+ List of accolades received by Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara Accolades Award Won NominatedAsian Film AwardsBIG Star Entertainment AwardsFilmfare AwardsInternational Indian Film Academy AwardsMirchi Music AwardsNational Film AwardsScreen AwardsStar Guild AwardsStardust AwardsZee Cine AwardsTotal number of awards and nominations References
Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (English: You Live Only Once) is a 2011 Indian coming-of-age film directed by Zoya Akhtar, who also co-wrote the film along with Reema Kagti. It is produced by Excel Entertainment. The film stars an ensemble cast of Hrithik Roshan, Abhay Deol and Farhan Akhtar, with Katrina Kaif and Kalki Koechlin in supporting roles. The musical score for the film was composed by the trio Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy. Its cinematography was provided by Carlos Catalan. The film narrates the story of three friends on a bachelor trip and how each of them discover themselves and overcome their problems and insecurities.
Made on a budget of , Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara was released on 5 July 2011 and grossed over worldwide. Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator, surveyed 7 reviews and judged 100 percent to be positive. The film garnered awards and nominations in several categories, with particular praise for its direction, screenplay, and the performances of its cast. As of 2015, the film has won 33 awards from 66 nominations.
At the 57th ceremony of the Filmfare Awards, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara won awards in seven categories, including Best Film, Best Director (Zoya Akhtar), and Best Supporting Actor (Farhan Akhtar). The film garnered eleven nominations at the 18th Screen Awards ceremony, and received three awards, including Best Film. At the 13th Zee Cine Awards, it received four awards, including Best Supporting Actor. In the 13th iteration of the International Indian Film Academy Awards, the film was nominated for fourteen awards, going on to win nine, including Best Film, Best Director, and Best Supporting Actor. The film won two honours—Best Choreography and a Best Audiography prize for Baylon Fonseca—at the 59th ceremony of India's National Film Awards.
Accolades Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Result Asian Film Awards19 March 2012Best FilmZindagi Na Milegi DobaraBest Production DesignBest Editor BIG Star Entertainment Awards 18 December 2011 Most Entertaining Actor in a Comic Role Filmfare Awards 29 January 2012Best FilmZindagi Na Milegi DobaraBest Film (Critics)Best DirectorBest ActorBest Supporting Actor Best Supporting ActressBest Music DirectorShankar–Ehsaan–LoyBest Lyricist for "Señorita"Best Female Playback Singer for "Khwabon Ke Parindey"Best DialogueBest CinematographerBest ChoreographyBosco-Caesar for "Senorita"International Indian Film Academy Awards9 June 2012Best FilmZindagi Na Milegi DobaraBest DirectorBest ActorBest Supporting ActorBest Supporting ActressBest Music DirectorShankar–Ehsaan–LoyBest Lyricist for "Khwabon Ke Parindey"Best StoryBest CinematographyBest Screenplay, Reema KagtiBest EditingBest ChoreographyBosco-CaesarBest Sound Re-Recording, Anuj MathurMirchi Music Awards21 March 2012Song of The Year"Senorita"Album of The YearShankar–Ehsaan–Loy, Javed AkhtarMusic Composer of The YearShankar–Ehsaan–Loy for "Senorita"Lyricist of The YearJaved Akhtar for "Khwabon Ke Parindey"Javed Akhtar for "Senorita"Upcoming Male Vocalist of The YearHrithik Roshan & Abhay Deol for "Senorita"Best Song Recording"Ik Junoon"Best Background Score of the YearShankar–Ehsaan–LoyNational Film Awards3 May 2012Best ChoreographyBosco-CaesarBest AudiographyScreen Awards14 January 2012Best FilmZindagi Na Milegi DobaraBest DirectorBest Ensemble CastHrithik Roshan, , Abhay Deol, Katrina Kaif, Kalki KoechlinBest Female Playback Singer for "Khwabon Ke Parindey"Best Dialogue, Javed AkhtarBest ChoreographyBosco-Caesar for "Señorita"Best Background MusicShankar–Ehsaan–LoyBest Screenplay, Reema KagtiBest EditingBest CinematographyBest Sound DesignStar Guild Awards20 January 2012Best FilmZindagi Na Milegi DobaraBest DirectorBest Actor in a Supporting RoleBest Story, Reema KagtiBest ScreenplayBest ChoreographyBosco-Caesar for "Señorita"Best DialogueBest Lyricist for "Señorita"Stardust Awards25 February 2012Film of the YearZindagi Na Milegi DobaraDream DirectorStar of the Year — MaleBest Drama ActorStar of the Year — Female Best Drama ActressZee Cine Awards22 January 2012Best FilmZindagi Na Milegi DobaraBest DirectorBest ActorBest ActressBest Supporting ActorBest Track of the Year"Señorita"Best Story, Reema KagtiBest Cinematography
See also List of Bollywood films of 2011
Footnotes Awards in certain categories do not have prior nominations and only winners are announced by the jury. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination. Each date is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.
References
External links Accolades for Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara at the Internet Movie Database