Bollywood Movie Awards

The Bollywood Movie Awards, is an annual film award ceremony held in Long Island, New York, United States, celebrating films and actors from the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai, India.

History

The award ceremony was introduced in 1992 by Kamal Dandona, the head of "The Bollywood Group" and was originally titled, "Nataraj Awards." It was re-named "Bollywood Movie Awards" in 1997. [http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/ny-ettop5225899may24,0,2390378.story?coll=ny-entertainment-promo] ] Michael Jackson won a "Humanitarian Award" in 1999, Richard Gere a "Man of Conscience" award, and Sharon Stone an award connected to her work with AIDS. During the 2007 ceremonies, Danny Glover received an award for "Outstanding Contribution to Global Entertainment" and Mira Nair for "Pride of India Award." [ [http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/f825b92e19df636a/id/252152/cs/1/ Mira Nair, Asha Parekh honoured at Bollywood awards in New York ] ] Phylicia Rashad and Donald Trump also made appearances.

Fans

Fans of Bollywood films can nominate their favorite stars for each respective award category on the Bollywood Group's [http://www.bollywoodawards.com official website] .

Awards

*"Best Film"
*"Best Director"

*"Best Actor"
*"Best Actress"
*"Best Supporting Actor"
*"Best Supporting Actress"

*"Best Villain"
*"Best Comedian"

*"Best Male Debut"
*"Best Female Debut"

*"Critics Award Male"
*"Critics Award Female"

*"Most Sensational Actor"
*"Most Sensational Actress"

*"Best Lyricist"
*"Best Music"

*"Best Singer Male"
*"Best Singer Female"

*"Best Costume Designer"
*"Best Choreography"

*"Best Story"
*"Best Dialogue"

2007 awards

*Best Film: "Lage Raho Munna Bhai"
*Best Director: Rajkumar Hirani - "Lage Raho Munna Bhai"
*Best Actor: Hrithik Roshan - "Dhoom 2"
*Best Actress: Bipasha Basu - "Corporate"
*Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male): Vivek Oberoi - "Omkara"
*Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female): Kirron Kher - "Rang De Basanti"
*Best Actor in a Negative Role: Saif Ali Khan - "Omkara"
*Best Actor in a Comic Role: - Anupam Kher - "Khosla Ka Ghosla"
*Best Dialogue: Rajkumar Hirani - "Lage Raho Munna Bhai"
*Best Story: Rajkumar Hirani & Abhijat Joshi - "Lage Raho Munna Bhai"
*Best Screenplay: Rensil D'Silva, Rakesh Mehra, Kamlesh Pandey - "Rang De Basanti"
*Best Editing: PS Bharathi - "Rang De Basanti"
*Best Editing:- "Rang De Basanti" - Samir Chanda
*Pride of India Award: Mira Nair
*Lifetime Achievement: Asha Parekh
*Outstanding Contribution to Global Entertainment: Danny Glover
*Honorary Award for Contribution to Indian Cinema: Ken Naz (Eros Entertainment)

ee also

* Bollywood
* Cinema of India
* picture

References

External links

* [http://www.bollywoodawards.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.esquire.com/the-side/opinion/bollywood060707 Booray for Bollywood!] -" Esquire"
* [http://www.saavn.com Saavn - Social networking site for Bollywood music and movies]
* [http://www.ibnlive.com/news/bwood-razzmatazz-at-film-awards-in-ny/41471-8.html B'wood razzmatazz at film awards in NY] - CNN-IBN