The Producers Guild Film Awards, previously known as the Apsara Awards and the Star Guild Awards is an award event hosted by the Producers Guild of India to recognise excellence in Hindi film and television. Originated by filmmaker and scholar Amit Khanna in 2004, the Guild Awards were one of the major award events from 2004 till 2016, when the last awards ceremony happened. The 22-karat gold statuette was sculpted and designed by the jewellery brand Tanishq and was "inspired by the rich heritage of one of India's most treasured possessions – the Ajanta and Ellora Caves." Nominations for the awards come from selected members of the guild, with the full membership (around 160) available to vote for the winners. The ballots cast by the guild members are then taken to a common venue for the final counting.
History The first ceremony was held on 28 May 2004 in Mumbai, India to honour outstanding film and television achievements of the 2003–04 film and television season. While the award ceremonies are usually held at the beginning of the subsequent year, the fourth edition of the award ceremony (2008–09) was postponed to the end of the year as a sign of respect to the victims of the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
List of nominees and winners For the year 2003, held in 2004 – Nominees and Winners For the year 2004, held in 2005 – Not held For the year 2005, held in 2006 – Nominees and Winners For the year 2006, held in 2007 – Not held For the year 2007, held in 2008 – Nominees and Winners For the year 2008, held in 2009 – Nominees and Winners For the year 2009, held in 2010 – Nominees and Winners For the year 2010, held in 2011 – Nominees and Winners For the year 2011, held in 2012 – Nominees and Winners For the year 2012, held in 2013 – Nominees and Winners For the year 2013, held in 2014 – Nominees and Winners For the year 2014, held in 2015 – Nominees and Winners For the year 2015, held in 2016 – Nominees and Winners
Hosts Year Host 2008 Javed Jaffrey 2010 Arjun Rampal, Ayushmann Khurrana and Preity Zinta 2011 Sajid Khan 2012 Karan Johar and Farah Khan 2013 Salman Khan 2014 2015 Kapil Sharma and Parineeti Chopra
Film awards Merit awards Best Film Best Director Best Actor in a Leading Role Best Actress in a Leading Role Best Actor in a Supporting Role Best Actress in a Supporting Role Best Actor in a Negative Role Best Actor in a Comic Role Best Male Debut Best Female Debut Best Debut Director Music Director Best Lyricist Best Male Playback Singer Best Female Playback Singer
Technical awards Best Story Year Name Film 2006 Nagesh Kukunoor Iqbal 2008 Jaideep Sahni Chak De India 2009 Amole Gupte Taare Zameen Par 2010 Imtiaz Ali Love Aaj Kal 2011 Anusha Rizvi Peepli Live 2012 Zoya Akhtar, Reema Kagti Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara 2013 Juhi Chaturvedi Vicky Donor 2014 Prasoon Joshi Bhaag Milkha Bhaag 2015 Vikas Bahl, Chaitally Parmar, Parveez Shaikh Queen 2016 V. Vijayendra Prasad Bajrangi Bhaijaan
Best Screenplay Year Name Film 2004 Rajkumar Hirani, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Lajan Joseph Munnabhai MBBS 2006 Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Prakash Kapadia, Bhavani Iyer Black 2008 Jaideep Sahni Chak De India 2009 Amole Gupte (tied with) Neeraj Pandey Taare Zameen Par (tied with) A Wednesday! 2010 A. R. Murugadoss Ghajini 2011 Rajat Arora Once Upon a Time in Mumbai 2012 Zoya Akhtar, Reema Kagti Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara 2013 Sujoy Ghosh Kahaani 2014 Prasoon Joshi Bhaag Milkha Bhaag 2015 Vikas Bahl, Chaitally Parmar, Parveez Shaikh Queen 2016 Kabir Khan Bajrangi Bhaijaan
Best Dialogues Year Name Film 2006 Aditya Chopra Veer Zaara 2008 Imtiaz Ali Jab We Met 2009 Neeraj Pandey A Wednesday! 2010 Anurag Kashyap Dev D 2011 Abhinav Kashyap, Dilip Shukla Dabangg 2012 Rajat Arora The Dirty Picture 2013 Juhi Chaturvedi Vicky Donor 2014 Hussain Dalal Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani 2015 Rajkumar Hirani, Abhijat Joshi PK 2016 Prakash Kapadia Bajirao Mastani
Best Editing Year Name Film 2004 Rajkumar Hirani Munnabhai MBBS 2006 Nipun Gupta Sarkar 2008 Amitabh Shukla Chak De India 2009 Shri Narayan Singh A Wednesday! 2011 Namrata Rao Band Baaja Baaraat 2012 Aarti Bajaj No One Killed Jessica 2013 Namrata Rao Kahaani 2014 Chandrashekhar Prajapati Madras Cafe 2015 Anurag Kashyap, Abhijit Kokate Queen
Best Cinematographer Year Name Film 2004 Anil Mehta Kal Ho Naa Ho 2006 Ravi K. Chandran Black 2008 Rajiv Menon Guru 2009 Kiran Deohans Jodhaa Akbar 2011 Sudeep Chatterjee (tied with) Santosh Sivan and V. Manikandan Guzaarish (tied with) Raavan 2012 Ranjan Palit (tied with) Chirantan Das 7 Khoon Maaf (tied with) Tanu Weds Manu 2013 Rajeev Ravi (tied with) Ravi Varman Gangs of Wasseypur (tied with) Barfi! 2014 Binod Pradhan Bhaag Milkha Bhaag 2015 Setu Dedh Ishqiya 2016 Sudeep Chatterjee Bajirao Mastani
Best Costume Design
Year Name Film 2004 Muneesh Sappel Pinjar 2006 Subarna Ray Chaudhuri Parineeta 2008 Manish Malhotra, Karan Johar, Sanjeev Mulchandani Om Shanti Om 2009 Neeta Lulla Jodhaa Akbar 2011 Niharika Khan Band Baaja Baaraat 2012 Payal Saluja 7 Khoon Maaf 2013 Aki Narula Shefalina Barfi! 2014 Anju Modi, Maxima Basu Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela 2015 Payal Saluja (tied with) Isha Mantry, Rajat K. Tangry Dedh Ishqiya (tied with) Mary Kom 2016 Anju Modi, Maxima Basu Bajirao Mastani
Best Art Direction Year Name Film 2004 Muneesh Sappel Pinjar 2006 Omung Kumar Black 2009 Nitin Chandrakant Desai Jodhaa Akbar 2011 Sonal Chaudhary T. B. Abid Band Baaja Baaraat 2012 Subrata Chakravarthy Punita Grover 7 Khoon Maaf 2013 Sharmishta Roy Talaash: The Answer Lies Within 2014 Rashid Khan Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela 2015 Amit Ray Subrata Chakravarthy Dedh Ishqiya 2016 Sujeet Sawant Shriram Iyengar Saloni Dhatrak Bajirao Mastani
Best Choreography Year Name Song Film 2006 Vaibhavi Merchant "Kajra Re" Bunty Aur Babli 2008 Farah Khan "Dhoom Tana" Om Shanti Om 2009 Chinni Prakash Rekha Prakash "Azeem us Shaan" Jodhaa Akbar 2010 Shiamak Davar "Dance Pe Chance" Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi 2011 Farah Khan "Sheila Ki Jawani" Tees Maar Khan 2012 Bosco-Caesar "Senorita" Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara 2013 Ganesh Acharya "Chikni Chameli" Agneepath 2014 Remo D'Souza "Badtameez Dil" "Balam Pichkari" Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani 2015 Bosco-Caesar "Tu Meri" Bang Bang! 2016 Remo D'Souza "Pinga" Bajirao Mastani
Best Special Effects Year Name Film 2004 Bimmini Special Effects Studio Digital Art Media Koi Mil Gaya 2006 V. G. Samant Hanuman 2008 Red Chillies VFX Om Shanti Om 2011 Prime Focus Guzaarish 2012 Red Chillies VFX RA. One 2013 Tata Elxsi Ek Tha Tiger 2014 Tata Elxsi (tied with) Red Chillies VFX Dhoom 3 (tied with) Krrish 3 2015 Red Chillies VFX Happy New Year 2016 Viral Thakkar Bajirao Mastani
Best Sound Recording Year Name Film 2004 Dwarak WarrierBhoot 2006 Resul Pookutty Black 2009 Baylon Fonensca Rock On!! 2011 Pritam Das Love Sex Aur Dhokha
Special awards Lifetime Achievement Year Winners 2004 Dilip Kumar 2006 B. R. ChopraDev Anand 2008 Yash Chopra 2010 Amitabh Bachchan 2011 Dharmendra 2013 Manoj Kumar 2014 Salim KhanTanuja 2015 Rakesh Roshan 2016 Jeetendra
Entertainer of the Year Year Name Film 2008 Akshay Kumar Namastey London Heyy Babyy Bhool Bhulaiyaa Welcome 2010 Ranbir Kapoor Wake Up Sid Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year 2011 Shahrukh Khan Katrina Kaif My Name Is Khan Raajneeti Tees Maar Khan 2012 Shahrukh Khan Priyanka Chopra Ra.One Don 2 7 Khoon Maaf 2013 Priyanka Chopra Agneepath Barfi! 2014 Shahrukh Khan Irrfan Khan Chennai Express The Lunch Box 2015 Deepika Padukone Shraddha Kapoor Finding Fanny Happy New Year Ek Villain Haider Ungli
Jodi of the Year Jodi of the Year: Salman Khan and Govinda (2008) Style Icon / Diva of the Year: Hrithik Roshan and Katrina Kaif (2008) Heartthrob of the Year: Shahid Kapoor and Deepika Padukone (2010) During the sixth edition of the award ceremony, four separate awards were also given to honour the films and performances of December 2009; this included: Vidhu Vinod Chopra winning the Best Film for 3 Idiots, Rajkumar Hirani for his direction of 3 Idiots, as well as Amitabh Bachchan and Vidya Balan for their performances in Paa. Cinematic Excellence: Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai (2011) Guild Hall of Fame: Aashiqui 2, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, Chennai Express, Dhoom 3, Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela, Grand Masti, Krrish 3, Race 2 and Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (2014)
Television Merit awards Best Drama Series – Fiction Year Series Producers/Production 2004 Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahin DJ's a Creative Unit 2006 Astitva...Ek Prem Kahani Ananda Films and Telecommunications Pvt. Ltd. 2010 Balika Vadhu Sphere Origins 2011 Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya Pearl Grey 2012 Saath Nibhana Saathiya (tied with) Bade Achhe Lagte Hain Rashmi Sharma (tied with) Balaji Telefilms 2013 Diya Aur Baati Hum (tied with) Madhubala Ek Ishq Ek Junoon Shashi Sumeet Productions (tied with) Abhinav Shukla
Best Director – Fiction Year Name Series 2004 Rohit Khanna Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahin 2006 Deven Bhojani Sarabhai vs Sarabhai 2010 Nandita Mehra Uttaran 2012 Sangeeta Rao Bade Achhe Lagte Hain 2013 Romesh Kolra Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai 2014 Santram Varma Jodha Akbar 2015 Rohit Jugraj Ek Hasina Thi
Best Actor in a Drama Series Best Actress in a Drama Series
Best Ongoing Drama Series Year Series Producers/Production 2007 Kasautii Zindagii Kay Balaji Telefilms 2012 Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai Director's Kut Productions 2013 Bade Achhe Lagte Hain Balaji Telefilms 2014 Balika Vadhu Sphere Origins 2015 Diya Aur Baati Hum (tied with) Jodha Akbar (tied with) Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai Shashi Sumeet Productions (tied with) Balaji Telefilms (tied with) Director's Kut Productions 2016 Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai Director's Kut Productions
Best Non-Fiction Series Year Series Producers/ Productions 2004 Big Story: Afghanistan NDTV 2006 Kaun Banega Crorepati 2 Big Synergy 2010 10 Ka Dum 2011 Entertainment Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega Wizcraft International Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. 2012 Kaun Banega Crorepati 5 Big Synergy 2013 Crime Patrol Optimystix Entertainment 2014 Bigg Boss 7 Endemol India 2015 Comedy Nights with Kapil Kapil Sharma Sol Production
Best Comedy Series Year Series Producers/Production 2004 Office Office Eagle Video Films 2005 Sarabhai vs Sarabhai Hats Off Productions 2006 The Great Indian Laughter Challenge Endemol India 2012 Lapataganj Ashwini Dher 2013 Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah Neela Telefilms 2014 Comedy Nights with Kapil Kapil Sharma Sol Production 2015 Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah Neela Telefilms
Best Mythological Series Year Series Production 2013 Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev Triangle Film Company 2014 Mahabharat Swastik Pictures
Best Ensemble Cast Year Series Producers/Production 2003 Kasautii Zindagii Kay Balaji Telefilms 2004 Kasautii Zindagii Kay Balaji Telefilms 2005 Hum Paanch (season 2) Balaji Telefilms 2006 Sarabhai vs Sarabhai Hats Off Productions 2007 Kasautii Zindagii Kay Balaji Telefilms 2008 Not Awarded - 2009 Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai Director's Kut Productions 2010 Tere Liye Balaji Telefilms 2011 Uttaran Film Farm India 2012 Sasural Genda Phool Ravi Ojha Productions 2013 Balika Vadhu Sphere Origins 2014 Mahabharat Swastik Pictures 2015 Everest Ashutosh Gowarikar
Best Writer Year Name Series 2004 Sonali Bhonsle Kasautii Zindagii Kay 2005 Zama Habib Kkavyanjali 2006 Sonali Jaffer Kaisa Ye Pyar Hai 2007 Sonali Jaffer Kasamh Se 2009 Bhavna Vyas Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai 2011 Purnendu Shekhar Gajra Kottary Rajesh DubeyBalika Vadhu 2012 Mitali Uttaran 2013 Sonali Jaffer Harneet Bade Achhe Lagte Hain 2015 Bhavna VyasMunisha Rajpal Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai 2016 Purnendu Shekhar Gajra Kottary Balika Vadhu
Special awards Best Production House: Balaji Telefilms (2003, 2005) Outstanding Contribution to Indian Television: Subhash Chandra (Zee Network) (2003) Outstanding Debut: Mona Singh for Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin (2003) Best Marketing of Entertainment Product: Sony Entertainment Television (Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin) (2003)