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7th IIFA Awards
2006 Indian film awards
2006 Indian film awards
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| number | 7 | |
| award | IIFA Awards | |
| award_link | International Indian Film Academy | |
| image | 7th IIFA Awards logo.png | |
| image_size | 200px | |
| caption | The official logo of the 2006 IIFA Awards | |
| date | – | |
| site | Dubai International Convention Centre | |
| Dubai, UAE | ||
| host | {{Plainlist | |
| best_picture | Black | |
| best_direction | Sanjay Leela Bhansali | |
| best_direction_film | (Black) | |
| best_actor | Amitabh Bachchan | |
| best_actor_film | (Black) | |
| best_actress | Rani Mukerji | |
| best_actress_film | (Black) | |
| most_wins | Black (9) | |
| most_nominations | Parineeta (17) | |
| channel | Star Plus | |
| network | STAR TV | |
| last | 6th | |
| next | 8th |
Dubai, UAE
- Fardeen Khan
- Lara Dutta
The 2006 IIFA Awards, officially known as the **7th International Indian Film Academy Awards ** ceremony, presented by the International Indian Film Academy honoured the best films of 2005 and took place between 15 and 17 June 2006.
The official ceremony took place on 17 June 2006, at the Dubai International Convention Centre, in Dubai, UAE. During the ceremony, IIFA Awards were awarded in 29 competitive categories. The ceremony was televised in India and internationally on 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 'Provoked'. The world premiere also featured south Indian films viz., Chandramukhi, Kannathil Muthamittal, Nayakan, Pokiri, Autograph, Anniyan and Ayutha Ezhuthu. A unique IIFA Foundation Fashion Extravaganza was also hosted to raise funds for the IIFA Foundation.
Parineeta led the ceremony with 11 nominations, followed by Black with 7 nominations, Bunty Aur Babli with 6 nominations, and Iqbal with 5 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 London at The Millennium Dome. From then on, the awards were held at locations around the world signifying the international success of Bollywood. The next award ceremony was announced to be held in Sheffield, England in 2007.
Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
Popular awards
| 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 | Best Cinematographer | Best Choreography | Best Costume Design | Best Editing | Best Makeup | Best Sound Recording | Best Sound Re-Recording | Best Special Effects |
|---|
Special awards
Source:
Most Glamorous Star of the Year
- Preity Zinta
Outstanding Achievement In Indian Cinema
- Asha Parekh
Superlatives
| Nominations | Film |
|---|---|
| 11 | Parineeta |
| 7 | Black |
| 6 | Bunty Aur Babli |
| 5 | Iqbal |
| 4 | Dus |
| Page 3 | |
| 3 | Aashiq Banaya Aapne |
| Bluffmaster! | |
| Salaam Namaste | |
| 2 | Apaharan |
| Garam Masala | |
| Kalyug | |
| No Entry | |
| Paheli | |
| Sarkar |
| Awards | Film |
|---|---|
| 9 | Black |
| 6 | Parineeta |
| 4 | Bunty Aur Babli |
| 2 | Aashiq Banaya Aapne |
| Apaharan | |
| Dus |
References
References
- "IIFA Awards 2006 to be held in Dubai - Businessofcinema.com".
- R Rangaraj. (9 June 2006). "IIFA to showcase South films in Dubai".
- "Welcome To International Indian Film Academy". Iifa.com.
- "Showcase: IIFA 2007 – Yorkshire". IIFA.
- (6 May 2006). "IIFA 2006 Nominees".
- "IIFA Awards 2006". Whereincity.com.
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