The BIG STAR ENTERTAINMENT AWARDS’ nominees list announced

StarBuzz Weekly, Toronto-

Mumbai, Dec 16, 2010: The curtains were raised…spirits were heightened… and the nominations were unveiled for the BIG STAR ENTERTAINMENT AWARDS. This initiative brings together India’s colossal broadcast media companies - media conglomerate STAR India Pvt. Ltd. and multi-media entity Reliance Broadcast Network Ltd. Premiering on Dec 31 at 10 pm on Star Plus, BIG STAR Entertainment Awards has been conceptualized by RBNL’s experiential marketing arm, BIG LIVE. This first of its kind, unique people’s entertainment awards will honour the finest talent in the world of movies, television, music, theatre and sports.

This is the first democratic award which will give audience the opportunity to nominate their favorite personalities in movies, music, theatre and sports in the award categories. For the first time ever the awards will have:

• Entertainers being honored across platforms
• Entertainers & entertainment judged by the people and not jury
• Celebrating entertainers from the past decade and this year
• A holistic property supported by multi media promotions across relevant markets pan India
• A Grand Finale which will feature, the who’s who of the world of Entertainment

You can vote for your nominees through the polling on 92.7 BIG FM or logging in to www.big927fm.com

The nominations will have 21 categories which will include

§  BIG Star Most Entertaining Film Actor – Male & Female

§  BIG Star Most Entertaining Director

§  BIG Star Most Entertaining Film

§  BIG Star Most Entertaining Song

§  BIG Star Most Entertaining Music

§  BIG Star Most Entertaining Singer – Male & Female

§  BIG Star – Television Fiction Show

§  BIG Star – Television Reality Show

§  BIG Star – Television Actor – Male & Female

§  BIG Star Decade – Film Actor – Male & Female

§  BIG Star Decade Director

§  BIG Star Decade Film

§  BIG Star Decade Music / Lyrics

§  BIG Star Decade Singer

§  New Talent of the Decade – Male & Female

§  BIG Star TV show of the Decade

§  BIG Star Decade Phenomenon

Under these categories following are the final nominees based on people’s choice:

1.        BIG Star Most Entertaining Film Actor - Male

Ajay Devgan - Once Upon A Time In Mumbai

Hrithik Roshan - Guzaarish

Ranbir Kapoor - Rajneeti

Ranveer Singh - Band Baaja Baraat

Salman Khan - Dabangg

Shah Rukh Khan - My Name Is Khan

2.        BIG Star Most Entertaining Film Actor - Female

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan - Guzaarish

Anushka Sharma - Band Baaja Baraat

Kajol - My Name Is Khan

Katrina Kaif - Rajneeti

Kareena Kapoor - Golmaal 3

Vidya Balan - Ishqiya

3.        BIG Star Most Entertaining Director

Abhinav Kashyap - Dabangg

Karan Johar - My Name Is Khan

Milan Lutharia - Once Upon A Time In Mumbai

Prakash Jha - Rajneeti

Sanjay Leela Bhansali - Guzaarish

4.        BIG Star Most Entertaining Film

Dabangg - Malliaka and Arbaaz

Kites - Rakesh Roshan & BIG PICTURES

My Name Is Khan - Hiroo Johar & Gauri Khan

Once Upon A Time In Mumbai - Ekta Kapoor & Shobha Kapoor

Rajneeti - Prakash Jha 

5.        BIG Star Most Entertaining Song

Dabangg - Munni Badnam Hui

Kartik Calling Kartik - Uff Teri Ada

My Name Is Khan - Sajda

Once Upon A Time In Mumbai - Pee Loon

Tees Maar Khan - Sheila Ki Jawani  

6.        BIG Star  Most Entertaining Music

Anjaana Anjaani - Vishal Shekhar

Dabangg - Sajid Wajid

Ishqiya - Vishal Bharadwaj

My Name Is Khan - Shankar Ehsaan Loy

Once Upon A Time In Mumbai - Preetam

7.        BIG Star Most Entertaining Singer (Male)

KK - Zindagi Do Pal Ki - Kites

Mohit Chauhan - Pee Loon - Once Upon A Time In Mumbai

Rahat F Khan - Tere Mast Mast - Dabangg

Rahat F Khan - Dil To Baccha Hai Ji - Ishqiya

Shafqat Amanat Ali - Tere Naina - My Name Is Khan  

8.        BIG Star Most Entertaining Singer (Female)

Mamta Sharma - Munni Badnam - Dabangg

Rekha Bharadwaj - Ranjha Ranjha - Raavan

Richa Sharma - Tera Sajda - My Name Is Khan

Sunidhi Chauhan - Sheila Ki Jawani - Tees Maar Khan

Tulsi Kumar - Tum Jo Aaye Zindagi - Once Upon A Time In Mumbai

9.        BIG Star -Television Fiction Show

Balika Vadhu - Colors - Sphere Origins - Sunjoy Wadhwa

Pavitra Rishta - Zee - Balaji

Pratigya - Star Plus - Spell Bound : Pearl Grey  Walkwater : Pooja Shetty

Tarak Mehta ka Ulta Chashma- Sab TV - Asit Modi

Uttaran - Colors - Film Fan - Pinto Guha

Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai - Star Plus - Rajan Shahi

10.     BIG Star -Television Reality Show

Bigg Boss - Endemol - Deepak Dhar

Dance India Dance (Little Masters) - TRP Vinay Mahajan

Kaun Banega Crorepati - Synergy - Siddharth Basu

Khataron Ke Khiladi - Endemol - Deepak Dhar

Master Chef - Collosium - Ajit Andhare

Sa Re Ga Ma Pa - Zee TV - Sukesh, Ashish, Puneet

11.     BIG Star  -Television Actor (Male)

Arhan Behl - Pratigya

Mishal Raheja - Laagi Tujhse Lagan

Sajjan Singh - Pratigya

Sushant Singh Rajput - Pavitra Rishta

12.     BIG Star  -Television Actor (Female)

Disha Vakhani - Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashma

Meghna Malick- Naa Aana Iss Des Lado

Ragini Khanna - Sasural Genda Phool

Rashmi Desai - Uttaran

Roopal Shah - Saathiya

Usha Nadkarni - Pavitra Rishta 

13.     BIG Star Decade - Film Actor (Male)

Aamir Khan

Ajay Devgan

Shahrukh Khan

Salman Khan

Akshay Kumar

14.     BIG Star Decade - Film Actor (Female)

Rani Mukherjee

Kareena Kapoor

Kajol

Aishwariya Rai

15.     BIG Star Decade – Director

Vishal Bharadwaj

Ashutosh Gowarikar

Raju Hirani

Imtiaz Ali

Karan Johar

16.     BIG Star Decade – Film

3 Idiots - Vidhu Vinod Chopra / Raju Hirani

Munnabhai MBBS - Vidhu Vinod Chopra / Raju Hirani

Lagaan - Ashutosh Gowarikar

Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham - Karan Johar

Dil Chahta Hain - Farhan Akhtar

Rang De Basanti - Rakyesh Omprakash Mehra

17.     BIG Star Decade - Music / Lyrics

Javed Akhtar

Shankar Ehsaan Loy

AR Rehman

Pritam

Gulzar

18.     BIG Star Decade – Singer

Sonu Niigaam

Sunidhi Chauhan

Shreya Ghosal

Shaan

Shankar Mahadevan

19.     New Talent of the Decade – Male

Ranbir Kapoor

Shahid Kapoor

John Abraham

Abhay Deol

Reitesh Deshmukh

20.     New Talent of the Decade – Female

Deepika Padukone

Katrina Kaif

Vidya Balan

Priyanka Chopra

Sonam Kapoor

21.     BIG Star TV Show of the Decade

Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi - Ekta Kapoor

Kaun Banega Crorepati - Synergy Siddharth Basu

Kahani Ghar Ghar Ki

Jassi Jaisi koi Nahin

BIGG BOSS

Sa Re Ga Ma

22.     BIG Star Decade – Phenomenon

About STAR

STAR India is a leading media and entertainment company, broadcasting 32 channels in eight languages to more than 168 million people every week across India and more than 65 countries across the globe. Its channel portfolio includes household brands Star Plus, Star One, Star Gold, Channel [V], Star Jalsha, Star Pravah, Star World, Star Movies, Star Utsav and joint venture channels Asianet, Asianet Plus, Star Vijay, Suvarna, Star News, ESPN and Star Sports. STAR India also manages a portfolio of business ventures including DTH operator Tata Sky, Cable system Hathway, channel distributor STAR Den, news channel operator MCCS, south Indian broadcast business of Asianet channels and STAR Vijay, film producer and distributor Fox STAR Studios India and STAR CJ Home Shopping.  It business has greater breadth and depth than any other broadcaster in the country.

Star India is a fully owned subsidiary of News Corporation www.newscorp.com

About Reliance Broadcast Network Ltd.

Reliance Broadcast Network Limited (“RBNL”) is part of the Reliance ADA Group. One of India’s youngest media houses, it has grown at a steady pace and is reckoned today amongst India’s leading media businesses. RBNL currently has play in the spaces of Radio, Experiential Marketing, Out of Home and

Digital and specializes in creating & executing integrated solutions for clients, across the country. Its latest business venture marks the Reliance ADA Groups entry into television, through its 50:50 JV with America’s leading media house, CBS Corporation.

92.7 BIG FM - the radio brand pioneered the spread of FM entertainment with the launch of its 45 station network, reaching out to over 200 million Indians; BIG Live – the experiential marketing wing of the Company covers activations, events, intellectual properties and rural marketing; BIG Street – in the business of out of home media; and BIG Digital – an initiative in the digital space offering mobile and online solutions. BIG CBS – the television foray of the Group, will see the launch of 3 English entertainment channels in India. With Reliance Broadcast Network Limited’s multi-media presence and an integrated sales offering, combined with the content muscle of CBS Corporation, BIG CBS stands make a significant impact in India’s burgeoning television industry. All these business verticals come together to offer a truly integrated solution to clients having built significant multi-media capabilities. For more information, log on to: www.reliancebroadcast.com