Monday, January 20, 2014

4th Gionne Star Global Indian Music Academy (GiMA) Awards



 

 

The 4th Gionee Star Global Indian Music Academy (GiMA) Awards powered by Reliance 3G unfolded this evening at NSCI Stadium, Worli. Initiated by Wizcraft International to applaud the finest achievements in the music Industry, GiMA has grown into an established dais that unites the biggest musical talents in the country onto a common stage.

 

The ceremony hosted by Ranveer Singh featured some of the best performances by some of the finest stalwarts in the music industry as well as some of the brightest stars of Bollywood. Asha Bhosle's also paid tribute to music legend R.D. Burman with her performance on some of his most iconic songs Mera Naam Shabnam, Dum Maro Dum, Gulabi Chehra, Duniya Mein and Aa Dekhe Zara among others.

 

The evening also saw a spellbinding performance by Sonakshi Sinha who performed as last year's ceremony as well. With an exciting segment hosted by the hit comedian Kapil Sharma and some electrifying performances by Mika and Honey Singh, the evening hit all the high notes.

 

The love story Aashiqui 2 walked away with 6 GiMA awards leading in the film category. The prestigious Lifetime Achievement Honour was awarded to Asha Bhosle in the popular category for her outstanding contribution to the music industry. Pt Ram Narayan, considered the finest sarangi exponent in the country and the man who made it a popular instrument was also awarded the Lifetime Achievement Honour – Classical.

 

On winning Best Playback Singer Female, Shreya Ghosal said, "It's very special when you win an award, it reminds you that there is so much work to do, so much more music to enthrall audiences, I am very proud to be a part of this industry. Aashiqui 2 has definitely been the flavor of the year."

 

The show also showcased a host of promising and upcoming artistes including Aditya Narayan, Shefali Alvares, Ankit Tiwari, Sreeram, Bhoomi, Aditi Singh Sharma, Siddharth Mahadevan and Nikhil Paul George come together in a very special act, rendering the chart busters of the year gone by. Usha Uthup also had a special performance singing a number of songs, most notably, Skyfall.

 

The 4th edition of the Gionee Star GiMA Awards is presented by Gionee and Star TV and powered by Reliance 3G. Brand Partners for the event are Renault and the Videocon Group.

 

 

FILM MUSIC NOMINEES

AWARD

ARTISTE/ S

SONG      

FILM NAME

BEST MUSIC ARRANGER & PROGRAMMER

Hyacinth D'Souza, DJ Phukan, Nikhil Paul George, Sunny M. R.       

Badtameez Dil                                    

Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani

 

BEST ENGINEER - FILM ALBUM

Eric Pillai

 

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Aashiqui 2

BEST BACKGROUND SCORE

Shankar Ehsaan Loy

 

Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

BEST DEBUT

Ankit Tiwari

Sun Raha Hai Na Tu

Aashiqui 2

BEST PLAYBACK SINGER - FEMALE

Shreya Ghoshal

Sun Raha Hai Na Tu

Aashiqui 2

BEST PLAYBACK SINGER - MALE

Arjit Singh

Tum Hi Ho

Aashiqui 2

Best Duet

 

Rekha Bhardwaj & Tochi Raina

Kabira

Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewaani

BEST LYRICIST

 

Swanand Kirkire

Manza                        

Kai Po Che

BEST MUSIC DIRECTOR

Pritam

-

Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewaani

BEST FILM SONG

-

Tumhi ho

Aashiqui 2

BEST FILM ALBUM

-

-

Aashiqui 2

NON - FILM MUSIC NOMINEES

AWARD

ARTISTE/ S

SONG      

ALBUM NAME

BEST MUSIC DEBUT

Shilpa Rao (Area of Performance – COMPOSITION)

Dum Dum

Coke Studio @ MTV – Season 2 (Ep 8)

BEST POP ALBUM

 

Ram Sampath Featuring Various Artistes

-

Satyamev Jayate

BEST ROCK ALBUM

 

Thermal And A Quarter

-

3 Wheels 9 Lives

BEST INDIE SONG

Clinton Cerejo featuring Vishal Dadlani & Sonu Kakkar

Madari

 

BEST ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC (EDM) TRACK

Bandish Projekt

Trap

 

BEST FUSION ALBUM

 

Clinton Cerejo featuring Various Artistes

 

Coke Studio @ MTV Season 2 Episode 1

BEST DEVOTIONAL ALBUM

Harshdeep Kaur

-

Ik On'kar 

BEST FOLK ALBUM

 

Amit Trivedi Featuring Various Artistes

-

Coke Studio @ MTV - Season 2 Episode 3

BEST GHAZAL ALBUM

Jagjit Singh

-

The Master And His Magic   

BEST HINDUSTANI CLASSICAL ALBUM - VOCAL

Ustad Rashid Khan

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One & Only One Rashid                                             

BEST HINDUSTANI CLASSICAL ALBUM - INSTRUMENTAL

Ustad Zakir Hussain

-

Zakir Hussain Selects

BEST CARNATIC CLASSICAL ALBUM - VOCAL

 

Chitra

-

Vande Vasudevam

SPECIAL AWARDS

 

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT HONOUR – POPULAR

Asha Bhosle

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT HONOUR – CLASSICAL

Pt Ram Narayan

Global Music Icon

Anoushka Shankar

Global Musician Honour

Dr. L. Subramaniam

Wizcraft Honour for Best LIVE Performer

Raghu Dixit

Most Outstanding Music of the Year 2012

Barfi

Gionee Star GiMA Nayee Soch Awards

Montare (Lootera)

Red FM Most Popular Song on Radio

Lungi Dance

 

About GiMA:

The Global Indian Music Academy (GiMA) Awards, an initiative by Wizcraft International Entertainment Pvt. Ltd was started in 2010 to acknowledge and give the music industry a unified platform to celebrate talent, promote and recognize Indian music genres. GiMA envisions to honour artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in Indian music. The Chevrolet GiMA Awards are partnered by IMI, T-Series, and MCAI and other key constituents of the music industry. For more information on the Chevrolet Global Indian Music Awards, please visit www.gima.co.in

 


Sunday, January 19, 2014

Image from Akshay Kumar's production FUGLY

Starring

Vijender Singh, Arfi Lamba, Kiara Advani and Mohit Marwah 



Bhaag Milkha Bhaag walk away with maximum wins at the 9th Renault Star Guild Awards


The 9th edition of the Renault Star Guild Awards was brought to a close this evening with the biggest stars of the Indian Film and Television industry at Mumbai's NSCI Ground, Worli. The eventful night saw Salman Khan take centre stage for the second year running as the host for the evening, sharing screen space and a brilliant camaraderie with his colleagues.

 

The Film & Television Producers Guild of India announced the winners in Film & Television for the year gone by where the Milkha Singh biopic, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag were the favourites of the night, walking away with an impressive 8 awards.  Farhan Akthar swept the Best Actor in a leading role category and saw the film take home Best Screenplay and Best Story for Prasoon Joshi, Best Cinematography, Best Sound Design, Best Actress in a supporting role for Divya Dutta, Best Director for Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra and the enviable Best Film award for Viacom 18 Motions Pictures and Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra.

 

Speaking of his Best Actor in a leading role, Farhan Akthar said, "The biggest thank-you goes to Milkha Singh and his family for all the support and passion that he put in to me. When I met him for the first time, he told me about the sacrifices he went through in his life and Prasoon has captured it very well in the title track."

 

2013's heartwarming The Lunchbox won 3 awards including Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Nawazuddin Siddiqui, the Star Verdict Awards for Irfaan Khan and The Yash Chopra Award for the Most Promising Debut Director to Ritesh Batra.

 

2013, being a year for big ticket films that saw an unprecedented number of movie-goers with box office sales spilling over the Rs. 500 cr mark The Film & Television Producers Guild of India introduced the Guild Hall of Fame announcing 2013's nine major film titles from the year gone by to be included into this exclusive club. The announcement made by Ramesh Sippy and host, Salman Khan saw Race 2, Aashiqui 2, Krrish 3, Chennai Express, Dhoom 3, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, Grand Masti, Goliyon Ka Rasleela: Ramleela and Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani being inducted into the Guild Hall of Fame.

 

Commemorate the 100th birth anniversary of late filmmaker Khwaja Ahmed Abbas, the Guild also introduced the K. A. Abbas Honour for Cinema with Social Sensitivity. Mr. Amitabh Bachchan gave away the award naming the film, Shahid as its first ever recipient.

 

Varun Sharma of Fukrey fame and Arshad Warsi (Jolly LLB) shared the award for Best Performance in a comic role while Sushant Singh Rajput walked away with the award for Most Promising Debut – Male for the unconventional film, Kai Po Che! Vaani Kapoor took home the award for Most Promising Debut – Female for the film, Shuddh Desi Romance.

 

The evening was coupled with enthralling performances by the superstars themselves including Kareena Kapoor Khan, Prabhu Deva who was joined by young starlet, Sonakshi Sinha, Shahid Kapoor, Shraddha Kapoor and Jacqueline Fernandez.

 

The Renault Star Guild Awards have been instituted by the Film and Television Producers Guild of India with an objective to establish a standard for honouring excellence and achievements in the Indian film industry.

 

The 9th Renault Star Guild Awards is presented by Renault and Star TV. The Brand Parners for the Awards are Gionee Smart Phone and the Videocon Group. WeChat is the official Messaging Partner for the event.

FILM AWARDS

AWARD

NAME

FILM

Best Editing

Chandrashekhar Prajapati

Madras Café

Best Cinematography

Binod Pradhan

Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

Best Art Direction

Rashid Khan

Goliyon Ka Rasleela: Ramleela

Best Sound Design

Nakul Kamte

Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

Best Sound Mixing

Bishwadeep Chatterjee

Madras Café

Best Special Effects

Dhoom 3

Krrish 3

Best Costume Design

Anju Modi, Maxima Basu

Goliyon Ka Rasleela: Ramleela

Best Screenplay

Prasoon Joshi

Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

Best Story

Prasoon Joshi

Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

Best Dialogue

Hussain Dalal

Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani

Red FM Bajaate Raho Dialogue of the Year

Himanshu Sharma

Raanjhana

Best Choreography

Remo D'souza

Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (Badtameez Dil & Balam Pichkari)

Best Lyrics

Mithoon

Aashiqui 2 (Tum Hi Ho)

Best Music

Pritam

Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani

Best Playback Singer – Male

Arijit Singh

Aashiqui 2 (Tum Hi Ho)

Best Playback Singer – Female

Bhoomi Trivedi

Goliyon Ka Rasleela: Ramleela (Ram Chahe Leela)

Best Performance in a Comic Role

Varun Sharma

Arshad Warsi

Fukrey

Jolly LLB

Best Performance in a Negative Role

Supriya Pathak

Goliyon Ka Rasleela: Ramleela

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Nawazuddin Siddiqui

The Lunchbox

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Divya Dutta

Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

Most Promising Debut Male

Sushant Singh Rajput

Kai Po Che!

Most Promising Debut Female

Vaani Kapoor

Shuddh Desi Romance

The Yash Chopra Award for The Most Promising Debut Director

Ritesh Batra

The Lunchbox

Best Actor in a Leading Role

Farhan Akthar

Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

Best Actress in a Leading Role

Deepika Padukone

Chennai Express

Best Director

Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra

Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

Best Film

Viacom18 Motion Pictures & Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra

Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

Lifetime Achievement Honour

Salim Khan

 

Lifetime Achievement Honour

Tanuja Mukherjee

 

K. A. Abbas Award for Social Sensitivity in Hindi Cinema

Shahid

Renault Star Guild Entertainer of the Year

Shahrukh Khan

Star Verdict of the Year

Irfaan Khan for The Lunchbox

Jodi of the Year

Aditya Roy Kapur and Shraddha Kapoor (Aashiqui 2)

 

TELEVISION AWARDS

AWARD

NAME

Best Reality TV Show

Endemol India for Bigg Boss 7

Best Writer

Balika Vadhu

Best Mythological Series

Star Plus for Mahabharat

Best Cast

Cast of Mahabharat

Best Actor

Rajat Tokas for Jodha Akbar

Best Actress

Drashti Dhammi for Madhubala

Ankita Lokhande for Pavitra Rishta