BEST ON SCREEN

BEST ACTOR (FEMALE)
Kareena Kapoor
Omkara…

“Vishal (Bhardwaj) this is your award. Thank you Mom, Lolo and Shahid for your love… Thank you Bhawana (Somaaya) for making my dream come true. Dolly Mishra is the most treasured role for me. Dolly came alive through Vishal’s vision and through her oft-repeated line “Hum to tumhare hain ji…”

CRITICS’ AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR (MALE)
Sanjay Dutt
Lage Raho Munnabhai

“It feels wonderful! I am grateful to Screen and my fans. I am so glad that after this film, the baba has gone out of my name – I prefer being called Sanju bhai to Sanju baba.”

CRITICS’ AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR (FEMALE)
Ayesha Takia
Dor

“Dor had already given me so much – and now this award too. It vindicates my belief that awards like Screen are genuine. To me it means a lot to be present at the show and return with a trophy… This trophy is like an incentive to do better roles and concentrate on better films and quality work. I must thank Nagesh for giving me this role and thinking me worthy of it, and also my mom for all her strength… Even in the scorching 50 degrees heat of Rajasthan she was like a pillar, uncomplainingly always by my side.”

BEST ACTOR (IN A NEGATIVE ROLE)
Saif Ali Khan
Omkara

“I was very lucky to get the part of Langda Tyagi. I thank the technical team of Omkara for creating the right atmosphere where I could pitch in my best. Thank you Vishal (Bhardwaj) for writing such a great part. I am grateful to the audience who have been most encouraging in saying the most embarrasingly nice things about both Langda and me.”

MOST PROMISING NEWCOMER
Kangana Ranaut
Gangster/Woh Lamhe…

“It is not shocking that I won, remember only a month ago I was declared the Best Newcomer in Asia. But this trophy makes me happy…this is my first award in India. It gives me a reason to celebrate. It also inspires me to do good films and give good performances.”

BEST FILM
Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Lage Raho Munnabhai…

“Lage Raho Munnabhai was a co-operative effort, it feels so grand that what we produced with conviction has been lauded by everyone. Bole to I give away the Jodi No.1 award to Munna-Circuit.”

BEST DIRECTOR
Rakeysh Mehra
Rang De Basanti

“Thank you Screen for this honour! A film like RDB — you don’t make it, it happens to you once in a lifetime. I thank Kamlesh (Pandey) for starting it all, thank you Rensil (D’Silva) for making it what it was. I thank Ronnie (Screwvala). He supported us when no one else was prepared to back the film. And above all, I thank the Almighty for choosing me to make this film!”

Ramnath Goenka Memorial Award

Instituted last year in the centenary year of Ramnath Goenka, the founder-editor of The Indian Express Group, this award is presented to a film which reflects the philosophy of the publication.

Last year the Management singled out two films for the honour :

Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi for its central plot of Emergency during which The Indian Express played an important role and Iqbal for depicting courage of conviction which resonates the mast line of the group — Journalism of Courage

This year the honour belonged to Khosla Ka Ghosla which dealt with the subject of fighting for one’s right.

Khosla Ka Ghosla
Savita Raj Hiremath, Ronnie Screwvala

“I have won over 70 awards in advertising especially for our “Girl Child Adoption” campaign. But this is my first film award. Cinema is turning out to be the new passion of my life. This award makes me stronger for the future, it gives me the strength to create good cinema. Khosla Ka Ghosla had a lovely story, it was well produced, well executed. It was providential that the release of the film was delayed by three years, the audience was ready to receive the film only now.” Savita Raj Hiremath.

“It is the most well-deserved award, a lot of effort has gone into bringing the film to the theatres.” Ronnie Screwvala (UTV)