The MTV Immies 2005: ALL THE WINNERS!

IndiaGlitz [Thursday, December 15, 2005]


Abhishek, Zayed, Aishwarya, Bunty Aur Babli, Himesh Reshammiya, Kunal Ganjawala, Alisha Chinai, Asha Bhosle, Sonu Nigam win at the MTV IMMIES 2005!

The star-studded show was attended by the big wigs from Bollywood as well as music industry from not just India but also Pakistan. Saif Ali Khan, Urmila Matondkar, Bipasha Basu, Preity Zinta, Lara Dutta, Amrita Arora, Farah Khan, Perizad Zorabian, Anupama Varma, Sajid Khan, Payal Rohtagi, Himesh Reshamiya, DJ Suketu, Mukesh Bhatt, Ganesh Hegde, Maria Goretti & Arshad Warsi, Vasundhra Das and Arti Chhabria. From the music industry, there were Shankar, Ehsaan & Loy, Alisha Chenai, Babul Supriyo, Ganesh Hegde, Himesh Reshamiya, Sonu Nigam, Abhijit Sawant, Rahul Vaidya, Abhijit Sana and Rooprekha amongst others. The function also drew stars from Pakistan Ali Zafar, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Euphoria, Jal and Strings, who enthralled the audience with their scintillating performances in collaboration with the Indian music stars. And to top it all there was Ronan Keating, who was in Mumbai only for MTV IMMIES and entertained the audience with a couple of his hit numbers.

In the Hindi Films Category, the current hot favourites Abhishek Bachhan and Zayed Khan were chosen winners for their performance in the song Dus Bahane from the movie Dus. The gorgeous Aishwarya Rai walked away with the Best Performance in a Song for her hit Kajra Re. With Bunty Aur Babli winning the Best Film Album, Alisha Chinai too struck gold when she was declared the Best Female Singer for Kajra Re. Kunal Ganjawala took home the award as the Best Male Singer for Salaam Namaste. Himesh Reshammiya bagged the award for the Best Composer for Aashiq Banaya Aapne.


In the Indipop/Remix category, DJ Suketu won the Best Remix Video Song for Kya Khoob Lagti Ho. Bagging two awards that night was Abhijeet Sawant for The Best Non Film Talent as well as the Best (Male) Pop Act. Rabbi’s soulful Bulla Ki Jaana was voted as the Best Video for 2005, and the award for that went to Anand Solapur, the director of the video. Asha Bhosle proved that old is still gold by winning the award for the Best Pop Act (Female). Sonu Nigam’s Chanda Ki Doli was nominated the Best Pop Album for 2005.

Winners in the International category included Gwen Stefani for Best Debut Act. U2 was judged the Best International Pop Act (Male) and Mariah Carey was chosen as the Best International Pop Act (Female).

In the Special Category, the Lifetime Achievement Award was bestowed upon Yash Chopra for his immense contribution to Indian music. The Best Fusion Album was won by the Medival Pundits who also gave a rocking performance at the post-event party. Padmashree Shree Jagjit Singh’s Raat Khamosh Hai was the Best Ghazal Album this year. The award for the Best Classical Instrumental Album was given to Ustaad Amjaad Ali Khan along with Bismillah Khan. Noted classical singer Kishori Amonkar won this year’s award for the Best Classical Vocal Album. Pundit Jasraj was declared the winner for the Best Devotional Album of the year.

The event witnessed some of the best and most unique collaborations between Indian and Pakistani musicians and performers. And the biggest of them all was the International king of pop Ronan Keating singing a medley of his biggest hits.