During a star-studded evening at the Taj Santacruz, Mumbai, yesterday, the 15th annual Mirchi Music Awards celebrated the finest talents in the Bollywood music industry. The prestigious awards ceremony witnessed Ranbir Kapoor’s fantasy film ‘Brahmastra’ achieving a remarkable clean sweep, while ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’ earned the coveted title of Album of the Year.
Check out the complete winners list here:
Album of the Year: "Laal Singh Chaddha"
Best Background Score: "Brahmastra"
Recreated Song of the Year: "Ami Je Tomar" from "Tandav"
Raag Inspired Song of the Year: Amrita Singh for "Bhalobashibe Bole" from "Homecoming"
Male Vocalist of the Year: Arijit Singh for "Kesariya" from "Brahmastra"
Female Vocalist of the Year: Shreya Ghoshal for "Jab Saiyaan" from "Gangubai Kathiawadi"
Music Composer of the Year: Sanjay Leela Bhansali for "Gangubai Kathiawadi"
Lyricist of the Year: Amitabh Bhattacharya for "Tur Kalleyan" from "Laal Singh Chaddha"
The Upcoming Artist awards featured emerging talents:Upcoming Male Vocalist of the Year: Hardik Bhardwaj for "Meri Sazaa" from "Vadh"
Upcoming Female Vocalist of the Year: Sireesha Bhagavatula for "Ghodey Pe Sawar" from "Qala"
Upcoming Music Composer of the Year: OAFF and Savera for "Doobey" from "Gehraiyaan"
Upcoming Lyricist of the Year: Anurag Sharma for "Kacchi Doriyaan" from "Maja Ma"
The Golden Era Album of the Year 1962 went to "Anpadh" and "Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam." The event also recognised Kishore Sharma with the Outstanding Contribution - Special Jury Award. In the Technical Awards category, the Song Engineer - Recording & Mixing accolade was shared by Aaroh Velankar, Aniruddh Anantha, Ashwin Kulkarni, Harjot Kaur, Himanshu Shirlekar, Pranav Gupta, Sukanto Singha, and Shadab Rayeen for their work on "Kesariya" from "Brahmastra." The Song Producer - Programming & Arranging award was presented to Himonshu Parikh and DJ Phukan for the same song.