IIFA Awards
June 16, 2008
The IIFA Awards offered smiles to many, letdowns to some. Blockbuster Chak De! India ruled the nominations and pocketed quite a handful of awards. Shahrukh, who was absent at the event, got a well-deserved award for Best Performance in Leading Role (Male) for the same. Charming Kareena took home the award for Best Performance, Female, for Jab We Met. “Geet was sure to win hearts,” she smiled.
The most happening lovebirds - debutant couple Deepika Padukone and Ranbir Kapoor bagged awards for Best Debutant Actress and Actor respectively, while charming Neil Nitin Mukesh was given for the IIFA Fresh Face of the Year for his surprise hit, Johnny Gaddar. Akshay Kumar was given an IIFA Honour of Thailand Award, while Govinda’s performance in Partner bagged him for the Best Performance in Comic Role award.
Vivek Oberoi was clapped for his magnificent role of the villain and got his first award for Best Performance in a Negative Role for Shootout At Lokhandwala. Mani Ratnam was honored for his masterpiece Guru, while A R. Rahman hit a hat-trick with awards for best Music Director, Background Score for Guru and a special award for Outstanding Contribution by an Indian in International Cinema. Yesteryear’s queen Mumtaz won the Lifetime Achievement Award.
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