IIFA AWARDS 2007

'Rang De Basanti ------ 'SWEEPS TOP HONOURS AT IDEA IIFA AWARDS 2007 IN YORKSHIRE

Hi-Voltage awards ceremony marks the end of exciting IIFA Weekend in Yorkshire Yorkshire, June 9, 2007:''Directed by Rakeysh Om Prakash Mehra, 'Rang De Basanti' starring Aamir Khan, Soha Ali Khan, Kunal Kapoor, Alice Patton, Madhavan and Kiron Kher turned out to be the audiences' and jury's favorite film making it the clear winner at the 8th Annual IDEA IIFA Awards at Yorkshire. After a fun-filled and exciting weekend, curtains came down on the spectacular IDEA IIFA Weekend in Yorkshire, today with the grand finale- the Eighth IDEA IIFA Awards 2007 held at The Hallam fm, Arena, Sheffield.

 

As expected the blockbuster Rang De Basanti won the biggest award of the night being declared Best Film, while superstar Hrithik Roshan won the Best Actor Award for the science fiction entertainer Krrish. In a surprise move Rani Mukerjee, who did not attend the event won Best Actress for her role in Khabi Alvida Na Kehna. Karan Johar, the director of the blockbuster of the movie collected the award on behalf said "I am happy that people have understood the dilemma her character Maya played in my movie. It was the most difficult of all characters and she did a brilliant job".

Abhishek Bachchan scooped Best Supporting Actor for his mature performance for Khabi Alvida Na Kehna, while rising actress Soha Ali Khan won Best Supporting Actress for Rang De Basanti. Acclaimed director Raj Kumar Hirani won the Best Director award for his tribute to Mahatma Gandhi with Laage Raho Munnabhai - though the lead star of the movie Sanjay Dutt was unable to attend the event due to legal hassles in India. Saif Ali Khan's performance in Omkara (remake of Othello) earned him the title of Best Villain, while Kangna Ranaut who looked stunning in a gold dress scooped Best Debut Actress for her powerful role in Gangster.

Supermodel turned actor Upen Patel who hails from the UK won Best Debut actor for 36 China Town, confidently said "This is the most important award for me especially since I am winning it on home turf. There are many more awards to come". Brilliant singer Shaan won the Best Male Playback for Chand Sifarish from Fanaa, while Sunidhi Chauhan collected her award for Best Female playback for the energetic chart buster Beedi from Omkara. Shilpa Shetty also received a special award for her conduct during the Big Brother challenge

Hrithik Roshan added another feather to his cap with the title of the best actor while Rani Mukherjee was awarded the Best Actress for the film 'Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna. Raj Kumar Hirani sure to become the most sought after director in Indian Film industry thanks to his magnificent win as the best director at the IDEA IIFA Awards for the film 'Lage Raho Munnabhai'. Sunidhi Chauhan won the best female playback singer .The music category was dominated by the Fanaa team, as Prasoon Joshi bagged the award for best lyrics and Shaan was rewarded for the Best Male singer 2006 for his rendition 'Chand Sifarsh'.

Amongst cheers and 'thank you speeches', the Grand Finale- IDEA IIFA Awards 2007 also saw dazzling performances from leading stars of Indian cinema, the likes of which have never been seen before. Abhishek Bachchan, Salman Khan, Shilpa Shetty, Akshay Kumar, Saif Ali Khan and Bipasha Basu set the stage ablaze with performances. The night also saw electrifying dance rhythms by Govinda, Aftab Shivdasani, Emraan Hashmi and Raima Sen choreographed to immaculate perfection by Shaimak Davar.

	Rang De Basanti' Wins Best Film Award
	Rani Mukherjee' Is best actress for the year 2006
	Hritik Roshan' is best actor for the year 2006
	Raj Kumar Irani' wins best director award for 'Lage Raho Munnabhai'
	Special awards presented to Deepa Mehta, Dharmendra and Shilpa Shetty

 

Unforgettable at IIFA Bipasha Basu was a crowd favourite during the IIFA weekend. Looking as beautiful as ever, the sexy actress charmed fans at the cricket match and the awards night with her magnificent performance to songs like Touch Me and Beedi. However the curiosity was killing - Where was hunky boyfriend John Abrahams ? To make matters a little more spicy Basu's ex boyfriend Dino Morea spent quite some time sitting to the next actress. When she made an exit towards the last hour - surprise surprise and 5 minutes later Dino Morea was seen rushing out. Makes me wonder where he went.

There are many out there who believe that the marriage between Abhishek and Aishwariya Bachchan will not last. Sorry to say, but the couple looked madly in love with each other. At every event that they attended, they held each other tightly and thanked all their fans for their love and support during their wedding. The couple are also part of the Unforgettable World Tour that is scheduled to take place next year. And oh yes, how could we miss that huge diamond ring on her finger.

You know we just love model turned Upen Patel and he loves us too. After shooting his last movie Shakalaka Boom Boom in South Africa, the handsome actor ensured that he spent enough time with the South African media. Beside allowing us to get to the front row and mingle with the stars Patel also thanked us for supporting him since the start of his career. Now that's a true star in the making. Patel soon starts shooting for a new movie with director Dharmesh Darshan of Bewaffa and Raja Hindustani fame. A couple hours before the main awards, Headingley University paid tribute to the great leader Mahatma Gandhi by renaming the hall as the Mahatma Gandhi Hall.

Present at the occasion was Amitabh Bachchan, Shabana Azmi and brilliant film-maker Yash Chopra. The three legends of Indian Cinema where also presented with a doctorate for their Outstanding Contribution to Cinema and education. Preity Zinta looked sweet in a yellow dress. After being launched at the IIFA awards two years Salman Khan's long delayed International Marigold had it's music release on the last day of the IIFA weekend. Directed by Hollywood's Willard Carrol, the movie has Ali Larter - famous for her role in the Tv hit series Hero starring opposite Khan as a lady stranded in India who falls in love with Khan. Though the director and most of the cast where at the music launch - music directors Shankhar Ehsaan Loy and Larter where nowhere to be seen. Carrol who has watched more than 100 Bollywood movies said that Salman Khan was the only choice for the movie and that the movie was deliberately delayed as they were waiting for Larter to become a little more successful. Now that Hero's has become a runaway success, the movie is scheduled to release in August.

SN	Category	Winner
1	Best Female Playback Singer	Sunidhi Chauhan for Beedi Jalaile
2	Best Male Playback Singer	Shaan for Chand Sifarish
3	Best Lyrics	Prasun Joshi for Chand Sifarish
4	Best Music Director	A R Rehman for Rang de Basanti
5	IIFA award for Star TV debut	Kangana Ranaut
6	IIFA award for Star TV debut Male ........................	Upen Patel
7	Best Dialogue	Abhijit Joshi for Lage Raho Munnabhai
8	Best Screenplay	Rensil Dsilva & Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
9	Best Performance in Comic Role	Tusshar Kapoor
10	Best Performance in Negative Role	Saif Ali Khan
11	Idea IIFA Award for Outstanding contribution to Indian Cinema	Dharmendra
12	Idea IIFA outstanding achievement by an Indian in International Cinema	Deepa Mehta for Water
13	Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Soha Ali Khan
14	Best Actor in a supporting Role	Arshad Warsi
15	Best Director	Lage Raho Munnabhai -Raj Kumar Hirani
16	Best Actress	Rani Mukherjee for Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna
17	Best Actor	Hrithik Roshan for Krissh
18	Best Movie	Rang De Basanti