Indian Film Academy Awards - 2006
by Andre Soares
7th International Indian Film Academy Awards - IIFA Awards 2006
The 7th International Indian Film Academy Award winners were announced at the Airport Expo in Dubai on June 16, 2006.
Note: Winners of the Popular Categories are chosen by the public, who vote on the nominees selected by the International Indian Film Academy. Technical Categories have no nominations; the winners are chosen by the International Indian Film Academy.
("*" denotes the winner in each category)

Best Film
* Black
Parineeta
Bunty Aur Babli
Iqbal
No Entry
Page 3
Best Director
Madhur Bhandarkar (Page 3)
Nagesh Kuknoor (Iqbal)
Pradeep Sarkar (Parineeta)
Prakash Jha (Aparahan)
* Sanjay Leela Bhansali (Black)
Best Actor
* Amitabh Bachchan (Black)
Amitabh Bachchan (Sarkar)
Saif Ali Khan (Parineeta)
Saif Ali Khan (Salaam Namaste)
Shah Rukh Khan (Paheli)
Best Actress
* Rani Mukherji (Black)
Rani Mukherji (Bunty Aur Babli)
Konkana Sen Sharma (Page 3)
Preity Zinta (Salaam Namaste)
Vidya Balan (Parineeta)
Best Supporting Actor
* Abhishek Bachchan (Sarkar)
Amitabh Bachchan (Bunty Aur Babli)
John Abraham (Garam Masala)
Naseeruddin Shah (Iqbal)
Sanjay Dutt (Parineeta)
Best Supporting Actress
* Ayesha Kapoor (Black)
Juhi Chawla (My Brother Nikhil)
Lara Dutta (No Entry)
Shernaz Patel (Black)
Shweta Prasad (Iqbal)
Best Performer in a Comic Role
Akshay Kumar (Garam Masala)
Boman Irani (Waqt)
Isha Koppikar (Kya Kool Hai Hum)
* Javed Jaffery (Salaam Namaste)
Riteish Deshmukh (Bluffmaster)
Best Performer in a Negative Role
Ajay Devgan (Kaal)
Amrita Singh (Kalyug)
* Nana Patekar (Apaharan)
Pankaj Kapur (Dus)
Best Story/Screenplay
Madhur Bhandarkar (Page 3)
* Nagesh Kuknoor (Iqbal)
Sanjay Leela Bhansali (Black)
Sudhir Mishra (Hazaron Khwaishen Aisi)
Vidhu Vinod Chopra and Pradeep Sarkar (Parineeta)
Best Musical Director
Himesh Reshamiya (Aashiq Banaya Aapne)
* Shankar-Ehsan-Loy (Bunty Aur Babli)
Shantanu Moitra (Parineeta)
Vishal-Shekhar (Bluffmaster)
Vishal-Shekhar (Dus)
Best Lyricist/Composer
Gulzar "Dhire Jalna" (Paheli)
* Gulzar "Kajra Re" (Bunty Aur Babli)
Gulzar "Naam Ada Likhna" (Yahaan)
Sameer (Aashiq Banaya Aapne)
Swanand Kirkire "Piyu Bole" (Parineeta)
Best Male Playback Singer
Aatif Aslam "Woh Lamhe" (Zeher)
* Himesh Reshamiya (Aashiq Banaya Aapne)
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan "Jiya Dhadak" (Kalyug)
Shaan and K K "Dus Bahane" (Dus)
Sonu Nigam "Piyu Bole" (Parineeta)
Best Female Playback Singer
* Alisha Chinoy "Kajra Re" (Bunty Aur Babli)
Kavita Krishnamurthy "Main Vaari Vaari" (Mangal Pandey)
Shreya Ghosal "Piyu Bole" (Parineeta)
Sunidhi Chauhan "Deedar De" (Dus)
Sunidhi Chauhan "Kaisi Paheli" (Parineeta)
Best Screenplay: Vidhu Vinod Chopra and Pradeep Sarkar; dialogue by Chopra and Rekha Nigam (Parineeta)
Best Cinematography: Ravi K. Chandran (Black)
Best Editing: Bela Segal (Black)
Best Background Score: Monty and (co-composer) Ralph Rieckermann (Black)
Best Art Direction: Keshto Mandal, Pradeep Sarkar, and Tanushree Sarkar (Parineeta)
Best Costume Design: Subarna Ray Chaudhuri (Parineeta)
Best Choreographer: Vaibhavi Merchant for "Kajra re" (Bunty Aur Babli)
Best Make-Up: Parineeta
Best Song Recording: Parineeta
Best Sound Recording: Black
Best Debut Award: Vidya Balan (Parineeta) and Shiney Ahuja (Hazaron Khwahishein Aisi)
Outstanding Achievement in Indian Cinema: Actress Asha Parekh
Outstanding Contribution to Indian Cinema: Director/screenwriter O. P. Dutta and cinematographer K. K. Mahajan
Idea Glamorous Star Award: Actress Preity Zinta
Idea Creative Person Award: Directors Nagesh Kuknoor and Pradeep Sarkar
Idea Award for Innovation: V.G. Samant and Milind Ukey’s Hanuman
Best Entertainer in the UAE Award: Boney Kapoor’s No Entry
Global Indian Award: Ashok Amritraj
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