Radio Mirchi Music Awards 2011

I know we all love Bollywood music and while, yes, awards shows are baloney, it is nice to see an evening celebrating just the songs - no films attached!

Here we go!

Best Song: "Munni Badnaam" (Dabangg) sung by Mamta Sharma and Aishwarya, music and lyrics by Lalit-Pandit

Best Album: Dabangg, lyrics by Faaiz Anwaar, Lalit Pandit and Jalees Sherwani; music by Sajid-Wajid and Lalit-Pandit

Best Item Song: "Munni Badnaam" (Dabangg) sung by Mamta Sharma and Aishwarya, music and lyrics by Lalit-Pandit

Best Raag Inspired Song: "Kaare Kaare Badra" (Mirch) sung by Shankar Mahadevan; lyrics by Javed Akhtar; music by Monty Sharma

Best Song in the Sufi Tradition: "Sajdaa" (My Name Is Khan) sung by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan; lyrics by Niranjan Iyengar; music by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy

Best Indiepop Song: "Thumri" (Kohram) sung by Amanat Ali; lyrics by Traditional (Folk); music by Kami

Best Vocalist, Male: Rahat Fateh Ali Khan for "Tere Mast Mast Do Nain" from Dabangg
Best Vocalist, Female: Mamta Sharma for "Munni Badnaam" from Dabangg

Best New Vocal Talent, Male: Mustafa Kutoane and Kirta Sagathia for "Beera" from Raavan
Best New Vocal Talent, Female: Mamta Sharma for "Munni Badnaam" from Dabangg

Best Music Director: Sajid-Wajid for "Tere Mast Mast Do Nain" from Dabangg
Best Lyricist: Gulzar for "Dil To Bachcha Hai" from Ishqiya

Best New Talent, Music Director: Shiraz Uppal for "Rabba" from Aashayein
Best New Talent, Lyricist: Bhadwai Village Mandali for "Mehngai Dayain" from Peepli [Live]

Best Background Score: Sandeep Shirodkar for Dabangg

Best Programmer and Arranger: Shankaar-Ehsaan-Loy for "Noor E Khuda" from My Name is Khan
Best Song Recording: Salman Khan Afridi and Farhad K Dadyburjor for "Dil To Bachcha Hai" from Ishqiya

LISTENER'S CHOICE AWARDS

Favorite Song: "Sheila KI Jawaani" (Tees Maar Khan) sung by Sunidhi Chauhan and Vishal Dadlani; lyrics by Vishal Dadlani; music by Vishal-Shekhar

Favorite Album: Once Upon A Time in Mumbaai lyrics by Irshad Kamil, Neelesh Mishra and Amitabh Bhattacharya; music by Pritam

SPECIAL AWARDs

Lifetime Achievement Award: Ravi
Outstanding Contribution to Hindi Film Music: Charanjit Singh

PICTURES!



The Patiala House Crew!!! Hi, guys!



Anushka Sharma! I like her dress.



Rishi Kapoor!



Lovely Rani Mukerji!



I don't know about that color on Priyanka...



Arshad Warsi looking very dapper!



Kailash Kher! I'm so sad I missed him on his last tour.



Pritam!



Sajid-Wajid!



Sanjay Leela Bhansali!



The be-yooooooooo-ti-ful Shreya Ghosal!



Alka Yagnik!



Oh, Hard Kaur... what is this outfit?



Kavita Krishnamurthy! Y U NO LONG SING FOR BOLLYWOOD NO MORE!



Udit Narayan! Y U NO SING FOR BOLLYWOOD NO MORE EITHER!



Vishal and Rekha Bhardwaj!



Shankar Alka-Ehsaan-Loy!



Shankar Javed Akhtar-Ehsaan-Loy!