Highest Civilian Award

Music composer A.R. Rahman and Ilayaraja named for Padma Bhushan, the nation's third highest civilian award and Rekha, Saif Ali Khan,Arundhadhati Nag sound engineer Resul Pokutty got Padma Shri.

Super star Aamir Khan also receive Padma Bhuhan Award. In 2008, Rahman received Oscar award for the success of movie Danny Bolye's Slumdog Millionaire and he the first citizen to do so.

Apart from all these A.R. Rahaman received British Academy of Film nd Television (BAFTA) Awards and four National Film Awards and thirteen Filmfare Awards.Apart from the Oscars, Rahman has also been awarded with the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) award, four National Film Awards and 13 Filmfare awards

Ageless beauty of bollywood industry Rekha has acted more then 150 film like Do Anjaane, Ghar, Silsila, Krish, Zubeidaa and may more, has also won this prestigious award.

Honours bestowed on A R Rahman

The success of A.R. Rehman will be archived with every award he would
receive in India as well as Internationally. A host of awards have
been acquired along the way-a Padma Shri, four national film awards,
four IIFA awards, 12 screen awards, 21 Filmfare awards,and six Zee
awards.

Here are a mention of the Indian Awards bestowed on A R Rahman.

Indian Awards

Civilian Honors
Filmfare Awards
1995 – Filmfare RD Burman Award for New Music Talent
1996 – Filmfare Best Music Director Award – Rangeela
1999 – Filmfare Best Music Director Award – Dil Se
2000 – Filmfare Best Music Director Award – Taal
2002 – Filmfare Best Music Director Award – Lagaan
2003 – Filmfare Best Music Director Award – Saathiya
2003 – Filmfare Best Background Score – The Legend of Bhagat Singh
2005 – Filmfare Best Background Score – Swades
2007 – Filmfare Best Music Director Award – Rang de Basanti
2008 – Filmfare Best Music Director Award – Guru
2008 – Filmfare Best Background Score – Guru

Global Indian Film Awards (GIFA)
2007 – GIFA Award for Best Music – Rang De Basanti
2007 – GIFA Award for Best Background Music – Rang De Basanti

International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA) (India)
2000 – IIFA Best Music Direction – Taal
2002 – IIFA Best Music Direction – Lagaan
2003 – IIFA Best Music Direction – Saathiya
2007 – IIFA Best Music Direction – Rang De Basanti
2008 – IIFA Best Music Direction – Guru
2008 – IIFA Best Background Music – Guru
2008 – Outstanding contribution by an Indian in International Cinema



National Film Awards (India)
1993 – National Film Award for Best Music Direction – Roja
1997 – National Film Award for Best Music Direction – Minsaara Kanavu
2002 – National Film Award for Best Music Direction – Lagaan
2003 – National Film Award for Best Music Direction – Kannathil Muthamittal



Screen-Videocon Awards / Star Screen Awards (India)
1997 – Best Music – Kadhal Desam (South awards edition – Tamil)
1997 – Best Music Direction – Minsara Kanavu (South awards edition – Tamil)
1998 – Best Non-film Album – Vande Mataram (Non-film category)
2000 – Best Music Direction – Taal
2007 – Best Background Music- Rang De Basanti
2008 – Best Music Direction – Guru
2008 – Best Background Music – Guru
2009 – Best Music Direction – Jaane Tu…Ya Jaane Na
2009 – Best Background Music – Jodhaa Akbar


Zee Cine Awards (India)
2000 – Zee Cine Award Best Music Director – Taal
2002 – Zee Cine Award Best Music Director – Lagaan
2003 – Zee Cine Award Best Music Director – Saathiya
2007 – Zee Cine Award Best Music Director – Rang De Basanti
2008 – Zee Cine Award Best Music Director – Guru
2008 – Zee Cine Award Best Background Music – Guru

And the list will only enhance in size and qulaity...cheers!

Indian Film Awards - inclusive of Oscars

The Indian Film fraternity is awarded by various Production and
Television Channels in appreciation of their laborious efforts and
entertaining the nation with the largest number of films produced in
the world each year.

The Indian film Industry is appreciated not only in India but also in
the western countries. There is no dearth of film awards in India.

Infact, first there were only the Filmfare Awards, which were
considered to be the highest level of film awards.The Government of
India instituted awards like Dadasaheb Phalke Award to promote films
in india.

After some years, there were also the beginning of the Screen Awards,
The Zee Cine Awards,Stardust Awards and many more of them. This surely
shows the level of appreciation of the film industry by the
population. There are a few categories of awards that need to be
appreciated, which unfortunately are not done in some of the awards.
Example the filmfare awardees are only the ones that have their
contribution in the Hindi films, thus the contribution of the people
in the other regional fims are neglected. This explains the need for
the more new awards in the coming generations.

The IIFA Awards is one such example, where the Indian film industry is
awarded on the international front. Though the presence of the Oscar
awards has always been prominent, the most striking feature of this
award is the excellence contributed by the luminaries of only the
Hindi film industry.

Indians films still have a long way to got to Oscar Awards. "Shwas"
becomes the fourth Indian entry to the coveted annual academy awards
and the first film in the Marathi language from Maharashtra being sent
for the Oscar. This was a poignant theme that has made an impression
enough be nominated for the top shot.

Lagaan Salaam Bombay, the more recent Lagaan and the classic Mother
India, though they haven`t come home with the golden statuette, were
others that did get close. Mira Nair`s Salaam Bombay was unique in
that it picturised real slum people without the star-cast, avoiding
commercial appeal altogether. The film made it into the top five
foreign film nominees too, like `Lagaan` to come later . Yet it fell
short.

And the star - Aamir Khan had stationed himself in Los Angeles weeks
before the big day to canvass in a way no Indian film-maker had done
before.India is the only country where an individual has won an
Honorary Oscar for outstanding contribution - Satyajit Ray.Yet the
film-award remains elusive yet.

The victory of Slumdog Millionaire in Oscars has however, completely
changed the scenario.We have Oscar-winners from the fraternity as
Rehman, Resool Pukootty and Gulzaar Saab.