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<\/a><\/p>\nThe 2012 Nominees for all Nine (9) Award Categories are:<\/p>\n
Best Lead Actor:<\/p>\n
(1) Nawazuddin Siddiqui – Gangs of Wasseypur
\n(2) Mohammad Samad – Gattu
\n(3) Ayushman Khurana – Vicky Donor
\n(4) Ash Chandler \u2013 Love, Wrinkle Free
\n(5) Vinay Virmani – Breakaway<\/p>\n
Best Supporting Actor:<\/p>\n
(1) Gulshan Devaiah – Shaitan
\n(2) Parambrata Chatterjee – Kahaani
\n(3) Kunaal Roy Kapur – Delhi Belly
\n(4) Zeishan Quadri \u2013 Gangs of Wasseypur
\n(5) Russell Peters \u2013 Breakaway<\/p>\n
Best Original Screenplay:<\/p>\n
(1) Anurag Kashyap\/Zeishan Quadri – GoW
\n(2) Sujoy Ghosh\/Suresh Nair – Kahaani
\n(3) Akshat Verma – Delhi Belly
\n(4) Juhi Chaturvedi \u2013 Vicky Donor
\n(5) Gurvinder Singh \u2013 Alms of the Blind Horse<\/p>\n
Best Lead Actress:<\/p>\n
(1) Tanistha Chatterjee – Dekh Indian Circus
\n(2) Humaima Malik – Bol
\n(3) Parineeti Chopra \u2013 Ishaqzaade
\n(4) Rasika Dugal \u2013 Corrode
\n(5) Preeti Desai \u2013 Shor in the City<\/p>\n
Best Supporting Actress:<\/p>\n
(1) Seema Rahmani – Love, Wrinkle Free
\n(2) Sugandha Garg – Patang
\n(3) Noureen DeWulf \u2013 Breakaway
\n(4) Anjali Patil \u2013 Delhi in a Day
\n(5) Huma Qureshi \u2013 Gangs of Wasseypur<\/p>\n
Best Cinematography:<\/p>\n
(1) Rajeev Ravi – Gangs of Wasseypur
\n(2) Satyajit Pande \u2013 Kahaani
\n(3) Shankar Ramen \u2013 Patang
\n(4) Satya Nagpaul \u2013 Alms of a Blind Horse
\n(5) Madhi – Shaitan<\/p>\n
Best Composer:<\/p>\n
(1) Sneha Khanwalkar – Gangs of Wasseypur
\n(2) Ram Sampath – Dehli Belly
\n(3) Swarathma \u2013 Greater Elephant
\n(4) Amit Trivedi \u2013 Trishna
\n(5) Anirudh Ravichander \u2013 3<\/p>\n
Best Director:<\/p>\n
(1) Gurvinder Singh \u2013 Alms of a Blind Horse
\n(2) Sujoy Ghosh – Kahaani
\n(3) Shoojit Sarkar – Vicky Donor
\n(4) Prashant Bhargava – Patang
\n(5) Karan Gour – Corrode<\/p>\n
Best Feature Film:
\n(1) Kahaani
\n(2) Vicky Donor
\n(3) Patang
\n(4) Gattu
\n(5) Corrode<\/p>\n
Co-host Sunny Leone rose to prominence in America\u2019s adult film industry before breaking into Bollywood cinema with 2011\u2019s erotic thriller Jism 2. Long-courted by top Indian film talent, she is now set to star in the sequel to Ragini MMS, one of last year\u2019s most trailblazing horror films. Joining her as host is Jay Chandrasekhar, a familiar talent to Western audiences, having co-founded the comedy troupe Broken Lizard and directed such comedy hits as Super Troopers, The Dukes of Hazzard, and Beerfest.<\/p>\n
The South Asian Rising Star Film Awards Gala Dinner is deeply honored to have a deeply-multifaceted awards hosts and jury members, comprised of Indian film critic Rajeev Masand, author\/critic Anupama Chopra, musician Siddharta Khosla (Goldspot), actress\/musician Janina Gavankar (HBO\u2019s True Blood), and actor Maulik Pancholy (NBC\u2019s 30 Rock).<\/p>\n
The South Asian Rising Star Film Awards Gala Dinner will be held at 6:30PM on Tuesday, October 23rd, 2012 and takes place at the stunning GUASTAVINO\u2019S, located at 409 East 59th Street at First Avenue (under the 59th Street Bridge) in New York City.<\/p>\n
The Ninth Annual South Asian International Film Festival is to kick-off on Wednesday, October 24, 2012 and end on Tuesday, October 30, 2012 in New York City.<\/p>\n