And, the winners of Lux Zee Cine Awards 2016 are…
By Dharampal
MUMBAI – Lux Zee Cine Awards 2016 made for an evening to remember as it celebrated Indian Cinema in its truest potential adhering to the famous catchphrase of Content is King. A highlight was the pioneering initiative undertaken by ZEE to introduce a special award on Zee Cine Awards 2016 called the ‘Stunt Person of the Year Award’. Akshay Kumar announced the nominees for this category and the first winner is Amit Grover for his bike stunt in the movie ‘Shamitabh’. Akshay also went a step ahead and gave a cash reward of Rs. 11 lacs to a stuntman, Raju who lost his life in an unfortunate accident during the shoot of Akshay’s film, Jaanwaar when he lost control of a car during an action sequence. This will be an annual gesture by the actor on Zee Cine Awards 2016.
Keeping intact all the glitz and glam of a film awards show, Zee Cine Awards’ core effort lied in recognizing the best of 2015 across categories along with exclusive content to Zee Marathi, xxx & xxx in Marathi, Bengali and Tamil respectively. What made the celebration more special was the presence of regional talents on the same stage who got honoured for the first time amidst Bollywood biggies. While Prosenjit Chatterjee and Churni Ganguly bagged the Best Actor Honours for the Bengali film Industry, the same for Marathi industry went to Nana Patekar for Natsamrat. In Telegu, all major awards went to the magnum opus Baahubali which emerged as the biggest success for Indian cinema in 2015.
From box office biggies to surprise hits to first timers, Zee Cine Awards 2016 credited each and every talent that excelled in 2015. Bajirao Mastani emerged as the biggest winner for the evening taking up awards across multiple categories including Best Actor and Best Director. Next that received a lot of attention and acknowledgement was Piku which bagged series of honours including Best Actor and Best Actress along with technical awards. One film which emerged as most deserving is Masaan which grabbed the awards for Best Debut Actor and Best Debut Director for its intense story and well sketched performances. The Outstanding Contribution to Indian Cinema Award made for a rare honour this time going to action director Veeru Devgan for his contribution to making action praise worthy in Hindi cinema.
Let’s look at the entire list of the prestigious award winners of Zee Cine Awards 2016:
S.No
Category
Winner
Film
1
Best Film
Bajirao Mastani
Bajirao Mastani
2
Best Director
Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Bajirao Mastani
3
Best Actor – Male
Ranveer Singh
Bajirao Mastani
3
Amitabh Bachchan
Piku- Motion Se Hi Emotion
4
Best Actor – Female
Deepika Padukone
Piku- Motion Se Hi Emotion
5
Supporting Actor – Male
Sanjay Mishra
Masaan
6
Supporting Actor – Female
Shweta Tripathi
Masaan
7
Negative Actor
Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Badlapur – Don’t Miss The Beginning
8
Debutant – Male
Vicky Kaushal
Masaan
9
Debutant Director
Neeraj Ghaywan
Masaan
10
Best Story
Juhi Chaturvedi
Piku- Motion Se Hi Emotion
11
Best Music
Anu Malik (Moh Moh Ke Dhaage)
Dum Laga Ke Haisha
12
Best Choreography
Ganesh Acharya (Malhari)
Bajirao Mastani
13
Best Cinematography
Sudeep Chatterjee
Bajirao Mastani
14
Best Dialogues
Juhi Chaturvedi
Piku- Motion Se Hi Emotion
15
Best Screenplay
Juhi Chaturvedi
Piku- Motion Se Hi Emotion
16
Best Editing
Nitin Baid
Masaan
17
Best Art Direction
Sriram Iyengar, Sujeet Sawant & Saloni Dhatrak
Bajirao Mastani
18
Best Action
Sham Kaushal
Bajirao Mastani
19
Best Sound Design
Bishwadeep Chatterjee & Nihar Ranjan Samal
Bajirao Mastani
20
Best Background Score
Sanchit Balhara
Bajirao Mastani
21
Best Visual Effects
Prasad Sutar
Bajirao Mastani
22
Comic Role
Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Bajrangi Bhaijaan
23
Debutant Female
Bhumi Pednekar
Dum Laga Ke Haisha
23
Harshali Malhotra
Bajrangi Bhaijaan
24
Best Lyrics
Varun Grover (Moh Moh Ke Dhaage)
Dum Laga Ke Haisha
25
Best Playback Singer – Male
Mohit Chauhan (Matargashti)
Tamasha
25
Arijit Singh (Sooraj Dooba Hain)
Roy
26
Best Playback Singer – Female
Shreya Ghoshal (Mohe Rang Do Laal)
Bajirao Mastani
27
NEW CATEGORY – Stunt Person of the Year
Amit Grover
Shamitabh
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