Koimoi’s Best Of 2011

- January 19, 2012 | 10:00 AM IST

Koimoi.com Editor Komal Nahta picks the best of Bollywood of 2011:

Best Film: Bodyguard

Kareena Kapoor, Salman Kahn in Bodyguard — Kareena Kapoor, Salman Khan in Bodyguard

Salman Khan and Kareena Kapoor made a wonderful couple on screen though most of their chemistry was over the phone in Bodyguard.

Best Producer: Atul Agnihotri, Alvira Agnihotri – Bodyguard

Who could be a better bet than Salman Khan? Atul and Alvira Agnihotri hitched their wagon to Salman’s Bodyguard, and no prizes for guessing who the winner was!

Best Director: Rohit Shetty – Singham

Be it comedy or action, Rohit Shetty knows his game. And with Singham, Rohit was bang on with the fantastic dialogues, breathtaking car flips and the bone crushing action.

Best Actor In Lead Role: Ranbir Kapoor – Rockstar

Ranbir Kapoor managed to convey his pain, frustration and simplicity to audiences with a nuanced performance in Rockstar.

Best Actress In Lead Role: Vidya Balan – The Dirty Picture

All bets were on Vidya Balan, and she sailed through with such perfection that you’d think that The Dirty Picture was written with her in mind!

Best Supporting Actor: Deepak Dobriyal -Tanu Weds Manu

Deepak Dobriyal fits into his roles as snugly as can be. As R. Madhavan’s friend in Tanu Weds Manu, the actor gave one of his finest performances.

Best Supporting Actress: Parineeti Chopra – Ladies Vs Ricky Bahl

Parineeti Chopra in Ladies Vs Ricky Bahl

For her debut, Parineeti Chopra was very good as the blabbering teen in Ladies Vs Ricky Bahl.

Best Actor In Negative Role: Prakash Raj – Singham

Aata majhi satakli! Only Prakash Raj could make a villain devious and funny at the same time.

Best Actress In Negative Role: Mahie Gill – Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster

Mahie Gill Saheb in Biwi Aur Gangster — Mahie Gill in Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster

Conniving, sexy, delusional, power hungry: Mahie Gill was all these personified in Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster.

Best Actor In Comic Role – Vir Das: Delhi Belly

Stand up comedian Vir Das did not disappoint with his bald, bitterly heart-broken, sarcastic act in Delhi Belly.

Best Story: Reema Kagti & Zoya Akhtar – Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

Writers Reema Kagti and Zoya Akhtar gave the three men the time of their lives in Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara. Well, Reema sure has us on the edge of our seats for Talaash.

Best Screenplay: Yunus Sajawal – Singham

Yunus Sajawal deserves a round of applause for making Ajay Devgan such a swashbuckling hero in Singham.

Best Dialogues: Farhad-Sajid – Singham & Rajat Aroraa – The Dirty Picture

With gems like “Kuch bhi karneka lekin Jaykant Shikre ka ego hurt nahi karne ka” and “Heroine ki zindagi is like an electric government, 5 saal tak party, usey baad support”, no wonder that Singham and The Dirty Picture got the loudest applause.

Best Music Director: Pritam Chakraborty & Devi Shri Prasad – Ready

Whether it was Dhinka Chika or Character Dheela, Pritam Chakraborty and Devi Shri Prasad had us dancing to the tunes of Ready.

Best Lyricist: Irshad Kamil – Kun faaya kun (Rockstar)

Sample some of Irshad Kamil’s exquisite sufi lyrics from Kun Faaya Kun in Rockstar: Tu hai mujh mein samaaya kahaan leke mujhe aaya | Main hoon tujh mein samaaya tere peeche chala aaya…

Best Song: Dhinka Chika – Ready

All up for Salman Khan’s pocket dance Dhinka Chika from Ready!

Playback Singer (Male): Mohit Chauhan – Sadda haq (Rockstar)

We all knew that Mohit Chauhan had a superb voice, but the way rocked Sadda Haq in Rockstar was thrilling!

Playback Singer (Female): Shreya Ghoshal – Ooh la la (The Dirty Picture)

Shreya Ghoshal’s voice was irresistibly sexy in Ooh La La from The Dirty Picture.

Best Background Score: Vishal Bhardwaj – 7 Khoon Maaf

Vishal Bhardwaj kept his Daaaaarling happy with his sound touch to 7 Khoon Maaf.

Best Action Director: Jai Singh Nijjar – Singham & S. Vijayan Bodyguard

Whether its shooting out of a running vehicle in Singham or the water fight in Bodyguard, Jai Singh Nijjar and S. Vijayan gave us the best action scenes.

Best Cinematographer: Jason West – Don 2

Jason West gave the Don Shah Rukh Khan some of his best moves in Don 2.

Best Choreographer: Sumeet Dutt & Mudassar; Raju Khan – Dhinka chika (Ready)

First it was Salman’s collar dance, and now it’s his pocket dance. Kudos to Sumeet Dutt, Mudassar and Raju Khan for making dancing so simple with Ready.