The People's Choice Awards India was an awards show held on 27 October 2012, in Mumbai, India, 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, sponsored by Procter & Gamble, and the winners were voted on by the general public.

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.

Nominees Winners are listed in bold.

Movies Favourite MovieFavourite Action MovieAgneepath Ek Tha Tiger Housefull 2 KahaaniAgneepath Don 2 Ek Tha Tiger Rowdy RathoreFavourite Comedy MovieFavourite Drama MovieBol Bachchan Desi Boyz Housefull 2 Vicky DonorAgneepath Gangs Of Wasseypur Paan Singh Tomar RockstarFavourite Movie ActorFavourite Movie ActressAkshay Kumar (Rowdy Rathore) Hrithik Roshan (Agneepath) Ranbir Kapoor (Rockstar) Salman Khan (Ek Tha Tiger)Katrina Kaif (Ek Tha Tiger) Parineeti Chopra (Ishaqzaade) Sonakshi Sinha (Rowdy Rathore) Vidya Balan (Kahaani) Favourite Action Movie Star Favourite Comedy Movie StarAkshay Kumar (Rowdy Rathore) Hrithik Roshan (Agneepath) John Abraham (Force) Salman Khan (Ek Tha Tiger)Abhishek Bachchan (Bol Bachchan) Ajay Devgn (Bol Bachchan) Akshay Kumar (Housefull 2) Ritesh Deshmukh (Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum)Favourite Youth Movie IconFavourite Ensemble CastDeepika Padukone Imran Khan Ranbir Kapoor Sonakshi SinhaAgneepath Bol Bachchan Housefull 2 The Dirty PictureFavourite Debut Actor (Male/Female)Arjun Kapoor (Ishaqzaade) Ayushmann Khurrana (Vicky Donor) Parineeti Chopra (Ladies vs Ricky Bahl & Ishaqzaade) Yami Gautam (Vicky Donor)

Television Favourite TV ComedyFavourite TV DramaComedy Circus F.I.R. Lapataganj Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah ChashmahBade Achhe Lagte Hain Balika Vadhu Diya Aur Baati Hum Pavitra RishtaFavourite TV Comedy ActorFavourite TV Comedy ActressDilip Joshi – Jethalal (Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah) Jeetu Shivhare – Gadha Prasad (Chidiya Ghar) Kapil Sharma (Comedy Circus) Krushna Abhishek (Comedy Circus)Bharti Singh (Comedy Circus) Debina Bonnerjee – Mayuri (Chidiya Ghar) Disha Vakani – Daya (Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah) Kavita Kaushik – Chandramukhi (F.I.R.)Favourite TV Drama ActorFavourite TV Drama ActressBarun Sobti – Arnav (Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon) Mohit Raina – Mahadev (Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev) Ram Kapoor – Ram Kapoor (Bade Achhe Lagte Hain) Samir Soni – Kunal (Parichay)Giaa Manek – Gopi (Saath Nibhaana Saathiya) Hina Khan – Akshara Singhania (Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai) Pratyusha Banerjee – Anandi (Balika Vadhu) Sakshi Tanwar – Priya (Bade Achhe Lagte Hain)Favourite Most Good Looking On-Screen Jodi (TV)Favourite TV Crime DramaAnandi-Shiv (Balika Vadhu) Onir-Purvi (Pavitra Rishta) Khushi-Arnav (Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon) Suraj-Sandhya (Diya Aur Baati Hum)Adaalat C.I.D. Crime Patrol GumraahFavourite Non-Fiction ShowFavourite Ensemble CastDance India Dance Li'l Masters Jhalak Dikhlaa Jaa Kaun Banega Crorepati Satyamev JayateBade Achhe Lagte Hain Balika Vadhu Parichay Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata HaiFavourite New TV DramaFavourite Non-Fiction Show HostDevon Ke Dev...Mahadev Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai Madhubala - Ek Ishq Ek Junoon Punar VivahAamir Khan (Satyamev Jayate) Amitabh Bachchan (Kaun Banega Crorepati) Anup Soni (Crime Patrol) Salman Khan (Bigg Boss 5)

Music Favourite Song of the YearFavourite Movie Album of the YearChammak Challo (Ra.One) Chikni Chameli (Agneepath) Mashallah (Ek Tha Tiger) Ooh La La (The Dirty Picture)Agneepath Cocktail Rockstar Rowdy RathoreFavourite Male SingerFavourite Female SingerAyushmann Khurrana (Pani Da Rang) Javed Ali (Ishaqzaade Title Song) Kamaal Khan (Ishq Sufiana) Mohit Chauhan (Sadda Haq)Kavita Seth (Tumhi Ho Bandhu) Neha Bhasin (Dhunki) Shalmali Kholgade (Pareshaan) Shreya Ghoshal (Chikni Chameli)Favourite LyricistAmitabh Bhattacharya (Deva Shree Ganesha) Ayushmann Khurrana & Rochak Kohli (Pani Da Rang) Irshad Kamil (Tumhi Ho Bandhu) Rajat Arora (Ishq Sufiana)

Sports Favourite SportspersonLeander Paes Sushil Kumar Virat Kohli Viswanathan Anand

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. 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.

See also

List of Asian television awards People's Choice Awards

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