2009 IIFA Awards
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The 2009 IIFA Awards, officially the 10th International Indian Film Academy Awards and informally known as the Decadial IIFA Awards, were a major film
awards ceremony honoring Bollywood
films held in The Venetian Macao
, Macau
from 11 to 13 June 2009.
The choosing of Macau as the host city was considered to be a wise move, which would reduce tensions between India
and China
, as well as to end the "deadlock" between the two countries over the issue of exchange of cinema
.
The 2009 Awards was a special time, as IIFA has completed 10 years of giving Awards to prestigious actors and actresses. Five special IIFA Awards were awarded this year, and these awards have collectively been called as the IIFA Golden Decade Honors or the Artists of the Decade Awards.
The Awards ceremony was hosted by the comic trio of Boman Irani
, Ritesh Deshmukh and Lara Dutta
.
.
Brand Ambassador of IIFA, Amitabh Bachchan
, announced Macao
to be host city, in an event in the JW Marriott Hotel
. The venue was declared to be The Venetian Macao
, one of the largest resorts in the World. Reportedly, Toronto
and Istanbul
were also bidding for the awards.
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
awards ceremony honoring Bollywood
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
films held in The Venetian Macao
The Venetian Macao
The Venetian Macao is a hotel and casino resort in Macau owned by the Las Vegas Sands corporation. The Venetian is a 40-story, $2.4 billion anchor for the 7 hotels on the Cotai Strip in Macau...
, Macau
Macau
Macau , also spelled Macao , is, along with Hong Kong, one of the two special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China...
from 11 to 13 June 2009.
The choosing of Macau as the host city was considered to be a wise move, which would reduce tensions between India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
and China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
, as well as to end the "deadlock" between the two countries over the issue of exchange of cinema
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
.
The 2009 Awards was a special time, as IIFA has completed 10 years of giving Awards to prestigious actors and actresses. Five special IIFA Awards were awarded this year, and these awards have collectively been called as the IIFA Golden Decade Honors or the Artists of the Decade Awards.
The Awards ceremony was hosted by the comic trio of Boman Irani
Boman Irani
Boman Irani is an Indian film and theatre actor and photographer. Irani began his acting career in theatre and moved to film in 2000 at the age of 44 with a role in Josh...
, Ritesh Deshmukh and Lara Dutta
Lara Dutta
Lara Dutta Bhupathi is an Indian actress, UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador, and former Miss Universe.-Early life:Dutta was born in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh to a Punjabi father and an Anglo-Indian mother. Her father is Wing Commander L.K. Dutta and her mother is Jennifer Dutta...
.
Choice of host city and venue
Usually, the decision of a host city for the forthcoming IIFA Award ceremony takes place in the first press conference in the host city itself. This rule was broken this time, as the host city and venue for the 2009 edition of the awards was announced in MumbaiMumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
.
Brand Ambassador of IIFA, Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan is an Indian film actor. He first gained popularity in the early 1970s as the "angry young man" of Hindi cinema, and has since appeared in over 180 Indian films in a career spanning more than four decades...
, announced Macao
Mação
Mação is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 400.0 km² and a total population of 7,763 inhabitants.The municipality is composed of eight parishes, and is located in the Santarém District....
to be host city, in an event in the JW Marriott Hotel
JW Marriott, Mumbai
The JW Marriott Hotel Mumbai is the flagship hotel of the Marriott Group in Mumbai, India.As of 31 Oct 2008, there are 38 hotels of "JW Marriott" brand across the world....
. The venue was declared to be The Venetian Macao
The Venetian Macao
The Venetian Macao is a hotel and casino resort in Macau owned by the Las Vegas Sands corporation. The Venetian is a 40-story, $2.4 billion anchor for the 7 hotels on the Cotai Strip in Macau...
, one of the largest resorts in the World. Reportedly, Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
and Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
were also bidding for the awards.
Winners of IDEA IIFA Awards 2009
9 films won the 40 awards at the IIFA Awards ceremony. The major winner at the ceremony turned out to be the epic romantic saga Jodhaa Akbar, which won 10 IIFA Awards.| Winners of Idea IIFA Awards | |||
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| Award | Winner | Film/Reason | |
| Technical Awards | Best Editing IIFA Best Editing Award The IIFA Best Editing is a technical award chosen ahead of the ceremonies.The winners are listed below:-... |
Ballu Saluja | Jodhaa Akbar |
| Best Sound Recording IIFA Best Sound Recording Award The IIFA Sound Recording is a technical award chosen ahead of the ceremonies.The winners are listed below:-... |
Resul Pookutty Resul Pookutty Resul Pookutty is an Indian film sound designer, sound editor and mixer. He, along with Richard Pryke and Ian Tapp won the Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing for the film Slumdog Millionaire... Amrit |
Ghajini Ghajini (2008 film) Ghajini is a 2008 Indian Hindi action film written and directed by A. R. Murugadoss and produced by Tagore Madhu and Madhu Mantena. It is a remake of Murugadoss's own 2005 Tamil film Ghajini starring Surya Sivakumar in the lead role. The film stars Aamir Khan, Asin Thottumkal and Jiah Khan in lead... |
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| Best Sound Re-recording IIFA Best Sound Re-Recording Award The IIFA Sound Re-Recording is a technical award chosen ahead of the ceremonies.The winners are listed below:-... |
Leslie Fernandes | Race | |
| Best Special Effects IIFA Best Special Effects Award The IIFA Special Effects is a technical award chosen ahead of the ceremonies.The winners are listed below:-... |
Prime Focus | Ghajini Ghajini (2008 film) Ghajini is a 2008 Indian Hindi action film written and directed by A. R. Murugadoss and produced by Tagore Madhu and Madhu Mantena. It is a remake of Murugadoss's own 2005 Tamil film Ghajini starring Surya Sivakumar in the lead role. The film stars Aamir Khan, Asin Thottumkal and Jiah Khan in lead... |
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| Best Art Direction IIFA Best Art Direction Award The IIFA Art Direction is a technical award chosen ahead of the ceremonies.The winners are listed below:-... |
Nitin Chandrakant Desai | Jodhaa Akbar | |
| Best Cinematography IIFA Best Cinematography Award The IIFA Best Cinematography is a technical award chosen ahead of the ceremonies.The winners are listed below:-... |
Jason West Jason West Jason West is the mayor of the village of New Paltz, New York, having resumed the duties of office on June 1, 2011. He served previously as the village's mayor from January 1, 2003 to May 31, 2007.... |
Rock On!! | |
| Backstage Awards | Best Dialogue | Mano Rishil | Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! is a 2008 Indian film starring Abhay Deol, Neetu Chandra, Paresh Rawal, Manu Rishi, Richa Chadda, Manjot Singh and Archana Puran Singh. It was directed by Dibakar Banerjee. The film won the National Film Award for Best Popular Film.... |
| Best Costume | Neeta Lulla | Jodhaa Akbar | |
| Best Make-up | Madhav Kadam | ||
| Best Screenplay | Neeraj Pandey Neeraj Pandey Neeraj Pandey is an Indian film director best known for his drama-thriller film, A Wednesday , for which he won the Indira Gandhi Award for Best First Film of a Director. His work on the film was highly praised by audiences as well as critics . He was nominated for "Best Director" category by... |
A Wednesday | |
| Best Choreography | Farah Khan Farah Khan Farah Khan is an Indian film director and choreographer. She is best known for her choreographical work in numerous Bollywood films. Khan has choreographed dance routines for more than a hundred songs in over 80 Hindi films. Khan has since become a noted Hindi film director as well... |
Desi Girl Dostana Dostana Dostana is a 1980 Hindi movie, produced by Yash Johar and directed by Raj Khosla. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Shatrughan Sinha, Zeenat Aman, Prem Chopra, Amrish Puri, Helen, Pran and Paintal. The film was the top grossing hit of 1980... |
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| Best Action | Peter Steins Stun Siva |
Ghajini Ghajini (2008 film) Ghajini is a 2008 Indian Hindi action film written and directed by A. R. Murugadoss and produced by Tagore Madhu and Madhu Mantena. It is a remake of Murugadoss's own 2005 Tamil film Ghajini starring Surya Sivakumar in the lead role. The film stars Aamir Khan, Asin Thottumkal and Jiah Khan in lead... |
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| Best Story | Neeraj Pandey Neeraj Pandey Neeraj Pandey is an Indian film director best known for his drama-thriller film, A Wednesday , for which he won the Indira Gandhi Award for Best First Film of a Director. His work on the film was highly praised by audiences as well as critics . He was nominated for "Best Director" category by... |
A Wednesday | |
| Musical Awards | Best Background Score | A R Rahman | Jodhaa Akbar |
| Best Music | |||
| Best Lyrics | Javed Akhtar Javed Akhtar Javed Akhtar is a poet, lyricist and scriptwriter from India. Some of his most successful work was done in the late 1970s and 1980s with Salim Khan as half of the script-writing duo credited as Salim-Javed... |
Jashan-e-Baharaa Jodhaa Akbar |
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| Best Playback Singer (Male) | Javed Ali Javed Ali Javed Ali is an Indian playback singer. He has been singing in Hindi movies from 2000 but shot to fame in 2007 when he sang the song "Ek Din Teri Raahon Mein" from the movie Naqaab and thereafter another big hit "Jashn-e-Bahaaraan" from the movie Jodhaa Akbar . He is currently one of the leading... |
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| Best Playback Singer (Female) | Shreya Ghoshal | Teri Ore Singh is Kinng Singh Is Kinng Singh is Kinng is a 2008 Bollywood comedy film. The film is directed by Anees Bazmee and stars Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif, the film also featured a music video with Snoop Dogg. About 75% of the movie was shot in Australia, around the Gold Coast region and Brisbane using an Australian production... |
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| Star Awards | Debutant Star Award (Male) | Farhan Akhtar Farhan Akhtar Farhan Akhtar is an Indian filmmaker, script writer, actor, playback singer, lyricist, film producer in Hindi cinema and a television host.His directorial debut Dil Chahta Hai won a National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi... |
Rock On!! |
| Debutant Star Award (Female) | Asin Thottumkal Asin Thottumkal Asin Thottumkal , known mononymously as Asin, is an Indian film actress, model and stage performer who acts primarily in Bollywood and Kollywood.... |
Ghajini Ghajini (2008 film) Ghajini is a 2008 Indian Hindi action film written and directed by A. R. Murugadoss and produced by Tagore Madhu and Madhu Mantena. It is a remake of Murugadoss's own 2005 Tamil film Ghajini starring Surya Sivakumar in the lead role. The film stars Aamir Khan, Asin Thottumkal and Jiah Khan in lead... |
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| Best Performance in a Comic Role | Abhishek Bachchan Abhishek Bachchan Abhishek Bachchan is an Indian actor and producer. He is the son of Indian actors Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan and is married to actress and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai.... |
Dostana Dostana Dostana is a 1980 Hindi movie, produced by Yash Johar and directed by Raj Khosla. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Shatrughan Sinha, Zeenat Aman, Prem Chopra, Amrish Puri, Helen, Pran and Paintal. The film was the top grossing hit of 1980... |
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| Best Performance in a Negative Role | Akshaye Khanna Akshaye Khanna Akshaye Khanna is a critically acclaimed Indian film actor who works in Hindi cinema. Known for his impeccable acting talent and flawless diction, Khanna has worked with the best names in Indian cinema.- Background :... |
Race | |
| Best Performance in a Supporting Role (Female) | Kangana Ranawat | Fashion Fashion (film) Fashion is a 2008 Indian film co-produced, co-written, and directed by Madhur Bhandarkar. The film has a massive star cast which includes Priyanka Chopra, Kangana Ranaut and newcomers Mugdha Godse and Arjan Bajwa. Based on the dark side of the world of fashion, the movie depicts it through the... |
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| Best Performance in a Supporting Role (Male) | Arjun Rampal Arjun Rampal Arjun Rampal , born 26 November 1972, is an award-winning Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films, as well as a fashion model.- Film career :... |
Rock On!! | |
| Best Performance in a Leading Role (Female) | Priyanka Chopra Priyanka Chopra Priyanka Chopra is an Indian actress and former Miss World. Before starting her acting career, she worked as a model and gained fame after winning the Miss World title in 2000. She is often referred to by the nickname "Piggy Chops", which was given to her by co-stars on the set of the film... |
Fashion Fashion (film) Fashion is a 2008 Indian film co-produced, co-written, and directed by Madhur Bhandarkar. The film has a massive star cast which includes Priyanka Chopra, Kangana Ranaut and newcomers Mugdha Godse and Arjan Bajwa. Based on the dark side of the world of fashion, the movie depicts it through the... |
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| Best Performance in a Leading Role (Male) |
Hrithik Roshan Hrithik Roshan Hrithik Roshan is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films.After having appeared in films as a child actor in the 1980s, Roshan made his film debut in a leading role in Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai for which Roshan earned his Filmfare Awards for Best Actor and Best Male Debut... |
Jodhaa Akbar | |
| Best Picture | Jodhaa Akbar | - | |
| Best Director | Ashutosh Gowariker Ashutosh Gowariker Ashutosh Gowariker is an Indian film director, actor, writer and producer. He is known for directing the films Lagaan , Swades , Jodhaa Akbar , What's Your Raashee and Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey... |
Jodhaa Akbar | |
| Golden Decade Honours | Music of the Decade | A R Rahman | |
| Star of the Decade (female) | Aishwarya Rai Bachchan | ||
| Star of the Decade (male) | Shahrukh Khan Shahrukh Khan Shahrukh Khan , often credited as Shah Rukh Khan, is an Indian film actor, as well as a film producer and television host. Often referred to as "the King of Bollywood", Khan has acted in over 70 Hindi films.... |
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| Movie of the Decade | Lagaan Lagaan Lagaan is a 2001 Bollywood sports film written and directed by Ashutosh Gowariker. Aamir Khan, who was also the producer for the film, stars with Gracy Singh in the lead roles; British actors Rachel Shelley and Paul Blackthorne play the supporting roles... |
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| Director of the Decade | Rakesh Roshan Rakesh Roshan Rakesh Roshan Rakesh Roshan Rakesh Roshan (Hindi: राकेश रोशन (born Rakesh Roshan Lal Nagrath on 6 September 1949 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India) is a producer, director and former actor in Bollywood films who was born in a Punjabi Hindu Kayastha family... |
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| Style Awards | Style Icon of the Year | Hrithik Roshan Hrithik Roshan Hrithik Roshan is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films.After having appeared in films as a child actor in the 1980s, Roshan made his film debut in a leading role in Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai for which Roshan earned his Filmfare Awards for Best Actor and Best Male Debut... |
Most stylish male personality in Bollywood Bollywood Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing... |
| Style Diva of the Year | Bipasha Basu Bipasha Basu Bipasha Basu is an Indian actress who mainly appears in Bollywood films. A former model, she was the winner of the Ford's Godrej Cinthol Supermodel contest in 1996.-Early life:... |
Most stylish female personality in Bollywood Bollywood Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing... |
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| Other | Green Award | Rahul Bose Rahul Bose Rahul Bose is an Indian actor, screenwriter, director, social activist, and rugby union player.Bose has appeared in Hindi films such as Pyaar Ke Side Effects and Jhankaar Beats. Time magazine named him "the superstar of Indian arthouse cinema" for his work in parallel cinema films like English,... |
Significant contribution towards environmental protection |
| Lifetime Achievement Award | Rajesh Khanna Rajesh Khanna Rajesh Khanna is an Indian actor of from Hindi films, and has been Hindi film producer and an Indian politician.... |
Outstanding career in Bollywood Bollywood Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing... , spanning over 40 years |
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| Outstanding Achievement by an Indian in International Cinema | Aishwarya Rai Bachchan | Outstanding career in International films | |