8 Hrithik Roshan – Guzaarish (Jury)
Best Director
8 Karan Johar- My Name Is Khan (Popular Choice)
8 Vikramaditya Motwane – Udaan (Jury)
International Female Icon
8 Deepika Padukone
International Male Icon
8 Ranbir Kapoor
Best Actor In A Supporting Role
8 Arjun Rampal – Rajneeti
Best Actress In A Supporting Role
8 Prachi Desai – Once Upon a Time in Mumbai
Best Performance In A Negative Role
8 Ronit Roy – Udaan
Best Performance In A Comic Role
8 Boman Irani – Well Done Abba
Best Debut Male
8 Ranveer Singh – Band Baaja Baarat
8 Best Debut Female
8 Sonakshi Sinha – Dabangg
Best Debut Director
8 Abhinav Kashyap – Dabangg
Best Playback Singer Male
8 Mohit Chauhan for ‘Pee Loon’ – Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai
Best Playback Singer Female
8 Richa Sharma for Sajda – My Name Is Khan
Best Music
8 Sajid-Wajid – Dabangg
Best Lyrics
8 Gulzar for ‘Dil Toh Bachcha Hai Ji’ — Ishqiya
Best Choreography
8 Farah Khan for ‘Sheila Ki Jawani’ – Tees Maar Khan
Song Of The Year
8 Munni Badnaam Hui- Dabangg
Best Marketed Film
8 My Name Is Khan – Dharma Productions, Karan Johar
Best Background Score
8 Sandeep Shirodkar – Dabangg
Best Story
8 Shibani Bhatija – My Name Is Khan
Best Screenplay
8 Dilip Shukla and Abhinav Kashyap – Dabangg
Best Dialogue
8 Rajat Arora – Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai
Best Sound Design
8 Dilip Subramaniam – My Name Is Khan
Best Art Director
8 Rajneesh Basu – Guzaarish
Best Cinematography
8 Ayanka Bose – Kites
Best Editing
8 Pranav Diwan – Dabangg
Best Action
8 Vijay Master – Dabangg
Lifetime Achievement Award
8 Shatrughan Sinha
Evergreen Couple Award
8 Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Kapoor
