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Bollywood Awards announce nominee list
MUMBAI: The Bollywood Awards 2005 will be held on 30 April at the Mark. Etess Arena, Trump Taj Mahal Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey. The award committee has declared the performers who have received the top five rankings on the basis of popular ballots.
Special “Lifetime Achievement” Awards for distinguished contributions to the movie industry will be given to Vyjantimala and Shammi Kapoor at the glittering Awards nite. The NRI-Bollywood lovers have cast their ballots for their favorites in various categories from movies released last year.
The Bollywood Awards have been instituted with a vision that the choice of the NRI Bollywood fans is the choice that will prevail. This year, record breaking voting by movie-lovers from all over the world was truly historical. Some of the regions that participated in making the Bollywood Awards truly international were: USA, Europe, Canada, U.K. Africa, Middle-East, Asia and more, informs an official release.
“The Bollywood Awards are the true pioneers and leaders of South Asian Awards ceremonies globally – the first Overseas Bollywood Awards, the first Bollywood Music Awards and the first Bollywood Fashion Awards anywhere in the world. I am pleased that we have contributed majorly in promoting the Indian entertainment in America as endorsed by the presence and participation of top Hollywood stars. Worldwide media coverage of our events (e.g. New York Times, Newsday, Forbes, Time, CNN, ABC, Fox) and many more speaks volumes of our International achievements. We are now growing by leaps and bounds with several media related projects slated in 2005,” said Bollywood Awards Inc. chairman Kamal Dandona.
AThe list of nominees for the Bollywood Awards 2005:
Best Film
Hum Tum
Main Hoon Na
Swades
Veer-Zaara
Dhoom
Best Director
Ashutosh Gowariker-Swades
Sanjay Gadhvi-Dhoom
Kunal Kohli-Hum Tum
Farah Khan-Main Hoon Na
Yash Chopra-Veer-Zaara
Best Actor
Amitabh Bachchan-Khakhee
Salman Khan-Mujse Shaadi Karoge
Saif Ali Khan-Hum Tum
Hritik-Lakshya
Shah Rukh Khan-Veer-Zaara
Best Actress
Kareena Kapoor-Dev
Preity Zinta-Veer-Zaara
Rani Mukherjee-Hum Tum
Shilpa Shetty-Phil Milenge
Urmila Matondkar-Ek Hasina Thi
Best Actor in Supporting Role
Abhishek Bachchan-Yuva
Amitabh Bachchan-Veer-Zaara
Akshay Kumar-Mujse Shaadi Karoge
Sanjay Dutt-Deewaar
Zayed Khan-Main Hoon Na
Best Actress in Supporting Role
Amrita Rao-Main Hoon Na
Kirron Kher-Hum Tum
Divya Dutta-Veer-Zaara
Rani Mukherjee-Yuva
Rani Mukherjee-Veer-Zaara
Best Villain
Abhishek Bachchan-Yuva
John Abraham-Dhoom
Suneil Shetty-Main Hoon Na
Priyanka Chopra-Aitraaz
Saif Ali Khan-Ek Hasina Thi
Best Comedian
Kirron Kher-Hum Tum
Akshay Kumar-Mujse Shaadi Karoge
Saif Ali Khan-Hum Tum
Aftab Shivdasani-Masti
Uday Chopra-Dhoom
Best Music
Pritam-Dhoom
Madan Mohan-Veer-Zaara
Jatin Lalit-Hum Tum
Anu Malik-Main Hoon Na
AR Rahman-Swades
Best Playback Singer-Male
Babool Supriyo-Saanso Ko Saanso Mein
Kunal Ganjiwalla-Bheege Hoth Tere
Amir Jamal-Kaho Na Kaho
Sonu Nigam-Tum Se Milke Dilka
Udit Narayan-Main Yaah
Best Playback Singer-Female
Vasundhara Das-Chale Jaise Hawayien
Madhushree-Kabhi Neem Neem
Sadhna Sargam-Aao Na
Sunidhi Chauhan-Dhoom Machale
Tata Young-Dhoom
Best Debut – Female
Divya Khosla-Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Sathiyo
Gayatri Joshi-Swades
Ayesha Takia-Taarzan -The Wonder Car
Udita Goswami-Paap
Manjari Phadnis-Rok Sako To Rok Lo
Best Debut – Male
Vatsal Sheth-Taarzan-The Wonder Car
Akshaye Kapoor-Popcorn Khoa Mast Ho Jao
Muammar Rana-Dobara
Shahwar Ali-Hawas-Ab….Bas
Samir Dattani-Uff Kya Jaddoo Mohobbat Hai
Best Costume Designer
Manish Malhotra-Main Hoon Na (Sushmita)
Karan Johar-Main Hoon Na (SRK)
Manish Malhotra-Veer Zaara
Vikram Phadnis-Mujse Shaadi Karoge
Manish Malhotra-Hum Tum
Best Lyrics
Syed Quadri- Bheegey Hont Tere-Murder
Javid Akhtar-Kiska Hai Ye Tumko-Main Hoon Na
Javed Akhtar-Tere Liye-Veer Zaara
Prasoon Joshi-Saanson Ko-Hum Tum
Sameer- Kaho Na Kaho-Murder
Best Story
Kunal Kohli-Hum Tum
Farah Khan-Main Hoon Na
Javid Akhtar-Lakshya
Ashutosh Gowariker-Swades
Aditya Chopra-Veer-Zaara
Best Screenplay
Sandeep Shristastava-Ab Tak Chhappan
Pooja Ladha Surti-Ek Hasina Thi
Kunal Kohli-Siddarth Raj Anand-Hum Tum
Aditya Chopra-Veer-Zaara
Mani Ratnam-Yuva
Best Dialogue
Govind Nihalani-Meenaxi Sharma-Dev
Javed Siddiqui-Dal Maange More
Kunal Kohli-Hum Tum
Vishal Bharadwaj-Maqbool
Aditya Chopra-Veer-Zaara
Best Editing
Murad Siddiqui-Ab Tak Chhappan
Rameshwar S Bhagat-Dhoom
Sanjib Datta-Ek Hasina Thi
Omkar Bhakri -Musafir
Sreekar Prasad-Yuva
Best Cinematography
Nirav Shah-Dhoom
Christopher Popp-Lakshya
Santosh Sivan-Meenaxi
Sanjay F Gupta-Mjhse Shaadi Karoge
Anil Mehta-Veer-Zaara
Best Choreography
Vaibhavi Merchant-Gustak Dil-Dil Mange More
Prabhu Deva-Main Aisa Kyon Hoon-Lakshya
Farah Khan-Tumse Milke-Main Hoon Na
Farah Khan-Lal Dupatta-Mujhse Dosti Karoge
Ashley Lobo-Dhoom- Dhoom Machale
India’s leading stars who will also perform at the Bollywood Awards are Rani Mukerjee, Saif Ali Khan, Lara Dutta, Fardeen Khan, Bhoomika Chawla, Aftab Shivdasani, Raghav, Tata Young, the Rishi Rich Project, and as usual, many many more surprises. There will also be a prestigious galaxy of attendees including Shammi Kapoor, Vyjantimala, Yash Chopra, Kunal Kohli, Manish Malhotra and many, many others.
Log on to www.bollywoodawards.com for more information.
Hindi
Remembering Gyan Sahay, the lens behind film, television and advertising
From a puppet rabbit selling poppadums to Hindi cinema, he framed it all.
MUMBAI: There are careers, and then there are canvases. Gyan Sahay, the veteran cinematographer, director, and producer who passed away on 10 March 2026 in Mumbai, had one of the latter. Over several decades in the Indian film and television industry, he turned lenses, lights, and the occasional puppet rabbit into something approaching art.
A graduate of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) in Pune, Sahay built his reputation as a director of photography across a career that stretched from the early 1970s all the way to the digital age. He was the kind of craftsman who understood that a well-composed shot is not merely a technical achievement but a quiet act of storytelling.
For most Indians of a certain age, however, Sahay will forever be the man behind the rabbit. His direction of the iconic long-running television commercial for Lijjat Papad, featuring its now-legendary puppet bunny, gave the country one of its most cheerfully persistent advertising images. It was the sort of work that sneaks into the national subconscious and takes up permanent residence.
His big-screen credits as cinematographer include Anokhi Pehchan (1972), Pagli (1974), Pas de Deux (1981), and Hum Farishte Nahin (1988). In 1999, he stepped behind a different kind of camera altogether, making his directorial debut with Sar Ankhon Par, a drama that featured Vikas Bhalla and Shruti Ulfat, with a cameo by Shah Rukh Khan for good measure.
On television, Sahay was particularly prized for his command of multi-camera production setups, a skill that made him a go-to technician for large-scale shows and reality programmes. In an industry that has never been especially patient with complexity, he was the calm hand on the rig.
In later life, Sahay turned teacher. He participated regularly in masterclasses and Digi-Talks, often hosted by organisations such as Bharatiya Chitra Sadhna, sharing hard-won wisdom on cinematography, the comedy of timing in a shot, and the sweeping changes brought by the shift from celluloid to digital. He was also said to have been involved in a project concerning a biographical film on Infosys co-founder N.R. Narayana Murthy.
Tributes from the film industry poured in following the news of his passing, with colleagues remembering him as a senior cameraman who served as a rare bridge between two entirely different eras of Indian cinema. That is, perhaps, the finest thing one can say of any craftsman: he kept up, and he brought others along with him.
