'Dabangg' bags maximum gold at IIFA Awards, Toronto
- IndiaGlitz, [Monday,June 27 2011]
The 12th Videocon D2H Weekend and Floriana IIFA Awards came to a remarkable finish on 26th June, surrounded by the overwhelming hysteria from the Bollywood fanatics in Toronto. With a 21,000 strong screaming crowd, the biggest stars from Indian cinema filled the Rogers Centre where eminent personalities including Hollywood stars, Hilary Swank and Cuba Gooding Jr were in attendance. Hosted by Boman Irani and Riteish Deshmukh, a fourth consecutive year as hosts while Shah Rukh Khan joined them onstage soon after the curtains came up.
India and Toronto has a special place in my heart. Hollywood and Indian cinema have to bring people together. I believe in IIFA's motto - One People, One World, said Oscar winner, Hilary Swank. I am truly bowled over by this fabulous industry. India has grabbed the world through Bollywood, said Cuba Gooding Jr.
'Dabangg', one of the Bollywood's biggest success this year, bagged maximum awards in Toronto. The Premier of Ontarion, Dalton McGuinty and director Raj Kumar Hirani announced Dabangg as the voter's choice. Best Direction went to Karan Johar for his emotional film, 'My Name is Khan'. The director received the same from Cuba Gooding Jr and Bipasha Basu.
Once Upon A Time in Mumbaai's Prachi Desai won the award as Supporting Female actor for her flawless performance while Arjun Rampal received the Supporting Male Actor was bagged for his impressive performance in the political thriller, 'Raajneeti'. The very talented Riteish Deshmukh, won the award in a comic role for his striking and rib-tickling performance in 'Housefull'.
IIFA has always aimed to adorn fresh and new talent and the debutant awards were swept by Ranveer Singh and Sonakshi Sinha for 'Band Bajaa Baaraat' and 'Dabangg', respectively. Vishal Bharadwaj won the award for the Best Dialogue from the movie 'Ishqiya'.
The stage was set on fire by the scintillating performances by the glamorous and sensual divas of Bollywood Priyanka Chopra, Bipasha Basu, Kangana Ranaut, Ranveer Singh alongside Sonakshi Sinha and the Deol sons, Bobby and Sunny Deol with father, Dharmendra. Priyanka Chopra performed a touching tribute to melody queen, Asha Bhosle after which she was felicitated with the IIFA Lifetime Achievement Award for her 65 years as a playback singer in the Indian film industry.
The night's festivities came to a close with the jubilant King Khan, Shah Rukh Khan hosted a Bollywood Dance-Master Class imitating signature dances including Aamir Khan's Kya Bolti Tu, and SalmanÂs famed 'Dabangg' dance, ending with his inimitable arms-wide-open classic - Tujhe Dekha Toh Ye Jaane Sanam. This extravagant and prestigious award ceremony will be beamed to a global audience of over 700 million.
Winners' List
Best Picture - Dabangg
Best Story - Shibani Bathija - My Name Is Khan
Lyrics - Niranjan Iyengar - Sajdaa (My Name Is Khan)
Music Direction - Sajid-Wajid & Lalit Pandit - Dabangg
Playback Singer (Female) - Mamta Sharma - Munni Badnaam (Dabangg)
Playback Singer (Male) -Rahat Fateh Ali Khan - Tere Mast Mast Do Nain (Dabangg)
Performance In A Negative Role - Sonu Sood - Dabangg
Performance In A Leading Role (Female)
Anushka Sharma - Band Baaja Baaraat
Performance In A Leading Role (Male)
Shah Rukh Khan - My Name Is Khan
IIFA Technical Winners List
Cinematographer - Sudeep Chatterjee - Guzaarish
Editing - Namrata Rao - Band Baaja Baaraat
Art Director - Sabu Cyril - Robot
Choreography - Farah Khan - Munni Badnam (Dabangg)
Action - S. Vijayan - Dabangg
Sound Recording - Pritam Das - Love, Sex Aur Dhokha
Song Recording -Vijay Dayal - Ainvayi Ainvayi (Band Baaja Baaraat)
Sound Re-Recording - Leslie Fernandes - Dabangg
Special Effects - Indian Artists - Robot
Background Score - Shankar, Ehsaan, Loy - My Name Is Khan
Costume Designing - Niharika Khan - Band Baaja Baaraat
Make-Up - Banu (For Rajnikant) - Robot
IIFA Special Awardees
Honouring 50 Years In The Film Industry - Dharmendra
Outstanding Achievement In Indian Cinema - Sharmila Tagore
Lifetime Achievement Award - Asha Bhosle
Star Plus Hottest Pair 2011 - Anushka Sharma & Ranveer Singh
IIFA Green Award - Priyanka Chopra
Outstanding Achievement In International Cinema By An Indian - Irrfan Khan
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