The 8th Mirchi Music Awards, presented by the Radio Mirchi, honoured the best of Hindi music from the year 2015. The ceremony was held on 29 February 2016 at the Yash Raj Studios, Mumbai[1] and was hosted by Sonu Nigam. There were many performances, including those by Mika Singh, Yo Yo Honey Singh, Amaal Mallik, Palak Muchhal and Badshah.[1][2] Bajirao Mastani won a leading seven awards including Album of the Year. Song of the Year went to "Gerua" from Dilwale. The show was broadcast on 13 March 2016 on Zee TV.[3]
| 8th Mirchi Music Awards | |
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| Sponsored by | Royal Stag |
| Date | February 29, 2016 |
| Location | Yash Raj Studios, Mumbai |
| Country | India |
| Presented by | Radio Mirchi |
| Hosted by | Sonu Nigam |
| Highlights | |
| Most awards | Bajirao Mastani (7) |
| Most nominations | Bajirao Mastani (19) |
| Song of the Year | "Gerua" - Dilwale |
| Album of the Year | Bajirao Mastani |
| Website | Music Mirchi Awards 2015 |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | Zee TV |
Winners and nominees
editThe winners were selected by the members of jury, chaired by Javed Akhtar.[4] The following are the names of nominees and winners.[5][6][7]
(Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.)
Film awards
edit| Song of the Year | Album of the Year |
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| Male Vocalist of the Year | Female Vocalist of the Year |
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| Music Composer of the Year | Lyricist of the Year |
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| Upcoming Male Vocalist of the Year | Upcoming Female Vocalist of the Year |
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| Upcoming Music Composer of The Year | Upcoming Lyricist of The Year |
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| Raag-Inspired Song of the Year | |
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Technical awards
edit| Best Song Producer (Programming & Arranging) | Best Song Engineer (Recording & Mixing) |
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| Best Background Score | |
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Non-film awards
edit| Indie Pop Song of the Year |
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Special awards
edit| Lifetime Achievement Award | Rajesh Roshan |
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| Royal Stag Make It Large Award | Sanjay Leela Bhansali |
| Face of Dhamaakedar Bollywood Hits | Govinda |
Listeners' Choice awards
edit| Listeners' Choice Song of the Year | "Agar Tum Saath Ho" - Tamasha |
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| Listeners' Choice Album of the Year | Roy |
Jury awards
edit| Outstanding Contribution to Hindi Film Music | Yogesh |
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| Best Album of Golden Era (1955) | Shree 420 |
| Special Salute | Madhur Bhandarkar, Sameer Anjaan and Udit Narayan |
Films with multiple wins and nominations
edit| Nominations | Film |
|---|---|
| 19 | Bajirao Mastani |
| 8 | ABCD 2 |
| 7 | Roy |
| 5 | Dilwale |
| Tanu Weds Manu Returns | |
| 4 | Dil Dhadakne Do |
| 3 | Dum Laga Ke Haisha |
| Hamari Adhuri Kahani | |
| Tamasha | |
| 2 | Badlapur |
| Bajrangi Bhaijaan | |
| Hero | |
| NH10 | |
| Jaanisaar |
| Wins | Film |
|---|---|
| 7 | Bajirao Mastani |
| 3 | Roy‡ |
| 2 | Dilwale |
| Dum Laga Ke Haisha |
‡ Won a Listeners' Choice award
Jury
editThe jury was chaired by Javed Akhtar. Other members were:[4]
- Alka Yagnik - playback singer
- Milind Srivastava - music director
- Anu Malik - music director
- Anuradha Paudwal - playback singer
- Bappi Lahiri - composer, singer
- Hariharan - singer
- Ila Arun - actress and folk singer
- Irshad Kamil - lyricist
- Lalit Pandit - composer
- Kavita Krishnamurthy - playback singer
- Louis Banks - composer, record producer and singer
- Madhur Bhandarkar - director, writer and producer
- Pankaj Udhas - singer
- Prasoon Joshi - lyricist and screenwriter
- Pritam - music director and composer
- Ramesh Sippy - director and producer
- Roop Kumar Rathod - playback singer and music director
- Sadhana Sargam - playback singer
- Sulemaan - composer
- Sameer - lyricist
- Sapna Mukherjee - playback singer
- Shaan - playback singer
- Shailendra Singh - playback singer
- Shankar Mahadevan - composer and playback singer
- Subhash Ghai - director, producer and screenwriter
- Sudhir Mishra - director and screenwriter
- Suresh Wadkar - playback singer
- Talat Aziz - singer
- Udit Narayan - playback singer
- Vijay Krishna Acharya - director and screenwriter
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Cineyug Produces 8th Royal Stag Mirchi Music Awards 2016". EVENTFAQS Media. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
- ^ "Mirchi Music Awards 2016: Yo Yo Honey Singh, Ash King pay tribute to Govinda! - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
- ^ "MMA Mirchi Music Awards". MMAMirchiMusicAwards. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
- ^ a b "The Countdown Begins For The 8th Royal Stag Mirchi Music Awards - Businessofcinema.com". Businessofcinema.com. 2016-02-01. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
- ^ "8th Mirchi Music Awards - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
- ^ a b "Nominations - Mirchi Music Awards". MMAMirchiMusicAwards. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
- ^ a b "Winners - Mirchi Music Awards". MMAMirchiMusicAwards. Retrieved 2018-03-20.