ARY Digital Network’s film awards, ARY Film Awards 2016 (AFA16) have become the first Pakistani film awards to go international with the best films from the year 2015.
Held on the 16th of April in the glittering metropolis of Dubai at Madinat Arena in Madinat Jumeirah, AFA16, instead of a red carpet, boasted an orange carpet styled in the theme colors of the presenting sponsor Tang.
Films; Jawani Phir Nahin Ani, Wrong Number, Manto, Karachi Se Lahore and Moor were major nominations.
The event was hosted by Fahad Mustafa and Sana Bucha while Ahmed Ali Butt had several entries in order spice up things in between the formalities of the awards. Highlights of Ahmed’s performance were the hilarious mimic session of the singer Taher Shah and his ‘Angel’ song and the funny candy awards he distributed among Hamza Ali Abbasi, Humayun Saeed, Wiqar Ali Khan and others.
The performances of the night were done before the huge screens at the back throwing a wild spectrum of colors at the background. Sohai Ali Abro, Humayun Saeed and Vasay Chaudhry performed on the songs of their movie ‘Jawana Phir Nahi Ani’. Fahad Mustafa paid tribute to Waheed Murad by performing on the songs originally done by the legend himself. Mehwish Hayat, Faisal Qureshi and Sumbul Iqbal also gave performances on Pakistani songs.
Salman Iqbal, Founder and President, ARY Digital Network said on this “I am proud to see Pakistani talent performing on an international stage and I always believe that Pakistan had immense talent and just needs to be given the right platform to.”
ARY FILM AWARDS 2016 (Winners List)
VIEWER’S CHOICE AWARDS
1. BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR FEMALE
• Aisha Khan – Jawani Phir Nahi Ani – WINNER
• Sarwat Gillani – Jawani Phir Nahi Ani
• Janita Asma – Wrong No.
• Saba Qamar – Manto
• Sabeeka Imam – Jalaibee
2. BEST STAR DEBUT MALE
• Vasay Chaudhry – Jawani Phir Nahi Ani
• Ahmed Ali Butt – jawani Phir Nahi Ani
• Yasir Hussain – Karachi Se Lahore
• Adnan Sarwar – Shah
• Danish Taimoor – Jalaibee – WINNER
3. BEST PERFORMANCE IN COMIC ROLE
• Bushra Ansari – Jawani Phir Nahi Ani
• Ahmed Ali Butt – Jawani Phir Nahi Ani – WINNER
• Danish Nawaz – Wrong No
• Yasir Hussain – Karachi Se Lahore
• Ismail Tara – Halla Gulla
4. BEST PERFORMANCE IN A NEGATIVE ROLE
• Shafqat Cheema – Wrong No
• Rashid Naz – Karachi Se Lahore
• Akbar Subhani – Manto
• Ayaz Samoo – Moor – WINNER
• Ismail Tara – Jawani Phir Nahi Ani
5. BEST ACTOR MALE
• Humayun Saeed – Jawani Phir Nahi Ani – WINNER
• Danish Taimoor – Wrong No.
• Sarmad Khoosat – Manto
• Hameed Sheikh – Moor
• Adnan Sarwar – Shah
6. BEST STAR DEBUT FEMALE
• Sarwat Gillani – Jawani Phir Nahi Ani
• Janita Asma – Wrong No.
• Sohai Ali Abro – Wrong No.
• Ayesha Omar – Karachi Se Lahore – WINNER
• Sonya Hussain – Moor
7. BEST ACTOR FEMALE
• Mehwish Hayat – Jawani Phir Nahi Ani
• Sohai Ali Abro – Jawani Phir Nahi Ani – WINNER
• Sohai Ali Abro – Wrong No.
• Ayesha Omar – Karachi Se Lahore
• Sania Saeed – Manto
• Sonya Hussain – Moor
8. BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR MALE
• Ahmed Ali Butt – Jawani Phir Nahi Ani
• Hamza Ali Abbasi – Jawani Phir Nahi Ani – WINNER
• Vasay Chaudhry – Jawani Phir Nahi Ani
• Yair Hussain – Karachi Se Lahore
• Javed Sheikh – Wrong No.
9. BEST FILM
• Jawani Phir Nahi Ani – WINNER
• Wrong No.
• Karachi Se Lahore
• Manto
• Moor
10. BEST DIRECTOR
• Nadeem Baig – Jawani Phir Nahi Ani – WINNER
• Yasir Nawaz – Wrong No.
• Wajahat Rauf – Karachi Se Lahore
• Sarmad Khoosat – Manto
• Jami – Moor
• Adnan Sarwar – Shah
11. BEST SINGER MALE
• Nabeel Shaukat Ali – Wrong No.
• Asrar – Wrong No.
• Ali Sethi – Manto
• Mika Singh – Jawani Phir Nahi Ani
• Umair Jaswal – Jalaibee
• Rahat Fateh Ali Khan – Halla Gulla – WINNER
12. BEST SINGER FEMALE
• Sara Raza – Wrong No. – WINNER
• Meesha Shafi – Manto
• Ghazal Ali – Jalaibee
• Sana Zulfiqar – Jawani Phir Nahi Ani
• Sara Haider – Dekh Magar Pyaar Say
JURY CHOICE AWARDS
1. Best Film JPNA
2. Best Actor Sarmad Khoosat- Manto
3. Best Actress Sania Saeed- Manto
4. Best Director Nadeem Baig- JPNA
TECHNICAL AWARDS
1. Best Action – Viktor Krav -JPNA
2. Best Background Score – Strings- MOOR
3. Best Cinematography – Farhan Hafeez- Moor
4. Best Choreography – Shabina Khan- JPNA
5. Best Dialogue – Vasay Choudry- JPNA
6. Best Editing – Rizwan AQ-JPNA
7. Best Story – Vasay Choudry- JPNA
8. Best Screen Play – Vasay Choudry- JPNA
9. Best Special Effects (Visuals) – Kamaluddin Ahmed, Shakir, Danial & Fatima – Moor
10. Best Makeup – Nabila-JPNA
11. Best Costume Design – Jahanzeb Qamar & Nabila-JPNA
12. Best Music – Shani Arshad-Jawani Phir Nhi Ani
SPECIAL AWARDS
1. Radio spice entertainer of the year – Mahira Khan
2. International Film icon – Fawad Khan
3. Lifetime achievement award – Waheed Murad
4. Tribute to legend – Javaid Sheikh
SPECIAL AWARD 2014
1. Best Film of 2014 – Namaloom Afraad
2. Critics Award for Best Independent Movie – Manto
3. Animated movie – 3 Bahadur
