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Rang De Basanti wins at IIFA in Sheffield

Indian movie Rang De Basanti (Paint it Saffron) won best picture at this year’s International Indian Film Awards — Bollywood’s version of the Oscars.

The eighth annual IIFA awards took place in the 12,000 seater Sheffield Hallam arena in northern England on Saturday night stretching into the early hours of Sunday as Bollywood’s biggest stars celebrated their best films of the last year.

The film, directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, stars Aamir Khan, and also won Filmfare’s best movie award along with almost a dozen other gongs at the IIFA awards.

In the movie, a young London based film maker chances upon the diaries of her grandfather, who served in the British police force in India. The film deals with Indian independence, patriotism and contemporary India.

The award for best actor went to Hrithik Roshan for his role in Krrish — billed as India’s first superhero movie.

“May our children never be afraid to dream the impossible because … someone like me could get this far,” said Roshan, who also won the gong for the most glamorous male lead.

Best actress went to Rani Mukherji for her role in Kabhi Alvida Naa Kahna.

The awards were created seven years ago to promote Indian films to an international audience. Previous ceremonies have been held in the United Arab Emirates, the Netherlands and Singapore.

FULL LIST OF WINNERS:

Best Picture
Dhoom 2
Kabhi Alvida Naa Kahna
Krrish
Lage Raho Munnabhai
WINNER: Rang De Basanti
Vivah

Best Direction
Karan Johar – Kabhi Alvida Naa Kahna
Rakesh Roshan - Krrish
WINNER: Rajkumar Hirani - Lage Raho Munnabhai
Vishal Bharawaj - Omkara
Rekeysh Mehra - Rang De Basanti

Best Performance in a Leading Role (Male)
Shah Rukh Khan - Don
WINNER: Hrithik Roshan - Krrish
Sanjay Dutt - Lage Raho Munnabhai
Ajay Devgan - Omkara
Aamir Khan - Rang De Basanti

Best Performance in a Leading Role (Female)
Aishwarya Rai - Dhoom 2
Kajol - Fanaa
Kangana Ranaut - Gangster
WINNER: Rani Mukherji - Kabhi Alvida Naa Kahna
Vidya Balan – Lage Raho Munnabhai
Kareena Kapoor – Omkara

Best Performance in a Supporting Role (Male)
Amitabh Bachchan - Kabhi Alvida Naa Kahna
Abhishek Bachchan - Kabhi Alvida Naa Kahna
WINNER: Arshad Warsi – Lage Raho Munnabhai
Kunal Kapoor - Rang De Basanti
Atul Kulkarni - Rang De Basanti

Best Performance in a Supporting Role (Female)
Bipasha Basu – Dhoom 2
Rekha – Krrish
Konkona Sensharma – Omkara
Kirron Kher – Rang De Basanti
WINNER: Soha Ali Khan Pataudi – Rang De Basanti

Best Performance in a Comic Role
Chunkey Pandey – Apna Sapna Money Money
Uday Chopra – Dhoom 2
WINNER: Tusshar Lapoor – Golmaal – Fun Unlimited
Paresh Rawal – Phir Hera Pheri
Sharman Joshi – Ran De Basanti

Best Performance in a Negative Role
Hrithik Roshan – Dhoom 2
Emraan Hashmi – Gangster
Boman Irani - Lage Raho Munnabhai
WINNER: Saif Ali Khan – Omkara
John Abraham – Zinda

Best Music Direction
Pritam – Dhoom 2 – Crazy Kiya Re
Shankar Ehsaan Loy – Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna – Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna
Rajesh Roshan – Krrish – Dhoop Nikalti hai Jahan Se
Vishal Bharadwaj – Omkara – Beedi
WINNER: A. R. Rehman – Rang De Basanti – Ru Baroo

Best Story
Aditya Chopra – Dhoom 2
Rakesh Roshan – Krrish
Rajkumar Hirani – Lage Raho Munnabhai
Vishal Bharadwaj – Omkara
Kamlesh Pandey – Rang De Basanti

Best Lyrics
Sameer – Dhoom 2 – Crazy Kiya Re
WINNER: Prasoon Joshi – Fanaa – Chand Sifarish
Javed Akhtar - Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna - Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna
Gulzar – Omkara – Beedi
Prasoon Joshi – Rang De Basanti - Ru Baroo

Best Playback Singer (Male)
WINNER: Shaan – Fanaa – Chand Sifarish
K K – Gangster – Tu Hi Meri shab
Zubeen – Gangster – Ya Ali
Sonu Nigam - Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna - Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna
A. R. Rehman & Naresh Iyer – Rang De Basanti – Ru Baroo

Best Playback Singer (Female)
WINNER: Sunidhi Chauhan – Dhoom 2 – Crazy Kiya Re
Alka Yagnik - Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna - Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna
Shreya Ghosal – Lage Raho Munnabhai – Pal Pal
Sunidhi Chauhan – Omkara – Beedi Jalaile
Lata Mangeshkar – Rang De Basanti – Luka Chhupi

Best Dialogue
Girish Dhamija – Gangster
Sanjay Masoom – Krrish
WINNER: Rajkumar Hirani, Abhijat Joshi – Lage Raho Munnabhai
Vishal Bharadwaj – Omkara
Prasoon Joshi & Rensil Dsilva – Rang De Basanti

Best Screenplay
Vijay Krishna Acharya – Dhoom 2
Anurag Basu – Gangster
Rajkumar Hirani, Abhijat Joshi, Vidhu Vinod Chopra – Lage Raho Munnabhai
Vishal Bharadwaj, Robin Bhatt, Abhishek Chaubey – Omkara
WINNER: Rensil D’Silva & Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra – Rang De Basanti

IIFA Debut of the Year (Male): Upen Patel
IIFA Debut of the Year (Female: Kangana Ranaut
IDEA Glamorous Female Star Of The Year: Aishwarya Rai
IDEA Glamorous Male Star Of The Year: Hrithik Roshan
IDEA Creative Person Of The Year: Rakesh Roshan
IDEA Outstanding Acheivment By An Indian In Cinema: Deepa Mehta

Reported by Tony (Live from Sheffield)
Article from Reuters

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