People's Choice Awards India
Indian awards show
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The People's Choice Awards India was an awards show held on 27 October 2012, in Mumbai, India,[1] and which aired on Colors TV on 25 November. An adaptation of the US version, the Indian edition is licensed and produced by Bulldog Media & Entertainment,[2] sponsored by Procter & Gamble, and the winners were voted on by the general public.[3]
Categories
The nomination categories are across four genres - Movies, TV, Music and Sports. The inclusion of a sports category with a favourite sportsperson award is unique to the Indian show.[citation needed]
Nominees
Winners are listed in bold.
Movies
| Favourite Movie | Favourite Action Movie |
|---|---|
| Favourite Comedy Movie | Favourite Drama Movie |
| Favourite Movie Actor | Favourite Movie Actress |
| Favourite Action Movie Star | Favourite Comedy Movie Star |
| Favourite Youth Movie Icon | Favourite Ensemble Cast |
| Favourite Debut Actor (Male/Female) | |
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Television
| Favourite TV Comedy | Favourite TV Drama |
|---|---|
| Favourite TV Comedy Actor | Favourite TV Comedy Actress |
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| Favourite TV Drama Actor | Favourite TV Drama Actress |
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| Favourite Most Good Looking On-Screen Jodi (TV) | Favourite TV Crime Drama |
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| Favourite Non-Fiction Show | Favourite Ensemble Cast |
| Favourite New TV Drama | Favourite Non-Fiction Show Host |
Music
| Favourite Song of the Year | Favourite Movie Album of the Year |
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| Favourite Male Singer | Favourite Female Singer |
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| Favourite Lyricist | |
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Sports
| Favourite Sportsperson |
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Special Honours
- Priyanka Chopra was felicitated with Favourite International Music Debut Award for her 3× Platinum Certified debut single "In My City".
- Hema Malini was felicitated with the Ageless Beauty Honour.
- Yo Yo Honey Singh was felicitated with Favourite Debut Singer for the song Angreji Beat
- 2012 Summer Olympics 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 27 October 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.