7th IIFA Awards

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7th IIFA Awards
The official logo of the 2006 IIFA Awards
Date15 June 2006 (2006-06-15)
17 June 2006 (2006-06-17)
SiteDubai International Convention Centre
Dubai, UAE
Hosted by
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The 2006 IIFA Awards, officially known as the 7th

best films of 2005
and took place between 15 and 17 June 2006.

The official ceremony took place on 17 June 2006, at the

Star Plus. Actors Fardeen Khan and Lara Dutta
co-hosted the ceremony. Fardeen had also co-hosted the 2005 IIFA awards while Lara had hosted the 2002 awards

The weekend began with the IIFA Inaugural Press Conference. This was followed by the IIFA World Premiere of Jagmohan Mundra's

Ayutha Ezhuthu.[2] A unique IIFA Foundation Fashion Extravaganza was also hosted to raise funds for the IIFA Foundation.[3]

Parineeta led the ceremony with 17 nominations, followed by Black with 11 nominations and Bunty Aur Babli with 7 nominations.

Black won 9 awards, including Best Film, Best Director (for Sanjay Leela Bhansali), Best Actor (for Amitabh Bachchan), Best Actress (for Rani Mukherji) and Best Supporting Actress (for Ayesha Kapur), thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.

Other multiple awards winners included Parineeta with 6 awards, Bunty Aur Babli with 4 awards and Aashiq Banaya Aapne, Apaharan and Dus receiving 2 awards each. In addition movies receiving a single award included, Sarkar for (Best Supporting Actor), Salaam Namaste for (Best Comedian), Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi for (Best Male Debut) and Iqbal for (Best Story).

Saif Ali Khan received dual nominations for Best Actor for his performances in Parineeta and Salaam Namaste, but lost to Amitabh Bachchan, who himself received dual nominations in the category for his performances in Black and Sarkar, winning for the former.

Rani Mukherji received dual nominations for Best Actress for her performances in Black and Bunty Aur Babli, winning for the former,

Background

The awards began in 2000 and the first ceremony was held in

Bollywood. The next award ceremony was announced to be held in Sheffield, England in 2007.[4]

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.[5][3]

Popular awards

Amitabh Bachchan (Best Actor)
Rani Mukerji (Best Actress)
Abhishek Bachchan (Best Supporting Actor)
Ayesha Kapur (Best Supporting Actress)
Best Picture
Best Director
Best Performance In A Leading Role Male Best Performance In A Leading Role Female
Best Performance In A Supporting Role Male Best Performance In A Supporting Role Female
Best Performance In A Comic Role Best Performance In A Negative Role
Male Debutant Star Female Debutant Star

Musical awards

Best Music Director Best Lyrics
Best Male Playback Singer
Best Female Playback Singer
Best Song Recording Best Background score

Backstage awards

Best Story Best Screenplay
Best Dialogue

Technical awards

Best Art Direction Best Action
  • Parineeta – Keshto Mondol and Elridge Rodrigues
Best Cinematographer Best Choreography
Best Costume Design Best Editing
Best Makeup Best Sound Recording
Best Sound Re-Recording Best Special Effects
  • Dus – Prime Focus Group

Special awards

Source:[6]

Most Glamorous Star of the Year

Outstanding Achievement In Indian Cinema

Multiple nominations and awards

References

  1. ^ "IIFA Awards 2006 to be held in Dubai - Businessofcinema.com". businessofcinema.com. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  2. ^ R Rangaraj (9 June 2006). "IIFA to showcase South films in Dubai". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 13 January 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  3. ^ a b ":: Welcome To International Indian Film Academy::". Iifa.com. Archived from the original on 28 May 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
  4. ^ "Showcase: IIFA 2007 – Yorkshire". IIFA. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
  5. ^ "IIFA 2006 Nominees". Bollywood Hungama. 6 May 2006. Archived from the original on 11 November 2006. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  6. ^ "IIFA Awards 2006". Whereincity.com. Retrieved 14 June 2012.