(There were soooooo many more women photographed than the men ???? WHY ????? That was my only complaint !!)
AND the Stardust Awards 2009 winners are -Superstar of Tomorrow - Male
Farhan Akhtar (”Rock On!”)
Superstar of Tomorrow - Female:
Asin (”Ghajini”)
Hottest New Filmmaker:
A.R. Murugadoss (”Ghajini”)
Hottest New Film:
“Ghajini”
Breakthrough Performance - Male:
Prateik Babbar (”Jaane Tu…Ya Jaane Na”)
Breakthrough Performance - Female:
Manjari Phadnis (”Jaane Tu…Ya Jaane Na”)
Standout Performance by a music director:
Dhruv Ghanekar (”Drona”)
Standout Performance by a Lyricist:
Kausar Munir (”Falak tak chal”/”Tashan”)
New Musical Sensation - Male:
Benny Dayal (”Pappu can’t dance saala”/”Jaane Tu…Ya Jaane Na”)
New Musical Sensation - Female:
Anmol Malik (”Talli”/”Ugly Aur Pagli”)
Exciting New Face:
Shriya Saran (”Mission Istanbul”)
The New Menace:
Nikitin Dheer (”Jodhaa Akbar”)
Editor’s choice award for most promising director:
Abhishek Kapoor (”Rock On!”)
Outstanding contribution to Indian cinema:
Dev Anand
Pride of the industry:
Feroz Khan
Special award to Anil Kapoor:
For being the first mainstream Indian actor to take India to Hollywood and winning global recognition
STARDUST SEARCHLIGHT AWARDS WINNERS:
Best Actor
Amitabh Bachchan (”The Last Lear”)
Best Actress
Amrita Rao (”Welcome To Sajjanpur”)
Best Film
“A Wednesday” (Anjum Rizvi)
Best Director
Neeraj Pandey (”A Wednesday)
READER’S CHOICE AWARDS
Star of the year - Male
Hrithik Roshan (”Jodhaa Akbar”)
Star of the year - Female
Priyanka Chopra (”Fashion”)
Dream Director
Ashutosh Gowariker (”Jodhaa Akbar”)
Best Film
“Singh Is Kinng” (Akshay Kumar and Vipul Shah)
Best actor in a supporting role
Tusshar Kapoor (”Golmaal Returns”)
Best Actress in a supporting role
Kangana Ranaut (”Fashion”)
Best Actor in a negative role
Anil Kapoor (”Tashan”)
Style Icon of the year - Male
Saif Ali Khan
Style Icon of the year - Female
Kareena Kapoor
