Its 3:20 am ,early morn and I am typing this out while everything is still fresh in my memory. Yet another magical night in Singapore. It was a starry night, stars on the sky and Bollywood stars in the enchanting Marina Bay Sands Hotel. MBS in itself is a building I can write about for hours(next time ).For now just take a look at the wonderful edifice.
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Beautiful Marina Bay Sands |
The tickets were a gift from my hubby. A new year gift. $700 per person!! Made me feel special ;)Although I was not excited initially, when we entered the ballroom I could feel the excitement in the air. The atmosphere was all charged up .
5,000 odd fans awaiting for one glimpse of their favourite stars. Just to look at crowd itself was overwhelming!The Who's Who of the Indian Film Industry just to name a few- Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan, Arjun Rampal,Akshay Kumar, Deepika Padukone, Hrithik Roshan , Karan Johar, Subhjash Ghai and many more assembled for the event.
Akshay Kumar and Sajid Khan hosted the event and proved to be a comedic extravaganza. Sajids funny tauts, Akshays sense of humor were to die for.A I must say Akshay is a hearthrob! At his 40's , and yet it seems time has been on his side..Zee Awards revealed a whole new facet of Akshays personality to me: An amazing anchorperson. Priyanka Chopra was the prominant star in the whole event , making appearances every 20 min for Best Movie Nominees dancing for every song from the nominated movies. The dashing hunk Arjun Rampal just stole my heart tonight!
The lights , the music system was mind blowing! The backgrounds used during different dance/award ceromony were so colorful . The effort made by the Zee team hosting a majestic show so successfully is remarkable. I have no words to decribe the experience I just had few hours ago.So I will just post few videos of Shah-rukh, Rishi Kapoor, and other distinguished actors whose voice you can hear as the videos are not very clear.
Another lovely moment was Shah-rukh teaching Hrithik how to treat his wife on stage! Suzanne Khan was called upon the stage. Shah-rukh made hrithik dance to the tunes of Sajda song for Suzanne . Hritik also showered his wife with flowers and bowed down to her proclaiming his love to her in front of the whole world!!! SO romantic. And vice versa, it was Suzannes turn to say those 3 magic words... sigh! How cute is that!( I am trying to upload 2 more lovely videos but blogger is having uploading problems and am off to India in a few hours. )
Aishwarya Rai, Deepika Padukone Shahrukh all danced to the tune of Bollywood music and the crowd went berserk!
One thing changed in me tonight. I have disliked Shahrukh for reasons still unknown to me, and that has changed. I think I like him now :) and once again for reasons unknown hahaha I guess its the persona. Maybe its the aura he eminates when you see him upclose...
Being a proud ex-employee of Zee I am so glad Zee chose this small beautiful island to host the event this year. Looking forward to many more.
Award Winners:
Best Actor (Male) Jury Choice
Hrithik Roshan (Guzaarish)
Best Actor (Female) Jury Choice
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (Guzaarish)
Best Film Jury Choice
Udaan
Best Director Jury Choice
Vikramaditya Motwane (Udaan)
Best Actor In A Supporting Role (Male)
Arjun Rampal - Raajneeti
Best Actor In A Supporting Role (Female)
Prachi Desai - Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai
Best Actor In A Comic Role (Male/Female)
Boman Irani - Well Done Abba
Best Actor In A Negative Role (Male/Female)
Ronit Roy - Udaan
Most Promising Debut Director
Abhinav Kashyap - Dabangg
Most Promising Debut (Male)
Ranvir Singh - Band Baaja Baaraat
Most Promising Debut (Female)
Sonakshi Sinha - Dabangg
Best Playback Singer (Male)
Mohit Chauhan - Pee Loon (Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai)
Best Playback Singer (Female)
Richa Sharma - Sajda (My Name Is Khan)
Best Story
Karan Johar - Shibani Bathija (My Name Is khan)
Best Music
Sajid-Wajid - Dabangg
Best Lyrics
Gulzar - Dil Toh Bachcha Hai Ji (Ishqiya)
Best Dialogue
Rajat Arora - Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai
Best Choreographer
Farah Khan - Sheila Ki Jawani (Tees Maar Khan)
Sa Re Ga Ma Pa - Song of the Year
Munni Badnaam - Dabangg
Best Screenplay
Abhinav Kashyap - Dabangg
Best Background Music
Sandeep Shirodkar - Dabangg
Best Action
Vijayan Master - Dabangg
Best Editing
Pranav V Dhiwar - Dabangg
Best Cinematography
Ayananka Bose - Kites
Best Art Director
Guzaarish
Best Sound Design
Dileep Subramaniam - My Name Is Khan
International Male Icon
Ranbir Kapoor
International Female Icon
Deepika Padukone
Best Lifetime Jodi
Rishi Kapoor - Neetu Singh
Lifetime Achievement Award
Shatrughan Sinha
Best Marketed Film
My Name Is Khan
Popular choice awards:
Best Actor (Male) Popular Choice
Shah Rukh Khan - My Name Is Khan
Best Actor (Female) Popular Choice
Vidya Balan - Ishqiya
Best Film Popular Choice
Dabangg
Best Director Popular Choice
Karan Johar - My Name Is Khan