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Time: 12.50 am
Finally, it’s time for the Best Film Award. And the nominees are:
Dhoom 2
Don
Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna
Krrish
Lage Raho Munnabhai
Rang De Basanti
Rani Mukherjee and Hema Malini announce the winner. It’s ‘Rang De Basanti’.
That brings us to the end of the event. The stars will now party the night away in the Atrium section at Yashraj Studios. It’s been one happening night alright! Goodnight, folks. Hope you enjoyed it as much as we did.
Time: 12.45 am
It’s time for the Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male) Award. The nominees are:
Aamir Khan (Rang De Basanti)
Hrithik Roshan (Dhoom 2)
Hrithik Roshan (Krrish)
Sanjay Dutt (Lage Raho Munnabhai)
Shahrukh Khan (Don)
Shahrukh Khan (Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna)
And the winner is Hrithik Roshan for ‘Dhoom 2’. The award is presented by Subhash Ghai, David Dhawan and Karisma.
Time: 12.40 am
Preity Zinta calls back SRK on stage even as the Don audio visual is playing. SRK thanks Ritesh Sidhwani for remaking the film, and calls on Karan Johar and Juhi for the last few awards. SRK and Preity Zinta join them on dais. It’s time to announce the Best Actor Female award. And the nominees are:
Aishwarya Rai (Dhoom 2)
Bipasha Basu (Corporate)
Kajol (Fanaa)
Kareena Kapoor (Omkara)
Rani Mukerji (Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna)
And the winner is Kajol for Fanaa. The award is presented by Shilpa Shetty and Fardeen Khan. Kajol is not present so the award is accepted by the director of the film Kunal Kohli on her behalf.
Preity calls on stage all the sponsors including Yash Chopra. The Best Film Award is next. And the nominations are:
Don
Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna
Krrish
Lage Raho Munnabhai
Rang De Basanti
The Best Film Award goes to ‘Rang De Basanti’
Time: 12.16 am
Preity Zinta is now called on stage to host the next bit. SRK goes off stage. Preity Zinta announces the 2nd Lifetime Achievement Award for Jaya Bachchan. It is presented by Amitabh Bachchan after a long audio visual.
Time: 12.09 pm
SRK now calls Rakesh Roshan and Sridevi on stage to present the Critics’ Award for Best Film. The award goes to Rajkumar Hirani and Vidhu Vinod Chopra for ‘Lage Raho Munnabhai’
An audio video of KANK is currently playing to herald in the award for the Best Film. Surprise, surprise, suddenly a hot looking girl comes on stage. According to the host she’s Susan Sundaram – she’s ‘someone else’s wife’. Here’s a laugh. It’s a tribute to someone else’s wife!
Time: 11.50 pm
Shreya Goshal sings A R Rahman?s score for ?Guru?. It?s the ?Barso Re Megha? number. Actually, it?s a medley from the film.
SRK and Juhi are back on stage now. They are introducing the next performance by Rani Mukherjee ? once again this has been recorded and will be shown in the television telecast only. Rani has performed a 90?s medley.
Time: 11.35 pm
Next up is the Lifetime Achievement Award. It is presented by Yash Chopra and Rakesh Sippy to Javed Akhtar. There’s an AV of Javed Akhtar’s work being played at the same time.
Time: 11.28 pm
Now it?s time for the Best Dialogue award. The honours are once again done by Madhur and Feroz Khan. And the award goes to Abhijit Joshi and Rajkumar Hirani for ?Lage Raho Munnabhai?. Rajkumar Hirani and VV Chopra collect the award.
Time: 11.25 pm
Next is the Best Screenplay Award. Madhur and Feroz are still on stage to do the honours. The award goes to Jaideep Sahni for ?Khosla Ka Ghosla?.
Time: 11.21 pm
Next up is the Best Story Award. Madhur Bhandarkar and Feroz Khan come on stage to present the award.
And the award goes to Vidhu Vinod Chopra and Rajkumar Hirani for ?Lage Raho Munnabhai?.
Time: 11.19 pm
Now there?s an AV of ?Rang De Basanti? playing. The host pretends to have an imaginary conversation with Aamir Khan, and pretends that Aamir is present but invisible. Next he announces Sridevi?s 80?s act (only for television views who will see the recorded performance later). Karan next calls on Juhi to co-host the next few awards.
Time: 11.17 pm
Now it?s time for the Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male) Award. Ash and Farhan are still on stage. The nominees are:
Abhishek Bachchan (Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna)
Amitabh Bachchan (Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna)
John Abraham (Baabul)
Kunal Kapoor (Rang De Basanti)
Siddharth (Rang De Basanti)
And the winner is Abhishek Bachchan for ?Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna?
Time: 11.15 pm
Next is the Best Actor in a Supporting Role Award (Female). The honours are done by Aishwarya Rai and Farhan Akhtar this time. The nominees are:
Kirron Kher (Rang De Basanti)
Konkona Sen Sharma (Omkara)
Priety Zinta (Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna)
Rekha (Krrish)
Soha Ali Khan (Rang De Basanti)
And the winner is Konkona Sen Sharma for ?Omakara?.
Time: 11.10 pm
Next is the Best Actor in a Comic Role Award. Vipul Shah and Shefali are still on stage. The nominees are:
Arshad Warsi (Lage Raho Munnabhai)
Chunkey Pandey (Apna Sapna Money Money)
Paresh Rawal (Phir Hera Pheri)
Sharman Joshi (Golmaal)
Tusshar Kapoor (Golmaal)
And the winner is Arshad Warsi for ?Lage Raho Munnabhai?. Director Raju Hirani accepts the award for him as Arshad is in London.
Time: 11 pm
SRK is back on stage. There?s an AV of ?Dhoom 2? playing. SRK calls on stage Abhishek Bachchan and there?s a little comic interaction between the two.
Next up is the Best Actor in a Negative Role Award. Vipul Shah and Shefali Shah come on stage to announce the winner. The nominees are:
Boman Irani (Lage Raho Munnabhai)
Emraan Hashmi (Gangster)
John Abraham (Zinda)
Naseeruddin Shah (Krrish)
Saif Ali Khan (Omkara)
And the winner is Saif Ali Khan for ?Omkara?
Soha Ali Khan comes on stage to accept the award on behalf of Saif. She says a few words and exits.
Time: 10.50 pm
Oops! Shah Rukh has been pulled up in mid-air suddenly. And Karan Johar is back on stage to announce the next few awards. Next is the Filmfare Power Award which is presented by Amitabh Bachchan to Yash Chopra. Yash Chopra gets a standing ovation.
Time: 10.48 pm
Now it?s the Best Music Award. And the nominees are:
A R Rahman (Rang De Basanti)
Himesh Reshammiya (Aksar)
Jatin-Lalit (Fanaa)
Pritam (Dhoom 2)
Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy (Don)
Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy (Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna)
And the winner is A R Rahman for ?Rang De Basanti?.
Time: 10.46 pm
Next up is the Best Lyrics Award. Jeetendra and Smita Thackeray have come on stage to announce the winner.
The nominees are:
Gulzar (Beedi Jalaile – Omkara)
Javed Akhtar (Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna – Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna)
Javed Akhtar (Mitwa – Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna)
Prasoon Joshi (Chand Sifarish – Fanaa)
Prasoon Joshi (Rubaroo – Rang De Basanti)
And the winner is Prasoon Joshi for the song Chand Sifarish from ?Fanaa?
Time: 10.45 pm
It?s time for the Beat Playback (Male) Award. Zayed and Soha are still on stage to announce the winner.
The nominees are:
Atif Aslam (Tere Bin – Bas Ek Pal)
Himesh Reshammiya (Jhalak Dikhlaja – Aksar)
Shaan & Kailash Kher (Chand Shifarish – Fanaa)
Sonu Nigaam (Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna – Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna)
Zubin (Ya Ali – Gangster)
And the winners are Shaan and Kailash Kher for ?Fanaa?
Time: 10.42 pm
The nominees for the Best Playback (Female) Award are:
Alka Yagnik (Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna – Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna)
Shreya Ghoshal (Pal Pal – Lage Raho Munnabhai)
Sunidhi Chauhan (Aa Aa Aashiqui Mein – 36 China Town)
Sunidhi Chauhan (Beedi Jalaile – Omkara)
Sunidhi Chauhan (Soniye – Aksar)
And the winner is Sunidhi Chauhan for the song Beedi (Omkara)
Time: 10.40 pm
Next up is an AV on ?Krrish?. Hrithik comes on stage. And here?s a surprise ? Shah Rukh has come on stage dressed as the character Krrish, and he?s suspended by a hook. Now there?s a comic interaction between SRK and Hrithik. SRK is still hanging in the air!
Time: 10.35 pm
There?s an in memorium moment ? for the late legends Hrishikesh Mukherjee, O P Nayar, Naushad, and actress Padmini.
Time: 10.30 pm
Earlier, Mr Arun Arora of the Times Group made a short speech on the Awards. Later An AV was played on the late Smita Patil and her cinematic work. Shabana Azmi came on stage to speak about her, and presented a momento to Smita?s sister manya and her son Prateik. And a collage of photographs signed by her colleagues. Prateik says a few words.
The Best Background Score Award went to Salim Suleman for ?Krrish?
Best Sound Design Award went to Omakara, and was presented by Koena Mitra and Dino Morea
Best Cinematography Award went to Binod Pradhan for ?Rang De Basanti?, and this one was announced once again by Koena and Dino.
Sanjay Dutt came on stage and did a Munnabhai imitation much to the delight of the crowd.
Time: 10.25 pm
The Best Costumes Award announced earlier went to ?Omkara?.
Time: 10.22 pm
And guess what? This seems to be Kangana Ranaut?s night alright. She?s just received yet another award ? The Best Debut Award for ?Gangster?. It is presented to her by Mr. Jagdish and Sneha Saxena.
Time: 10.20 pm
Karan is back on stage now. Next up is the Sony FairOne Face of the Year Award. It goes to Kangana Ranaut for ?Gangster?. Kunal Dasgupta and Dr. Anuj Saxena present the award.
Time: 10.15 pm
The Best Cinematography Award goes to ?Rang De Basanti?
Alka Yagnik and Anu Mallik have come on stage to present the next few awards.
Naresh Iyer wins the RD Burman Award for Roobaroo (Rang De Basanti)
Time: 10.10 pm
A R Rahman puts up a dazzling performance which he has specially prepared for the evening, and the audience is mesmerized by his performance.
Time: 10 pm
Next Technical Award, the Best Choreography award goes to Ganesh Acharya for the song Beedi Jalayle (Omkara)
Time: 9.50 pm
The next Technical Awards have been announced by Sameera Reddy and Kunal Kapoor
Best Action ? ?Krrish?
Best Art Direction ? ?Omakara?
Time: 9.45 pm
Ask Ishaa Koppikar about her outfit for the night and she replies, ?You?ll only seen me in Jeans and T-shirts usually, but I?ve taken a lot of effort tonight. I?m wearing a black gown which has been designed by Anita Dongre. The jewelry I am wearing has been designed by Pradip Jethani.?
Time: 9.40 pm
Amrita Rao is looking stunning in a black outfit. ?My outfit has been designed by Komal Sahani,? she informs, and adds, ?We tried to give it a very Red Carpet kind of look.?
Time: 9.35 pm
The very first FairOne Filmfare Technical Awards has just been announced. And the very first Black Lady of the evening has gone to ?Krrish?! The Hrithik-starrer won for Best Special FX.
Time: 9.30 pm
A voice over (VO) introduced Karan Johar. Karan enters and talks about the Filmfare Awards down the years, and about its new avatar. He now calls on dignitaries to introduce the Filmfare Mascot Filmo.
Shah Rukh, the host for the evening, and Karan Johar are at their witty best. They?re keeping the crowd entertained with their banter.
Rani is looking great. When asked who had designed her outfit, she replies, ?Anuradha Vakil has designed my clothes.? Ask her whom she?s rooting for among the Best Actor nominees and she replies, ?It?s difficult to choose ? but I think it?s going to be a tough fight between Aamir and Shah Rukh! They?re my favourites.?
Time: 9.15 pm
The Awards ceremony has just taken off… It?s time to hold on to your seats and know who the winners are.
First up are the Technical Awards.
Time: 9.00 pm
Preity Zinta is wearing a hot red dress and has just entered the venue. She?s been nominated in the Best Actor in a Supporting Role category for ?KANK?.
Time: 8.55 pm
?This is a very unusual Filmfare Awards,? observes Karisma Kapoor. ?It?s nice. We?re here because Kareena has been nominated in the Best Actor in a Supporting Role category for ?Omkara?.? Ask Kareena about her outfit and she informs, ?Manish Malhotra has designed it.?
Time: 8.50 pm
Kirron Kher walks in and asked about Filmfare Awards? new avatar, she replies, ?It?s very refreshing. This should have happened much earlier.?
Ask Aishwarya about how she?s feeling about her own nomination in the Best Actress category for ?Dhoom 2? and Abhishek & Amitabh?s nomination in the Best Actor in a Supporting role category for the same film ?KANK? and she replies, ?It?s a wonderful evening. It?s all in the family and I?m looking forward to the evening.?
When asked whether the FairOne Filmfare Awards will carry off its new avatar with success, Amitabh Bachchan replies, ?Why not??
Time: 8.45 pm
Hrithik Roshan has arrived along with wife Suzanne and dad Rakesh Roshan. Hrithik has two nominations in the Best Actor category ? for ?Dhoom 2? and ?Krrish?. He?s also performed for the awards, and his act will be telecast with the Awards event on the small screen.
Rani Mukherjee has made an appearance and she?s looking superb dressed in a beautiful black sari and a green blouse.
Boman Irani and Kunal Kapoor are seen sharing jokes even while Soha and the other RDB stars chat up…
Time: 8.40 pm
Also in blue this evening is the stunning Bipasha Basu, with a glittering diamond brooch on her shoulder. She?s looking simply gorgeous. She?s been nominated in the Best Actor in a Supporting Role catergory for ?Corporate?. John obviously wasn?t able to accompany her ? he?s busy with his film ?Water?s nomination for the Oscar in the meanwhile. We hear he?s feeling lonely without Bips, and vice versa. Together or not, this couple is definitely a winner.
Time: 8.35 pm
Hottie Sanjay Dutt has just walked in, and he?s definitely looking very stylish in his black jacket and tie! We don?t see the Deadly Dutt quite often, but looks like even he couldn?t miss out on the most happening event of the year. Dutt?s been nominated in the Best Actor category for ?Lage Raho Munnabhai?, and we?re sure he?s nervous about whether he?ll clinch this one or not. Keep praying Sanjay! Incidentally, we hear the next film in the Munnabhai series is already well under way and this one is titled ?Munnabhai Chale Amrika?. We?re looking forward to this one.
Kunal Kapoor has walked in. He?s been nominated in the Best Actor in a Supporting Role category for ?Rang De Basanti? this year. He?s dressed in a jacket, and a white shirt and tie. His long hair neatly tucked bac
Time: 8.30 pm
This night has gotten hotter! Kareena and Karisma Kapoor have just walked in, dazzling those around with their beauty. Kareena’s in a lovely blue outfit and Karisma is in a black dress. Whew! One of them is enough to send the crowed in a tizzy. Two of them together can kill!
Time: 8.20 pm
Music composer Shravan has walked in black formals. He?s talking to the media about his next film with the Bhatts. Considering the Bhatts have a good ear for music, this one will be worth looking forward to, we think.
Time: 8.15 pm
Iqbal actor Shreyas Talpade has just come on to the Red Carpet. The actor, incidentally, has just been signed on by Nagesh Kukunoor once again after debuting with him in Iqbal. Obviously, Nagesh is impressed with the youngster. The film is to be produced my Subhash Ghai once again. So it?s the Iqbal trio together all over again.
Time: 8.10 pm
Dharmesh Darshan has just walked in. He?s wearing a smart churidar kurta. ?I have designed it myself,? informs the director. He has arrived with a young actor Dilip who is yet to make his debut. Is Dharmesh Darshan playing mentor? We?ll know soon enough when the announcement comes, won?t we? For now DD is keeping things under wraps!
Time: 8.00 pm
Choreographer turned director Farah Khan has just walked in. She?s being interviewed by the media, and jokes that, ?Shah Rukh has been nominated, so I am here on work!?
Time: 7.50 pm
After Rahman is the turn of the First Family of Bollywood. The Bachchans have just walked onto the Red Carpet. Abhishek and Jaya Bachchan are looking stylish as ever. Aishwarya, too, looks lovely in a beautiful sari
Time: 7.40 pm
A R Rahman has just arrived at the red carpet. He?s dressed in a stylish black jacket and is looking daper. We?re sure everyone is looking forward to enjoying his live performance.
Time: 7.30pm
Hrithik Roshan and Bipasha Basu will set the stage ablaze with their Dhoom 2 performances.
The Red carpet at the country’s most prestigious film awards is now open! Stay tuned for live updates as the action happens!
Time: 7.10pm
There will be no live performances this year, but Hrithik Roshan, Sridevi, Amrita Rao, Rani Mukherjee and Bipasha Basu have recorded performances which will be shown during the telecast of the awards on the small screen. However, A R Rahman will be performing live during the event.
Amrita Rao reveals, ?I must say it’s an honour to be performing at Filmfare and I am so happy that I have got the opportunity this year. In fact, it’s my very first performance for Filmfare.? About her performance, Amrita further adds, ?We are doing different eras this time and I am doing the 50s and the 60s.?
As for Sridevi, who is literally making a comeback with the Filmfare Awards, she informs, ?I am doing songs from the 80s and I am really happy to be a part of this show, I am very excited.?
Time: 7.05pm
The sponsors for the event are as follows:
Main Sponsor : Fair One (Elder Pharmaceuticals)
Associate sponsor : Bisleri and Ashrafi Finance
TV Partner : Sony Entertainment Television
Ground sponsors for the event:
Bright Advertising Agency – Outdoor Partner
Radio Mirchi – Media Partner
Ray Ban – Gift Partner
Blue Foods – Food Partner
Johnnie Walker
Raja Rani – Travel Partner
Cineyug – Show Direction
Times Now – English News Channel Partner
Airtel – Communication Partner
IBN7 – Hindi News Channel Partner
360? – Event Management
Time: 7 pm
Live updates to begin in a few minutes. Get set for a rollercoaster ride into the 52nd FairOne Filmfare Awards 2006 happening at Yashraj Studios in Mumbai. The stage is set, and nervous looking stars can be seen in the audience; among them nominees, supporters and family members ? all waiting to know whether their man (or woman) has won! Indeed, going by the performances by the nominees, this one is going to have some nail-biting finishes!
Bow your heads, ground your feet, and brace yourselves. Or get ready to be swept away by waves of ecstasy. The Ebony Lady of Fortune has gotten a make-over, folks. The 52 nd Annual FairOne Filmfare Awards 2006 has gone exclusive. And only Bollywood’s elite will now court her in true Oscar-style ? red carpet et al. Indeed she has come a long way from her early days at Shamukananda Hall, where she first dazzled the world with her starry allure and had Bollywood gods paying homage to their very own deity in unparalleled splendour. Flashbulbs captured tantalizing faces, ecstatic joy, crazed fans swooning with delight, winning moments and disappointed nominees ? all in their staccato flashes, moments which have been immortalized for eternity down the decades. As part of the make-over, there will be only a single performance during the actual event ? A R Rahman will entertain the audience with his brilliant music. Shah Rukh will host the show in his imitable style today at the Yashraj Studios beginning 7.30 onwards when all roads will lead to this prestigious event.
Although the event has been taken to a more exclusive level this year, Filmfare Awards fans needn’t worry – the small screen telecast will be even more glamourous what with the event being interspersed with previously recorded performances by the likes of Hrithik Roshan, Sridevi, Rani Mukherjee and Amrita Rao. Obviously, you can count on the regular live text updates on Indiatimes Movies, letting you know who’s wearing what, who came with whom, whom Shah Rukh is poking fun at, and who’s winning even as the event is in progress. So just click away ? this is your only chance to know what’s happening before the rest of the world gets to know it. Don’t forget, keep refreshing to learn the latest.