Filmfare Awards - 2009

FILMFARE- The most prestigious Film Awards next to National Awards are given every year. It was 54th Filmfare Awards this year held on 28th Feb 2009 at Yash Raj Studio, Andheri. I'm always curious about the Filmfare Awards. As I'm in Mumbai now, I tried a lot to get a pass to attend the grand function, but in vain. I use to vote online. I voted for most of the categories online. I could predict 80% of the winners like Hrithik Roshan, Asin, ARR (Undoudtedly) , Arjun Rampal, Farhan Akhthar, Imran Khan, Kangna, Javed Akhtar.

My biggest disappointment is "A Wednesday" didnt even get a single award, which is the best movie of 2009. Hope it would get National Award with Naseerudding Shah as the Best Actor. The 2nd disappointment is Kajol didnt get the award for Best Actress for her outstanding performance in "U Me Aur Hum". Priyanka was my 2nd option. Atleast, she could have been awarded "Best Actress- Critics Award". Surprisingly I didnt predict my Sweet heart Shreya would win for Best Playback Singer (F) as I dint like the song "Teri ore.." much. She had sung "Kaise mujhe.." at her best, though ger part is for 91 seconds. Sukhwinder Singh for "Haule haule" is purely becos of his "Jai Ho". Even Roopkumar Rathode for "Tujhmein Rab..." has done better than Sukhwinder's "Haule Haule". I thought Rashid Ali would get for "Kabhi kabhi Aditi" for his cool rendition. Sonu Nigam too deserves that for "In Lamhon ke daman" from Jodha Akbar. Jodha Akbar is not the Best Film in my opinion. Similarly, Madhur Bhandarkar should have got the Best Director Award for Fashion instead of Ashutosh Gowariker. "Rock On" got 6 awards which is worth. I didnt even have any clue abiut "Oye Lucky Lucky Oye" which got 4 awards.

Ironically, "Pappu can't dance Sala" won the Best Choreography award. I expected Javed to win the Best Lyricist award till Ghajini. After Ghajini I expected Prasoon Joshi would win that for his Awesome Lyrics for "Kaise Mujhe tum mil gayi...'. But ultimately Javed got it

The list of winners is below

1. Filmfare Best Film

Jodhaa Akbar
Mumbai Meri Jaan (Critcs Award)
Dostana
Ghajini
Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na
Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi
Rock On!!
The 2008 Filmfare Best Film award winner was Taare Zameen Par, directed by Aamir Khan.

2) Filmfare Best Director Award winner:
Ashutosh Gowariker, for Jodhaa Akbar.
Aditya Chopra, Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi
A.R. Murugadoss, Gajini
Abhishek Kapoor, Rock On!!
Anees Bazmee, Singh Is Kinng
Madhur Bhandarkar, Fashion
Neeraj Pandey, A Wednesday

3) 2009 Filmfare Best Actor award winner:

Hrithik Roshan, Jodha Akbar
Manjyot Singh: Oye Lucky Lucky Oye (Critics Award)
Aamir Khan, Ghajini
Akshay Kumar, Singh Is Kinng
Amitabh Bachchan, The Last Lear
Shah Rukh Khan, Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi

4) Filmfare Best Actress award winner:

Priyanka Chopra, for Fashion.
Kajol, U Me aur Hum
Skinny Priyanka in Dostana
Asin Thottumkal, Ghajini
Aishwarya Rai, Jodhaa Akbar
Anushka Sharma, Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi


5) Filmfare Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Abhishek Bachchan, Sarkar Raj
Arjun Rampal, Rock On!!
Prateik Babbar, Jaane Tu…Ya Jaane Na
Sonu Sood, Jodhaa Akbar
Tusshar Kapoor, Golmaal Returns
Vinay Pathak, Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi

6) Filmfare Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Kangana Ranaut, Fashion
Bipasha Basu, Bachna Ae Haseeno
Kirron Kher, Dostana
Ratna Pathak Shah, Jaane Tu…Ya Jaane Na
Shahana Goswami, Rock On!!

7) Filmfare Best Music:

A. R. Rahman, for Jaane Tu…Ya Jaane Na
A. R. Rahman, Ghajini
A. R. Rahman, Jodhaa Akbar
Pritam Chakroborty, Race
Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, Rock on!!
Vishal-Shekhar, Dostana

Filmfare Best lyrics:
Javed Akhtar, Jashn-E-Bahara (Jodhaa Akbar)
Abbas Tyrewala, Kabhi Kabhi Aditi (Jaane Tu…Ya Jaane)
Gulzar, Tu Meri Dost Hai (Yuvvraaj)
Jaideep Sahni, Haule Haule (Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi)
Javed Akhtar, Socha Hai (Rock On!!)
Prasoon Joshi, Guzarish (Ghajini)

9) Filmfare Best Playback Singer (Male):

Sukhwinder Singh, Haule Haule, (Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi)
Farhan Akhtar, Socha Hai (Rock On!!)
KK, Khuda Jaane, (Bachna Ae Haseeno)
KK, Zara Si Dil Mein, (Jannat)
Rashid Ali, Kabhi Kabhi Aditi, (Jaane Tu…Ya Jaane Na)
Sonu Niigaam, Inn Lamhon Ke, (Jodhaa Akbar)

10) Filmfare Best Playback Singer (Female) :
Shreya Ghoshal, Teri Ore, (Singh Is Kinng)
The other 2009 Filmfare Best Playback Singer (Female) award nominees were:
Alka Yagnik, Tu Muskura, (Yuvvraaj)
Neha Bhasin, Kuch Khaas Hai, (Fashion)
Shilpa Rao, Khuda Jaane, (Bachna Ae Haseeno)
Shruti Pathak, Mar Jaawan, (Fashion)
Sunidhi Chauhan, Dance Pe Chance, (Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi)

11) Filmfare Best Story : Abhishek Kapoor, Rock On!!

12) Filmfare Best Screenplay : Yogendra Vinayak Joshi, Upendra Sidhaye, Mumbai Meri Jaan

13) Filmfare Best Dialog : Manu Rishi for Oye Lucky Lucky Oye

14) Filmfare Best Choreography : Longinus Fernandes for Pappu Can’t Dance Saala, Jaane Tu…ya Jaane Na

15) Filmfare Best Editing : Amit Pawar, Mumbai Meri Jaan

16) Filmfare Best Cinematography : Jason West, Rock On!!

17) Filmfare Best Action : Peter Hein, Ghajini

18) Filmfare Best Costumes : Manoshi Nath, Rushi Sharma, Rishi for Oye Lucky Lucky Oye

19) Filmfare Sensational debut (Male) :

Imran Khan, for Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na, and Farhan Akhtar, for Rock On!!


20) Filmfare Sensational debut (Female) :Asin, for Ghajini

21) Filmfare Life Time Achievement award: Om Puri and Bhanu Athaiya

22) Special Jury Mention for Outstanding Performance:

Prateik for Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na, and Purab Kohli for Rock On!!

23) RD Burman Award for New Music Talent

Benny Dayal for Ghajini, Jaane Tu Yaa Jaane Na


The novel thing about the Filmfare is the Hosts. Heart-throbs Ranbir Kapoor and Imran Khan wore the shoes of Shahrukh and Saif where Konkona Sen (Koko) and Deepika padukone (Deepu) joined them.

I'm very eager to watch the show on 8th March 2009 in Sony Televeision at 8 pm.