Awards
IIFA tech awards: ‘Mujhse Shaadi Karogi’, ‘Aitraaz’ score
MUMBAI: Mujhse Shaadi Karogi has scored a spectacular success in the technical awards category of the IIFA Awards 2005, with the film winning four awards out of the 14 categories. Other big winners are films such as Maqbool, Chameli, Dhoom and Aitraaz.
For Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (MSK), Farah Khan won the best choreographer award will Vikram Phadnis took home the best constume designer title. Salim-Sulaiman’s background score for MSK won the top honour in the category while Sharmishta Roy won the best art director’s award for her work in the movie. Aitraaz, which bagged three awards, won the top honours in the re-recoding, sound recording and editing categories.
The Technical Awards were decided as a result of voting by the Indian film industry, a unique system that involves the members of the film industry to vote for their peers, similar only to the Academy awards. With absolute credibility remaining the constant in the voting process of the IIFA Awards, the results were strictly monitored, collated and tabulated by the internationally reputed audit firm PriceWaterhouse Coopers, informs an official release.
The IIFA Voting Week was held from the 29 March to the 3 April 2005, at the J.W. Marriott, Juhu. The week saw great participation from film stars, directors, producers, technicians and even spot boys from the Indian film industry. The Voting Week enjoyed participation of such luminaries like Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Anil Kapoor, Fardeen Khan, Ramesh Sippy and David Dhawan among others.
Awards
Ajay Kakar to chair jury for ad:tech Honours Awards 2026
Industry leaders join jury as nominations surge for marketing tech awards
NEW DELHI: The ad:tech Honours Awards 2026 are gearing up for a bigger second edition, with Ajay Kakar, head of corporate branding at Adani Group, set to chair the jury for India’s technology-focused marketing awards.
Organised in partnership with the International Advertising Association India Chapter, the awards celebrate the growing influence of technology in shaping modern advertising and marketing outcomes. This year’s edition has drawn a strong response from across the industry, signalling rising momentum around innovation in marketing technology.
The organisers say the nominations reflect a wide range of ideas and approaches, highlighting how brands and agencies are increasingly leaning on platforms, tools and data to sharpen their campaigns and connect with audiences more effectively.
Leading the evaluation process, Kakar will head a jury made up of senior leaders from across brands, agencies and technology platforms.
The jury panel includes Amaresh Godbole, CEO, digital technology business at Publicis Groupe; Bishwajeet S, head of marketing and PR at Volkswagen India; Carol Goyal, executive director at Rediffusion and CEO of Aesthetic Intelligence Lab; Kushal Sanghvi, director at Komerz; Lara Balsara, executive director at Madison World; Rana Barua, group CEO India, sea and North Asia; Deepak Oram, senior vice president growth marketing and martech; and Priyanka Khaneja Gandhi, head of marketing and creative solutions at Amazon Ads India.
The ad:tech Honours Awards aim to recognise not just creative campaigns but the smart use of technology that delivers measurable impact and business results. Categories this year reflect the rapidly evolving digital landscape, covering areas such as artificial intelligence, data-driven marketing, content ecosystems, automation, martech and adtech integration, and commerce-led marketing.
The winners will be announced on 17 March 2026 at the Yashobhoomi Convention Centre in New Delhi during ad:tech New Delhi 2026. The event is expected to bring together leaders from brands, agencies, platforms, creators and technology partners for an evening celebrating the ideas and innovations shaping the future of marketing.iconductor industries.
