Apsara Awards 2012 Nominations

The biggest film and television award function in Bollywood, Chevrolet Apsara Awards 2012 will take place on Wednesday, January 25th at the Yash Raj Studios in Mumbai. As we look forward to the big celebration, we get one step closer to finding out who will be honored with the prestigious Apsara chosen by members of The Film & Television Producer Guild of India. The nominees for the best talents in Hindi Film & Television for the year 2012 were announced today and are as follows:-

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE (MALE)
1. Salman Khan - Bodyguard
2. Shah Rukh Khan - Don 2
3. Emraan Hashmi - Murder 2
4. Ranbir Kapoor - Rockstar
5. Ajay Devgn - Singham

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE  (FEMALE)
1. Priyanka Chopra - 7 Khoon Maaf
2. Katrina Kaif - Mere Brother Ki Dulhan
3. Rani Mukerji - No One Killed Jessica
4. Mahie Gill - Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster
5. Kangna Ranaut - Tanu Weds Manu
6. Vidya Balan - The Dirty Picture

BEST DIRECTOR
1. Rohan Sippy - Dum Maaro Dum
2. Raj Kumar Gupta - No One Killed Jessica
3. Imtiaz Ali - Rockstar
4. Rohit Shetty - Singham
5. Milan Luthria - The Dirty Picture
6. Zoya Akhtar - Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

BEST FILM
1. Ronnie Screwvala (UTV Software Communications Ltd.) - No One Killed Jessica
2. Dhillin Mehta (Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Ltd.) - Rockstar
3. Reliance Entertainment - Singham
4. Shobha Kapoor & Ekta Kapoor (Alt Entertainment & Balaji Motion Pictures Ltd.) - The Dirty Picture
5. Ritesh Sidhwani & Farhan Akhtar (Excel Entertainment) - Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

BEST PERFORMANCE IN A COMIC ROLE
1. Jaaved Jaffrey - Double Dhamaal
2. Kartik Tiwari - Pyaar Ka Punchnama
3. Paresh Rawal - Ready
4. Deepak Dobriyal - Tanu Weds Manu
5. Bobby Deol - Yamla Pagla Deewana

BEST PERFORMANCE IN A NEGATIVE ROLE
1. Gulshan Devaiah - Dum Maaro Dum
2. Vidyut Jammwal - Force
3. Prashant Narayan - Murder 2
4. Prakash Raj - Singham
5. Naseeruddin Shah - The Dirty Picture

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
1. Rana Daggubati - Dum Maaro Dum
2. Randeep Hooda - Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster
3. Gulshan Deviah - Shaitan
4. Naseeruddin Shah - The Dirty Picture
5. Emraan Hashmi - The Dirty Picture
6. Farhan Akhtar - Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
1. Parineeti Chopra - Ladies V/S Ricky Bahl
2. Sulagna Panigrahi - Murder 2
3. Aditi Rao Hydari - Rockstar
4. Divya Dutta - Stanley Ka Dabba
5. Swara Bhaskar - Tanu Weds Manu

BEST SCREENPLAY
1. Shridhar Raghavan - Dum Maaro Dum
2. Rajkumar Gupta - No One Killed Jessica
3. Imtiaz Ali - Rockstar
4. Megha Ramaswamy & Bejoy Nambiar - Shaitan
5. Reema Kagti & Zoya Akhtar - Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

BEST STORY
1. Kamlesh Pandey - Aarakshan
2. Madhur Bhandarkar, Neeraj Udhwani & Anil Pandey - Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji
3. Raj Kumar Gupta - No One Killed Jessica
4. Sanjay Chouhan & Tigmanshu Dhulia - Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster
5. Reema Kagti & Zoya Akhtar - Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

BEST DIALOGUE
1. Prakash Jha - Aarakshan
2. Farhad - Sajid - Singham
3. Himanshu Sharma - Tanu Weds Manu
4. Rajat Aroraa - The Dirty Picture
5. Farhan Akhtar - Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
1. Raju Sundaram - Doosri Darling (7 Khoon Maaf)
2. Bosco - Caesar - Desi Boyz(Desi Boyz)
3. Ganesh Acharya - Jalebi Bai (Double Dhamaal)
4. Bosco Caesar - Dum Maaro Dum (Dum Maaro Dum)
5. Ganesh Hegde - Chammak Challo (RA. One)
6. Bosco Caesar - Senorita (Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara)

BEST LYRICS
1. Gulzar - Darling (7 Khoon Maaf)
2. Shabbir Ahmed & Neelesh Mishra - Teri Meri (Bodyguard)
3. Irshad Kamil - Naadaan Parindey(Rockstar)
4. Sameer & Priya Panchal - Saibo (Shor in the City)
5. Javed Akhtar - Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara)

BEST MUSIC
1. Himesh Reshammiya & Pritam - Bodyguard
2. Pritam - Dum Maaro Dum
3. Sachin - Jigar - F.A.L.T.U
4. Sohail Sen - Mere Brother Ki Dulhan
5. Pritam - Ready
6. A.R.Rahman - Rockstar

BEST SINGER - MALE
1. Rahat Fateh Ali Khan - Teri Meri (Bodyguard)
2. Mohammed Irfaan - Phir Mohabbat (Murder 2)
3. Mohit Chauhan - Saada Haq (Rockstar)
4. Mohit Chauhan - Naadaan Parindey (Rockstar)
5. Akon & Vishal Ravjiani - Chammak Challo (Ra. One)
6. Tochi Raina - Saibo (Shor In The City)

BEST SINGER - FEMALE
1. Shreya Ghoshal - Teri Meri (Bodyguard)
2. Sunidhi Chauhan - Te Amo (Dum Maaro Dum)
3. Neha Bhasin - Dhunki (Mere Brother Ki Dulhan)
4. Sunidhi Chauhan - Aa Zara (Murder 2)
5. Harshdeep Kaur - Katiya Karun (Rockstar)
6. Shreya Ghoshal - Saibo (Shor in the City)

Nominees and winners are meticulously chosen by the members of the Film & Television Producers Guild of India, making it the official Award for the Film and Television industry. This year the Guild will also flag-off the '100 years of Indian Cinema' celebrations showcasing a special tribute dedicated to the legends of Indian cinema and their glorious years in Bollywood. A melody of hit songs will showcase from the yesteryears and the stars that emulated the iconic onscreen characters.