Moments of anticipation and joy

Big B and Aishwarya joins Abhishek on stage

Veer-Zaara, directed by veteran director Yash Chopra, bagged awards for Best Picture, Direction, Actor, Supporting Actress, Music Direction and Story with only the Best Actress and Supporting Actor awards not going its way.

The movie, a superhit in India, portrays a love story between an Indian army officer and a Pakistani girl, set in Pakistan. In India, it has won nearly all the major awards, including the Filmfare award.

Abhishek pipped dad Amitabh Bachchan, to the post by bagging the Best Supporting Actor trophy for his performance in Yuva.

Rani also picked up the Best Supporting Actress award for -- again -- Veer Zaara.

The extravaganza at the Amsterdam Arena, which began on June 11, stretched up to early hours of June 12.

The highlight of the evening was Abhishek Bachchan's debut performance on the international stage, which saw him shaking a leg to chartbusters from his recent film Bunty aur Babli and the forthcoming Dus. The Big B and Aishwarya Rai joined him on stage for one of the numbers.

Performances by Aishwarya, Salman Khan, Isha Sharwani, Kareena, Shahid Kapoor and others, complemented by Shiamak Davar's choreography and Vikram Phadnis' costumes, ensured that the four-and-half-hour long event remained a memorable one.

Source: PTI

Awards at a glance
Best Actor: Shahrukh Khan (Veer Zaara)
Best Actress: Rani Mukherjee ( Hum Tum)
Best Picture: Veer Zaara
Best Story: Veer Zaara
Best Director: Yash Chopra (Veer Zaara)
Best Supporting Actor : Abhishek Bachchan (Yuva)
Best Supporting Actress: Rani Mukherjee

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Lifetime Achievement Award : Shabana Azmi and VK Murthy