It was an almost clean sweep by Dabangg at the 17th Annual Star Screen Awards. Though it couldn’t win the Best Film trophy, its lead actor Salman Khan won the Best Actor honours. First week into the New Year, Bollywood has already begun awarding the best talents and films of 2010. Held at the MMRDA Grounds in Mumbai’s Bandra-Kurla Complex, the 17th annual Star Screen Awards was a gala night with performances from many stars, including Aishwarya Rai, Katrina Kaif, Priyanka Chopra and Bipasha Basu.
The highlight of the evening was Shah Rukh Khan who anchored the show along with Shahid Kapoor. The duo had everyone in splits with their banter and jokes.
Vikramditya Motwane’s small-budget film that got rave reviews, Udaan, was awarded the Best Film trophy. Motwane also won the Best Director award. Salman Khan pipped Shahrukh Khan to grab the Best Actor (Male) award but SRK did win the Best Actor by Popular Choice (Male) award for his performance in My Name Is Khan.
Vidya Balan was named the Best Actor (Female) for her performance in Ishqiya, and Katrina Kaif won the Best Actor Popular Choice (Female) for her role in Raajneeti.
Ajay Devgan, who starred in three hit films in 2010 was named the Best Performer.
Ranveer Singh, of Band Baaja Baaraat won the Most Promising Newcomer (Male) award and Sonakshi Sinha was named the best debutante for Dabangg.
Here’s the complete list of winners.
Best Film: Udaan
Best Director: Vikramaditya Motwane - Udaan
Best Actor (Male): Salman Khan - Dabangg
Best Actor (Female): Vidya Balan - Ishqiya
Best Actor Popular Choice (Male): Shahrukh Khan - My Name Is Khan
Best Actor Popular Choice (Female): Katrina Kaif - (Raajneeti - Tees Maar Khan)
Most Promising Newcomer (Male): Ranveer Singh - Band Baaja Baaraat
Most Promising Newcomer (Female): Sonakshi Sinha - Dabangg
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male): Arshad Warsi - Ishqiya
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female): Shernaz Patel - Guzaarish
Best Actor in a Comic Role (Male/Female): Sanjay Mishra - Phas Gaye Re Obama
Best Actor in a Negative Role (Male/Female): Ronit Roy - Udaan
Best Performer: Ajay Devgn - Golmaal 3
Best Music: Sajid Wajid - Dabangg, Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy - My Name Is Khan
Best Playback Singer (Male): Rahat Fateh Ali Khan - Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji - Ishqiya
Best Playback Singer (Female): Shreya Ghoshal - Bahara - I Hate Luv Storys
Best New Talent In Music: Mamta Sharma - Munni Badnaam - Dabangg
Best Lyrics: Gulzar - Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji - Ishqiya
Most Promising Debut Director: Maneesh Sharma - Band Baaja Baaraat
Best Story: Amit Rai - Road To Sangam
Best Choreography: Farah Khan - Munni Badnaam - Dabangg
Most Popular Music: Pritam - Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai
Best Ensemble Cast: Peepli [Live]
Best Art Direction: Mukund Gupta - Do Dooni Chaar
Best Action: Master Vijayan - Dabangg
Best Dialogue: Habib Faisal - Band Baaja Baraat
Best Screenplay: Anjum Rajabali, Prakash Jha - Raajneeti
Best Child Artiste: Ayaan Barodia - Udaan
Best Editing: Namrata Rao - Band Baaja Baraat
Best Background Score: Wayne Sharp - Raajneeti
Best Special Effects: Srinivas Mohan - Robot
Best Sound: Vikram Joglekar - Road Movie
Best Cinematography: Sudeep Chatterji - Guzaarish
Special Jury Awards For Spectacular Cutting Of Age Technology: Robot
Ramnath Goenka Memorial Awards: My Name Is Khan
Source: apunkachoice
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