| The award function saw the attendance of Shabana Azmi,
Feroz Khan, Javed Akhtar, Shankar Ehsan & Loy, Jatin Lalit, David
Dhavan, Remo Fernandes, Sunidhi Chauhan amongst others.
The award details:
Javed Akhtar scored a hat trick with awards for best lyrics in
pop music category for O Sahiba, best lyrics category (critics
award) and best lyrics in the film music category for the title
song in blockbuster Kal Ho Naa Ho.
The legend's honour went to music director Anandji of Kalyanji-Anandji
fame while the music composer AR Rahman won awards for best music
director (film music-Yuva) and best music arranger (critics
award) for Yeh Rishta in the film Meenakshi.
Playback singer-cum-music director Shankar Mahadevan claimed honours
for best male singer and best album award and later along with Ahsan
and Loy won prizes in the best song category for Kal Ho Na Ho
and the best music director award. The awards for best film song
and best new voice in film music went to Fateh Ali Khan for Rahaat
.
Other award winners were Awadoot Gupte (best new voice in pop music),
Strings (best pop group,) Aksar (best song), H Sridhar and S Shivkumar
(best sound recordist - critics award for the film Yuva),
Ram Sampad (best music programmer -critics awards for the film Khakee),
Sunidhi Chauhan (best playback female singer in Chameli),
Amir Jamal (best male playback singer in Murder), Jatin Lalit
(most popular choice award for soundtrack in Hum Tum), Alka
Yagnik (best playback female singer in Tere Naam) and Udit
Narayan (best male playback singer in Koi Mil Gaya).
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According
to an official release, the Sahara Sangeet Awards will showcase
performances of Hrithik Roshan, Yana Gupta and Sameera Reddy, along
with the choreographer Shiamak Davar, and his dance troupe and Asian
music sensation - the Rishi Rich Project from London.