This Article is From Jun 26, 2011

And The IIFA Award Winners Are...

Highlights

  • Salman Khan's blockbuster Dabangg has bagged a slew of awards at the ongoing IIFA Awards in Toronto. Along with Best Film, Dabangg won Sonu Sood's best performance in a negative role, to Sonakshi Sinha's best debut, the film has also won Abhinav Kashyap and Dilip Shukla the best screenplay award.
  • But the film didn't win Salman his best actor award. Instead, Shah Rukh Khan was presented the award for best actor for his role in Karan Johar's My Name Is Khan. The film also brought home the best director award for Karan Johar.
  • A pleasant surprise was Anushka Sharma winning in the best actress category for Band Baaja Baaraat.
  • Mamta Sharma won the Floriana IIFA Award for best playback female singer for her song Munni badnam hui... from Dabangg.
  • "I love you so much...Lalitji I love you so much...Shah Rukh I love you much... Toronto I love you so much,'' said Mamta Sharma, as Arshad Warsi announced the award at the show co-hosted by Boman Irani, Ritesh Deshmukh and Shah Rukh Khan.
  • The award for the best playback song went to Rahat Fateh Ali Khan for Tere mast mast do nain... from Dabanng.
  • For music direction, the award went to Sajid-Wajid and Lalit Pandit for Dabangg.
Toronto: Salman Khan's blockbuster Dabangg has bagged a slew of awards at the ongoing IIFA Awards in Toronto. Along with Best Film, Dabangg won Sonu Sood's best performance in a negative role, to Sonakshi Sinha's best debut, the film has also won Abhinav Kashyap and Dilip Shukla the best screenplay award.

But the film didn't win Salman his best actor award. Instead, Shah Rukh Khan was presented the award for best actor for his role in Karan Johar's My Name Is Khan. The film also brought home the best director award for Karan Johar.

A pleasant surprise was Anushka Sharma winning in the best actress category for Band Baaja Baaraat.

Mamta Sharma won the Floriana IIFA Award for best playback female singer for her song Munni badnam hui... from Dabangg.

"I love you so much...Lalitji I love you so much...Shah Rukh I love you much... Toronto I love you so much,'' said Mamta Sharma, as Arshad Warsi announced the award at the show co-hosted by Boman Irani, Ritesh Deshmukh and Shah Rukh Khan.

The award for the best playback song went to Rahat Fateh Ali Khan for Tere mast mast do nain... from Dabanng.

For music direction, the award went to Sajid-Wajid and Lalit Pandit for Dabangg.

For lyrics, the IIFA award went to Niranjan Iyengar for Sajda.. and Noor-e-Khuda.. in My Name is Khan. The award was accepted by Karan Johar on his behalf.

My Name Is Khan also bagged the Best Story Award for Shivani Bhatija.

The complete list is as below:


Best Film: Dabangg
Best Actor (Female): Anushka Sharma, Band Baaja Baaraat
Best Actor (Male): shah Rukh Khan, My Name Is Khan
Best Director: Karan Johar, My Name Is Khan
Best Actor In A Comic Role: Riteish Deshmukh, Housefull
Best Performance In A Supporting Role (Male): Arjun Rampal, Raajneeti
Best Performance In A Supporting Role (Female): Prachi Desai, Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai
Best Performance In A Negative Role: Sonu Sood, Dabangg
Achievement In International Cinema: Irrfan Khan
Best Debut (Female): Sonakshi Sinha, Dabangg
Best Debut (Male): Ranveer Singh, Band Baaja Baaraat
Hottest Pair 2011: Anushka Sharma and Ranveer Singh
Outstanding Achievemnet in Indian Cinema: Sharmila Tagore
Best Screenplay Award: Abhinav Kashyap, Dilip Shukla, Dabangg
Best Playback Singer (Female): Mamta Sharma, Munni Badnaam Hui (Dabangg)
Best Playback Song: Rahat Fateh Ali Khan Tere Mast Mast Do Nain (Dabangg)
Best Music Direction: Sajid-Wajid, Lalit Pandit, Dabangg
Best Lyrics: Niranjan Iyengar, Sajda and Noor-e-Khuda (My Name is Khan)
Best Story Award: Shivani Bhatija, My Name is Khan
Best Costume Designing: Niharika Khan, Band Baaja Baaraat
Best Action: S Vijayan, Dabangg
Best Makeup: Banu (For Rajinikanth), Robot
Best Background Score: Shankar, Ehsaan, Loy, My Name Is Khan
Best Song Recording: Vijay Dayal, Ainvayi Ainvayi (Band Baaja Baaraat)
Best Choreography Award: Farah Khan, Munni Badnaam (Dabangg)
Best Editing: Namrata Rao, Band Baaja Baaraat
Best Sound Recording: Pritam Das, Love, Sex Aur Dhokha
Best Sound Re-recording: Leslie Fernandes, Dabangg
Best Cinematography: Sudeep Chatterjee, Guzaarish
Best Art Direction: Sabu Cyril, Robot
Best Special Effects: Indian Artists, Robot

(With inputs from IANS)

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