7th Apsara Awards Nominations

Best Screenplay
Shridhar Raghavan - Dum Maaro Dum
Raj Kumar Gupta - No One Killed Jessica
Imtiaz Ali - Rockstar
Megha Ramaswamy & Bejoy Nambiar - Shaitan
Reema Kagti & Zoya Akhtar - Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

Best Story
Kamlesh Pandey - Aarakshan
Madhur Bhandarkar, Neeraj Udhwani & Anil Pandey - Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji
Raj Kumar Gupta - No One Killed Jessica
Sanjay Chouhan & Tigmanshu Dhulia - Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster
Reema Kagti & Zoya Akhtar - Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

Best Dialogue
Prakash Jha - Aarakshan
Farhad - Sajid - Singham
Himanshu Sharma - Tanu Weds Manu
Rajat Aroraa - The Dirty Picture
Farhan Akhtar - Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

Best Choreography
Raju Sundaram for 'Doosri Darling' - 7 Khoon Maaf
Bosco - Caesar for 'Desi Boyz' Desi Boyz
Ganesh Acharya for 'Jalebi Bai' Double Dhamaal
Bosco - Caesar for 'Dum Maaro Dum' Dum Maaro Dum
Ganesh Hegde for 'Chammak Challo' RA.One
Bosco - Caesar for 'Senorita' Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

Best Lyrics
Gulzar - 7 Khoon Maaf
Riteish Deshmukh - Housefull
Mishra - Phas Gaye Re Obama
Ahmed & Neelesh Misra - Bodyguard
Irshad Kamil - Rockstar
Sameer & Priya Panchal - Shor In The City
Javed Akhtar - Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

Best Music
Himesh Reshammiya & Pritam -Bodyguard
Pritam - Dum Maaro Dum
Sachin - Jigar - F.A.L.T.U
Sohail Sen - Mere Brother Ki Dulhan
Pritam - Ready
A.R. Rahman - Rockstar

Best Male Singer
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan for 'Teri Meri' - Bodyguard
Mohammad Irfaan for 'Phir Mohabbat' - Murder 2
Akon for 'Chammak Challo' - RA. One
Mohit Chauhan for 'Saada Haq' - Rockstar
Mohit Chauhan for 'Naadaan Parindey' - Rockstar
Tochi Raina for 'Saibo' - Shor In The City

Best Female Singer
Shreya Ghoshal for 'Teri Meri' - Bodyguard
Sunidhi Chauhan for 'Te Amo' - Dum Maaro Dum
Neha Bhasin for 'Dhunki' - Mere Brother Ki Dulhan
Sunidhi Chauhan for 'Aa Zara' - Murder 2
Harshdeep Kaur for 'Katiya Karun' - Rockstar
Shreya Ghoshal for 'Saibo' - Shor In The City

Best Performance In A Comic Role
Jaaved Jaafrey - Double Dhamaal
Kartik Tiwari - Pyaar Ka Punchnama
Paresh Rawal - Ready
Deepak Dobriyal - Tanu Weds Manu
Bobby Deol - Yamla Pagla Deewana

Best Performance In A Negative Role
Gulshan Devaiah - Dum Maaro Dum
Vidyut Jammwal - Force
Prashant Narayan - Murder 2
Prakash Raj - Singham
Naseruddin Shah - The Dirty Picture

Best Actor In A Supporting Role
Rana Daggubati - Dum Maaro Dum
Randeep Hooda - Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster
Gulshan Devaiah - Shaitan
Emraan Hashmi - The Dirty Picture
Naseeruddin Shah - The Dirty Picture
Farhan Akhtar - Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

Best Actress In A Supporting Role
Parineeti Chopra - Ladies Vs Ricky Bahl
Sulagna Panigrahi - Murder 2
Aditi Rao Hyadri - Rockstar
Divya Dutta - Stanley Ka Dabba
Swara Bhaskar - Tanu Weds Manu

Best Actor In A Leading Role
Salman Khan - Bodyguard
Shah Rukh Khan - Don 2
Emraan Hashmi - Murder 2
Ranbir Kapoor - Rockstar
Ajay Devgn -Singham

Best Actress In A Leading Role
Priyanka Chopra - 7 Khoon Maaf
Katrina Kaif - Mere Brother Ki Dulhan
Rani Mukerji - No One Killed Jessica
Mahie Gill - Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster
Kangna Ranaut - Tanu Weds Manu
Vidya Balan - The Dirty Picture

Best Director
Rohan Sippy - Dum Maaro Dum
Raj Kumar Gupta - No One Killed Jessica
Imtiaz Ali - Rockstar
Rohit Shetty - Singham
Milan Luthria - The Dirty Picture
Zoya Akhtar - Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

Best Film
Ronnie Screwvala - UTV Software Communications Pvt. Ltd & Syndication For No One Killed Jessica
Dhillin Mehta - Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Ltd. For Rockstar
Reliance Entertainment Singham
Shobha Kapoor & Ektra Kapoor - Alt Entertainment & Balaji Motion Picture Ltd. For The Dirty Picture
Ritesh Sidhwani & Farhan Akhtar - Excel Entertainment For Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

Technical Awards Nominations

Best Editor
Aarti Bajaj - No One Killed Jessica
Sanjay Sharma - RA. One
Rahul Srivastava - Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster
Deepa Bhatia - Stanley Ka Dabba
Hemal Kothari - Tanu Weds Manu

Best Cinematography
Ranjan Palit - 7 Khoon Maaf
Binod Pradhan - Mausam
Chirantan Das - Mod
Anil Mehta - Rockstar
Chirantan Das - Tanu Weds Manu

Best Art Director
Subrata Chakraborty & Punita Grover - 7 Khoon Maaf
Helen Jones - No One Killed Jessica
Sabu Cyril - RA. One
Wasiq Khan - Tanu Weds Manu
Priya Suhas - The Dirty Picture

Best Sound Design
P. M. Satheesh - 7 Khoon Maaf
Nakul Kamte - Don 2
Sanjay Maurya & Allwyn Rego - No One Killed Jessica
Resul Pookutty & Amrit Pritam Dutta - RA. One
Dileep Subramanian - Rockstar

Best Special Effects
Prasad Sutar - Pixion - Don 2
EFX - Prasad Group - Haunted - 3D
Keitan Yadav & Haresh Hingorani - Red Chillies VFX - RA. One

Best Costume Design
Payal Saluja - 7 Khoon Maaf
Lovleen Bains - Mausam
Tulika Dhulia & Digvijay Singh - Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster
Namrata Jani & Reza - Tanu Weds Manu
Niharika Khan - The Dirty Picture

Best Sound Mixing
Debajit Changmai & Nakul Kamte - Don 2
Alok De - No One Killed Jessica
Anup Dev & Tarun Bhandari - RA. One
Alok De & Dileep Subramanian - Rockstar
Anup Dev - Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster

TELIVISION AWARD CATEGORIES NOMINEES


Best Non-Fiction Series
Comedy Circus Ka Naya Daur
Guinness World Records – Ab India Todega
Jhalak Dikhla Ja – Season 4
Just Dance
Kaun Banega Crorepati

Best Drama Series - Fiction
Bade Achhe Lagte Hai
Balika Vadhu
Saas Bina Sasural
Saath Nibhaana Saathiya
Uttaran

Best Director - Fiction
Sangieta Rao - Bade Achhe Lagte Hai
Pradeep Yadav - Balika Vadhu
Sidharth Sengupta - Gulaal
Imtiaz Punjabi - Parvarrish Kuchh Khatti Kuchh Meethi
Pawan Kumar - Saath Nibhaana Saathiya
Best Actress In Drama Series
Sakshi Tanwar - Bade Achhe Lagte Hai
Surekha Sikri - Balika Vadhu
Ragini Khanna - Sasuraal Genda Phool
Rashmi Desai - Uttaran
Hina Khan - Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai
Best Actor In Drama Series
Ram Kapoor - Bade Achhe Lagte Hai
Manish Wadhwa - Chandragupta Maurya
Daya Shankar Pandey - Mahima Shani Dev Ki
Vivek Mushran - Parvarrish Kuchh Khatti Kuchh Meethi
Shoaib Ibrahim -Sasural Simar Ka

Best Writer
Jayesh Patil, Dilip & Archita - Bade Achhe Lagte Hai
Kamlesh Pandey - Kuch Toh Log Kahenge
Ved Raj - Sasural Simar Ka
Mitali - Uttaran
Rohini Ninawe, Sonali Jaffer & Irshad Kamil - Yahaaan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli

Best Ensemble Cast
Bade Achhe Lagte Hain
Parvarrish Kuchh Khatti Kuchh Meethi
Sasuraal Genda Phool
Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah
Uttaran

Best Comedy Series
F.I.R
Lapataganj
Mrs. Tendulkar
R.K. Laxman Ki Duniya
Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah