Bollywood’s biggest stars will headline the inaugural Arab Indo Bollywood Awards in Dubai on April 9.
The four-hour ceremony, hosted by filmmaker Karan Johar and TV host Manish Paul, will feature performances by Salman Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Jacqueline Fernandez, Varun Dhawan, Parineethi Chopra and Kanika Kapoor.
Created for Bollywood fans in the region, the awards night at Meydan Racecourse will see more than 150 celebrities in attendance. The ceremony will be preceded by a meet-and-greet and roadshows on April 8, followed by an after-party with the stars on April 10.
The event, which will celebrate the best of Hindi cinema in 2015, has been organised by Benchmark Media in association with Indian screenwriter Tigmanshu Dhulia.
An eight-member jury – including Dabangg director Arbaaz Khan, film trade expert Komal Nahta and actor Jaaved Jaffrey – was selected by global professional service Crowe Horwath to come up with the nominations, which is now open to a public vote (see list of nominations below).
• Admission to the exclusive Star Enclave costs Dh5,000 per couple (only 600 tickets available; only couple entry permitted). VIP tickets cost Dh800 (single) and Dh1,500 for couples; Gold tickets cost Dh300 (single) and Dh500 (couples). Visit www.aibagulf.com to vote and to book online
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MAIN JURY NOMINATIONS:
BEST FLIM
1. HYDER
2. QUEEN
3. PK
4. ANKHON DEKHI
5. TWO STATES
6. FILMISTHAN
BEST DIRECTOR
1. RAJAT KAPOOR - ANKHON DEKHI
2. RAJKUMAR HIRANI - PK
3. VIKAS BHAL - QUEEN
4. VISHAL BHARDWAJ - HYDER
5. ABHISHEK VERMAN- 2 STATES
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
1. SHAHID KAPOOR - HYDER
2. SALMAN KHAN - KICK
3. AAMIR KHAN - PK
4. VARUN DHAWAN - HUMPTY SHARMA KI DULHANIYA
5. SANJAY MISHRA - ANKHON DEKHI
BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
KANGANA RANAUNT – QUEEN
PRIYANKA CHOPRA - MARY KOM
PARINEETI CHOPRA - HASSETOH PHASSE
DEEPIKA PADUKONE - FINDING FANNY
ALIA BHATT - 2 STATES
BEST MUSIC
YO YO HONEY SINGH - SUNNY SUNNY ( YARIYAN)
ARIJIT SINGH - MANWALAGE ( HUMPTY SHARMA KI DULHANIYA)
MEET BROTHERS - BABY DOLL ( RAGINI MMS-2)
ANKIT TIWARI - GALIYAN ( EK VILLAN)
HIMESH RESHAMIYA - JUMME KI RAAT (KICK)
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
PANDIT BIRJU MAHARAJ - JAGAVE SARRI REHNA (DEDH ISHQIYA)
BOSCO CEASER- TU MERI ( BANG BANG)
AHMED KHAN- JUMME KI RAAT ( KICK)
SUDESH ADHANA- BISMIL ( HYDER)
BEST LYRICS
ANVITA DUTT - LONDON THUMAKDA (QUEEN)
RASHMI SINGH - MUSSKURANE (CITY LIGHTS)
MANOJ MUNTASSIR - GALLIYAN (EK VILLIAN)
GULZAR - BISMIL ( HYDER)
BEST PLAYBACK SINGER MALE
ARIJIT SINGH - SAMJAWAN ( HUMPTY SHARMA KI DULHANIYA)
ANKIT TIWARI - GALIYAN ( EK VILLAN)
SUKHWINDER SINGH - BISMIL ( HYDER)
KK AND VISHAL DADLANI - TUNE MAARI ENTRYIA ( GUNDAY)
SHAAN - CHAAR KADAM – PK
BEST PLAYBACK SINGER FEMALE
KANIKA KAPOOR - BABY DOLL ( RAGINI MMS-2)
SHREYA GHOSHAL - MANWALAGE ( HUMPTY SHARMA KI DULHANIYA)
SULTANA , JYOTI NOORAN - PHATAKA GUDDI ( HIGHWAY)
CAERMAN SHREEPADA- ZEHRANZAB
BEST PERFORMANCE IN COMIC ROLE - MALE
PANKAJ KAPOOR - FINDING FANNY
VIR DAS - SHADDI KE SIDE EFFECTS
GOVINDA - HAPPY ENDING
SHARIB HASIM – FILMISTHAN
SOURAB SHUKLA – KICK
ABHISHEK BACHCHAN – HAPPY NEW YEAR
BEST PERFORMANCE IN COMIC ROLE – FEMALE
DIMPLE KAPADIA- FINDING FANNY
AMRITA SINGH - 2 STATES
KIRON KHER - KHUBSOORAT
RATNA PHATAK - KHUBSOORAT
SANDHYA MRIDUL- RAGINI MMS 2
BEST PERFORMANCE IN NEGATIVE ROLE
NAWAZUDDIN SIDDIQUE – KICK
TAHIR RAJ BASHIN - MARDANI
KAY KAY MENON - HAIDER
RITESH DESHMUKH - EK VILLAN
BEST ACTRESS IN SUPPORTING ROLE
HUMA QURESI - DEDH ISHQIYA
LISA HAYDON – QUEEN
REVATI - 2 STATES
TABU- HAIDER
SEEMA PHAVA- ANKHON DEKHI
MOST PROMISING DEBUT MALE
DARSHAN KUMAR - MARY KOM
TIGER SHROFF – HEROPANTI
TAHIR RAJ BASHIN - MARDANI
SHARIB HASIM - FILMISTHAN
FAWAD KHAN - KHOOBSURAT
MOST PROMISING DEBUT FEMALE
KIRTI SHANNON - HEROPANTI
DAISY SHAH –
PADRA LEKHA - CITY LIGHTS
MOST PROMISING DEBUT DIRECTOR
SAJID NADIADWALA - KICK
VINIL MATHEW - HASSETOH PHASSE
ABHISHEK VARMAN- 2 STATES
NITIN KAKKAR - FILMISTHAN
