We present to you the nominees for the GIMA 2012 Awards.
Best Music Arranger & Programmer
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Arranger(s) & Programmer(s)
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Song
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Film Name
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Abhijit Nalani, Abhijit Vaghani
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Criminal
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Ra.One
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Abhijit Nalani, Giorgio Tuinfort
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Chammak Challo
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Ra.One
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A.R. Rahman
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Saadda Haq
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Rockstar
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Hyacinth D’Souza
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Subha Hone Na De
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Desi Boyz
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Shankar – Ehsaan – Loy
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Senorita
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Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
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Shankar – Ehsaan – Loy
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Zaraa Dil Ko Thaam Lo
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Don 2
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Best Engineer – Film Album
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Music Mix Engineer(s)
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Film Name
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Dipesh Sharma, Vijay Dayal
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Agneepath
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Abhijit Vaghani, Eric Pillai, Mark ‘Exit’ Goodchild, Vijay Dayal, Warren Mendonsa
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Ra.One
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Hentry Kuruvilla, P.A. Deepak, S.Sivakumar, T.R. Krishna Chetan
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Rockstar
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Vijay Benegal
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Don 2
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Vijay Benegal
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Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
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Best Background Score
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Background Score Composer(s)
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Film Name
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A.R. Rahman
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Rockstar
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Clinton Cerejo
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Kahaani
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Ram Sampath
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Delhi Belly
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Shankar – Ehsaan – Loy, Tubby
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Don 2
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Shankar – Ehsaan – Loy, Tubby
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Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
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Best Music Debut
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Debutante Name
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Area Of Performance
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Song Name
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Film Name
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Ayushmann Khurrana
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Singer
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Pani Da Rang
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Vicky Donor
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Ayushmann Khurrana, Rochak Kohli
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Music Composer & Lyricist
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Pani Da Rang
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Vicky Donor
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Harshit Saxena
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Music Composer
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Hale Dil
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Murder 2
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Kamal Khan
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Singer
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Ishq Sufiyana
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The Dirty Picture
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Sunil Bhatia
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Music Composer
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Chu Chu Acoustic
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Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster
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Best Playback Singer – Female
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Singer
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Song Name
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Film Name
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Harshdeep Kaur
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Katiya Karun
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Rockstar
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Nandini Srikar
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Bhare Naina
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Ra.One
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Shreya Ghoshal
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Chikni Chameli
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Agneepath
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Shreya Ghoshal
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Saibo
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Shor In The City
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Shreya Ghoshal
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Ooh La La
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The Dirty Picture
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Sunidhi Chauhan
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Gun Gun Guna
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Agneepath
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Best Playback Singer – Male
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Singer
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Song Name
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Film Name
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Akon
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Chammak Challo
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Ra.One
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A. R. Rahman, Javed Ali, Mohit Chauhan
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Kun Faya Kun
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Rockstar
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A. R. Rahman, Mohit Chauhan
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Nadaan Parinde
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Rockstar
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Mika Singh
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Subha Hone Na De
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Desi Boyz
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Mohit Chauhan
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Saadda Haq
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Rockstar
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Best Lyricist
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Lyricist(s)
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Song Name
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Film Name
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Amitabh Bhattacharya
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Abhi Mujh Mein Kahin
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Agneepath
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Irshad Kamil
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Nadaan Parinde
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Rockstar
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Javed Akhtar
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Khaabon Ke Parinday
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Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
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Javed Akhtar
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Senorita
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Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
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Prasoon Joshi
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Kaun Si Dor
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Aarakshan
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Best Music Director
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Music Director(s)
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Film Name
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Ajay – Atul
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Agneepath
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A.R. Rahman
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Rockstar
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Ram Sampath
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Delhi Belly
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Shankar – Ehsaan – Loy
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Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
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Vishal – Shekhar
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Ra.One
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Best Film Song
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Song Name
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Film Name
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Chammak Challo
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Ra.One
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Ishq Sufiyana
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The Dirty Picture
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Nadaan Parinde
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Rockstar
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Senorita
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Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
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Subha Hone Na De
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Desi Boyz
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Teri Meri
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Bodyguard
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Best Film Album
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Film Name
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Delhi Belly
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Ra.One
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Rockstar
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The Dirty Picture
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Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
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2012 NON-FILM MUSIC NOMINEES
Best Music Debut
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DebutantE Name(s)
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Area Of Performance
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Song Name
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Album Name
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Gulraj Singh
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Music Director
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Ganaraj Adhiraj
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Ganaraj Adhiraj
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Manoj Pandya
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Instrumentalist
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Antara
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Manoj Pandya
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Sharat Chandra Srivastava
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Producer, Arranger and Performer
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Swan Lake Op. 20 – Scene (Tchaikovsky)
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East Blends West – Western Classical
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Shivam Mahadevan
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Singer
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Bolo Na Bolo
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Ganaraj Adhiraj
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Siddharth Mahadevan
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Singer
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Tu Hi Hai
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Ganaraj Adhiraj
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Best Pop Album
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Album Name
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Artiste(s)
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Club Trix
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Music Director – DJ Sheizwood featuring various artistes
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Coke Studio @ MTV
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Music Director – Lesle Lewis featuring various artistes
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Rangeele
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Kailasa
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The Story So Far..
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Papon
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Teri Rehmatein
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Harpreet Singh & Rajeev Pal Singh Rana featuring various artistes
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Best Rock Album
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Album Name
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Artiste(s)
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Chauraha
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De Nitish Pires Band
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Item
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Euphoria
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Manoj Pandya
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Manoj Pandya
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Sky Rabbit
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Sky Rabbit
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The Silent Sea
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Advaita
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Best Pop/Rock Single
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Song Name
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Artiste(s)
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Hello Andheron
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Agnee featuring Aditi Singh Sharma
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I Believe
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Agnee featuring Parikrama and Shilpa Rao
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Manmaani
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Agnee featuring Raghu Ram
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Tanha/Alone
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Sanjeev T featuring Ujjayinee Roy
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This Is It
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Sonu Nigam and Jermaine Jackson
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Vande Mataram
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Music Director – Bickram Ghosh featuring various artistes
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Best Devotional Album
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Album Name
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Artiste(s)
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Nivedan
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Jagjit Singh
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Shivalay
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Music Director – Nikhil Kamath featuring various artists
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Shri Hanuman Chalisa
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Music Director – Aadesh Shrivastava featuring various artistes
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Shri Krishna Sankirtan
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Jagjit Singh
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Vaako Naam Kabeer
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Music Director – Kuldip Singh featuring various artistes
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Best Ghazal Album
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Album Name
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Artiste(s)
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Bazm E Ehsaas
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Ustad Ahmed Hussain and Ustad Mohammad Hussain
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Irshaad
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Rekha Bhardwaj, Sudeep Banerjee and Ameeta Parsuram
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Roomaniyat
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Shishir Parkhie
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Tera Bayaan Ghalib
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Jagjit Singh and Gulzar
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Teri Hee Parchhayian
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Shankar Mahadevan
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Best Folk Album
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Album Name
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Artiste(s)
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Mitha Bol
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Music Director – Ankur Malhotra and Ashutosh Sharma featuring various artistes
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Mone Robe
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Alka Yagnik and Babul Supriyo
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Pardes
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Baljit Malwa
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Raaz Diyan Gallan
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Music Director – Gurmit Singh featuring various artistes
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Yatra 2
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Srabani Sen and Kaushiki Desikan
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Best Fusion Album
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Album Name
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Artiste(s)
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Cinema
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Karsh Kale
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Connections
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A. R. Rahman
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Ravi Chary Crossing
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Ravi Chary featuring various artistes
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Rock The Tabla
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Hossam Ramzy and A.R.Rahman
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The Silent Sea
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Advaita
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Traveller
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Anoushka Shankar
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Best Hindustani Classical Album – Vocal
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Album Name
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Artiste(s)
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Classical Wonders Of India
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Ustad Rashid Khan
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Devataa
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Pandit Jasraj
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Manomay
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Kaushiki Desikan
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Raagon Ke Raja Bandishon Ke Badshaah
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Pandits Rajan – Sajan Misra
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Remembering Tansen
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Pandit Jasraj
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Best Hindustani Classical Album – Instrumental
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Album Name
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Artiste(s)
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Classical Rendezvous
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Murad Ali and Fateh Ali
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Dil
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Ustad Shujaat Husain Khan
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Flute Deity
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Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia
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Prabhat…The Morning
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Ronu Majumdar
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Rising Stars – Debanjan Bhattacharjee
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Debanjan Bhattacharjee
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Best Carnatic Classical Album – Vocal
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Album Name
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Artiste(s)
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Ellam Sivan Seyal
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Sanjay Subrahmanyan
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Karpaga Kriti Mala
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Dr. Nithyashree Mahadevan
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Ramayanam
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Producers Charubala Natarajan and Suresh Gopalan featuring various artistes
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Tunai Purindarul
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Sikkil C. Gurucharan
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Best Carnatic Classical Album – Instrumental
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Album Name
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Artiste(s)
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Innovations
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Dr. L. Subramaniam
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Laya
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Neyveli B. Venkatesh
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Ragapravaham -
Music Without Lyrics
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Ganesh – Kumaresh
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Popular Kritis On Veena & Violin
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Dr.Suma Sudhindra and Jyotsna
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