Mumbai
(UNI):
Bollywood
stars
Shahrukh
Khan
and
Rani
Mukherjee
have
won
the
favourite
hero
and
heroine
titles
in
the
Star
Gold
'Schwarzkopf
Palette
Sabsey
Favourite
Kaun
2006'
awards
here.
Winners
in
the
awards
presented
yesterday
were
honoured
for
their
popularity
and
not
performances
in
a
particular
film,
saw
a
battle
between
Shahrukh
and
Salman,
with
the
former
winning
almost
by
hair
breath.
It
went
on
to
prove
again
that
Shahrukh
was
truly
the
King
Khan,
while
the
mass
adoration
for
Salman
remained
undiminished
despite
his
recent
travails.
Bengali
beauty
Rani
Mukherjee,
who
faced
strong
competition
from
Aishwarya
Rai
and
Rani's
cousin
Kajol,
was
crowned
'Sabsey
favourite
Heroine'.
The
result
was
testimony
to
her
popularity
despite
the
fact
that
no
film
starring
Rani
had
been
released
since
almost
a
year.
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali
directed
Black
was
adjudged
the
'Sabse
favourite
film'
not
only
by
the
classes
but
the
masses
as
well.
In
the
'Sabsey
favourite
Naya
Hero'
the
fight
was
close
between
Kunal
Kapoor
and
Kunal
Khemu
with
heart-throb
Kunal
Kapoor
from
Rang
de
Basanti
coming
through
in
the
end,
while
in
the
new
actress
category,
doe-eyed
Vidya
Balan
of
Parineeta'
won
the
'Sabsey
favourite
Nayi
heroine'
as
Katrina
Kaif
lost
the
post.
The
'Sabsey
favourite
Comic
hero'
went
to
Pareh
Rawal,
who
bagged
the
award
for
the
third
year
in
a
row.
The
'Sabsey
Tez
Sitara'
award,
given
to
a
hero
who
has
taken
most
strides
in
the
past
one
year,
went
to
John
Abraham.
He
followed
in
the
footsteps
of
Abhishek
Bachchan,
the
last
year's
winner.
The
award
was
not
voted
by
fans
but
by
film
industry
experts.
Above
all,
the
award
that
held
special
meaning
for
lakhs
of
fans
who
was
voted
the
'Sabsey
Bada
Fan'
went
to
Madhuri
M
Madekar,
a
resident
from
the
distant
suburb
of
Kalyan,
who
voted
the
most
number
of
times
for
the
eventual
winner.
The
evening
saw
some
stunning
performances
by
Trickbaby
from
London,
who
performed
their
megahits
from
'Bluffmaster'.
The
video
of
the
song
'Nine
Parts
of
Desire',
featuring
Abhishek
Bachchan,
was
unveiled
for
the
first
time.
Udita
Goswami
and
Kunal
Khemu
performed
on
a
medly
of
songs
by
Himesh
Reshammiya,
mixed
to
reflect
various
musical
forms
of
the
country.
Tanushree
Dutta,
Vinay
Pathak
and
Suresh
Menon
of
the
'Great
Indian
Comedy'
show
recreated
the
magic
of
all-time
classic
Hindi
films
such
as
Sholay,
Amar,
Akbar
and
Anthony
and
Don.
Hilarious
skits
on
the
classic
numbers
from
these
films
made
a
compelling
viewing.
Fardeen
Khan
performed
on
the
theme
'The
many
moods
of
Fardeen'
but
the
show-stopper
was
Hrithik
Roshan,
whose
thrilling
performance
tracked
his
journey
from
Koi
Mil
Gaya
to
Krrish.
This
was
also
his
first-ever
stage
performance
based
on
Krrish.
The
performances
were
choreographed
by
ace
choreographer
Ganesh
Hegde.
The
host
and
hostess
of
the
show
were
Arshid
Warsi
and
wife
Maria
Goretti
who
kept
the
audience
in
splits
with
their
one-liners.
About
nine
lakh
people
from
India
and
other
countries
such
as
Afganistan,
Peru,
Bahrain
and
Bangladesh
had
cast
their
votes
through
sms,
internet
(indya.com)
and
televoting
to
choose
the
eventual
winners.
The
awards
ceremony
will
be
telecast
on
the
channel
on
May
14
at
2000
hrs.
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