*Sunday, June 08, 2008 (22:54:53)**
Rahman named best music director at IIFA
* A R Rahman *
Bangkok: A R Rahman was named the best music director for his score in
"Guru" at the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) 2008 awards in
Bangkok on Sunday night, while the Shah Rukh Khan starrer "Om Shanti Om"
swept a number of technical awards. **Shreya Ghoshal won the honours for the
best playback singer (female) for "Barso re" from Mani Ratnam's "Guru",
which film also bagged awards for the best background score (Rahman) and
best song recording (H Sridhar). The best playback singer (male) award was
bagged by Shaan for "Jab se tere naina" from "Saawariya". **Veteran Javed
Akhtar was named the best lyricist for "Om Shanti Om", which also garnered
awards for best special effects (Red Chillies Entertainment), best art
direction (Sabu Cyril), best costume design (Manish Malhotra, Karan Johar
and Sanjeev Mulchandani) and best makeup. **The award for best screenplay
was won jointly by Anurag Basu ("Life in a Metro") and Jaideep Sahni ("Chak
De! India"). Chak De! India" also took home the trophy for best
cinematography. Imtiyaz Ali was named the best dialogue writer for "Jab We
Met". (IANS)
http://www.headlinesindia.com/archive_html/08June2008_77407.html
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