Star Gold - Lux Sabse Favourite Kaun Awards 2009!!!

STAR Gold presented the Lux Sabse Favourite Kaun Awards 2009on 27th December 2008. The 6th edition of Lux Sabsey Favourite Kaun 2009 was the grandiest and only public opinion poll among Bollywood awards.

Sabsey Favourite Kaun Award show is an award show where Janta is the 100% jury. India’s largest opinion poll on the Hindi Film Industry and is absolutely, positively, the only barometer of a star’s true popularity. The stars are voted not just for one film or one performance or one year, but based on their popularity. Sabsey Favourite Kaun also awards Sabsey Bada Fan, the fan who votes his/her star the most. Keeping up with the promise of igniting the passion of ardent fans, Lux Sabsey Favourite Kaun 2009 gives an opportunity to not only vote for the winners of every single category but also get up close and personal with their best hero or heroine by becoming the Idea Sabsey Bada Fan! This contest is open to all, the national and international Bollywood fans. And from all those who send in the maximum number of votes, one lucky winner will get to meet his / her favourite star.Bollywood has witnessed some of the biggest blockbuster movies and this year it has created benchmarks with movies like Singh is King, Welcome, Rock On, Jodha Akbar, Jannat, in scoring at the box office.

Awards Universal Appeal
Adding to the excitement, Lux Sabsey Favourite Kaun 2009 captures the emotions of the audiences not only in India but also across the globe as Bollywood fanatics from Middle East, South East Asia,US, UK, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Australia and New Zealand too can vote for their best superstars.

Hosts
The show was hosted by Sajid Khan and co-hosted by the actress from Jaane Tu…Manjiri Phadnis. Performances

The show saw performances by Minissha Lamba, Deepika Padukone performing on stage for the first time in front of a LIVE audience, Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif dancing on the medley of their songs. Presenting below the winners of the Sabsey Favorite Kaun 2009:

Sabsey Favourite Hero
Akshay Kumar

Sabsey Favourite Heroine
Katrina Kaif

Sabsey Favourite Comic Hero
Paresh Rawal

Sabsey Favourite Nayi Heroin
Prachi Desai

Sabsey Favourite Naya Hero
Imran Khan

Sabsey Tez Sitara
Deepika Padukone

Sabsey Favourite Film
Sinngh is King

Sabsey Favourite Gaana
Kabhi Kabhi Aditi

Sabsey Favourite Fashion Icon
Bipasha Basu

Path Breaking Film of the Year
Rock On

Proud Winners of Max Stardust Awards 2009 !!!

The Stardust Awards is an award ceremony for Hindi movies which commemorate the superstars of the new generation who will make an impact in the future. It is sponsored by Stardust (magazine). The awards first began in 2003 by the annual Stardust movie magazine. The awards celebrate new talent in the industry as well as congratulating the current stars. Farhan Akhtar and actress Asin Thottumkal bagged top honours for their performances in ‘Rock On!’ and ‘Ghajini’ respectively at the Stardust Awards 2009.
‘A Wednesday’, bagged the best film award and its director Neeraj Pandey was honored with the best director award.

Proud Award Winners- Max Stardust Awards 2009

Jury's choice
Superstar of Tomorrow – Male Farhan Akhtar (Rock On)

Superstar of Tomorrow – Female Asin (Ghajini)

Hottest New Film Ghajini

Hottest Young Filmmaker A.R. Murugadoss (Ghajini)

Exciting New Face Shriya Saran (Mission Istanbul)

New Menace Nikitin Dheer (Jodhaa Akbar)

Best Breakthrough Performance – Male Prateik Babbar (Jaane Tu...Ya Jaane Na)

Best Breakthrough Performance – Female Manjari Phadnis (Jaane Tu...Ya Jaane Na
Searchlight winners
Best Film A Wednesday

Best Director Neeraj Pandey (A Wednesday)

Best Actor Amitabh Bachchan (The Last Lear)

Best Actress Amrita Rao (Welcome To Sajjanpur)

Standout performance by a music director
Dhruv Ghanekar (Drona)

Standout performance by a lyricist
Kausar Munir (Falak Tak Chal / Tashan)

New musical sensation - male
Benny Dayal (Pappu Can't Dance Saala / Jaane Tu...Ya Jaane Na)

New musical sensation - female
Anmol Malik (Talli / Ugly Aur Pagli)


READER'S CHOICE AWARDS:

STAR OF THE YEAR - MALE
Hrithik Roshan (Jodhaa Akbar)

STAR OF THE YEAR - FEMALE
Priyanka Chopra (Fashion)

DREAM DIRECTOR
Ashutosh Gowariker (Jodhaa Akbar)

BEST FILM
Singh Is Kinng

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Tusshar Kapoor (Golmaal Returns)

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Kangna Ranaut (Fashion)

BEST ACTOR IN A NEGATIVE ROLE
Anil Kapoor (Tashan)

STYLE ICON OF THE YEAR - MALE
Saif Ali Khan

STYLE ICON OF THE YEAR - FEMALE
Kareena Kapoor

EDITOR'S CHOICE AWARD FOR MOST PROMISING DIRECTOR
Abhishek Kapoor (Rock On)

OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO INDIAN CINEMA
Dev Anand

PRIDE OF THE INDUSTRY
Feroz Khan

SPECIAL AWARD
Anil Kapoor (for being the first mainstream Indian actor to take India to Hollywood and winning Global Recognition)

Nominations list of Max Stardust Awards 2009!!!

With the announcement of nominations for Max Stardust Awards 2009, speculations had begun. Singh Is Kinng, Jodhaa Akbar, Jannat and Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi were in the race for the Best Film movie award.

SUPERSTAR OF TOMORROW - MALE

Nikhil Dwivedi (My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves)
Adhyayan Suman (Haal-E-Dil)
Harman Baweja (Love Story 2050)
Farhan Akhtar (Rock On!!)
Sikander Kher (Woodstock Villa)
Imran Khan (Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na)

BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE - FEMALE

Shahana Goswami (Rock On!!)
Vidya Malvade (Kidnap)
Mugdha Godse (Fashion)
Sheetal Menon (Bhram)
Manjari Phadnis (Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na)

BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE - MALE

Sonu Sood (Jodhaa Akbar)
Sumeet Raghavan (U Me Aur Hum)
Samir Kochhar (Jannat)
Prateik Babbar (Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na)
Purab Kohli (Rock On!!)
Vatsal Sheth (Heroes)
Arjan Bajwa (Fashion)

STANDOUT PERFORMANCE BY A MUSIC DIRECTOR

Kailash Kher, Naresh & Paresh (Dasvidaniya / Pranali)
Raghav Sachar (One Two Three)
Justin - Uday (Hijack)
Dhruv Ghanekar (Drona)
Vidyasagar (Mere Baap Pehle Aap)

STANDOUT PERFORMANCE BY A LYRICIST

Kausar Munir (Falak Tak / Tashan)
Kashif (Khwaja Mere Khwaja / Jodhaa Akbar)
Ashok Mishra (Sita Ram Sita Ram / Welcome To Sajjanpur)
Kailash Kher (Muskura / Dasvidaniya)

HOTTEST NEW FILMMAKER

Rohit Shetty (Golmaal Returns)
Sachin Khot (Ugly Aur Pagli)
Samir Karnik (Heroes)
A.R. Murugadoss (Ghajini)
Tarun Mansukhani (Dostana)
Kunal Deshmukh (Jannat)
Abhishek Kapoor (Rock On!!)
Siddharth Anand (Bachna Ae Haseeno)
Abbas Tyrewala (Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na)

SUPERSTAR OF TOMORROW - FEMALE

Sonal Chauhan (Jannat)
Genelia Dsouza (Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na)
Prachi Desai (Rock On!!)
Anushka Sharma (Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi)
Chitrangda Singh (Sorry Bhai!)
Asin (Ghajini)

Stardust Awards 2009 night - Spectacular!!!

Like every year, this year too, the MAX Stardust Awards 2009 was a dazzling, star-shimmering event held on Sunday, February 15, 2009 in Mumbai. Eminent and glorious from the Hindi film industry came out in their gorgeous best to grace the event and acknowledge the super talented, new league of actors emerging in Bollywood.

The award ceremony was spectacular and it reflected in the smiles on the beautiful faces out there. MAX Stardust Awards have always rewarded in areas that have been either ignored or not brought up for consideration, and that is what is different about them in comparison with some of the other ceremonies.They are second in league after Star Screen Awards that happened in January,

Hosts
The hosts of the glittering evening were the lovely Minnisha Lamba and the humorous Tusshar Kapoor. Fresh from the success of ‘Golmaal Returns’, Tusshar kept the audience enthralled with his inimitable Golmaal style and made audiences to laugh hard.

Performances
Anil Kapoor’s performanced on stage for the first time in seven years where he danced to the tracks of some of his most popular numbers from ‘Woh Saat Din’ to ‘Ram Lakhan’ and many more. He ended the medley with an exhilarating performance on the signature song ‘Jai Ho’ from the acclaimed ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ saluting the spirit and success of Bollywood. In fact, in his acceptance speech for a special award bestowed upon him for taking Indian cinema global and completing 30 years in Hindi cinema, he remarked, “This is my Oscar!”

The award ceremony had a medley of extravagant entertainment, which included electrifying, foot-tapping performances from Minissha Lamba and Neetu Chandra. Amisha Patel floored the audience with her ‘Lazy Lamhe’ act. The ravishing Priyanka Chopra set the stage on fire with her electrifying dance on a medley of her famous tracks while Salman Khan brought the grand event to its close with a rocking performance.

Lifetime Achievement Awards
Dev Anand and Feroz Khan were honoured with Lifetime Achievement Awards, and Devsaab looking a sprightly 86, spoke about how he was still going strong and looking forward to his new movie releasing later this year! Fardeen Khan accepted the award on his father’s behalf as the ailing senior Khan could not be present.

Celebrity Guests
MAX Stardust Awards is really where the film community comes together to recognize their own without any controversy or ugliness. The who’s who of the industry was present at these awards. Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan with Amar Singh, Anil Kapoor, Akshay Kumar and Twinkle Khanna, Rekha, Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor, Ashutosh and Sunita Gowariker, Farhan Akhtar, Boney and Sridevi Kapoor, Kangana Ranaut and Adhyayan Suman, Amrita Rao, Asin, Neha Dhupia, Koena Mitra, Abbas-Mustan, Anu Malik, Genelia D’Souza and many more graced the red carpet.

Sets
The event had extravagant sets coupled with lasers, special effects, lighting and acoustics to create a magnificent audio and visual impact. The sets replicated the ocean and the event truly took the audience on a joy-ride they would enjoy.


Telecast
The spectacular MAX Stardust Awards will be telecast on MAX on 28 February 2009 at 8 pm.Do not miss the fun.

Bollywood Beauties at FIICI-IIFA Awards

The morning of 17th February,2009 saw the inauguration of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry or FICCI Frames 2009. This three-day long convention is a forum which gives a chance for leading names from media & entertainment industry to share a common platform with government representatives. The bollywood beauties that were present to receive the awards were all looking great. Trace the event with exclusive details of their respective attires.



Priyanka Chopra looked fabulous in skin color strapless dress. Kareena Kapoor looked gorgeous in transperent saree. Preity Zinta looked classy in her executive look. Shilpa Shetty dazzled in White saree at FICCI-IIFA Awards 2009 Ceremony.



The awards function which was held here last night to commemorate the 10th anniversary of FICCI-FRAMES and IIFA saw Amitabh Bachchan, Kareena Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Preity Zinta and Shilpa Shetty -collecting their trophies while the other winners - Aamir Khan,Shah Rukh Khan, Akshay Kumar, Aishwarya Rai and Hrithik Roshan did not make it.

FICCI-IIFA Awards Ceremony 2009

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan was among the top ten bollywood personalities to be felicitated with the first FICCI-IIFA(International Indian Film Academy) Awards for the'Most Powerful Entertainers of the decade'.The awards function which was held on night of 18th Feb,09 to commemorate the 10th anniversary of FICCI-FRAMES and IIFA ,it saw Bachchan and actresses - Kareena Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Preity Zintaand Shilpa Shetty - collecting their trophies while the other winners-Aamir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Akshay Kumar, Aishwarya Rai and Hrithik Roshan - did not make it.

The eve also witnessed the presentation of the FICCI-USIBC (US-India Business Council) Award to hollywood actor and leading social activist Danny Glover and to Congressman John Lewis. Speaking on the occasion,all humbled Bachchan recalled through the windows of past that he had completed 40 years in the showbiz on February 5. He seemed emotional to be blessed with such a prestigious felicitation as being the living legend of Bollywood. "I am happy at being a part of the film industry which is a symbol of national integration," he said. When Danny referred to Bachchan as the greatest actor in the world, an apparently embarrassed Big B thanked him for the compliment.As an actor Danny Glover, film credits range from the blockbuster'Lethal Weapon' franchise to smaller independent features, some of which Glover also produced.

Most recently, he completed filming the critically acclaimed feature 'Dreamgirls' directed by Bill Condon and'Poor Boy's Game' for director Clement Virgo and'Shooter' for director Antoine Fuqua and 'Be Kind, Rewind' for director Michel Gondry.

At the same time, Glover has also gained immense respect for his wide-reaching community activism and philanthropic efforts, with a particular emphasis on advocacy for economic justice, and access to health care and education programs in the United States and Africa.For these efforts, Glover received a 2006 DGA Honor. Internationally,Glover has served as a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Development Program from 1998-2004, focusing on issues of poverty,disease, and economic development in Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean, and currently serves as UNICEF Ambassador. John Lewis,often called "one of the most courageous persons the Civil Rights Movement ever produced," has dedicated his life to protecting human rights, securing civil liberties, and building what he calls "The Beloved Community" in America. His dedication to the supreme ethical standards and moral principles has won him the admiration of many of his contemprories on both sides of the aisle in the United States Congress.

Stardust Awards Night 2009

The Stardust Awards Night 2009 was held at Bandra MMRDA grounds, Mumbai, on Feb 15. The show was hosted by Tusshar Kapoor and Minissha Lamba, and was attended by most if not all the Bollywood's fraternity.

The award nite featured performances by Salman Khan , Anil Kapoor, Ameesha Patel, Priyanka Chopra and Minissha Lamba.

Amitabh Bachchan , who has completed 40 years in Bollywood, was given the lifetime achievement award, while Saif and Kareena walked away with the award for "the most stylish B'wood couple".


The complete list of the Max Stardust awards winners:
Superstar of Tomorrow - Male: Farhan Akhtar ("Rock On!")


Superstar of Tomorrow - Female: Asin ("Ghajini")



Hottest New Filmmaker: A.R. Murugadoss ("Ghajini")

Hottest New Film: Ghajini

Breakthrough Performance - Male: Prateik Babbar ("Jaane Tu…Ya Jaane Na")

Breakthrough Performance - Female: Manjari Phadnis ("Jaane Tu…Ya Jaane Na")

Standout Performance by a music director: Dhruv Ghanekar ("Drona")

Standout Performance by a Lyricist: Kausar Munir ("Falak tak chal"/"Tashan")

New Musical Sensation - Male: Benny Dayal ("Pappu can’t dance saala”/“Jaane Tu…Ya Jaane Na”)

New Musical Sensation - Female: Anmol Malik (“Talli”/“Ugly Aur Pagli”)

Exciting New Face: Shriya Saran (“Mission Istanbul”)

The New Menace: Nikitin Dheer (“Jodhaa Akbar”)

Editor’s choice award for most promising director: Abhishek Kapoor (“Rock On!”)

Outstanding contribution to Indian cinema: Dev Anand

Pride of the industry: Feroz Khan

Special award to Anil Kapoor: For being the first mainstream Indian actor to take India to Hollywood and winning global recognition

Stardust Searchlight awards winners:

Best Actor: Amitabh Bachchan (The Last Lear)

Best Actress: Amrita Rao (“Welcome To Sajjanpur”)

Best Film: A Wednesday (Anjum Rizvi)

Best Director: Neeraj Pandey (“A Wednesday”)

Reader’s choice awards

Star of the year - Male: Hrithik Roshan (“Jodhaa Akbar”)

Star of the year - Female: Priyanka Chopra (“Fashion”)

Dream Director: Ashutosh Gowariker (“Jodhaa Akbar”)

Best Film: Singh is Kingg (Akshay Kumar and Vipul Shah)

Best actor in a supporting role: Tusshar Kapoor (“Golmaal Returns”)

Best Actress in a supporting role: Kangana Ranaut (“Fashion”)

Best Actor in a negative role: Anil Kapoor (“Tashan”)

Style Icon of the year - Male: Saif Ali Khan

Style Icon of the year - Female: Kareena Kapoor