Album of the Year
Ishqiya
Vishal Bhardwaj, Gulzar

Next in line

• Udaan
• Peepli Live
• Striker
• I Hate Luv Storys

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Song of the Year
dil to bachchaa hai jii (Ishqiya)
Vishal Bhardwaj, Gulzar, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan

Next in line

• ma.Nhagaaii (Peepli Live)
• naav (Udaan)
• des meraa (Peepli Live)
• ab mujhe koii intazaar kahaa.N (Ishqiya)
• ba.Dii dhiire jalii (Ishqiya)

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Lyricist of the Year
This award is in recognition of overall performance during the year
Gulzar
for Ishqiya, Raavan, Veer, Striker, and Dus Tola

Music Director of the Year
This award is in recognition of overall performance during the year
Amit Trivedi
for Udaan and Aisha

Female Singer of the Year
This award is in recognition of overall performance during the year
Sunidhi Chauhan

Male Singer of the Year
This award is in recognition of overall performance during the year
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan

Best Composed and Arranged Song
dil to bachchaa hai jii (Ishqiya) by Vishal Bhardwaj

Next in line...

• naav (Udaan) by Amit Trivedi
• ma.Nhagaaii (Peepli Live) by Brij Mandal (Bhadwai)
• ab mujhe koii intazaar kahaa.N (Ishqiya) by Vishal Bhardwaj
• des meraa (Peepli Live) by Indian Ocean
• aazaadiyaa.N aazaadiyaa.N (Udaan) by Amit Trivedi

Best Written Song
dil to bachchaa hai jii (Ishqiya) by Gulzar

Next in line...

• ma.Nhagaaii (Peepli Live) by Brij Mandal (Bhadwai)
• des meraa (Peepli Live) by Sanjeev Sharma, Swanand Kirkire
• naav (Udaan) by Amitabh Bhattacharya
• ibn-e-batuutaa (Ishqiya) by Gulzar
• zindagii se Darate ho (Peepli Live) by N M Rashid (The famous poem was written by the legendary poet and published many years back. N M Rashid died in 1975.)
• ab mujhe koii intazaar kahaa.N (Ishqiya) by Gulzar
• giit ... kuchh nayaa to zaruur hai (Udaan) by Amitabh Bhattacharya

Best Sung Song (Solo)
dil to bachchaa hai jii (Ishqiya)
by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan

Next in line...

• ab mujhe koii intazaar kahaa.N (Ishqiya) by Rekha Bhardwaj
• ba.Dii dhiire jalii (Ishqiya) by Rekha Bhardwaj
• kaare kaare badaraa (Mirch) by Shankar Mahadevan
• pii luu.N (Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai) by Mohit Chauhan
• tere mast mast do nain (Dabangg) by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan

Best Sung Song (Duet)
suriilii a.Nkhiyo.n waale (Veer)
by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Suzanne D'Mello

Next in line...

• ibn-e-batuutaa (Ishqiya) by Sukhwinder Singh, Mika Singh

Best Sung Song (Group)
ma.Nhagaaii (Peepli Live)
by Raghuveer Yadav, Brij Mandal (Bhadwai)

Not far behind...

• naav (Udaan) by Joi Barua, Mohan, Neuman Pinto
• kaanhaa (Veer) by Rekha Bhardwaj, Sharib Sabri, Toshi Sabri, Shabaab Sabri
• des meraa (Peepli Live) by Indian Ocean
• sajadaa (My Name Is Khan) by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Shankar Mahadevan, Richa Sharma

Satish Kalra Sammaan
RMIM's stamp of approval for the entry into "Hall of Excellence"

[No album was found worthy of this sammaan this year]