12th Meril-Prothom Alo Awards explained

Number:	12
Award:	Meril Prothom Alo Awards
Date:	April 9, 2010
Site:	Hall of Fame Theatre, Bangabandhu International Conference Center, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Host:	Ferdous Ahmed, Chanchal Chowdhury and Mosharraf Karim
Preshow:	Jannatul Ferdoush Peya
Producer:	Transcom Group, Square Toiletries
Network:	Channel i
Best Picture:	Third Person Singular Number
Most Wins:	Third Person Singular Number
Most Nominations:	Third Person Singular Number
Duration:	1 hours, 29 minutes
Last:	11th
Next:	13th

The 12th Meril Prothom Alo Awards ceremony, presented by Prothom Alo, took place on April 9, 2010, at the Bangabandhu International Conference Center in Dhaka, Bangladesh as a part of 2009-10 film awards season.

Awards and winners

A total of 12 awards were given at the ceremony. Following is the list of the winners:

Lifetime Achievement Award - 2010

• Renowned singer of Nazrul song Shudhin Das^[1]

Public Choice Awards - 2009

Best Film Actor	Best Film Actress
Chanchal Chowdhury – Monpura Mamnun Hasan Emon – Piritir Agun Jwole Digun Mosharraf Karim - Third Person Singular Number Riaz – Protarok Shakib Khan – Bolbo Kotha Bashor Ghorey	Shabnur - Bolbo Kotha Bashor Ghorey Apu Biswas – Mone Boro Kosto Nusrat Imroz Tisha - Third Person Singular Number Farhana Mili – Monpura Bidya Sinha Saha Mim – Priya Amar Priya^[2]
Best TV Actor	Best TV Actress
Mosharraf Karim – Houseful Ziaul Faruq Apurba – X Factor Fazlur Rahman Babu – Dainik Tolpar Chanchal Chowdhury – Parti Chai Zahid Hasan - Eka	Joya Ahsan - Tarpor O Angurlata Nando Ke Bhalobashey Tarin Ahmed – Tumi Amar Stri Nusrat Imroz Tisha – Sathe Richi Solaiman – Tomar Doyay Bhalo Achhi Ma Sumaiya Shimu – Lolita ^[3]
Best Male Singer	Best Female Singer
Habib Wahid – Dwidha (Third Person Singular Number) Ayub Bachchu – Bolini Tomay Asif Akbar – Bodhu Khobor Tor Kire Balam – Shopner Prithibi Hridoy Khan – Bolna Tui Bolna ^[4]	Nazmun Munira Nancy – Dwidha (Third Person Singular Number) Kanak Chapa – Bolbo Kotha Bashor Ghorey (Bolbo Kotha Bashor Ghorey) Mila Islam – Tumi Ki Shara Dibe Shirin Jawad – Matowali Julee – Shopner Prithibi

Critic's Choice Awards - 2009

Best Film	Best Film Director
Faridur Reza Sagar (Impress Telefilm Limited) - Third Person Singular Number Faridur Reza Sagar (Impress Telefilm Limited) – Gangajatra Masraanga Films – Monpura	Mostofa Sarwar Farooki - Third Person Singular Number Giasuddin Selim – Monpura Syed Wahiduzzaman Diamond – Gangajatra
Best Film Actor	Best Film Actress
Mamunur Rashid - Monpura Chanchal Chowdhury – Monpura Riaz – Mon Chhuyechhe Mon	Nusrat Imrose Tisha - Third Person Singular Number Farhana Mili - Monpura Shimla - Gangajatra^[5]
Best Playwright	Best TV Director
Nurul Alam Atique - Bikol Pakhir Gaan Ashrafee Mithu – Chhuti Shibu Kumar Sheel – Keu Nei Shunnota	Nurul Alam Atique - Bikol Pakhir Gaan Amitabh Reza Chowdhury – Is Equal Two Wahid Tareque – Somporker Golpo
Best TV Actor	Best TV Actress
Fazlur Rahman Babu - Panjabiwala Azad Abul Kalam – Dwito Jibon Ahmed Rubel – Lolita	Naoha Munir Dihan - Bikol Pakhir Gaan ^[6]

Special Critics' Award - 2009

• Topu - Third Person Singular Number

Presenters and performances

Presenters

Presenter	Role
Kaiyum Chowdhury, Anjan Chowdhury & Matiur Rahman	Presented Lifetime Achievement Award
	Presented Public Choice Award for Best Singer (Male)
	Presented Public Choice Award for Best Singer (Female)
	Presented Public Choice Award for Best TV Actor
	Presented Public Choice Award for Best TV Actress
Jewel Aich & Bipasha Aich	Presented Critics’ Choice Award for Best TV Director
	Presented Critics’ Choice Award for Best Playwright
Al Mansur & Mita Chowdhury	Presented Critics’ Choice Award for Best TV Actor
	Presented Critics’ Choice Award for Best TV Actress
	Presented Public Choice Award for Best Film Actor
	Presented Public Choice Award for Best Film Actress
	Presented Critics’ Choice Award for Best Film
Ilias Kanchan & Aruna Biswas	Presented Critics’ Choice Award for Best Film Director
	Presented Critics’ Choice Award for Best Film Actor and Special Critics’ Award for film
	Presented Critics’ Choice Award for Best Film Actress

Performances

Performer(s)	Performance on
Ferdous Ahmed, Mozeza Ashraf Monalisa, Zakia Bari Momo, Badhon, Munmun, Prova & others	Instrumental ^[7]
Rezwana Chowdhury Bannya, Fatema Tuz Zuhora and Aupee Karim & her troupe	Eso Shyamol Sundoro, Shukno Patar Nupur
	Combo of Number One Shakib Khan, Ki Jadu Korechho, Mone Baromash, Moner Bhitor
Habib Wahid, Nancy, Topu-Nusrat Imrose Tisha, Shajal-Sarika and Fardin-Nowshin	Dwidha
	Jegey Otho Bangladesh ^[8]

See also

• National Film Awards
• Bachsas Awards
• Babisas Award

Notes and References

1. Web site: Square Toiletries Ltd. 2015-09-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20151119004432/http://squaretoiletries.com/news_campaign_meril_prothom_alo_porushkar.php. 2015-11-19. dead.
2. Web site: Meril Prothom Alo Puroskar 2010-Part 5 (HQ). Youtube. November 2, 2015.
3. Web site: Meril Prothom Alo Puroskar 2010-Part 3 (HQ). Youtube. November 2, 2015.
4. Web site: Meril Prothom Alo Puroskar 2010-Part 2 (HQ). Youtube. November 2, 2015.
5. Web site: Meril Prothom Alo Puroskar 2010-Part 6 END (HQ). Youtube. November 2, 2015.
6. Web site: Meril Prothom Alo Puroskar 2010-Part 4 (HQ). Youtube. November 2, 2015.
7. Web site: Meril Prothom Alo Puroskar 2010-Part 1. Youtube. November 2, 2015.
8. News: Meril Prothom Alo Awards. The Daily Star. 2015-09-20.