Monday, February 25, 2008

"Taare Zameen Par" star performer at Filmfare Awards


Aamir Khan's directorial debut `Taare Zameen Par' (TZP) swept the 53rd Annual Filmfare Awards with the film bagging the honours for its director, lead actor, story writer and lyricist.

The film, which received plaudits from critics and audiences for its sensitive portrayal of a young boy attempting to deal with learning disability, walked away with the Best Film Award at the ceremony held here on Saturday.

However Aamir, in keeping with his stand of not attending film award ceremonies, stayed away this time as well. He was adjudged Best Director for 'Taare Zameen Par'.

The film's 11-year-old star Darsheel Safary won the Critics Award for the Best Male Performance for his role as the protagonist Ishaan Awasthi. Writer Amol Gupte walked away with the Best Story Award.

Ad man Pasoon Joshi, who wrote lyrics for a song in TZP, won the Best Lyricist Award.

Shah Rukh Khan earned the Best Actor Award for his portrayal of the belligerent and patriotic Indian women's hockey team coach Kabir Khan in the hit `Chak De India'.

`Chak De..' also earned awards for Best Cinematography and the critics award for the Best Film.

Kareena Kapoor, who has been as much in the news for her personal life in the past year as her films, received the Best Actor (Female) award for her performance in the romantic hit `Jab We Met' from Saif Ali Khan.

Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor received the Lifetime Achievement Award while his son Ranbir bagged the Best Newcomer Award for his debut in `Saawariya'.

Konkona Sen Sharma and Irrfan Khan were adjudged Best Supporting Actor in the male and female categories for their portrayal of a romantic couple in `Life in a Metro'.

Tabu, won the Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor for her performance in the romantic comedy `Cheeni Kum'.

Debutante and model Deepika Padukone received the Fresh Face Award for her performance in the hit `Om Shanti Om'.

Music composer A R Rehman added one more trophy to his count winning the Best Music Director for his score for the multi-starrer `Guru'.

Shreya Ghosal and Shaan won the Best Singer Award in their respective categories for their performances on the soundtrack of the film `Saawariya'.

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