Golden Sun Winners Of IIFA 2009 Macau

Published on: 14th June, 2009

IIFA The magnificence of the remarkable romance blockbuster ‘Jodha Akbar’ notably garnered the awards in most categories like Best Picture, Best Actor by the suave Hrithik Roshan and Best Director- Ashutosh Gowarikar. The movie is a splendid take on cross-cultural harmony dating back to the Mughal era where Hrithik and Aishwarya did rightful justice to the roles of Akbar and Jodha. Oscar-famed musical genius A.R.Rehman added another trophy of best music director for the same movie to his ever-expanding trophy collection. Javed Akhtar took the laurels for the best lyricist and Javed Ali for best playback singer for Jodha Akhbar.

Aishwarya’s intense performance in the movie was evidently overshadowed by Priyanka Chopra’s eclectic feat in ‘Fashion’ for which she won the Best Actress Award. Priyanka effortlessly donned the role of a juvenile small town actor trying to maintain her sanity in the big bad glitz world with great panache. Her classic performance surpassed those of fellow runners like Bipasha Basu, Asin and Katrina Kaif. Kangana Ranaut won the award of the best supporting actress role for ‘Fashion’ where she played the role of an eccentric fazed model as she goes through the whirlwind of ups and down of stardom.

There were a string of films which were rightful contenders to the awards like ‘Race’, ‘Dostana’, ‘Rock On’, ‘A Wednesday’ and Ghajini. These movies won accolades for several individual categories. Arjun Rampal was visibly elated to get the best supporting actor award for ‘Rock On’ where he was portrayed as an upcoming guitarist going through the trial and tribulations in the path to stardom.

‘A Wednesday’- a thrilling unusual take on terrorism won Neeraj Pandey the best story and the best scriptwriter award. Akshaye Khanna received the award for best negative role in ‘Race’. Asin won the best newcomer award for her acting prowess in ‘Ghajini’, while Farhan Akhtar received the Best Male Debutant for his film ‘Rock On’. Abhishek Bachchan’s amazing comic tuning in Karan Johar’s ‘Dostana’ garnered him the award for best actor in comic role.

Rajesh Khanna, the ruler of the film roost in his prime time won the Lifetime Achievement Award. Rakesh Roshan beamed from side-to-side as he received the Director of the Decade Award. Shreya Ghoshal won the Best Playback singer female for her singing marvels.

Despite the dearth of time for preparation, Aishwarya Rai’s electrifying performance definitely was praiseworthy. Abhishek kept the tempo high as he gyrated to several tunes. Although John Abraham could not make it due to a fracture, Bipasha Basu the thorough professional that she is was present for the fashion extravaganza and gave a power-packed show for her fans. Bipasha Basu won the Style Diva Award and looked hip in a stylish blue number. Peter Andre gave a memorable performance as he sang some mesmeric tunes accosted by the dancing finesse of the Shamak Davar Dance troupe.