# Producers Guild Film Awards

The Producers Guild Film Awards, previously known as the Apsara Awards, is an award event hosted by the Producers Guild of India to recognize excellence in Hindi film and television. Originated by filmmaker and scholar Amit Khanna in 2004, the Guild Awards were one of the major award events from 2004 till 2016, when the last awards ceremony happened. The 22-karat gold statuette was sculpted and designed by the jewellery brand Tanishq and was "inspired by the rich heritage of one of India's most treasured possessions – the Ajanta and Ellora Caves." Nominations for the awards come from selected members of the guild, with the full membership (around 160) available to vote for the winners. The ballots cast by the guild members are then taken to a common venue for the final counting.

## History

The first Star Guild Awards ceremony was held on 28 May 2004 in Mumbai, India to honor outstanding film and television achievements of the 2003–04 film and television season. While the award ceremonies are usually held at the beginning of the subsequent year, the fourth edition of the award ceremony (2008–09) was postponed to the end of the year as a sign of respect to the victims of the 2008 Mumbai attacks.

## List of nominees and winners

* For the year 2003, held in 2004 – Nominees & Winners
* For the year 2004, held in 2005 – Not held
* For the year 2005, held in 2006 – Nominees & Winners
* For the year 2006, held in 2007 – Not held
* For the year 2007, held in 2008 – Nominees & Winners
* For the year 2008, held in 2009 – Nominees & Winners
* For the year 2009, held in 2010 – Nominees & Winners
* For the year 2010, held in 2011 – Nominees & Winners
* For the year 2011, held in 2012 – Nominees & Winners
* For the year 2012, held in 2013 – Nominees & Winners
* For the year 2013, held in 2014 – Nominees & Winners
* For the year 2014, held in 2015 – Nominees & Winners
* For the year 2015, held in 2016 – Nominees & Winners

## Hosts

| Year | Host |
| 2008 | Javed Jaffrey |
| 2010 | Arjun Rampal, Ayushmann Khurrana and Preity Zinta |
| 2011 | Sajid Khan |
| 2012 | Karan Johar and Farah Khan |
| 2013 | Salman Khan |
| 2014 | Salman Khan |
| 2015 | Kapil Sharma and Parineeti Chopra |

## Film awards
### Merit awards

* Best Film
* Best Director
* Best Actor in a Leading Role
* Best Actress in a Leading Role
* Best Actor in a Supporting Role
* Best Actress in a Supporting Role
* Best Actor in a Negative Role
* Best Actor in a Comic Role
* Best Male Debut
* Best Female Debut
* Best Debut Director
* Music Director
* Best Lyricist
* Best Male Playback Singer
* Best Female Playback Singer

### Best Story

| Year | Name | Film |
| 2006 | Nagesh Kukunoor | Iqbal |
| 2008 | Jaideep Sahni | Chak De India |
| 2009 | Amole Gupte | Taare Zameen Par |
| 2010 | Imtiaz Ali | Love Aaj Kal |
| 2011 | Anusha Rizvi | Peepli Live |
| 2012 | Zoya Akhtar, Reema Kagti | Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara |
| 2013 | Juhi Chaturvedi | Vicky Donor |
| 2014 | Prasoon Joshi | Bhaag Milkha Bhaag |
| 2015 | Vikas Bahl, Chaitally Parmar, Parveez Shaikh | Queen |
| 2016 | V. Vijayendra Prasad | Bajrangi Bhaijaan |

### Best Screenplay

| Year | Name | Film |
| 2004 | Rajkumar Hirani, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Lajan Joseph | Munnabhai MBBS |
| 2006 | Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Prakash Kapadia, Bhavani Ilyer | Black |
| 2008 | Jaideep Sahni | Chak De India |
| 2009 | Amole Gupte (tied with) Neeraj Pandey | Taare Zameen Par (tied with) A Wednesday! |
| 2010 | A. R. Murugadoss | Ghajini |
| 2011 | Rajat Arora | Once Upon a Time in Mumbai |
| 2012 | Zoya Akhtar, Reema Kagti | Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara |
| 2013 | Sujoy Ghosh | Kahaani |
| 2014 | Prasoon Joshi | Bhaag Milkha Bhaag |
| 2015 | Vikas Bahl, Chaitally Parmar, Parveez Shaikh | Queen |
| 2016 | Kabir Khan | Bajrangi Bhaijaan |

### Best Dialogues

| Year | Name | Film |
| 2006 | Aditya Chopra | Veer Zaara |
| 2008 | Imtiaz Ali | Jab We Met |
| 2009 | Neeraj Pandey | A Wednesday! |
| 2010 | Anurag Kashyap | Dev D |
| 2011 | Abhinav Kashyap, Dilip Shukla | Dabangg |
| 2012 | Rajat Arora | The Dirty Picture |
| 2013 | Juhi Chaturvedi | Vicky Donor |
| 2014 | Hussain Dalal | Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani |
| 2015 | Rajkumar Hirani, Abhijat Joshi | PK |
| 2016 | Prakash Kapadia | Bajirao Mastani |

### Best Editing

| Year | Name | Film |
| 2004 | Rajkumar Hirani | Munnabhai MBBS |
| 2006 | Nipun Gupta | Sarkar |
| 2008 | Amitabh Shukla | Chak De India |
| 2009 | Shri Narayan Singh | A Wednesday! |
| 2011 | Namrata Rao | Band Baaja Baaraat |
| 2012 | Aarti Bajaj | No One Killed Jessica |
| 2013 | Namrata Rao | Kahaani |
| 2014 | Chandrashekhar Prajapati | Madras Cafe |
| 2015 | Anurag Kashyap, Abhijit Kokate | Queen |

### Best Cinematographer

| Year | Name | Film |
| 2004 | Anil Mehta | Kal Ho Naa Ho |
| 2006 | Ravi K. Chandran | Black |
| 2008 | Rajiv Menon | Guru |
| 2009 | Kiran Deohans | Jodhaa Akbar |
| 2011 | Sudeep Chatterjee (tied with) Santosh Sivan & V. Manikandan | Guzaarish (tied with) Raavan |
| 2012 | Ranjan Palit (tied with) Chirantan Das | 7 Khoon Maaf (tied with) Tanu Weds Manu |
| 2013 | Rajeev Ravi (tied with) Ravi Varman | Gangs of Wasseypur (tied with) Barfi! |
| 2014 | Binod Pradhan | Bhaag Milkha Bhaag |
| 2015 2015 | Setu (Winner) Rajiv Jain (Nominated) | Dedh Ishqiya Manjhi - The Mountain Man |
| 2016 | Sudeep Chatterjee | Bajirao Mastani |

### Best Costume Design

| Year | Name | Film |
| 2004 | Muneesh Sappel | Pinjar |
| 2006 | Subarna Ray Chadhuri | Parineeta |
| 2008 | Manish Malhotra, Karan Johar, Sanjeev Mulchandani | Om Shanti Om |
| 2009 | Neeta Lulla | Jodhaa Akbar |
| 2011 | Niharika Khan | Band Baaja Baaraat |
| 2012 | Payal Saluja | 7 Khoon Maaf |
| 2013 | Aki Narula Shefalina | Barfi! |
| 2014 | Anju Modi, Maxima Basu | Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela |
| 2015 | Payal Saluja (tied with) Isha Mantry, Rajat K. Tangry | Dedh Ishqiya (tied with) Mary Kom |
| 2016 | Anju Modi, Maxima Basu | Bajirao Mastani |

### Best Art Direction

| Year | Name | Film |
| 2004 | Muneesh Sappel | Pinjar |
| 2006 | Omung Kumar | Black |
| 2009 | Nitin Chandrakant Desai | Jodhaa Akbar |
| 2011 | Sonal Chaudhary T. B. Abid | Band Baaja Baaraat |
| 2012 | Subrata Chakravarthy Punita Grover | 7 Khoon Maaf |
| 2013 | Sharmishta Roy | Talaash: The Answer Lies Within |
| 2014 | Rashid Khan | Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela |
| 2015 | Amit Ray Subrata Chakravarthy | Dedh Ishqiya |
| 2016 | Sujeet Sawant Shriram Iyengar Saloni Dhatrak | Bajirao Mastani |

### Best Choreography

| Year | Name | Song | Film |
| 2006 | Vaibhavi Merchant | "Kajra Re" | Bunty Aur Babli |
| 2008 | Farah Khan | "Dhoom Tana" | Om Shanti Om |
| 2009 | Chinni Prakash Rekha Prakash | "Azeem us Shaan" | Jodhaa Akbar |
| 2010 | Shiamak Davar | "Dance Pe Chance" | Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi |
| 2011 | Farah Khan | "Sheila Ki Jawani" | Tees Maar Khan |
| 2012 | Bosco-Caesar | "Senorita" | Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara |
| 2013 | Ganesh Acharya | "Chikni Chameli" | Agneepath |
| 2014 | Remo D'Souza | "Badtameez Dil" "Balam Pichkari" | Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani |
| 2015 | Bosco-Caesar | "Tu Meri" | Bang Bang! |
| 2016 | Remo D'Souza | "Pinga" | Bajirao Mastani |

### Best Special Effects

| Year | Name | Film |
| 2004 | Bimmini Special Effects Studio Digital Art Media | Koi Mil Gaya |
| 2006 | V G Samant | Hanuman |
| 2008 | Red Chillies VFX | Om Shanti Om |
| 2011 | Prime Focus | Guzaarish |
| 2012 | Red Chillies VFX | RA. One |
| 2013 | Tata Elxsi | Ek Tha Tiger |
| 2014 | Tata Elxsi (tied with) Red Chillies VFX | Dhoom 3 (tied with) Krrish 3 |
| 2015 | Red Chillies VFX | Happy New Year |
| 2016 | Viral Thakkar | Bajirao Mastani |

### Best Sound Recording

| Year | Name | Film |
| 2004 | Dwarak Warrier | Bhoot |
| 2006 | Resul Pookutty | Black |
| 2009 | Baylon Fonensca | Rock On!! |
| 2011 | Pritam Das | Love Sex Aur Dhokha |

## Special awards
### Lifetime Achievement

| Year | Winners | Film |
| 2004 | Dilip Kumar | All of his/her Film |
| 2006 | B. R. Chopra Dev Anand | All of his/her Film |
| 2008 | Yash Chopra | All of his/her Film |
| 2010 | Amitabh Bachchan | All of his/her Film |
| 2011 | Dharmendra | All of his/her Film |
| 2013 | Manoj Kumar | All of his/her Film |
| 2014 | Salim Khan Tanuja | All of his/her Film |
| 2015 | Rakesh Roshan | All of his/her Film |
| 2016 | Jeetendra | All of his/her Film |
| 2021 | Tanuja | All of his/her Film |

### Entertainer of the Year

| Year | Name | Film |
| 2008 | Akshay Kumar | Namastey London Heyy Babyy Bhool Bhulaiyaa Welcome |
| 2010 | Ranbir Kapoor | Wake Up Sid Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year |
| 2011 | Shahrukh Khan Katrina Kaif | My Name Is Khan Raajneeti Tees Maar Khan |
| 2012 | Shahrukh Khan Priyanka Chopra | Ra.One Don 2 7 Khoon Maaf |
| 2013 | Priyanka Chopra | Agneepath Barfi! |
| 2014 | Shahrukh Khan Irrfan Khan | Chennai Express The Lunch Box |
| 2015 | Deepika Padukone Shraddha Kapoor | Finding Fanny Happy New Year Ek Villain Haider Ungli |
| 2021 | Shraddha Kapoor Ayushmann Khurrana | Chhichhore Bala Dream Girl Article 15 |

### Jodi of the Year

* Jodi of the Year: Salman Khan & Govinda (2008)
* Style Icon / Diva of the Year: Hrithik Roshan & Katrina Kaif (2008)
* Heartthrob of the Year: Shahid Kapoor & Deepika Padukone (2010)
* During the sixth edition of the award ceremony, four separate awards were also given to honour the films and performances of December 2009; this included: Vidhu Vinod Chopra winning the Best Film for 3 Idiots, Rajkumar Hirani for his direction of 3 Idiots, as well as Amitabh Bachchan and Vidya Balan for their performances in Paa.
* Cinematic Excellence: Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai (2011)
* Guild Hall of Fame: Aashiqui 2, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, Chennai Express, Dhoom 3, Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela, Grand Masti, Krrish 3, Race 2 & Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (2014)

## Television
### Best Drama Series – Fiction

| Year | Series | Producers/Production |
| 2004 | Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahin | DJ's a Creative Unit |
| 2006 | Astitva...Ek Prem Kahani | Ananda Films & Telecommunications Pvt Ltd. |
| 2010 | Balika Vadhu | Sphere Origins |
| 2011 | Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya | Pearl Grey |
| 2012 | Saath Nibhana Saathiya (tied with) Bade Achhe Lagte Hain | Rashmi Sharma (tied with) Balaji Telefilms |
| 2013 | Diya Aur Baati Hum (tied with) Madhubala Ek Ishq Ek Junoon | Shashi Sumeet Productions (tied with) Abhinav Shukla |

### Best Director – Fiction

| Year | Name | Series |
| 2004 | Rohit Khanna | Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahin |
| 2006 | Deven Bhojani | Sarabhai vs Sarabhai |
| 2010 | Nandita Mehra | Uttaran |
| 2012 | Sangeeta Rao | Bade Acche Lagte Hain |
| 2013 | Romesh Kolra | Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai |
| 2014 | Santram Varma | Jodha Akbar |
| 2015 | Rohit Jugraj | Ek Hasina Thi |
* Best Actor in a Drama Series
* Best Actress in a Drama Series

### Best Ongoing Drama Series

| Year | Series | Producers/Production |
| 2007 | Kasautii Zindagii Kay | Balaji Telefilms |
| 2012 | Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai | Director's Kut Productions |
| 2013 | Bade Acche Lagte Hain | Balaji Telefilms |
| 2014 | Balika Vadhu | Sphere Origins |
| 2015 | Diya Aur Baati Hum (tied with) Jodha Akbar (tied with) Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai | Shashi Sumeet Productions (tied with) Balaji Telefilms (tied with) Director's Kut Productions |
| 2016 | Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai | Director's Kut Productions |

### Best Non-Fiction Series

| Year | Series | Producers/ Productions |
| 2004 | Big Story: Afghanistan | NDTV |
| 2006 | Kaun Banega Crorepati 2 | Big Synergy |
| 2010 | 10 Ka Dum | Big Synergy |
| 2011 | Entertainment Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega | Wizcraft International Entertainment PVT.LTD |
| 2012 | Kaun Banega Crorepati 5 | Big Synergy |
| 2013 | Crime Patrol | Optimystix Entertainment |
| 2014 | Bigg Boss 7 | Endemol India |
| 2015 | Comedy Nights with Kapil | Kapil Sharma Sol Production |

### Best Comedy Series

| Year | Series | Producers/Production |
| 2004 | Office Office | Eagle Video Films |
| 2005 | Sarabhai vs Sarabhai | Hats Off Productions |
| 2006 | The Great Indian Laughter Challenge | Endemol India |
| 2012 | Lapataganj | Ashwini Dher |
| 2013 | Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah | Neela Telefilms |
| 2014 | Comedy Nights with Kapil | Kapil Sharma Sol Production |
| 2015 | Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah | Neela Telefilms |

### Best Mythological Series

| Year | Series | Production |
| 2013 | Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev | Triangle Film Company |
| 2014 | Mahabharat | Swastik Pictures |

### Best Ensemble Cast

| Year | Series | Producers/Production |
| 2003 | Kasautii Zindagii Kay | Balaji Telefilms |
| 2004 | Kasautii Zindagii Kay | Balaji Telefilms |
| 2005 | Hum Paanch (Season 2) | Balaji Telefilms |
| 2006 | Sarabhai vs Sarabhai | Hats Off Productions |
| 2007 | Kasautii Zindagii Kay | Balaji Telefilms |
| 2008 | Not Awarded | - |
| 2009 | Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai | Director's Kut Productions |
| 2010 | Tere Liye | Balaji Telefilms |
| 2011 | Uttaran | Film Farm India |
| 2012 | Sasural Genda Phool | Ravi Ojha Productions |
| 2013 | Balika Vadhu | Sphere Origins |
| 2014 | Mahabharat | Swastik Pictures |
| 2015 | Everest | Ashutosh Gowarikar |

### Best Writer

| Year | Name | Series |
| 2004 | Sonali Bhonsle | Kasautii Zindagii Kay |
| 2005 | Zama Habib | Kkavyanjali |
| 2006 | Sonali Jaffer | Kaisa Ye Pyar Hai |
| 2007 | Sonali Jaffer | Kasamh Se |
| 2009 | Bhavna Vyas | Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai |
| 2011 | Purnendu Shekhar Gajra Kotheri Rajesh Dubey | Balika Vadhu |
| 2012 | Mitali | Uttaran |
| 2013 | Sonali Jaffer Harneet | Bade Acche Lagte Hain |
| 2015 | Bhavna Vyas Munisha Rajpal | Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai |
| 2016 | Purnendu Shekhar Gajra Kotheri | Balika Vadhu |

### Special awards

* Best Production House: Balaji Telefilms (2003, 2005)
* Outstanding Contribution to Indian Television: Subhash Chandra (Zee Network) (2003)
* Outstanding Debut: Mona Singh for (Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin) (2003)
* Best Marketing of Entertainment Product: Sony Entertainment Television (Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin) (2003)
* Cinematic Excellence in Television: Amitabh Bachchan (2012)