+ List of accolades received by Guru A. R. Rahman's music for Guru garnered him several awards and nominations Accolades Award Won NominatedFilmfare AwardsInternational Indian Film Academy AwardsProducers Guild Film AwardsScreen AwardsStardust AwardsV. Shantaram AwardsZee Cine AwardsTotal number of awards and nominations References
Guru is a 2007 Indian drama film directed and co-written by Mani Ratnam. It was produced by Mani Ratnam and his brother G. Srinivasan under their production company, Madras Talkies. The film features Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai, Madhavan, Vidya Balan, Arya Babbar, and Mithun Chakraborty in the leading roles. The film also has Mallika Sherawat in a guest appearance. The soundtrack and score were composed by A. R. Rahman, while the cinematography was handled by Rajiv Menon and editing done by A. Sreekar Prasad. The general consensus is that this film is largely based on the life of one of India's biggest industrial tycoons, Dhirubhai Ambani, but also has elements of other stories and businessmen.
Guru was released on 12 January 2007 and grossed 830.7 million. The film garnered awards and nominations in several categories, with particular praise for its direction, music, cinematography, and for the lead performances (Abhishek and Aishwarya). The film won 19 awards from 76 nominations. The film was premiered in the Tous Les Cinemas du Monde (World Cinema) section of 2007 Cannes Film Festival.Preview: Acceptance in Cannes bestows prestige and honour
At the 53rd Filmfare Awards, Guru was nominated in fourteen categories, winning Best Music Director and Best Background Score (A. R. Rahman), Best Female Playback Singer (Shreya Ghoshal for "Barso Re"), Best Choreography (Saroj Khan for "Barso Re") and Best Production Design (Samir Chanda). At the 9th IIFA Awards, it received ten nominations and won two, including those for Best Music Director (A. R. Rahman) and Best Female Playback Singer (Shreya Ghoshal for "Barso Re"). Among other wins, the film received three Producers Guild Film Awards from 18 nominations, three Screen Awards from 14 nominations, three V. Shantaram Awards, three Zee Cine Awards from 10 nominations and at the Stardust Awards it was nominated in 7 categories without winning.
Awards and nominations Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Filmfare Awards 16 February 2008 Best Film Madras Talkies Best Director Best Story Best Production Design Best Costume Design , & Best Actor Best Actress Best Supporting Actor Best Music Director Best Background Score Best Lyricist Gulzar ("Tere Bina") Best Male Playback Singer ("Tere Bina") Best Female Playback Singer ("Barso Re") Best Choreography ("Barso Re") International Indian Film Academy Awards 6-8, June 2008 Best Film Madras Talkies Best Director Best Story Best Actor Best Acting – Male Best Actress Best Acting – Female Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Music Director Best Lyricist Gulzar ("Tere Bina") Best Female Playback Singer ("Barso Re") Producers Guild Film Awards 30 March 2008 Best Film Madras Talkies Best Director Best Screenplay Best Dialogue Vijay Krishna Acharya Best Art Director Best Costume Design , & Best Cinematography Best Actor in a Leading Role Best Actress in a Leading Role Best Actor in a Supporting Role Best Music Director Best Lyricist Gulzar ("Tere Bina") Best Female Playback Singer ("Barso Re") Best Choreography Brinda ("Mayya") Best Re-Recording Best Sound Recording , & Jagmohan Anand Best Editing Best Special Effects Prime Focus & Prasad EFX Screen Awards 10 January 2008 Best Film Madras Talkies Best Director Best Dialogue Best Art Direction Best Cinematography Best Actor Best Actress Best Supporting Actor Best Music Director Best Background Score Best Female Playback Singer ("Barso Re") Chinmayi ("Tere Bina") Best Choreography ("Barso Re") Best Sound Design Stardust Awards 25 January 2008 Best Film Madras Talkies Dream Director Actor of the Year – Male Actor of the Year – Female Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress New Musical Sensation – Female Maryem Tollar ("Mayya") V. Shantaram Awards 19 November 2007 Best Director Best Cinematography Best Music Director Zee Cine Awards 26 April 2008 Best Film Madras Talkies Best Director Best Actor – Male Best Actor – Female Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Male Best Music Director Best Background Score Best Lyricist Gulzar ("Tere Bina") Best Playback Singer – Female ("Barso Re") Most Popular Track Of The Year "Barso Re"
See also List of Bollywood films of 2007
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External links Accolades for Guru at the Internet Movie Database