The Pan Bahar Max Stardust Awards were held on 15th February, 2009 at the MMRDA Grounds, Bandra. It seemed as if the stars had literally descended from the skies and touched ground at the award ceremony.




Exclusive Awards Photo-gallery

The who’s who of the Indian film industry that had gathered to cheer on new talent included Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan with Amar Singh, Anil Kapoor, Akshay Kumar and Twinkle Khanna, Kajol, Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor, Ashutosh and Sunita Gowariker, Dev Anand, Rekha, Asha Parekh, Shatrughan and Poonam Singha, Farhan Akhtar, Vivek Oberoi, Kirron and Sikander Kher, Vipul and Shefali Shah, Boney and Sridevi Kapoor, Kangana Ranaut and Adhyayan Suman, Amrita Rao, Asin, Celina Jaitley, Neha Dhupia, Dino Morea, Koena Mitra, Abbas-Mustan, Sonu Sood, Ramesh Taurani, Fardeen Khan with wife Natasha, Bappi Lahiri, Anu Malik, Kailesh Kher, Prateik, Arya and Juhi Babbar, Purab Kohli, Arjan Bajwa, Sonali Kulkarni, Poonam Dhillon, Sushmita Mukherjee, Mita Vashist, Vinay Pathak,  Genelia D’Souza, Sonal Chauhan, Manjiri Phadnis, Sumeet Raghavan, Shriya Saran, Adah Sharma, Rajneesh Duggal, Aushima Sawhney, Nikitan Dheer with Pankaj Dheer, Aditya Pancholi with wife Zarina Wahab, Chandrachur Singh with wife Avantika, Amruta Khanvilkar and many more.  

The event was hosted by the charming Tusshar Kapoor and the effervescent Minissha Lamba.    

If that star count wasn’t enough, there were electrifying performances to boot. While Minissha and Neetu Chandra wowed the audiences with their moves, Amisha Patel had them begging for more with her ‘Lazy Lamhe’ act.

Anil Kapoor enthralled all present with his zeal and innovative performance to his tracks dating right from ‘Ram Lakhan’ to ‘Jai Ho’ from the acclaimed ‘Slumdog Millionaire’.

Bootylicious Priyanka Chopra rocked her medley of tracks while Salman Khan gave a fitting grand finale to a grand event. It was truly a night where talent and glory were celebrated Stardust Style.  

WINNERS OF THE MAX STARDUST AWARDS 2009:

SUPERSTAR OF TOMORROW – MALE
Farhan Akhtar (Rock On)

SUPERSTAR OF TOMORROW – FEMALE:
Asin (Ghajini)

HOTTEST NEW FILMMAKER:
A R Murugadoss (Ghajini)

HOTTEST NEW FILM:
Ghajini

BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE – MALE:
Prateik Babbar (Jaane Tu…Ya Jaane Na)

BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE – FEMALE:
Manjari Phadnis (Jaane Tu…Ya Jaane Na)

STANDOUT PERFORMANCE BY A MUSIC DIRECTOR:
Dhruv Ghanekar (Drona)

STANDOUT PERFORMANCE BY A LYRICIST:
Kausar Munir (Falak Tak Chal / Tashan)

NEW MUSICAL SENSATION — MALE:
Benny Dayal (Pappu can’t dance saala / Jaane Tu…Ya Jaane Na)

NEW MUSICAL SENSATION — FEMALE:
Anmol Malik (Talli / Ugly Aur Pagli)

EXCITING NEW FACE:
Shriya Saran (Mission Istanbul)

THE NEW MENACE:
Nikitin Dheer (Jodhaa Akbar)

EDITOR’S CHOICE AWARD FOR MOST PROMISING DIRECTOR:
Abhishek Kapoor (Rock On)

OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO INDIAN CINEMA:
Dev Anand

PRIDE OF THE INDUSTRY:
Feroz Khan

SPECIAL AWARD TO ANIL KAPOOR:
For Being The First Mainstream Indian Actor To Take India To Hollywood And Winning Global Recognition


STARDUST SEARCHLIGHT AWARDS WINNERS:

BEST ACTOR:
Amitabh Bachchan (The Last Lear)

BEST ACTRESS:
Amrita Rao (Welcome To Sajjanpur)

BEST FILM:
A Wednesday (Anjum Rizvi)

BEST DIRECTOR:
Neeraj Pandey (A Wednesday)


READER’S CHOICE AWARDS:

STAR OF THE YEAR — MALE:
Hrithik Roshan (Jodhaa Akbar)

STAR OF THE YEAR — FEMALE:
Priyanka Chopra (Fashion)

DREAM DIRECTOR:
Ashutosh Gowariker (Jodhaa Akbar)

BEST FILM:
Singh Is Kinng (Akshay Kumar and Vipul Shah)

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE:
Tusshar Kapoor (Golmaal Returns)

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE:
Kangana Ranaut (Fashion)

BEST ACTOR IN A NEGATIVE ROLE:
Anil Kapoor (Tashan)

STYLE ICON OF THE YEAR — MALE:
Saif Ali Khan

STYLE ICON OF THE YEAR — FEMALE:
Kareena Kapoor