6th Mirchi Music Awards explained

6th Mirchi Music Awards
Presenter:Radio Mirchi
Sponsor:Royal Stag
Country:India
Host:Sonu Nigam
Network:Colors
Previous:5th
Main:Mirchi Music Awards
Next:7th
Most Awards:Aashiqui 2 (8)
Award1 Type:Song of the Year
Award1 Winner:"Tum Hi Ho" - Aashiqui 2
Award2 Type:Album of the Year
Award2 Winner:Aashiqui 2

The 6th Mirchi Music Awards, presented by the Radio Mirchi, honoured the best of Hindi music from the year 2013. The ceremony was held on 27 February 2014 and was hosted by Sonu Nigam. There were many performances, including those by Sunidhi Chauhan, Arijit Singh, Ankit Tiwari and Mika Singh, who gave a tribute to R. D. Burman for his 75th birth anniversary.[1] Aashiqui 2 won a leading eight awards including Album of the Year and Song of the Year for "Tum Hi Ho".

Winners and nominees

The winners were selected by the members of jury, chaired by Javed Akhtar. The following are the names of winners.[2] [3]

Film awards

CategoryRecipientSongFilm
Song of the Year-"Tum Hi Ho"Aashiqui 2
Album of the YearMithoon, Jeet Gannguli, Ankit Tiwari, Sandeep Nath, Irshad Kamil, Sanjay Masoomm-Aashiqui 2
Male Vocalist of the YearArijit Singh"Tum Hi Ho"Aashiqui 2
Female Vocalist of the YearChinmayi"Titli"Chennai Express
Music Composer of the YearMithoon"Tum Hi Ho"Aashiqui 2
Lyricist of the YearPrasoon Joshi"Maston Ka Jhund"Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
Upcoming Male Vocalist of the YearAnkit Tiwari"Sunn Raha Hai"Aashiqui 2
Upcoming Female Vocalist of the YearBhoomi Trivedi"Ram Chahe Leela"Goliyon Ki Rasleela Ram-Leela
Upcoming Music Composer of The YearAnkit Tiwari"Sunn Raha Hai"Aashiqui 2
Upcoming Lyricist of The YearSiddharth-Garima"Laal Ishq"Goliyon Ki Rasleela Ram-Leela
Song representing Sufi tradition-"Mera Yaar"Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
Raag-Inspired Song of the Year-"Ek Ghadi"D-Day

Technical awards

CategoryRecipientSongFilm
Programmer & Arranger of the YearHyacinth D’Souza, DJ Phukan, Sunny M.R. and Nikhil Paul George"Badtameez Dil"Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
Song Recording/Sound Engineering of the YearShekhar Ravjiani"Titli"Chennai Express
Background Score of the YearShantanu Moitra-Madras Cafe

Non-film awards

Indie Pop Song of the Year"Cheene Re Mora Chain" sung by Salim–Sulaiman and Rashid Khan

Special awards

Lifetime Achievement AwardAnandji
Royal Stag Make It Large AwardFarhan Akhtar
Face of Romantic SongsShah Rukh Khan

Listeners' Choice awards

Listeners' Choice Song of the Year"Sunn Raha Hai" - Aashiqui 2
Listeners' Choice Album of the YearAashiqui 2

Jury awards

Outstanding Contribution to Hindi Film MusicSumit Mitra
Best Album of Golden Era (1953)Anarkali
Special Jury AwardVanraj Bhatia

Films with multiple wins

Films that received multiple awards
WinsFilm
8Aashiqui 2
2Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
Chennai Express
Goliyon Ki Rasleela Ram-Leela
Won two Listeners' Choice awards

Jury

The jury was chaired by Javed Akhtar. Other members were:

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Shah Rukh toasted, Sonu hosted at mirchi music awards - Times of India. The Times of India. 2018-04-24.
  2. News: Mirchi Music Awards 2013 Winners List - Times of India. The Times of India. 2018-04-24.
  3. News: Mirchi Music Awards 2014 winners: Shahrukh Khan, Farhan Akhtar honoured; Aashiqui 2 wins 7 trophies. Parande. Shweta. 2014-02-28. India.com. 2018-04-24. en.