People's Choice Awards India

*People's Choice Awards India*
People's Choice Awards India
Country of origin	India
Original language	Hindi
Original release
Network	Colors TV
Release	2012

The People's Choice Awards India is the Indian version of the American awards show recognising Indian Film, TV, Music and Sports. An adaptation of the US version, the Indian edition is licensed and produced by Bulldog Media & Entertainment,^[1] sponsored by Procter & Gamble and the Nominees will be voted on by the general public.^[2]

The event was held in Mumbai on October 27, 2012^[3] and was aired on Colors TV on November 25, 2012.

Nominees

Winners are listed in bold.

Movies

Favourite Movie	Favourite Action Movie
Agneepath Ek Tha Tiger Housefull 2 Kahaani	Agneepath Ek Tha Tiger Rowdy Rathore Don 2
Favourite Comedy Movie	Favourite Drama Movie
Bol Bachchan Housefull 2 Vicky Donor Desi Boyz	Agneepath Gangs Of Wasseypur Paan Singh Tomar Rockstar
Favourite Movie Actor	Favourite Movie Actress
Akshay Kumar (Rowdy Rathore) Hrithik Roshan (Agneepath) Ranbir Kapoor (Rockstar) Salman Khan (Ek Tha Tiger)	Katrina Kaif (Ek Tha Tiger) Parineeti Chopra (Ishaqzaade) Vidya Balan (Kahaani) Sonakshi Sinha (Rowdy Rathore)
Favourite Action Movie Star	Favourite Comedy Movie Star
Akshay Kumar (Rowdy Rathore) Hrithik Roshan (Agneepath) John Abraham (Force) Salman Khan (Ek Tha Tiger)	Abhishek Bachchan (Bol Bachchan) Ajay Devgn (Bol Bachchan) Akshay Kumar (Housefull 2) Ritesh Deshmukh (Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum)
Favourite Youth Movie Icon	Favourite Ensemble Cast
Deepika Padukone Imran Khan Ranbir Kapoor Sonakshi Sinha	Agneepath Bol Bachchan Housefull 2 The Dirty Picture
Favourite Debut Actor (Male/Female)
Arjun Kapoor (Ishaqzaade) Ayushmann Khurrana (Vicky Donor) Parineeti Chopra (Ladies vs Ricky Bahl & Ishaqzaade) Yami Gautam (Vicky Donor)

Television

Favourite TV Comedy	Favourite TV Drama
Comedy Circus F.I.R. Lapataganj Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah	Bade Achhe Lagte Hain Balika Vadhu Diya Aur Baati Hum Pavitra Rishta
Favourite TV Comedy Actor	Favourite TV Comedy Actress
Dilip Joshi – Jethalal (Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah) Jeetu Shivhare – Gadha Prasad (Chidiya Ghar) Kapil Sharma (Comedy Circus) Krushna Abhishek (Comedy Circus)	Bharti Singh (Comedy Circus) Debina Bonnerjee – Mayuri (Chidiya Ghar) Disha Vakani – Daya (Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah) Kavita Kaushik – Chandramukhi (F.I.R.)
Favourite TV Drama Actor	Favourite TV Drama Actress
Barun Sobti – Arnav (Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon) Mohit Raina – Mahadev (Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev) Ram Kapoor – Ram Kapoor (Bade Achhe Lagte Hain) Samir Soni – Kunal (Parichay)	Giaa Manek – Gopi (Saath Nibhaana Saathiya) Hina Khan – Akshara Singhania (Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai) Pratyusha Banerjee – Anandi (Balika Vadhu) Sakshi Tanwar – Priya (Bade Achhe Lagte Hain)
Favourite Most Good Looking On-Screen Jodi (TV)	Favourite TV Crime Drama
Anandi-Shiv – (Balika Vadhu) Archana-Manav – (Pavitra Rishta) Khushi-Arnav – (Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon) Suraj-Sandhya – (Diya Aur Baati Hum)	Adaalat C.I.D. Crime Patrol Gumraah
Favourite Non-Fiction Show	Favourite Ensemble Cast
Dance India Dance Li'l Masters Jhalak Dikhlaa Jaa Kaun Banega Crorepati Satyamev Jayate	Bade Achhe Lagte Hain Balika Vadhu Parichay Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai
Favourite New TV Drama	Favourite Non-Fiction Show Host
Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai Madhubala Punar Vivah	Aamir Khan (Satyamev Jayate) Amitabh Bachchan (Kaun Banega Crorepati) Anup Soni (Crime Patrol) Salman Khan (Bigg Boss 5)

Music

Favourite Song of the Year	Favourite Movie Album of the Year
Chammak Challo (Ra.One) Chikni Chameli (Agneepath) Mashallah (Ek Tha Tiger) Ooh La La (The Dirty Picture)	Agneepath Cocktail Rockstar Rowdy Rathore
Favourite Male Singer	Favourite Female Singer
Ayushmann Khurrana (Pani Da Rang) Javed Ali (Ishaqzaade Title song) Kamaal Khan (Ishq Sufiana) Mohit Chauhan (Sadda Haq)	Kavita Seth (Tumhi Ho Bandhu) Neha Bhasin (Dhunki) Shreya Ghoshal (Chikni Chameli) Shalmali Kholgade (Pareshaan)
Favourite Lyricist
Amitabh Bhattacharya (Deva Shree Ganesha) Ayushmann Khurrana & Rochak Kohli (Pani Da Rang) Irshad Kamil (Tumhi Ho Bandhu) Rajat Arora (Ishq Sufiana)

Sports

Favourite Sportsperson
Leander Paes Sushil Kumar Virat Kohli Viswanathan Anand

Special Honours

Priyanka Chopra was felicitated with Favourite International Music Debut Award for her 3x Platinum Certified debut single In My City.
Hema Malini was felicitated with the Ageless Beauty Honour.
London Olympics 2012 medalists Mary Kom, Gagan Narang, Yogeshwar Dutt and Sushil Kumar were felicitated by Katrina Kaif. The other sportspeople who were honoured were Vijay Kumar and Saina Nehwal.

Event

Highlights

Priyanka Chopra paid her tribute to Yash Chopra, who died few days before the award show.^[4]
Many celebrities cascaded down in designer finery at the red carpet event of India's first-ever People's Choice Awards held in Mumbai. The People's Choice Awards are rewarded through votes collected by the common people.
Bollywood’s who’s who were seen at the People’s Choice Awards 2012 Indian edition, but Saif Ali Khan was conspicuous by his absence
The People’s Choice Awards were held in India for the first time on October 27, 2012 in Mumbai.
Indian actress Madhuri Dixit performed a top-notch tableau exhibiting her charming dance moves in a furious mix of many of her movie-song hits.
In attendance were Bollywood celebrities, including Salman Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, Priyanka Chopra, Kareena Kapoor, Katrina Kaif, Ranbir Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit, Darsheel Safary, Rakhi Sawant, Ayushmann Khurrana, Parineeti Chopra, Chitrangda Singh, Ekta Kapoor, Bhagyashree, Prabhu Deva, Hema Malini and Sameera Reddy.

Gallery of some winners

Salman Khan, Favourite Movie Actor & Favourite Action Movie Star winner
Katrina Kaif, Favourite Movie Actress winner

External links

References

^ People's Choice Awards Licensing [1], Variety (magazine), London, October 18, 2012. Retrieved on October 19, 2012
^ People's Choice Awards India website
^ People's Choice Awards Press Conference "Saif, Kareena to perform at People's Choice Awards", The Times of India, Mumbai, October 18, 2012. Retrieved on October 18, 2012
^ http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Priyanka-Chopra-pays-tribute-to-Yash-Chopra/Article1-949814.aspx

[1] People's Choice Awards Licensing [1], Variety (magazine), London, October 18, 2012. Retrieved on October 19, 2012

[2] People's Choice Awards India website

[3] People's Choice Awards Press Conference "Saif, Kareena to perform at People's Choice Awards", The Times of India, Mumbai, October 18, 2012. Retrieved on October 18, 2012

[4] ttp://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Priyanka-Chopra-pays-tribute-to-Yash-Chopra/Article1-949814.aspx

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